Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-23
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EplroR JoUaRLL - Il is very sommsa
feeling. tho world over. for people to have
great deal Of pride ia the city or villags they
live in. Il ia a very laudable feeling. and in
many ways works to the improvement Of sv-
cry part OF the world, especially It's external
sanditiou. In common with sthsrs, elsim
large shsrs Of this kind Of pride. like TO
feel .ha, the town live in 10 = little better and
nicer ihan other towns OF = like sire. Esps
sisliy. that its churches and schools and public
buildings, its eemstsry and is streets, and nss,
ssd tasty deor-yards, are such as isdiea" an
intelligent and sn.srprisinR people.
In most Of these things the citizens or Per.
rysburE may feel a'jus,ly gratinsd pride. We
lave a situation on the banks Of the haumes
River uasqualed for Pisturssqus beauty in this
part Of the State, and net surpassed anywhere
We have . town very handsomely laid cut
with unusually wide, attractive streets our
walks and shade trees indicate some cArs and
taste, and we have very large number Of very
comfortableland tasteful houses, and our school
and churches are at least very respectable {;
while the "Silent City of tho Dead" shows, in
itB beauty and order, the hand Of loving care
and watchfulness owe. the last resting place Or
the dear departed ones.
But there 10 one particular In which there is
an uuusual amount Of neglect on tbs part Of a
good many of our citizens to which would be
clad to call their attention. refer to the
amount Of rubbish Of various kinds which 10 al
lowed to lie in the streets along the sidewalks
to the very great injury Of the beauty of the
town-wood- piles, lumber, bones barrels. old
wagons, old boots and shoes, oyster-caus, bot
ties, and even skulls of animals ~ are the tsO-
common sights ia our streets.
Let me tell you what saw the other day in
a walk Of four or fvo squares only, and that in
the best part of.town too: First, very capac-
ious hog-pen right on the street (not back on
the alley out of sight) with great deal of un-
slightly rubbish in aud around it-then an i'm
msnss smrunt of refuse lumber scattered the
entire len 9Th Of two sides Of the lot then lille
farther on more lumber then, several old uag-
ems, a wagon bed, hay-raek, &c. Next, five
o'ws' skulls, nine horns, two jaw-bones, ssm'
bottles, eyster-cans and old boots, and all thes,
latter within fifty feet Of LOulsiana avenue AND
o lly three or less steps from the sidewalk
slumps Of trees, and "other articles too ted lou.
u mention"
And tho whole way was interpreted will
wood piles, brush-piles No. l, 2 aud 8, and lib
orally vArisgalsd with east OF shoes and boots
Even the churches, passed on the way, nice Al
they are, had large amount Of loose articles
'yIuz 'rouad greatly marriDg their Othsrwis
pOni1g efJet.
IheArd a stranger say, "nly few days ago
that PsrryIburE looked like some Of the oil
towns IN Canada--had a discouraged lOok--sS
many things were lying round loose in tn,
streets. and about the premises, a. II the pssPl
had reached that point of depression whore the!
did not care. I resented the charge OF course
! and,apotogfLsd as far as / could by saying
that the spring had been so backward that Pso
pie had not slSAnsd up vet. AT the same time
, could not resist the conviction that there wsr
COED many things lying tOuOd lSOss whic
this excuse would not cover.
Not to mako invIdious comparisons -ono c
pre,tlss, villages 10 thls part of the State Is Nor
walk { and iA beauty consists not in sleEan
buildings, but In eleaa, wSll-esrsd for streets
plenty Of shAds trees Giong the side walks, an
In nsy do0r'Jards. The same kind Sad sm"u'
of care aud attention would SNcn make sPeTXI
. burg wsrsAy sf is beautiful situation and
4 the other Advantages which II possesses.
! Can not our manufacturers snd railroad At
. thoriiisS and livery men be induced to put the
material tato Ship-shaps 50 far ~ the street 81
: psaranss oftbtsamS is eoAssTnSd and to kSS
9 IL so and our Si,iIons generally have a lit
: "clArin up spell" In front OF their prsniss
where Il mar be needed
= And will not our CITY Fathers take u ups
= themselves to SupSrViIs this matter. at least
II far as 10 administer very gentle hint to pa
e ties who persist 10 making the Publia streets Il
I. dsnssitOIy Of every mannsr Of unsiEhtly ru
d " bish.
!. A very little eommsndabls pride ~ the pa
b or all concerned, united with q small amount
laber. Wsuld very soon put new face sn mar
3 parts Of our naturally bsautifnl town. and in
IS prove lie general appearance 100 per cent. I.
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In m. sdnesial .0a the horse disease. Il
conJrrgdIOaHlist suggested that II miehs