Milford chronicle., 1925-03-20


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MILFORD, FRIDAY, MAR. 20, 1925
JUST AT THIS TIME members of
the legislature are beginning to feel
the insinuating grasp of the lobby
list who has the punch back of his
efforts. The Statewide Public Util-
tiles bill has brought out the fighting
forces of the Pennsylvania and Bal
timeTe and Ohio Railroads. The
claim is made that the measure is
not needed; but, from the standpoint
of the people and the public welfare,
the opinion is different. However, it
will be interesting to watch the ru-
raj membership serving in the legis-
lature. With one good verdict max
er in each of the houses, there
should be a very stiff fight to put
through the bill. When the lobby is
active and unusually agreeable to
those who hold membership in the
legislature, it is wisdom for that
member to stop, look and listen be-
fore casting his vote against the
measure.
EACH NIGHT automobiles are
seen without any lights, either driv-
ing or rear lights, passing over the
streets of Milford. This class Of Of
tenders is hard to detect, because the
license numbers can not be discern
ed in the dark; but there are others,
with only one head light, and no tail
light burning, which pass to an fro
through the business part of Milford.
These should be made to observe the
lawn If the police have been in
structed to not enforce the light on
vehicles and autos, then let the fact
be known at once and the Town
Council made to take all the blame
for failure to compel safety for
those who do observe the laws by
carrying legal lights. The police in
former seasons stopped all who had
no light, or only partial light on
their autos, and compelled them to
rectify this trouble. They even tag
ged autos on the streets for failure
to observe the laws; but all this is
gone. Why the change? For pub
lie safety make the laws efficient for
these who walk or drive in or about
Milford
LET MILFORD TRY ELECTING
women to Town Council for a time
and see if the health and moral con-
ditions of the town will not be help
ed. Just few years ago, the New
Century Club women of Milford,
started campaigns for keeping the
streets of Milford clean and free
from waste paper and dirt, which is
swept from the stores, with fine eff
feet. They bought and placed on the
streets containers for such waste
and the people generally co-operated
with their efforts, because the Town
Council of those days, backed up I
their efforts, by directing the police ]
to see that the regulations were ]
strictly carried out. The only abuse (
of the work done for cleaner con-
ditions by the women, came from ;
few small business people, whose {
places were almost common nuis- t
ance. These placed refuse, rotten /
fruit and even ashes in the recepta- g
cles placed on the streets near their /
places of business; this was stopped a
by compelling those guilty Of the Of I
fense, to pay for having the filth il
hauled to the dump heap; which eff k
fectively stopped this recurrence. il
With progressive women in Town S
Council to act as guardians of pub n
lie health, we believe that Milford t;
would make splendid strides in pro-
gress towards removing and keeping fl
removed, such refuse as would breed il
disease and endanger the lives of n
he people. With committee of say W
hree women started out on a clean Il
ID campaign, with full power to en- fe
orce the laws, new era will open 81
or this town. Think this PROPOSE OF
ion over. Let the ladies discuss it a
,ro and con in their New Century th
ylub, and when the next annual te
own election comes in January next, Oh
ave a clean-cut proposition for p1
health and general well DC
are of the town of Milford, under re
TODD by all, to present to the peo- wi
lie. This form of education will be on
nderstood by all the people, and
hen the people of any town or
ommunity are educated and inform
] as to the purposes of a campaign, 4e'
ley will support it regardless of "
Professional agitators; who general VI
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