Mornin' Mail

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Tuesday, March 27, 2001 Volume IX, Number 197

Did Ya Know?. . .The American Red Cross will hold a Salad Luncheon from
11 a.m.- 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 29th at the United Methodist Church in Carthage. Tickets are $4 each and delivery is available. Proceeds will go toward local programming. For more information call 358-4334.

Did Ya Know?. . .The Diabetes Support Group will meet from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28th in the McCune-Brooks dining room. This month Mrs. Mary Ann Gremling will talk about her experiences in helping her husband deal with diabetes. Everyone is invited to attend.

today's laugh

"I expect a lot of dirty work when I start my new business."
"Treachery, eh?"
"No, I’m opening a laundry."

"I’ve just been reading about a machine which does the work of ten men. It almost has brains."
"Not if it does all that work."
The judge pointed with his cane at the prisoner before him. "There’s a great rogue at the end of this stick."
The prisoner smirked, "At which end, Your Honor?"

1901
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.

WIND CAUSED A RUNAWAY.

And the Runaway Causes Horses to Rise in a Buyer’s Estimation.

As two Center creek farmers started home from the Harrington feed yard this afternoon, a piece of paper from a billboard blew into the horses’ faces. They promptly ran away but were held down by the drivers and stopped near the armory after scattering groceries, etc., generously along the street.

Al Parker saw the exhibition of spirit and at once proposed to buy the horses, but the farmers did not want to sell the flyers.

The telephone central girls this morning began a daily call up of all phones on the system to see if all are in good order. This will be done each morning to discover troubles early in the day.

Today's Feature

BOCA Vote Scheduled.

The City Council is scheduled to vote on the updating of the City building construction and maintenance codes at this evening’s regular meeting in City Hall at 7:30.

The process of updating the codes has historically been a routine matter that the Council has completed every few years. The current revision has been stalled since October when several rental property owners expressed opposition. The Public Works Committee conducted several meetings to hear suggestions for modifications of the regulations, but the issue was eventually tabled and all discussion stopped.

The proposed revisions appear on tonight’s agenda exactly as originally proposed last fall.

The proposed changes include the adoption of the International Fuel Gas Code/2000; the International Residential Code for one and two family dwellings/2000; the International Plumbing Code/2000; the International Building Code/2000; and the International Property Maintenance Code/2000.

The only opposition expressed has been to the adoption of the Property Maintenance portion of the code.

Just Jake Talkin'

Mornin',

After ‘bout four months of meetin’s and discussin’, nothin’ much has changed with what has been referred to as the BOCA Code. I suppose it’s about a textbook example of how not to influence government.

Public Works Committee Chair Bill Fortune made several comments durin’ the several meetin’s that there was prob’ly some adjustments that could or should be made to the Buildin’ Maintenance Code to make it better suit the Carthage community. Nobody seemed ta hear. By the time the Committee was ready to put the thing together, it got tabled.

The fact is, nothin’ got accomplished ‘cept some citizens lettin’ off a little steam and ever’one diggin’ in their heels. A classic example of ever’one kickin’ up dirt rather than realizin’ they were on common ground.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.