The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-09-22
Sank Centre Business
Men Want Bond Issue
for Public Improvements

If the Sank Centre council follows
the lead recommended by the unani-
nous and enthusiastic vote OF fifty OF
Sank Centres representative business
and professional men at one of the
informal Commercial Club dinners at
the Palmer House Tuesday evening,
a bond election will be called at the
earliest possible date to provide funds
for badly needed public improvements
to put the streets in condition for
paving bound to come through this
city under the Babcock plan.
The dinner was given as farewell
to retiring Supt. of Schools and Sec
rotary of the Club, j. C.. West and a
welcome to E.. A.. Edwards, newly
elected superintendent of schools. A
letter was read from Mr.. West ex-
pressing regret at his inability to be
present. The dinner was fried Spring
chicken as the base, and was a splen-
did one.
Immediately following the dinner
President Parker called upon Butter
maker Mejerton to introduce a visitor
attending the dinner. The gentleman
was E.. n. Holmers of the dairy and
food department. He expressed his
pleasure at being permitted to attend
the dinner and also complimented
Sank Centre upon the splendid cream
cry operated here and the quality of
the product manufactured.
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Supt. Edwards stated that he was
|appreciative of the most gracious re-
ception he had received from Sank
Centre citizens and expressed de-
|sire to do his part as a good citizen
and assist wherever possible in the
development and betterment of the
community.
County Commissioner Ferd Borg
mann discussed highway prospects for
Western Stearns county. He said,
among other things, that it was GER
tain that the highway would be paved
between ST.. Cloud and st. Joe next
year and that there was a strong lik-
lihood of its coming on to Sank Centre
the year following. He urged upon
the citizens of Sank Centre the neces-
| sity of having the city streets ready
when it came to town. If the streets
were ready strip of 18-foot paving
would be built through the city with
out cost. If the roadmakers were
compelled to leave the town with this
work incomplete that they would not
return and Sank Centre would neces.
sarily have to build its own paving
l.. w. Gingery stated, that while
Sank Centre was one of the very bes'
towns to be found anywhere, it was
a lamentable fact that we were way
behind other towns of like size ant
Importance in the matter of public i'm
provements. He called attention t,
the fact that the water mains ha,
long passed their allotted time an,
were inadequate to care for the need
of the citizens. He also urged the in
stallation of a white way and tn
placing of light poles in the alleys.
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! DR.. Dubois regretted that Their
was always tendency to "pass tn
buck" or shift municipal responsible
ity upon the shoulders Of the othe
fellow. He commended meetings O
this sort and believed if kept u
would be Of great benefit to the com
munity.
Chairman F.. w. Sprague of tn
Water and Light Commission re
viewed the efforts of the commissio
during the past two years to improv
the water conditions Of the city:
consulting engineer had been employ
ed and he said the commission ha
asked the City Council to call for a
election on bond issue but so ia
they had failed to do so. Referrir
to the vibration at the electric igf
plant he said several plans had bee
investigated, but all of them vert e,
periments at best and an enginee
had not been found, who would guar
aztec that any Of them would brin
the desired results. He said at pres
ent the Allis- Chalmers people we,
testing out tngine of same type &
the engines in the local plant an
hoped to overcome the vibratio
within the engine itself The Con
mission were compelled to play
waiting game in this respect, Nh
Sprague said. The Commission az
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