, 1879-01-03
Tho Cll1eugu Dnys.
IN ths EditoF of Thf Tribune.

II the Editor o1 Iht Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. t.-Only yesterday saw an
e1press.wagon run over small boy on Madison
street, Ju.t above Ada. No one seemed to bs
IN fault except tho general custom which has
provided no place for BOYS, and nothing for
them to do. 1t almost seems A. II boys in q,
city huve TO rights that other folks are bound
10 respect, and that they arc always tooked
upon ~ IN somctody's why.
They cannot ride the horscs to vntcr, bring
ND the cows and milk them, hunt hsn's nests,
trap opossumA, chase squirrels, OF cut wood, ~
boys do In thn country. Their mothers and ais
tets, or scrvant.gtrls, DO MI the chores. They
have no play-0rounls anu It doca aecm n II
they we're left out Of tho calculations Of lie. In
tho psrIor they arc alwsya Ia the way, aud ata
sura to get into trouble with Bridget every tlus
they go to the kitchen. They must not run.
and skate, and whoop, aud throw stones, and
turn summersnults On tho streets. aud must
"watch out !" in the parks lest they run over tho
Now boya are an American Institution, md
should bs taken into tue sccouus Iu NIL family
sonstblu9 Num- to do. and % some place 10 Which no
| i,aa = right to b. All Our parks should be Even
up To then, fur 4 certain number Of hours every
day, when adult pedestrians, strollng lo'ess.
babies, and toddleEs must get out Of tue way.
Vacant lots should ba dedicated TO thelr use. aud
they ahould not b. suffered to skate On crowded
business stseeta. The truck OF strcrt-rul'way
bs tept oil them By light penalties, strictly
enforced; but tbere nrs plenty Of aide streets
and cross streets where thsy eau skate, and run,
spd shout, and, With little caro- 90 @ thesr past.
would make larger allowance for tie boys, sud
that city motbers would supply them with liz
tie suitable employment, such as would make
| their plAy all tho more lnlovable 70 themselves
aud others. JAM GaEr swissnELN.
"CpOniss.ed nnsiness In tho City Cnunctl.
/ 10 ne Editor 1 7ns Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jal. 2.~-We have ali excellent City
Counctl-perhaps the very best we have eyer
had; the members meet promptly every Mon
day evening, hardly seat vacant At the hoas OK
meeting, half-past I, ard attend closely 10 aud
expedite business ttll 10 Or IL o'clock. and vet
there iA always \ large amount Of business III
xrrear,-mucn Of It tnost important, and of very
urgent nature. This u In tho list OF Untnlsh-
ed business" haylng found It's ,wny thcss for
VARIOUS reasons, chiefly because of tho pre-
eedence necessarily nnd properly given 10 mat
tiers communicated by the Mayor aud BY the
Hoard of Public Works 10 the reposta Of com.
ptttees, and 10 special orders. When .
measure has oucu rot Into this list-" UuanIsned
bus!nssa"-ls scsms well nigh given over
to "the sleep that knows no sn1a.Hs,. w.kln&,"
1oa 1osE without &c eoaS,p..!eu, tsnp T. aassIs q
lind remedy. 1t wonld seem like "rlolps, a
free horse t0 death u 10 ASK more Of men who
already give 50 much ot their t!ne and labor to
iNe public frcr. Some Wcll.dlgcstcd system of
pertnunent relief ought 10 be provided. but
tilat will como latr, too late tu help thd resent
,, need. Any immediate help can colna oulY from
! | the generosity OF ulen Whu eScn poT are escrs
! werk laying It's city uuler heayy weight ol
gratitude for = large amount Of wsfl.reuderct
! service, given 'wfthout nuuey aud wtsnou!
!. price" II thu CuunrtI could occasionally hod
I | NJ anny{T1 n M GHVtatHl GEciHtfYGIY III
, aunLplstlei business" they would easn foI
themselves mud receive FROM ths clttzeps thank
: beyond measure. Cannot one such special sss
! aion l,s held At rery early day' ClrnEx.