Mornin' Mail

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Thursday, December 14, 2000 Volume IX, Number 126

did ya know?

Did Ya Know?. . .The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad Santa Train will visit Carthage on Saturday, December 16 at 6:15 p.m. in the MNA depot, 514 N. Orner. Santa will present a small gift to each child who visits. A special grand prize drawing will also be held for the children.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Diabetes Support Group will have a Christmas celebration from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 20 in the McCune-Brooks Hospital dining room. Everyone is invited for delicious food, drinks, recipes, and handouts.

today's laugh

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE - "If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"

My mother taught me RELIGION - "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL: "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC: "Because I said so, that’s why."

My mother taught me IRONY - "Keep laughing and I’ll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS - "Shut your mouth and eat your supper!"

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INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

Police Called to Account.

Officer Hurst Has Tendered His Resignation to Mayor Ross.

There have been rumors afloat for a day or two that some changes in the police force are pending. Mayor Ross was around Saturday night looking into the workings of police affairs, and it is said was satisfied that the posted rules in regard to the habits of policemen were not being strictly lived up to in every respect particularly the rule in regard to drinking.

It is authoritatively stated that the resignation of Policeman Asa Hurst now lies in the mayor’s hands. The mayor and Officer Hurst held a conference yesterday afternoon which resulted in the resignation being laid in the mayor’s hands about four o’clock. A friend of the officer remarked that he "thought the resignation a hasty one, and that Officer Hurst ought to, and would be willing to live up to the rules strictly if it were not too late to arrange to do so."

Today's Feature
One Toe In The Water.

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to approve the "concept" of a roundabout intersection at Airport Drive, Fairlawn Drive and Grand Avenue.

Representatives of the Missouri Department of Transportation attended the regular Council meeting and showed a short video of how the proposed roundabout would function. MoDOT has $100,000 available for the project in special funding and the approval of the concept was necessary to get that funding committed.

The intersection is projected to cost in the neighborhood of $300,000 and further negotiations will determine how much of that the City would need to provide to get the project completed. More information and more complete estimates will be available before the City has to obligate funds to the project according to the representatives.

The Council also voted 5-4 to place the question of raising the lodging tax from 2% to 4% on next April’s election ballot. Council member Clark was not present. A Council bill will be placed in first reading at the next regular meeting. Those opposed favored a special election in August.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

Some concern was raised in Finance Committee about the amount of the monthly water bill for Central Park. After a new meter was installed a few months ago, the City started gettin’ bills that showed about five hunderd bucks a water usage a month.

The matter is bein’ looked into. The unusual discovery of the Committee was that the fountain in the park is simply hooked to a water line and overflow goes into the sewer.

The Committee is recommendin’ that some sort a recirculatin’ pump be installed to keep the fountain’ flowin’. For the winter the water is shut down so the issue should be resolved ‘fore the warm weather permits the fountain’s spay to surge once again.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.