Poles And Conduit

POLES AND CONDUIT

DELAY THE PAVING OF WASH-INGTON ST.

Promises of Immediate Word Re-moving the Poles and Building the Conduit are Made.

Washing st. is torn up, but the poles are still there and hence the busi-ness men and alderman are kicking. So are the contractors. It's fashionable to kick. The Electric Light companies new poles are not here yet but they are expected tomorrow. They will have to be shaved and painted and the company promised this afternoon to hustle them in. W.E. Thompson, the attorney of the telephone company is here today and says that the construction gang of the company will be here to put in the conduit tomorrow or at latest Wednes-day morning, and says they will make a short job of putting in the conduit. the materrial is all here on the track and Mr. Thompson says he supposed that the construction gang would be here last week. Contractor Clanncy says he can;t do anything more until the poles are out and the conduit laid.