HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 05/06/1915i~k~~~`~~1!VCEY'S ANNUAL TRAGK
- Af~N~J.A,~ MESSAGE MEET, AT TALENT
"'r-- Geniral Palnt Sc11po1 Wins the Silrer
- the Mayor.Dlilivered NlsAnnuaiNles-
• ~~ •Sagd 10 the 61ty GoUnclt-"* • ~ Gup_by A Very large
Nlanday Nlght. MaJorny
The second anvuel meet of [he Jeck•
Oantlamen of the City Council: I eon County Athletic Aaeociation, oe-
' The Municipal yens joeE ended, while! curred'at Talent lest Friday, April 3U
not marked ~by many great achivementa ~ Between seventy-live sad one hun-
ormany wonderful fmprovem4n[e, 6aa Idr¢d o[ the atndenm of the Central
- - +nevertheleee`been a' period whets hah- Point Bebouls attended. ~ This fa e'ineet
eat evdavor"and concientioua wofk by I supposed m be held at the elaee of each
bath members and oAlcaxa of the city Year, 'wherein the various eehoole of
govarnmen't have resulted in giving to ~ the county contest for a cup presented
oue citiaena an adminiaKation of e[ty by the "Olympic Socie[y't of Talent,
eflaha on n most economtcal baeie.,The the Cup to he the permanent [ropby of
ep&It of harmony end good teeling the eehool winning is for tfiree eucces-
' manifested (n all oue meetings, and the eive years. Last year the Cup went to
intelligence of par members to give un- I Goltl Hill. This Year the Central Foin[
limned time to the study end adjusting 1 °ehoola went in organized to win_ Three
- o[ the namespue anU vexatious ques•I sections of events vro carried on, Clews
lions that have confronted our body, !Afar boys less than Id years of age,
' 'deserves a eciel menUOn .and is worthy I Clese B for boys between 19 and Ig,
of no little commendation. Class C for boys Dver lU, end under Gl.
' Durlpg rho yea[ we lave held an um I There were also several somas for
usual large number of meetings of the I girls. Fifteen points were allowed for
coancll, ae well xe many special cum- I the winners rn each. event; five to the
mitres meetings, and almnat every Jey winner of Rret place, four to second
of the geai some o[ our mem6etre wee I and as on, the fifth getting one.
called upon to tendeY some little service I Central Point. proved very strong m
or to give information an some au6- the C Clesa, Frank Ross w88 en away
ject connected with city affatra, and to ~91nl~er of firer place in the IW yd dash.
the men whp thus cheerfully end gre-1 Wilbur Danlap, second, end Merritt
tlouely gives of hie time and ability to ~ Owen, fourth. No school wag Bllpwed
.eaeve the public weal, ell honor is due. j to enter more than th[ea covtastanta
Daring the year Mr. L C. Robnett wee' (Gancluded on last page.)
Celled Upon ta' ftll a vacancy in our day oz night, and ofttimes tv apotl their
' council, evd responded with clmracteo- clotbee (n fighting a fire, sa well vs
(etic zeal end energy, and by his ability risking their limbs and lives in the sov-
end worth added much to our successful jag of property of others without any
dellberationa. Near rho clues of the remuneration ia, I believe, asking [so
year Mr. 9runk J. Taylor who had serve I much of ones good nature. ] also we-
ed eo aceeptebly during the teat three j ommend that come additional auppliee
years moved away from our city, and ~ added to our file equipment.
eo eevpred Ate connection an our comr
cil, and it aeema but Ilght to gay at w'ATF.x DBPAaTMENT
this time that Mr. Taylor, in hie untie Our water Supply has been a Contin-
ing efforts to serve the city loyally, and ual cause of anxiety, The shortage
faithfully, has left with us an example during ttya poet three yesra in both our
-af stole service worthy of emulation. snow end rain fall has ceased a marked
eowga t,7Ne-AND elxe s&av[cE decrease in rho amount of water that
.flows into our wells, end it bas come to
After three years of incessant en, e~ point where we must absolutely ae(e-
' deeYpr on our part we were at leaf oue- guard its use sa well ~'as its waste. On
eeee[ul during the past wirifer in get- many occasions last summer both tank
flog the Gelif..Ozer Power Company m end wells were empty, end had a lire
imteB ua an edditisnel,'ar euxillary get a ete'rt at such times, sad tindeed
power line to our pumping etatiory end would have .been the .conaequaveea..
-- ~ 9i~ abap ae--eta eattch attlGea (w'liich Thet it is not safe to repeat these ex-
wae ordered some time ego•pnd should periencea the roming summer we axe
have been here in a Yew daps), and the all fully ag!rocd, and as there seems [o'
nepessary connections made with this be no way for us to obtain any greater
' line end our motor pampa, we shell be supply of water, it is necessary that we
in a much better condition to combat do all that is possible to conserve and
with fire in the 6usinesa portion. of the make good use u( what he nave. W i[h
_.. _.CBY. end- the Danger ofany aeriaua this end in view, the moat fair end
eonfleg~a[ion now, as fa[ as power is equitable way to dispenac water to all
• emmeenod, will be xedueed to a mini- is by the meter system. We were all
mum' tally agreed upon that, but in our pxea-
In this connection I wish to empha- ant financial condition, how were we to
size the necessity of en organised Are obteirt the meters? Alter eeveial con-
depaftment. During the peat tew ferencea, at some o[ which a large
years w¢ have- been remarkably hee body of citiaena attended end expressed
from spy large Ares, and the willing- their views and offered auggeaUons, it
neea d [eedineea wild which our was Anelly decided (fiat the city should
young may end citizens have responded I purchase Ida meters this year and in-
!o ell gre alarms, is indeed moat prate- ~ stall them where imgation wee used,
- worthy,-and while their efforts in the~charginq the property owner $g.ba for
mein hav0 bgen remarkably aucaeaeful, (said ineteiletion, and next yeas it is
there have peen times et different A[ea: hoped that we may be able to buy
whew the lack of organization 6ae hoes I eneugh more meters to install where-
very apparent, and the nee) df apeci-1 aver city water is used. Tne meter
ally t[alned men In special places very ~ tatea agreed upon for said use ere in
av(tlant. I am of the opinion that i0 ie I nn -sense permanent rates, bUt only
vaeeeeary to pay a email eatery m the temporary or trial Cates, and iE found
membem of a fire department in order ~ to be unjust or exorbitant will be chanp+-
ta seed[e efnclenE service. Ta expect +ed to suit condibor~e. IC was sat the
men to reapoad quicklg to pap alarm,] (Concluded on leaf e e
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