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Show THOSE POLES MOVED On June 2 5, nearly two months ago, this paper published the following follow-ing from Mayor H. T. Atkiu "on behalf be-half of the city council," in reply to criticisms regarding the menace of the double row of telephone and electric light poles on First North street. "Editor Washington County News: "Dear Sir: I am glad to note the fight you are making to improve this city by the removal of the telephone and elecrtic light poles from the middle of the streets in the business part of town. I feel as you do that they are not only dangerous to the ones driving cars along the streets but they are unsightly and give an impression to visitors that is not altogether al-together complimentary and one which I think we do not deserve. "I want you and the people to know that the present City administration administ-ration have long considered this as one of the problems needing solution and have been working on it for some time but have not produced any tangible results though we have about arrived at a stage when active work will be commenced to remove the poles entirely from First North in the business district. "We have met some opposition as to the proposed location of the poles from the telephone and light companies com-panies but tentative plans have been agreed upon so that work will start before long. "On behalf of the Council I wish to express my appreciation for the work you are doing for the improvement improve-ment of the City. "Yours truly, "H. T. ATKIN, "Mayor." A day or two after the foregoing appeared in print, a locator for the Bell Telephone Co. spent a couple of days here going around with the manager of the local telephone company, com-pany, as we understood for the purpose pur-pose of relocating the line.. However, since that time nothing has been done towards moving the poles. The matter was brought forcibly to the editor's attention last Saturday. Satur-day. He was in his office on First North when he heard a crash in front ol the office. Going out in front he there saw a beautiful large car which had backed into the center line of poles, tearing pfi the rear bumper. The owner of the car, C. A. Rozier of St. Louis, Mo., was en route with his wife to Los Angeles, to spend a month or two with Mrs. Rozier's sister, residing there. He was emphatic in denouncing the two sets of poles as a great menace and said: "I was backing to the gas station and keeping my eye on one line of poles and did not see the other line of poles close by when I crashed into in-to one of them." He further said, "somebody is going to get killed hi this town through them poles; it is the most dangerous condition, I have : seen and I have traveled plenty." I It would be a serious matter if some one did get killed or maimed through these poles and would render rend-er the city liable for big damages. The city is not rich enough to stand a hie lawsuit: better, far better to have the poles moved. Two months is a long time, yet it is thst length of time since we published publi-shed the Mayor's letter in which was stated, "tentative plans have been agreed upon so that work will start soon." !f we understand the word "tentative" "ten-tative" rightly it means experimental. experiment-al. Just why there should be experimental ex-perimental plans we fail to understand. under-stand. Let us have some difinite plans and let's have them quick. Thi city can not afford to run the risk of a big suit for damages, neither neith-er can it afford to be talked of as a i "back number" because of the con- dition here complained of. Let's f v,ik up and do something. |