Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-16

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SHADE TRErs. may, perhaps be
wrong in urging the matter Of planting |
shade trees. There are serious objections
to having trees in business streets, bat ws
claim that they add much 70 the attraction
sfa city to have them along those streets |
ssed for rssidsncss. Trees might ~ select
a los this purpose With ssfesses b their
sdsssos is6asscs On the atmesphers, and
y thsir capscity for absorbing ths nosisus
vsposs which abound in I'll cities, no matter
hswsvss clssnly they are kept, but mseh |
more -, Of course. where cleanliness IL not
regarded - Of any great impossanes. ~
The time u year IL now q hand for the
setting out efshsds trees. snd although thsy
sss, in some respects osjectionab's, ssill
thsis bsns6ss very nsay Goes oounterbai-
ance any slisht incsn.enence they may be.
Indeed, it might be doab.ed whether trees
on streets not devoted to business life are Of
any inconvenenc O. annoyance II might
be tina, some species ofrscs are SO. bn, il
is no. neces sary 70 set out such as these.
Only such trees should be p.anted Is would
be the least likely to be Of inconvenience, or
to cause any annoyance. Some object to
trees in front Of their premises on account
Of insects they are the occasion Of produc
ing; but this annoyance can be romedied
very easily, by encouraging and protecting
the various species Of birds which would fire.
oucnt the city, if provision were only made
for theu 10 build their nests.
In the public squares or parks Of most Of
the Eastern cities, .herc is . provision Of
this kind, and the Consequence Is that dur~
ing the greater !portion Of the gear birds
are familiar objects. But We fear that this
zoe viii - objscted to in this city, % &C.
cosnt of the necessity which ID caused by
the scarcity of Aydrant wstsr 70 tsss se-
course to cistesns. So from ore inconveni-
sncc this city il obliged TO submit to several
others, all depending 10 their consequences
upon that one. Neyertt teIess, let us hope
thss the present tses pantlse SseAon will
not pass away vithdat its being put to the
good use Of sessiag ost . large nunber Of
bsautiful shsds trees. net lnsfsly for the
eomfors 10 which they % largely contfibuts.
bot for the influence they produce upon the
public health.
We wosld sugeess 70 shoss having iuter-
ct in THE matter that they take the matter
into ooaaidsratios, with view - ascertain
ing the is0usnee Of tres in the city upoa
health, and II found to be useful, thss tree
planting bs recommended BY Them a. .
preservation Of health and . preventive ol
disease. We would also like 10 have the
opinion Of any Of our learned Phys,ciass
on this subject, in time to effect some good.
INDEPENDENT ScnooL DsrRicr No. os
DAVENPORT TowNsniP.-in accordance with
chapter 1st, sections 81 and 81 inclusive.
Of the school lave Of lowe, school distric,
No. 8. Of this township known ss the JET.
sev Ridge school, has voted to constitute
itself separate. school .dis,rics under the
above rame.
.Thc election Of officers will take place on
Tuesday At 10 o'clock A. NJ.
!, The following is tho ticket put in nomna.
ton. and ~ there are no opposing candi-
dates it will be elected rs
Thos. K. Fluke. President X. Reading,
Vice President; John Akley, Secretary;
Thos. Robson. Treasurer; J. N Eldridgs.
Moses Farbes, G. Ksber, Directors.
This movement will prove beneficial to
the districe itself no sever detrimental il
may be TO the remaining schools, which
undsr the old srraagemsnts have had the
benefit ofsbous TIVE hundred dollars each
year from the jersey Ridge district They
have now seeded from the township. and
propose spending oil ths:money that is raised
in their District in the support Of their own
school. This will enable them to keep the
school up in good ssyle-more in accordance
with their own ideas Of advancement. One
principal cause of their taking this step al
euiS lNbc " a. tbo VI tuc AOWueut
Board t. let them hayc two teachers, whea
they thought they had good grounds foI
such a demand.
We understand it 10 their intention tc
make some repairs upon the school house
and its surroundings this season and next
year make some addition to the house fos
recitation purposes, q thing neglected at The
time Of building. We think our Jersey Ridgs
ffisnds have taken a wise step, and one
which viii eventually build up their edusa-
tieeal interests. They have the wealth aad
the material out Of which they ought "a
make their school % good ~ any in the
State Of its kind. Jersey Ridge takes the
palm for being the first Independent Dis
trict in the Township.
~ All
Tas NossL WonAx."-A. b. Ksadie
spoke upon this subjses hast evening" u the
FSnh Snsst Chuseh.s Those In atssa1ancs
wsrs veil pleased with what they hsard-
sssA sss (of The lsdiss) smiling 70 think
how his hits sppiied 10 theis neighbour :
Thinkine, % doubt. that Mrs: o. Mis- %
ssd =, ought 20 have bsSn shefe u har
~ lsslsss. The male postise II shs ssdi-
snes (ualisisssly) sppsseded ~hen the
spseAss showed up Il an easy asafslstie
psnAsr ths fashisoabas foihlss Of tAs GENT
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