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Show DEAD "WORK. A few days ago we called attention to the condition of Main street and the ex-, pensive manner in which ; it is " always being kept in bad condition." We desire' to call' attention to another city ' matter in which the same expensive methods are employed. We refer to the boxing, of the hydrants. The city is now engaged in putting in new boxes around the hydrants, and "wood is being used for this purpose. By using wood the city is compelled to.replace the boxes every two or three years, because of the decay of the .wood. , The putting in of wooden boxes is much less expensive in the first instance than any other material, but the fact that- it is less expensive at first is because it is much inferior to almost any other material that could be used. The hydrants are permanent and will remain, and why should not the space around them be built up with stone, or brick, if Jtrick of a proper quality can be had? It would be expensive at first, but this expense would be light as compared with the continual repairing of the wooden boxes. Let. the City Council give the matter the consideration consid-eration it deserves. We were glad to see that our article on Main street met. with the approval of one of the . the City Council at least, and we trust that Councilor Coun-cilor Petit will continue to urge upon the city , the necessity of properly paving Main street. - |