The Coconino sun., 1926-04-16
Here 4re Some Of the
Things Flagstaff Needs
by City Engineer Goodman Flagstaff Rotary
Club March 80

very flat grades the water stands for
several hours after each rain, where
as if those streets had curbs- and gut
ters the water would be carried off
almost Immediately.
And another item worth considering
along this line is the fact that if
curbs and cutters are put in now,
when those streets are later ~aved,
the cost of paving will be reduced that
amount | would like very much to
see a movement started that would
mark the beginning of placing curbs
and cutters over the entire town. The
cost is nominal considering the bene-
fits to be derived.
Some of our citizens are still lit
tie skeptical about the value Of the
tourist. To those, | would like to say
that the state of Colorado last year
collected something like so million
dollars from the tourists. That 80
million was outside money. Arizona
and Flagstaff can get whole lot
more than they are now getting II
they will only go after it.
Flagstaff needs more good substan-
tial dwellings that can be rented to
the people from the southern part Of
the state, who want to bring their
families up here for the summer. |
believe we are going to have a great
many more people from the southern
part Of the state this year than we
ever have had before, because we are
receiving two or three times the
amount of advertising that we have
L. ~
ried weekly in the largest papers IN
the southern part Of the state half
page and full-page ads telling the
people of the wonders Of northern
Arizona, and / believe those ads are
going to bring a lot of people up here
this summer The business men of
the town have initiated a movement
which should secure for Flagstaff a
square deal in the matter of routing
tourists through here, and especially
/ in combating the false information
given out as to our weather condi-
tions.
Lastly. | desire to offer for your
earnest thought and consideration the
matter of changing the incorporation
of the town to that of city. With the
prospects of the big, new hotel ap-
pearing brighter than at any other
time, ! believe we ought to rate as a
city from now on. When the sta
tionery Of the officials of the town
goes back east, and to other centers
| the words "Town Of Flagstaff" ,ap-
pear at the top of the sheet, and !
| imagine the one reading the letter i'm
mediately gets the idea that Flag
staff is.only a village But the main
reason for making the change is that
your councils authority is very linn
| tied under the present incorporation
There are only 80 powers conferred
upon the council Of town, while "a
additional are allowed under a city
charter. Do you know that your
/ town council cannot declare anything
nuisance? They have the authority
to abate a nuisance, but the nuisance
/ has to first be established before il
can be abated, and the only place that
nuisance can be established is II
court There are other things also to
which their authority does not ex-
tend, but under a city charter woulc
be provided for by state statute.
We have the best little city in the
country and | believe if we boost ane
advertise her like Gallup, Prescott
and our other neighbors are doing
their respective cities, that nothing
can keep US from growing very
rapidly.
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