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smoke is thrown off, and none Of the black
cinders and SCOT which, fill the air where
bituminous coal is burned. In New York aild
Boston there is no temptation to use the soft
coal, because 1t .isdcarcr than the hard COAL
| 1t is only westIof the Alleghenies that soft
coal abounds, 'Tfere is Il limited use Of It III
, Philadelphia, and Baltimore Is supplied to
greater extent from the Cumberland valley.
| But in New:.York and Boston furnaces Of
all kinds tire supplied, and engines Of
all kinds, on, steamers and railroads as
well as in the large buildings, are driven by
power obtained from the use OF hard coal.
This single circumstance accounts Ill the
main for the superior cieanlinessof the East
| crn cities over the Western cities. But this
difference in the kind Of fuel does not con-
stitpte the entire difference in the degree Of
cleanliness. The older cities OF New York
and Boston have acquired greater order and
strictcr discipline In the management Of con-
stituent affairs. The streets are kept in bet
ter repair and cleaned more frequently and
more thoroughly than i'll Chicago. The
former communities lave progressed to 4
proper consideration OF personal comfortaild
sanitary conditions. The police regulations
arc not only more comprehensive, but are
also more strictly enforced. Residents ut
those cities cannot with imDunity lnflict in
jury upon the person and property Of their
ncighbors. The garbage and refuse matter
must be and are cleared away. Tile builder
Of house is not permitted to occupy
pretty much the entire street with his work.
and is required to remove the waste stuff
1o+n tff iaI the
wheels Of vehicles and the droppings from
the horses are swept away regularly. and
hence do not become part Of the dust to be
whisked about by the wind. More money
and greater care are expended upon the work
Of maintaining good order and cleanliness.
The time has come when greater considera-
ton must be given to the appearance OF
things III Chicago. The liberal eXpendi-
turc of money in public works and hand
some buildings should 10 longer be obscured
by neglect in keeping them III proper order.
Rapidity in growth should no longer be ac-
ccpted as an excuse for shiftlcsness and slov-
enlincss. Chicago is no longer an overgrown
town; it is a great and rich city. No people
can better afford tile comfort and satisfaction
of cleanliness than can the people OF Cillca-
60. Tho natural disadvantages in the use Of
soft coal can be and must be overcome by
the scientific combustion Of the carbon
thrown off in the shape Of SCOT and black
smoke. Devices to accomplish this purpose
have already been invented, and will be inl-
proved with the demand therefor. There Is
IN ordinance declaring smoke 4 nuisance
and providing punishment for those who
commit this nuisance. That ordinance must
be enforced, not spasmodically, but regular
" and Systematically. Our streets m,st be
cleaned more frcqu emily and more thorough
ly. Our police equations must be stricter
than they have been, and. il necessary, the
police force must be increased with special
reference to proper inspection. It will be
necessary to spend more money than hereto
fore upon the special devices for cleaning
and purifying the city. The people Of CHI
cago can well afford to sustain additional
taxation that shall be devoted honestly to
that end; and the tlne is not far
distant when the leading issue in mu-
nicipal elections will be, as it always
ought to be, the actual care Of the city and
the promotion Of all measures looking to
public health. decency, and cleanliness.
Ample return for any incre ased expenditure
Tor such purpose will be found III the per
sonal comfort of tho inhabitants and the inl-
proved reputation of the city. Chicago |
should lead all Western cities in the matter |
of cleanliness, us 1t does in population, |
growth, and business,