The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-04-07

ny NEW AuAuAHfhJFdtlVh--lH feG
Members Present Board of Al
dermen Retained-Retiring City
Officials Were Representations
Up Campaign To Be Put On.
The new city administration goes
into office next Tuesday. Mr.. j.
j. Green, the retiring mayor, will be
succeeded by Mr.. James J. Miller.
There is no change in the recorders
office, as Mr.. Paul Bringle succeeds
his father, who was compelled to go
West on account of his health. Mr..
Bringle has been in active charge Of
the office since his fathers health
failed. Three members Of the old
board of aldermen were elected
Messrs. Grant Reid, L. o. Baltzer and
w. M. Simonton. The three new
members are Messfs. E. w. Bringle,
J. A. Shelton and DR.. N. r. Newman.
Mr., w. G. Dumas, who is now aS
sistant marshal, will become marshal
and the assistants will be Messrs.
]. O. Hadley and ]. p. Boshers.
The retiring administration has
been progressive and has made many
improvements in the light and water
plant, the streets, and has extended
the sewer system of the city. The
outstanding accomplishments of the
administration is probably the let
ting OF the contract for the paving
Of Main street, Maple street and
Liberty avenue, which work is to be
completed by August Of this year
In going over some Of the things
done in the past four years, the re-
firing administration claims credit
for spending $4,000 in improving
the light and water plant, building
two new reservoirs of 100000 gall
Ions capacity, which greatly in
creases the city's ability to combat
fire, and the installing Of an electric
pump, which gives the plant a ca
pacity of 800 gallons water minute.
A saving Of Is cars Of coal year
has also been effected at the plant.
The revenue Of the plant has been
increased from $4,000 per annum to
$4,000, and 1t is estimated that the
city has received $4,000 worth Of
free lights and water each year. The
administration has spent over $4,000
in extending the sewer system Of the
city and has retired $500 in sewer
bonds. They added the latest type
of fire fighting machinery to the fire
department. At the request of the
banks and a number of the mer-
chants of the city, they added an
other assistant marshal to the DO
lice force.
Probably the biggest question to
come up before the new administra-
tion in the first few months after
their induction into office will be the
paving Of the public square. The
square is not included in the present
paving project and whether or not it
is to be paved and the tyne Of street
to be constructed, will have to be
determined by the new administra-
ton.
A question that will be passed on
by the retiring city fathers to the
new officers will be the purchase Of
new boilers for the light plant. The
present. boilers have been declared
unsafe and the plant is not allowed
to carry more than 80 pounds pres
sure. 1t is impossible to state what
the cost Of these boilers will be, as
the price ranges from $500 to
$4,000, according to the type Of
boiler installed.
Some of the members Of the new
administration are agitating the
making Of Liberty avenue, which is
to be paved, one-way street, hav-
ing a 10-fOot park in the center Of
the street, which would give is feet
on each side Of the parkway for traf-
fic. Those favoring this type Of
street state that it would beautify
the street, over which everyone COM
ing to and going from town must
pass, and that the traffic on the
street could be handled much more
easily and the danger Of collisions
reduced. This is only proposed from
the Covington Manufacturing Il
Auto Company to the Illinois Central
station.
One Of the firhst things that the
lew mayor is contemplating doing is
he instigating Of a cleanup cam
oaign in and around the business
sections of the town and to extend
,ver the entire corporate limits. 1t
nay be made one of the new mar
ihal's duties to act as sanitary Of
'icer, inspecting the sanitary con-
lition of the entire city at regular
intervals and reporting property
hat is not properly kept. It would
Ilso be one of his duties to see that
here is no waste water allowed to
tand or pipes allowed to leak If the
Vater does not form a pool.