The Winslow mail., 1926-04-16
ANNUAL REPORTS OF WINSLOW TOWN
OFFICERS SHOW MUCH IMPROVEMENT
AND STEADY GROWTH In ALL LINES
Mayors Recommendations Cover Several Depart
ments; Urges Everyone To Help Boost Gas Con-
sumption, Now That New Plant is Built; City
Health Good; Need Street Machinery
MtaYOR RECOMMENDS MODERN FIRE TRUCK


progress exists than the yearly re-
ports made by the city officials,
and this year, with II months full
of civic improvements, the reports
are more than ever interesting. AL
most coincidental with the change
in the form of WinslOw's govern
ment, which is in itself great
stride forward in the march of pro-
gress, were the various reports sub
mitted by Mayor Douglas and city
employees.
The report of Mayor Douglas,
which contains a short recapitula-
ton of some of the most salient
features in the program of build
lag for a better Winslow, as we'll
as certain recommendations to the
various departments, is here given:
Mayors Recommendations
improvements on streets and al
leys as shown in the engineers re-
port, also gas plant improvements
shown in Superintendent Steinert' S
report, and various work that has
been accomplished during the past
year for the good of the town in
general is shown by marshal and
sanitary inspectors report.
Nov that we have gas plant
that is second to none in the coun-
try, / think every councilman as
we'll as each employee should make
a special effort to secure new GUS
toners, for we can make an abund-
ance of gas if we can only sell it
and 1 think a little missionary work
in the shape of volunteer statesmen
will induce people to hook on and
use gas instead of other fuel.
"In regard to our ornamental
lights that will be installed short
ly, I believe this is going to be an
Improvement that should be en-
larged; therefore it is my recon-
mendation that these lights be ex-
tended on Second street as far as
the hill near the Santa Fe shops,
as soon as funds are available.
81 wish to extend this councils
thanks to Lieutenant McQuillan,
for the interest he has taken in get
81 5 a good aeroplane landing field
in Winslow and we should adver-
tise the fact so that aviators pass
ing this way will know they can
land safely on our field and find
a hearty welcome in Winslow.
1T is my recommendation that
this council insist on the Mountain
States Telephone company secur-
ing a franchise to operate inside
nd of
said franchise carry clause stlpu-
lating that as long as phone rates
remain the same as at present the
town of Winslow will not charge
said phone company for any rental
for poles set in streets and alleys,
but in the event of raise in phone
rates that the town of Winslow
charge said phone company a small
Srlh per annum for each and
every pole inside corporate limits
of Winslow and in the event of
wires being diverted to under
ground conduits, that charge be
made for each foot of conduit so
laid, inside corporate limits of
Winslow.
''It is my recommendation that
the hill in Kleindienst addition be
removed, so that the town will be
able to get a deed to the street
leading to the cemetery. This will
give the town right of way for
the present water pipe line to the
cemetery.
Also recommend that this coun-
Gil purchase an up to date fire
truck. This will not only reduce
our fire hazard to a minimum, but
will lower the fire insurance rate
in Winslow approximately twenty
per cent, which will be a great
benefit to the citizens.
"Now that summer weather is
near, 1 want to impress on our
sanitary inspector the Importance
of keeping a close watch on the
garbage proposition, in order to
avoid an epidemic of flies during
the hot weather.
"We have compiled our ordin-
ance into book form and made a
number of copies of same and l
strongly urge all city employees to
secure one of these copies and fa-
miliarize themselves with same in
order that they may readily note
?lsy infringement on our ordin-
ances. This applies in particular
to the police force and sanitary in
spector.