People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1895 — Those County Walks. [ARTICLE]

Those County Walks.

i Editor Pilot. —We see that ! the county Auditor has advents ed for bids for the construction l of a cement Walk along the north side of the f üblic square. Tiiere is no more need of a walk on that side of the court house than there ; s on either of the other three sides. Every accommodai tion this new walk will give is | already amply provided for on i tne opposite side of the street, j We, of course, have never seen j very much, have never been ! very far from home, but the few public squares we have seen have had no walks at all next to the court house side of the streets. There is no need of walks around a court house yard uo need of a horse high, hog tight aod bull strong iron fence around it either. Nice walks leading through the yard to the building are alright enough, but there is no sense, no need and no real public benefit in making cement walks around the outside. We think in these times of high taxes, when the county has interest bearing debts hanging over it, our commissioners should be more careful in orderring improvements and repairs. Had the interests of the taxpayers, or the real benefit and convenience of the public been consulted, no bids for a cement walks would have been advertised for. T. T. See the new’ line of cheap trimmed hats at Mrs. Lecklider’s from 5Uc to *l, at Emporium. Special sale during Mrs. JLeckiider’s opening at Emporium of cheniele goods, rugs and linens.