The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1922-01-27
NUMBER 2
WATER VALLEY
MAKES PROGRESS
DURING PAST YEAR
Water Valley Tax Levy Re-
duced 8 Mills Mayors re-
port Shows Past Year To Be
One OF Progress.

OAE III AAOkEGSSs
The following report of Mayor, F.
y. DeShon to the Board Of Aldermen
summarizes the progress made by the
City during the past year, 1921.
Water Department improvements
All catch basins in City raised from
two to three feet, to prevent sand and
other obstructions from getting in
main line sewer and closing same and
to guard against the trouble and any
further expense of keeping Main Line
Sewer open.
Repaired inch water line at con-
crete bridge on Cemetery Street to
give direct water pressure in Ward 2.
New Ia inch water line (1O0O
feet) Orphans Home Street.
New 4 inch wa er line, Robinson
Street at cost of $1,500,00.
New inch water line, Panola
Street, at a cost of S1,250.OO.
New water line South Court Street.
New water line, Wagner Street.
New water line, Simmons Street.
New water line, North-Court
Street.
New water line, Beacham and Clay
Streets.
Lowered water line in Cemetery.
Lowered water line, Calhoun Stree.
Lowered water line, Lafayette
Street.
Lowered water line, Groom Alley.
Lowered water line, Haynes Street.
Lowered water Inc, Crosby Street.
Lowered water, line, Hill Street.
4 new inch wells installed at
City Power-House at cost of ST.
10000.
New pump installed at Power
House at expense of 100000. 4
2 new fire hydrants installed,
Pamela Street.
/ new fire hydrant installed, Center
Street.
l new fire hydrant, Robinson Street.
4 new drinking fountains, north
end school.
Electric Light improvements
Extention electric light line to
Sissells.
Extention electric light line beyond
NJ. Aliens.
125 new electric light poles INSTALL
ed over City at expense of about
81, 100000.
Street improvements
New concrete culvert, Masonic
Street.
New concrete culvert, Main Street,
at City Park.
New concrete walk, north end
school, north and south.
New concrete walk, north end
school, east and west.
City Property improvements
New concrete floor in coal house
at Power House.
New concrete floor at City Barn.
Concrete foundation for new pump
at Power House.
New steel filing cabinet in Mayors
Office.
Bonds Retired
Retired s3,O0O.O0 Water & Light
Bonds.
Retired 100000 School Bonds.
Retired $4,000 School Bond.
Reduced City indebtedness $685.
100000
In addition to retiring the above
bonds amounting to $4, 10000, the
City owes $25, 100000 less than it did
this time last year. One year ago we
owed $30,000.00 to banks and in
dividuals, where we now owe $4,000
90 and this will be paid February
1st.
Miscellaneous Items
Reduced City Taxes mills.
Have had only l cal meeting dur
ing the year 1921.
Reduced water rates (minimum)
25 cents and light rates (minimum)
20 cents. effective February 1st. 1922.
1t affords me great pleasure to
state that the water and light plant
is now on paying basis and has heen
since June 1st., 1921, we are giving
the people 100 per cent efficiency in
water and light, "a hours day.
That which is very gratifying to me
is the fact that the 100000 spent
for the new steam pump at the Power
House and all other water and light
improvements since June 1st., 1921,
have been met by revenue derived
from water and light plant and have
not had to be met by money collected
from the people for taxes, and ! am
very proud to say that we have one OF
the very best towns in Mississippi,
practically free from drunkenness and
all kinds of lawlessness.
F. B. DeSHON. Mayor.