Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-18

The Omnibus.

Have we street commissioner among us ?
is the first question asked by strangers when
passing through our streets, from the filth and
dust seen in our Main street and the accumu-
lated filth Of last winter, which now lies res.
ting In summers sun, in every cross street
and alley, would lead one to the conclusion,
that there was not Street Commission a.
mong US. But there is, aud one who would
like TO put things to right, he has not been
able to do SO from the opposition he has met
with from many citizens. Now this is all
wrong, not only wrong in principle but in pol
icy. Let us look back few years when the
streets were allowed 10 60 uncleaned and the
cutters TO Gil up with uncleanness, vacant lots
covered with water for want of grades 10 the
streets TO drain them, and half of the cellars
in town were cisterns the bot sun OF July
and August raised an effluvia and miasma
that told on its victims by prostrating them
with sickness, and many times laying them in
the silent tomb. II has not been so for the
last four years, and why because the streets
have been graded and kept clean, the alleys
and back yards of the stores have been at
tended too with lime, the great purifier. And
the result is, that there has been less sickness
and fewer deaths here than in any town Of
this size in the Union. Now shall we through
the negligence Of those in power, and few
citizens, loose the enviable name our town has
gained for health. do not pause for a re-
lply, but say the answer of every good citizen
is, no then let there be rising of the peo-
pie on Monday for real "careing up" and
keep doing 80 every week till September
So mote it be.
+ Wonder if it would not be good plan for
1the city fathers, to cause the pond of green
water, near Market Street, to be drained, pro-
vided, the citizens IN that part of the towa
don't object.
+ What are our Union School Trustees a.
bout If they don't stir themselves, the build
ing will not be ready for the fall term. Most
too much money layed out in that building to
have the walls standing in solemn desolation,
and stranges asking what is that going to be
Our streets are mostly laid with good side
walks, but there is chance for some i'm
provement in them and in their connections.
If the Commissioners should hint to the prop
erty holders at the upper end of Croghan
street, that there must be a better wolk to the
Depot, have no doubt but what it would pres
to change. The side walks around the Pres
byterian Church, should be graded-it looks
decidedly bad.
June IL Curtis, from Cleveland, have pur-
chased and took possession of the Foundry
and are rushing things right through. 1t is un.
derstood that they all go in to the manufacto
ry of steam engines on large SCALE Sue
cess 10 them
The moon now shines forth its silvery light
on the summer clad fields, flowers and trees
of lovely June. It's no wonder that painters
have painted, and poets sung the beauties o
this season Of the year for who is there thai
can wander forth in the meadows and groves
watching the fantastic light and shades Of the
moon beams, as they play among the leaves
like SO many fairies in their gambols or BY
the bank of the river. whose rpples are dan
cling along, and beside the quiet lake, whose
bosom is like FURNISHED silver, mirror of the
purity within, and say that nature and WON
an, are not more lovely under the veil of tb'
moons mystic light, than in the mondays
glaring sun. Now that is so, and we woulc
advise our bachelor friends to look well t
their hearts, or some angel "in the human form
divine" will steal their crusty hearts away
Moonlight nights are bad for Old Bache's ant
Young Ducks.
ooh for spot in the valley Alone" in tha
region of country near the North Pole, know
as Greenland. It's a wonder some enter
prising Yankee don't tow an ice mountain in
to Boston harbor, and charge shilling a
. hour, to stand in the shade of it, these he
days-it wouldpay.
. Next week the Omnibus will drive aroun
town. to see the Improvements that are goin
on, and make note or two by the way.
i Sandusky City, has got SO full of gass, thu
r they will initiate balloon on the 22nd ; ther
+. will be some of the Beoples .Ecre.
, T Stock in the Toledo, Norwalk and Clev'
lany Railroad, is now selling at ,55. Tb
road has met with unprecedented success
e but no more than it deserves. "Honor
: whom honor is due" that is, to G. L, Boal
+ Esq, Of Norwalk, S. Burchard and R.
e Buckland, Of our town.