Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-03 | Page 11 | What West High Has Not!

r What West High Has Tot Not Have Hae you ou seen them What The cement walks around the West High No why Because there are none Because there are none Neall Nearly ever day complaInts come In from people having business s with the Merrill Morrison-Merrill 1 Lumber company compan who get off the car on Second West and walk alk down to Third The file muddy condition condition of the walk on the south ne tes the crossing of the street street twice For reasons unknown to us miles and miles of cement w walks have been In the southeastern part of the city where there Is sometimes not notor n or than one house on en the tite block In many cases as on the way to P Parleys Parley's canyon there thero ar cement walks for over oer a mile on both sides of the street and not a house within blocks Yet the West Vest Side High block has not one square foot of cement aroun around It Why can thousands be spent In Improving the extremities when the dear old West Vest High In the heart of our cit city Its is surrounded st by mud Here Is whY An everlasting conflict it seems has existed between the board of education and the city commission One sa says s 's that the other should pave this bloCK because tt t Is a public place The other says sars the first should pave l ve It because It Is the board of educations education's property and It is 13 to be kept up by them But Dut Mr Taxpayer listen to this What does it matter whIch pocket a nan draws from to pay for hIs bread and butter so long as It comes fr from n the same source And the money for paving this block will wUl come from you Shall this continue and shall we your sons and daughters continue to wade In mud The rhe West Vest High campus was at one time a camping ground for a company of pioneers I suppose the heads of our city government are keeping the place for memory's sale sake as nearly the same as It was when our forefathers camped there We Va invite you Mr 11 Taxpayer to come down grid d judge for yourself I