The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Jan. 13, 1972

City Council members voted to install a two-line emergency phone to the police station, to purchase two road graders to bring two streets up to standard, and to purchase a piece of property.

The decision to add another emergency line was made when it was found that the present line could be closed off in the event a caller inadvertently left his own phone off the base.

With two lines, the number can be reached even though one phone is in use. Cost of the additional phone line will be about $102 per year, and a third line may be sought in the future.

The road graders can be pu...