The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-02-11
MASS MEETING SHOWS
PEOPLE ARE AGREED
Carpenters Union Recommends
Paving and Send Committee
to Mayor and Council.
-RoTAR1ANs FORM PLAN,
Immediate Activity is Urged by Or
ganization of Marietta to Get
Work Under Way.

NAV sAC PCOPlC VI MdTlcICd are
united on the subject of paving and
that paving is an immediate neces-
sity is strongly evidenced by the ex
pressions of the people in several
meetings that have been held in the
past few days.
On Thursday of last week meet
ing of the citizens was held at the
court house and talks were made by
Judge s. H. Sibley, DIR. l. A. White,
Col. ]. Cotton Lynes and others. It
was the unanimous opinion of those
present that now is the propex time
to pave the streets of Marietta. Some
Of those present favoring pevffsg now
were present at the meeting several
months ago to oppose the movement
on account of the high cost of mat
erials and of labor at that time. AS
the work can be done at approx
mately half the cost, there were no
further objections and the meeting
Woo q SCSp CoWdIu paving.
Carpenters Want Paving.
At a meeting of Local Union No.
1747, UnitedBrotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and .Joiners of America, the
members of that union went on rec
ord as favoring immediate paving and
appointed a committee to present q
recommendation to the mayor and
council urging that the matter of paw
ing be considered and the work push
ed forward as early as possible. The
union promised the support Of the
members of the organization and the
following men were appointed as the
committee to present the recommen-
edations; Jas, ]. Brooks, T. j. At
kins and A. L. Moon.
Rotarians Present Plan.
The Marietta Rotary Club met
Monday night at the call of the presi-
dent and a vote was taken on what
was the most needed improvement in
Marietta, and paving was voted by
practically every member.
When it was seen that paving was
in the opinion of the members, the
best civic improvement at this time,
the members, who represent each a
different line Of business in Marietta,
took up the ways and means whereby
the paving could be done. The mat
ter was discussed from every angle.
Obstacles and differences were elimi-
mated one by one and plan was
finally worked out that met the un-
animous approval of the club.
A paving commission somewhat
similar to the one which cooperated
with the mayor and council in paving
the square was agreed as the best
plan. The men suggested to serve
on this commission were three Of
those who served formerly on the
commission and are j. M. Austin, j..
T. Anderson and R. A. Hill. The
other two suggested were the presi-
dent or cashier of the First National
Bank and the president or cashier OF
the Marietta Trust and Banking Co.
The amount of bonds, the streets
and the distances to be paved and the
kind of paving and other details are
to be worked out by the mayor and
council, cooperating with the COM
mission. A committee was appointed
to present the set of recommends
tons to the mayor and council and to
report back to the club at the next
regular meeting.
The Rotary Club Incorporated in
their recommendations request that
local labor be given consideration in
the work of laying the paving.
The meeting was one Of the best
held by tho Rotaf:ans and the mem
bers were very enthusiastic as well as
agreed on the matter Of pavingN and
that this is the right time to do the
work.
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