Daily Republican., 1879-08-07
Our Beautiful City HnlI Yard

| MzssRs. EDToRs:--A few years .,
our citizens became very much shocke
that our city fathers would permit a
unsightly brick wall on the King stra1
front of the City Hall to remain, an
obscure from view the grounds of tn
only piece of city property located nea
the centre thereof, and they contepde,
through the medium Of that powerful
renovator and reformer the press, tha
the old and unsightly wall should b,
removed, and that the grounds SHOULD
bs tsrraced on the King street front
and a neat iron railing erected on tn.
King and Sixth streets sides of th.
open portion of the square.
Our venerable fathers heard thu
prayer of their petitioners, and gavs
heed thereto. And in due course o.
time, the old ancient stone wall was
removed and an iron railing erected
and the King street elsration terv aced
and after considerable delay the ground
slope on King street front was sodded and
substantial stone steps erected, and a
gate placed opposite thereto, to enable
our citizens Gas We supposedly to enter
and use as place of recreation the
grounds which heretofore were unseen
ON account Of the high blank wall sur.
rounding it.
But to the surprise of everybody
when the job was completed a secure
iron hasp with a yale lock thereon
secured the gate against the admission
OF our citizens and visitors who come
here to view the city, and until very
recently the gate has been kept secure
ly locked. But for short time past,
since the beautiful ornamental plants
therein, in the shape of "Bitter weed /"
"Sambo quarters" "Hog weed" and
"Sour do,k," have sprung up sin
tanously and assumed such majestic
and stately proportions, the lock has
been opened. and the "beautiful gate
stands ajar." And a gentleman living
opposite thereto, states that he has
been very much amused and edited, at
seeing a tall policeman dexteriously
spating the tops OF the foliage of the
beautiful plants above described with
his hands, to enable him to take peep
through the thick foliage the passers by
on King street.
lie states that he watched the officer
with a greet deal of interest, being
somewhat fearful that if the officer at
tempted to pass out of the King street
gate, he would get entangled and per-
aaps lose himself before finding bis way
'ut through those beautiful tropical
plants above specified. Owing to the
thickness of the plants on the ground
md the wide spreading foliage thereon
W notice that our very efficient
log catcher Hunt" who seems
o be about the only person who
'ttempts to gain an entrance through
he gate, has great difficulty
o get the canine specie through be-
ween the plants and both he and his
logs are in great danger of getting lost
'efore finding their way to the place
where unregistered CANNES are deposit
ed for anesthetic entertainment. We
hink 1t would be advisable for our
ity fathers to enact an ordinance that
he tramps kept in the city cells over
hight should be- made to earn their
breakfast by being compelled to
It least trim off some of the larger
ranches from the bitter weed and
log weed plants, and also grub up a
PORTION Of them so that there will be
Dom for the tall policeman to see be-
ween them out into King street, and at
he same time enable officer Hunt to
;et his canine prisoners between them
Without being in danger of bruising
himself and also the canine species by
queezing themselves through the
hickly set plants.
We trust our city fathers when they
ext meet will adjourn to meet at an
arly day as committee of the whole
n the King street front of the city hall
ard and ascertain and report if they
o not think it expedi.nt that the sug-
estions herein contained should be
arried into execution.
Very respectfully submitted:
ROBIN Hoop.