The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-05-20
WANTS HELP ON
CITY STREETS
HARD FOR
BETTER STREETS ALL
OVER TOWN

Todd Snamfey mas Deen WOrKlHS
at his new job of street commits
sioner only a short time but is al.
ready requesting help from the cit
liens, especially those in resident
ial parts. He does not offer them
work with shovels. Hevwants them
to help him by NOT doing certain
things.
The commissioners plan is to get
the streets in as good condition as
he can and then keep them that
way. Lack of drainage is one thing
that puts the streets in such bad
condition in wet weather, he says.
Poor drainage results from clogged
cutters. Stanley is working to
clear out the cutters, especially at
corners and near crosswalks, and
get ready to put the "big blade" on
the streets to finish the job,
He says he finds that many
householders, and the people they
employ, hold the idea that the
cutters OF the streets are just the
places to get rid of extra dirt, grass
cuttings and miscellaneous rubbish.
Tree planters find it very owen
lent to dispose of the gumbo they
do not wish to put back in the tree
holes by shoveling it into the near
est gutter, even though Todd may
have just cleared it out. 1t makes
good dam material. Operator
please avoid word transposition)
CRASHES Streets Best
Cut grass from the lawns is con-
sidered excellent for cushioning
bumps in the middle of the street
but Stanley says it is the worst
stuff they ever encounter with the
grader. The thick punches of tough,
withered grass wads on the edge OF
the blade and for the time, prevents
the grader from doing its work. A
grader pulled by a chain cannot
be backed so the only way to get
rid of the obstruction is to elevate
che blade and pull the woody stuff
off by hand. That wastes q loteof
time.
A great deal of garbage, from
ordinary soil to mushy kitchen
slops, finds it's way into the streets
Of course the winds add their quota
of thistles and paper. Altogether
the stuff dams up the cutters and
when a big rain comes the accum-
water saturates the streets
and they require more work and
expense. and are bumpy at that.
Makes Friendly Appeal
For the good of the town and
appearance the Street Commits
sioner appeals to all good citizens
to help him with the street JOB
by not doing some of the things
they have been doing. 1t would
be public spirited cooperation for
any of us to clear some of the ac-
cumulations out of the gutter even
If we did not put them there. Pile
# is the back yard and send it to
the dump grounds.
OF course those who do not rate
as good citizens will have to con-
.inue their slovenly habits and the
.axpayers will have to pay for II.
Todd Stanley is a good street
nan. He knows his job and is am
to put the streets in the
best condition possible, consider
ng the material they are made OF.
All Will admit it is a tough JoD.
lie put it up to The Herald report
ar TO serve notice in some form on
.itizens and make a friendly ap-
zeal for helpful cooperation. In
stead of writing up a formal Not
ce'' for two or three insertions al I
/ cost to the city of ten cents per s
inc the reporter chose to put 1t
n the above form at no cost to the
.ity, Gin the interest of economy {
he is not a candidate either ana {
lopes for good results. I
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