The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-21
PUPLIC IMPEACHMENT SUGGEs.
TINS.
How to Make t. City Beautiful and
Citizen COntented.

How to Make Il City Beautiful and
Citizen COntented.
SAVANNAH, ADJ 20. Editor Morning
Ne'cs; In readB your valuable daily
paper, 1 always Stconsult the local news,
for, after all, who S occurring in our i'm
mediate present concerns us more than
great events wIch happen at distance.
In your issueof Sunday April IA, you
sa;ed that thefrs had checked proposed
Improvement South Broad street.-the
curbing of the green spaces between
Bull stree 70 Dravton on the
east aud to Whitaker on the
west. It IS devoutly to be
wished tina the interruption of this plan is
temporary only. lie Improvement sug-
cestsd would SO 6ight the public eye
and tasts that it wnld soon extend TO East
R.oai and West Broad streets. South
Broad street, so ciIbsd and orna nented.
avenues in the cClntry. The writer of this
heard Mr. Wood the architect, say that
and graded. would bo one of the
finest thoroughares in the world. With
broad roadWas north and south of
toe central gren, no reason exists why the
latter snould e longer used by either We
holes or pedesrains. The military in future
will doubt,esdOrm and march on Liberty
or some pave street of the city. What
ever adds to he beauty and attraction Of
the city mus necessarily enhance its pros
perity; and NE people should sedulonsly cul-
tvate and encourages all ornamentation
a-d cIltUe within our means. 1t is
therefore to be hoped that you will
not permit this beautiful projected I'M
7 To he g
privIte prOprietors on Liberty street are
Beginning to improve the grass plats in front
OF heir dwellings, and such individual en-
teErise, if generally followed, would result
ina very attractive street In this connec-
ton beg TO mako another suggestion. If
our very pubhc-spirited alderman and fell
ow- itizeD, Mr.. Herman Myers, should
'ver achieve his grand project Of a boule-
YARD around the city, let him locate in
me center of it, for its entire length, a
double row Of live oak trees With speci-
mems that would approach the one now
growing in the hospital yard, near Drayton
street. can the Imagination conceive of q
grander spectacle than would be presented
ny such an avenue! The writer has often
Ienected what this city lost in beauty by
Inc failure to make South Broad street an
avenue oil live oaks only.
more clearly thoroushfares until pubic
opiAlon shall prevent the littering Of our
slrsets' squares and lanes with the waste
Iaper OF the stores and the leavings of the
csreleaS and untidy! If our beautiful
S4u"res must continue TO be used as COM
~, ,i'on pay grounds, cannot particular sec
siol' IN each squ1re be set apart for the
naglic9 Of tbs social saturnalia. aud the
.eS'Iuo De preserved 70 gladden. the eye Of
lLe weary vita its green freshness, and to
ILeeI the taste Of the cultured ard observanti
10 ~ necessary that all the lovelness Of these
puollc gardens be tranple1 out of existence
~ reckless feet, and might not q greater
.ospect Tor private holdings be taught by
a. a. enforced guardianship Of public proper
, vi. uitll IN our fair city, as in all large
les Ia Europe and in the north and west,
Vision Isloh fences and front ratings become
, Unnecessary to secure a protection which is
'i91oed by educated public sentiment
CITIZEN.