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Show of penvei. This department ,s it is called, was organized fHom i just thTneed of it being' foreseen by tltf : report, for the last month read... dealt with during month, 290; vf Revi ew of Years Work Shows Man y Improvements; City Offi- - A thast During , year the uty hasJiad. many unusual conditions tt jmeet. Llhe .fast that the nation has beenvat wa r diaa .not .only placed upon the city extra ..Jmrdei .w .but. .with the. increased. cost of iaboTand matt anickljs the toost of doing the creased. regular work has bee r been Uiaa engaged in iiti- jiddition to thisthecltj - . tially to" pre8ervitaj'wMtfirtrighlwux-jb.the-ty- (ended this (lone. The year abbuV:JdKL2000 i am city adinink fltreiionihaa felt .that the had all they sioilld .well take teare of (citizens f I1 '' - ry ' V v :5 ' t S "i - , , - r V- - ; . . rr j " 1 VI .Ip II' 1 k s fr2a--- Vir r,. ' 1 U,s- ! e .. Y , ' bw A i 'yjy.in:;'1 r .V JL a- - 'A " VVSt i v.. r . d,- vj r - - t'j -- -4, y i . -- 5 ,, a ' sf ji on Part of the sewer on East Center street and Fifth East street had to be beetnse re-bu- ilt (Continued on fifth page of this section.) r a- f , J '..V t-- ' - , rsrfu i o r U - f JL, j t zrczr y 'll b TJ;T7: J XYwFn JV I Ov -- - -- -- -- - - ; ftL---if'- .r ?Lr-- . -- 1' F M . vvnV.;- i; , 'U V rd? ' Y - - Freedom, and have come as a reward for the noble efforts of our boys and our Allies. The inhere it right of free agemgr Jkas been vindicated. Depressed humanity may now rejoice at the uihering in of world democracy. is breathed by all liberty loving peoples. No longer is this spirit to be enjoyed by a few nations as it is free to ail. v yj . A i ' TS1E PRIRICE looked forward OF PEACE' . . , : r . - - to this great day. We approach the date of His birth with hearts full .of gratitude for the freedom which has come to us. ' . ......... I. ... - v r ir' ' .a ' yX- . . - - OUR APPRECIATION ..... . ... ....... ,. , . ... . .. - . ' ...... - - v , v w ., for the loyal support received from our patrons' is acknowledged at the closing of a prosperous year; The prompt service rendered by our Company in the past will be continued during the approaching year. WE EXTEND THE . GREETINGS OF THE SEASON T I i I ."H-- T y m if sst MV - - II . 1 Wk-Wi- V - - ' 1 - t' j v : t -- OnOhM : . b- --r t - f 7 In the Sewer Department - v. t a , 'A 1 1 rFr less. 4 AibH . " a. a I l I great many of the old wood and concrete lije culverts have been replaced with corrugated !.- iron culverts, t Waterworks In the Department A half mile of cast iron main extension has been made on West Center Btreet and other east i on i.'nins aggregating another half mile hare been laid. The entire system has been mapped and necessary surveys made. .. The . canyon part of the collection system was rebuilt befcause of land-slip- s and work of the power company has made the old line value- in jkhis .item miles of street have been graded A -- e sit .nmU macadamized. to es Wiw Ahont Under the bud getiy stem each of the departments hada'certain amount placed to its credit at the first of eaeh, year and must keep its ex- jicnses", within the amount so apportioned to it. While the city may not have been, able to Accomplish all that might have been desirable under, normal conditions 'they, have accomplished much of taxes without adding any additional burden considering the abnormal conditions they have been working under, and has tried to save the people in this matter The following are a few of the things that while trying at the same time to do all that was have.. been accomplished in addition to the regu'maintain' the city in as good order required lar work of maintenance. , as possible. At : the beginning of the year they ""'"'L . ths Stmt Department , placed the. city on a budget system so that each Three blocks of concrete pavement have limiisJ-Thi- a would in ..know their been laid and "curb and gutter constructed on department; . volved some changes in the accounting system Academy avenue. system-imw-xise ia 8uchthat,.,xThe,atripL.on Center-stree- t ; from Academy is litcitizen who interested can with avenue to First East street which was left for. any yery has been expended ,? tie trouble find just what the street railroad franchise when the balance in any department and for what it was spent. the street was paved, has been paved. t I I i r |