The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-11-25
PLEA FOR REST ROOM, JURY
ROOM AND FOUNTAIN

Editor Leader-You often see let
tiers in the Commercial Appeal call
/ ing attention to the public things
that are worth while, and in the Ian
guage of some orders or societies,
"for the good Of the order" and
under which head | desire to impress
! and lay upon the minds and hearts
of the members of the county court,
which viii convene again the first
Monday in January, 1921, the vast
Importance of excavating under the
courthouse and making a basement
where there can be rest rooms for
the women and children who visit
our town from day to day and spend
their earnings with the people of
Upton county, and the tourists, who
pass each day and with the coming
of the great highway, 1t does seem
to me that the rest rooms are needed,
and besides, room should be built
and furnished for the Jurors, who, in
many instances, have to be tied up
over days and nights, and made more
comfortable, for the hotels are not
arranged for taking care of Jury,
and in this basement there can be
drinking fountains arranged, where
men, women and children can go and
get a drink of water, and / daresay
if this drinking fountain had been in-
stalled in the basement of the court
house that the poor little fellow who
lost his life the other day by drink
ing that solution that looked like
water would have been saved.
OF course, we are all sorry that
this happened, but that don't bring
his sweet little life back but let this
thing sink deep into the hearts of the
justices of Upton county and when
this matter is brought before the
county court in January, which /
am planning to see that it is done,
all with one accord will vote to have
this improvement made.
Now, / hope no one will finch and
suggest that it is for The convenience
of the townspeople, for there is not a
justice of the peace that comes to
Covington, nor farmer nor
stranger that does not know that
these things are needed and needed
badly. The town itself will do its
part, | am sure, and | will see to it
when the matter is presented that
they will have part in this expense,
such as furnishing free water and
lights for these rest rooms, drinking
fountains and such other places as
are for the convenience of the people
who visit our town.
There is not man who lives In
C0vington who can not do without
these conveniences as suggested to
be placed in the basement Of the
courthouse, therefore | respectfully
suggest and insist that every citizen
in the several civil districts will see
to 1t that their justices come pre-
pared to act on this matter at the
January term, 1921, Of the county
court.
Again,I wish to call attention to
the fact that there are but two
places on the public square that a
visitor from the country or tourist
can get a drink Of water. One is in
trent of the courthouse, where there
is place for white and colored to-,
drink from the same black iron pipe,
which prodrudes through a nice
marble fountain donated by Mr.. Rob4a
erts, and which has never been APP
preciated by the county and town to
the extent of placing decent drink
ing apparatus, and the other is AL
large pool made Of concrete for the |
mules and horses, which is goodl
thing for the purposes for which it |
was installed and practical and as
sanitary as the black iron pipes re-
ferred to.
Now, Mr.. Justices, when you come
to this proposition don't let anyone
suggest to you that this is not the
time for making this expenditure, for
who knows that the next time one Of |
your family comes to Coyington that /
they will go hungry for cool drink /
Of water or some place to take the !
children for a rest and If needs be !
lay the baby down for a nap. The +
benches in the courtyard are fine, but /
this does not take the place Of these
rest rooms, and later on if would be
well to have lady community
worker with her offices in this same
basement, whose duty it would be to
the ladies and children and
see to their wants. The county farm
demonstration agent should also have
MS office in this basement, where
there could be a counting room for
The farmers to make settlements with