The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-03-26

Spring is here, the robins have re-
turned, the warm days are again with
us and the warm nights just around
the corner. Everyone is glad, many
are proclaiming their gladness inwell
.phrased words, and there ia happiness
|on every hand, sls
With the advent of spring, with the
return Of the robins, not a few are
asking what about the completion Of
the paving on N. Court street; where
is the contractor who has the work
partly done?
The paving on N. Court street will
run from the Square to Union street
on the north. Between this point
and the county road, where the city
limit ends, there is some 100 feet of
a break between pavements. This
section Of the street, or road, is in a
bad condition and will in large mea-
sure spoil the good roads condition be-
tween Medina and Cleveland. What
to do with this, now there is pros
pect that the N. Court street paving
will be completed, is question for the
Medina street committee to settle.
The matter was taken up with the
County Commissioners last fall and
at that time the Commissioners agre-
ed to appropriate $4,000 to rebuild this
connecting link. But with the high
cost of help and materials this was
found inadequate to do the work in
satisfactory manner. Determined
that something should be done to fix
up this bad break business men called
on the Commissioners in their meet
ing Monday and asked them to take a
hand in this needed improvement.
The Commissioners listened patient
ly to appeals and finally agreed to
furnish half the necessary funds to
making an 18 sfoot cement treet to fill
this break. This will total consider
ably over $4,000, and the Commission
ers feel that it is up to- Council to do
the rest.
There is no doubt that Council
would like to do it's share, and will
make an effort to meet the Commits
sioners half way. But Councils
hands are tied financially as to many
things, and it may take some little
figuring for that body to determine
just what it can do. The street COM
mittee is composed of Messrs. G.. A.
Bell, F. p. Bagley, and L. w. Boyden,
and it is up to these gentlemen to
leave no stone unturned in an effort
to bridge over this bad break in the
paving conditions on N. Court.
This is one Of the main thorough
fares entering the city; it is the main
outlet towards Cleveland, the largest
city in the State. A thoroughfare
that is credit to the city is. Of vital
Importance in the advertising of Me-
dina. If the road is good entering
Medina from that direction it means
the favorable advertising of the city
to thousands of people living in the
Forest City; if that road is in vile
condition 1t means unfavorable adver-
tising among the many thousands of
CleYeland citizens who drive an auto,
many of whom would gladly come
this way several times a year if the
prospects were good for getting back
whole at the end Of the trip.
A good street out of Medina via N.
Court street, then, means rnuch to the
business interests OF, this city. Each
and every business, man should make
himself committee Of one to see to
it that this street is properly complet-5
ed, and inithe shortest possible time;
even if he must take financial mea-
sures to accomplish what is needed.
\ a committee of business men might
well give this street careful survey
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