, 1864-07-20
Sights and Scenes Thcre.-The Critters and
s'dewalks--naklng . load Bed
How not to do it.,

~ - GENERALLY considered that as man becomes
more accustomed TO any-particu1ar pursuit he
eroWa more capable Of successfully following It,
and one ofthe earliest naxims Impressed 7pon the
young idea" IL the time honored -"Pzac.1cc
makes Perfect, which is universally accepted as
selfeyideut fact. Unfortunately, however. this
aw II lot unise1eal in Its influence and its excep
uon Il ay be Eeeu In HI eminent degree in our
young CITY: The pilots Of our local ship Of State
do not benefit IRON what experience they enin. for
a. the city crows lasser and richer, 1t becomes 4
greater receptacle Of moral and material corrup.
t1oI. To attempt to describe all tue annoyanees
ma Ian proportions; there Is room for improve
mint eTeryWhere, from that nuisances OF nulsan-
SSss-the S1 u, Chhieago Hser, down to the countless
our many streets and a]leye, 4 walk through the
city, even under.the moet favorable cI1cum Stances
furnithes much Material Ior consideration On the
!ncongtuitF OF earthly ep1cndor. The pedestrian
Is impressed with the size Of Chicago, Its nne
sto1es, warehouses and dwellings, but can See no
corresponding excellence in he labors OF the city
fathers, whose highest ambition seems to be to
eenven their charge INTO kind OF modern ~hted
sepuicre without the whiiewash.
One subject which strikes every. stranger who
many Of its streets aud sidewalk. La some few
places this Of course hae been remedcd bnt In the
Tast majortv Of cases the roads aga left in worse
than pttmeral imcompletencss, Alter every show
er OF rain the streets become co inverted into en-
b1yo tlsers. possessing an almost unfathomable
depth OF mud. Horses wade through the material
dragging their loads ster them. Or else giving up
In diFguet, ,re main immovably dxed. The CROSSINGS
are Al lnpassaole and present spectacle which
er. Little feet, eecmingly too fragile to tread
aueht soueher than the choicest OF Brussels, are
rainiy cnceasoting to ford the muddy abyss; the
eide" etruegle with m energy which must be
haught with r'nous results to brocade and dimity.
The sterner sex are also lncommOded by these
crossings, but with determination worthy Of bet
Ter ends, they recklessy dash sctoss utterly indlf
ierent to the value Of patent leather or bro dcoth
Aak eia e sad s b9ppoes Is %
means ceaee; wooden sidewalks ut least Chicago
ones) are but highly ingenious species OF m1n-
ZAP; oosTds T6 are 1onnd 60 nicely arranged that
sietibe tendency 10 = tip up'' and precipitate the
pedal exuemetles Of the unlucky .pedestrlan Into
lion with Whole ekin, or Gle irrcgnlsrly shaped
chasns yawn openly to receive the traveller bodily
into the lower regions Consider these collections
heights above Or below Tie sea level and to be
connected BY flights OF rckety steps, the platform
they lead TO being Of fnch extensive proportions
the traveller ere he reaches the summit If be Stun
bles at the top step be will probably fall down
another mEht on The other eide, to the lmmlneat
whole frinees Of CUTTERS filled Win all name. Of
animal and vegetable refuse and one has come idea
s!y 81 t1sny y Of u the e. Walking accommodations Of the
.Consider1ng the democratic procltv1ties Of our
city fathers # Is a matter Of some wonder that
they have not secn TO this natter more closely for
II the navigation Of the streets Is matter Of diff
hcnlty to man With all his senses about him,
what mnst be TO one, travelling under the int1u-
euce Of s'ye" democracg's best Gtend-1he duplex
bottle!
And where = remedy has been attempted, the
rEsult has proved 10 BE- worse than the disease.
Wells street for example, for months was In con-
dition which exceeded In magnitude any "cordu-
ROT road" In the widest bacswoods on the conti-
bsn5. It was literally and perfectly Impossible for
the level Of surrounding Streets it consisted of
scnes Of pits ranging in depth from five to ten
feet. Tiled with water and serving the place Of
the ne.shboshood, numbers Of whom graced the
surface Of the water. One OF these miniature
lakes was stocked With fish by some enterprsfng
Juveniles and formed source Of much pleasure.
alter this state Of affairs. protably becauae they
imagined some Amusement, ut least was being
derived from them. A stratum Of tin cuttings and
Oyster ehels was placed IN the street. and, after
bnt with matenal the chief constituent 81
which appeared to be decayins animal and yeGeta-
Bile ma1ter, the odor Of which rtvaned that Of
Bridgeport or the tar-famed North Branch. he
streets are 10 very daneerons condition, bnt It IL
csent remedy will be applied.
Anothcr Street nuisance ts the lorge quantity Of
thorouehiares, and the garbage and 6lth which
breeds pesulence and death IN almost every alley
and hyway. The law allows one-third Of the
street 70 be blockaded, hut the blockaders take
traffic OF the city. 1t Is the duty Of the authorities
to abAte these nulsances, will they do it, and take
decided stand in the matter! '.Hoye-in" & Co.
must remember that the whole duty Of superln-
tending street matters does not terminate with
facilitating the Dizziness Of horse railroads At
tie rate Of $1o.tN job.