The Chronicle-star the Moss Point advertiser., 1941-10-17

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Copntv Supervisor n p
0autscss nzet yu0 ara 0srxnnned 1nn
nzAttef wtth 1ou and ezpimined tsae
gheux az ms nltiseua Ia Ehe course
g hls conversation with pou Y0u haA
already zsaeAea ar agreement nsuA
Cn1aman6eT 0rAffH whach waz
0AKGhfMrEnTy 70 Kim Vet
later or after the City had MADE
fAg electrical -connnekautk yus
again nefase1 Cor Ne c1ty e
pa sw ue Necessary e1eckFacAl
auFrent q Operate u1e parap2 nAare
b. again thriving aain proA5en
back INTO ne hap q the NAVY rixisl
a. the LAST nalHute wsen Tire pufs{M
had % operate az aefunIly usesent
defense woskerE trasn occupyinr tie
hoaseS These weye the circsrn-
stances under wnAn Cnmmnuaer
Grafflu reczzranenueo that tase
Maritime Commission ng fuF a.F
electricity fo une puxnEA 70 which
pot ~ proudly refer "a yDHr pub
ilaiied statement DO yoa think e.
d. y0u believe e4tlseT tae NAN. use
Martins Commission. d the eax-
veru IS pAscaEoala uasnk that 4
oaopes4tlonT
Yoa So 80 ere are sgancamzEul II
securing 4uurugai If cur ssaw
system from the Federal woxks
Aaeag. NJ intend 20 ahsrFn tai
charge alone with ne server usx,-
gram untH uaat ocruFs. W. dawfre
to lef ue Martins Comminsaon
uay this 10 y0e think your so
called cooperation with 1l1n Coz
eminent n connectian WITH this
matter has improved the C4fvs
chances of securing approval q TIE
remainder Of ia sewer program
Frankly. ~ dunI9 And WY Runz
sou permit the cttszeas 81 rnaea-
Fou2 who hvn alorzn tkfia server
tine 70 c1Elnac; up 10 the sewer and
Use ~
You @ay thai II Tue Maritime Con-
mizSluu ooeld arrange 20 pas gaxns
on their houses. ne win Gladly
furnish them such facilities y an
available 70 al other rEtszena nnes
thai mean thai theg. TOO, would b.
deprived Of tl1e use OF tfse SANITARY
keNer6 ~ the other cstlzena arr
along tne Lines outside 1fae HOUSING
pro3eet7
You SAY the Cify nos gives TIE
Maritime Commission ard the Navy
free fire and police proteriiun- Ti0n
much has tins aciually cost the CItx
50 far7 AND q what extent has i
~inteTferrrd with other necessary
wofk In TIE City because Of taas
expense9
You admit that many Of the
streets are II bad share ann xay
That WORK or them has been DELAYED
cue 20 excessive gaInS we know
they are m bad shape feTefybody
Goes and Ee kn0w there have beer
3 number q rainy peTiods this year
during which street wu4k was not
feasible. but according to the
frzofns nF 8fle Wea5ner Bureau n
Mobile there h&s been no excessive
rain tbs yeAf-sn fact there vas
actually ; deficiency until aboui
TIE enc q September.
You Eay that s16ne o. the slreat
trouble has been one 70 the c0n-
afkunt4nn II the Nns zTalNzn. zEnn
Thai gou got very little cooperation
uut Of the gas contractor on the
street WORK made necessary b. his
operations We recognize the fact
that Il WAS necessary % cut trenches
aloElR and acynE NOS Of the streets
IT, the course az constructing the
Gas system But why was our neigh
Dor City Of Moss Point able to get
- gas system installed without cor
responding delay us tAe street re-
pairs which we're likewise necessary
fheTe2 we always thought things
Ike that were provided for In the
construction contracts and that
therefore. II would not be neces-
SHY for the City simply 70 repfg
o. she Contractors desire 20 g
opeTaie9 Didn't The City Of Pas
eagouln have q contract for the
installation Of the gus SYSTEM And
n 80 didn't that contract include
sonfe specific provision for repair
ing the Ktreets7
We realize that wPA has
eun6eT q pfo3ect requested ane
sponsored b. the City beer In
Sailing sewers and water mains
and that r. certain locations three
anes-wasex. sewer and gas-haVe
been installed on the same street
We also realize that Il does not
make gooc sense 70 improve the sur
face first and la tie pipe lines
underneath afteruarc and Ne
Don't believe any o. our citizens
have advocated or would eanaane
such 9 course but along Market
Street IN particular. where three
such lines have been lad. auc xhere
traffte has also been particularly
heavy. no apparent effor1 has beer
mAde oy the City 20 even drain
TIE water OF the street. anG IN
many places along lazi street =aier
las stooe running -kozfd deep for
lone peEae1s IN spite o. the tact
thai 3 large canal EaaEh Wa eon-
struggled unoer the WPA program
las only s feE hundred feet away
into which hh water could easily
have been drained L Is true you
can not have yuar cake and eaf 4
too but Khen TIE cake s tals
nearby ane yoa have 10 reason Il
Keep Il uneaten. xhy not help
YOURSELF
You state the streets xere
not turnec oger " ~ in frs cas-
shape b the previous A1ulnazsHa-
aon. and that Il lelx Nc machinery
81 hand w.sh which 70 maintain
the sfreeE Yea also state tae pre-
FaoaS Administration do nor haxs
% contend with TIE heaty traffic
winch mas prevailed since ysa aoalz
Office auc uat II IS die 10 n.ake
Euch comparisons We agree faas
SCH comparisons are futile. hut
Nhx. tnena % goN tx e make saeff
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