The Progress., 1892-11-19
MADAM RUMOR SAYS t:

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That the finance committee OF th,
| City Council is now wrestling will
the problem Of how to make $40,
coo income pay a $4,000 expenditure
or sums i'll like proportion.
That the making one official fill The
three positions Of chief, assistant chic
and electrician of the fire depart
ment, would assist the city's finance
committee very materially In unrav
cling their puzzle.
That tho merging CT the stree,
commissioner and city surveyor into
one Office, would throw considerable
light on the question which seems 40
dark ald impeDetrable to our finance
committee.
That it now requires four men to
superintend two carts aud four ne
gro0s at work on our streets.
That tho reduction of our police
force to one chief, five patrolmen and
one custodian Of prisoners, would as
sist our finance committee consider
ably in their sore dilemma.
That nearly every person knows
that the City Council has no right to
reduce the mayors salary.
That in her advice TO reduce the
mayors salary that officers, as an in
dividual, is not considered all. She
says it would make no difference who
filed the position.
That the City Railway Company
should shock the public by having
iron handholds placed on the rear
of some OF the cars, which have been
without them for season or two.
That no one has right to say any
thing about the court house or square,
as long rs the present police jury re-
mains in Office.
That for certainty of transit the old
hay burner in far more reliable than
the Belt Line.
That uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown" has no application
whatever to the Prince OF the world"
That in meeting our pot house pol
iticiaDs, Shreveport etiquette de-
mands that the hat should be doffed
to them. She would have all rem.m-
ber that these gentry ''stand in with
the powers that be-" and this recog-
milton is demanded by them.
That some portions of our city gov
ernment is perfect farce, and trav-
esty on the name of busines economy.
That enough money has been
thrown away on Texas avenue to
make it solidly mecademised thor
oughfare.
That the citizens would like to
know what was the result OF all those
trips and tests of vitrified brick for
paving purposes.
That the business men OF Shreve-
port, are continually crying hard
times, and yet are doing little or
to better their condition.
That the building No. 206 Milan |
street, should be put in presentable
repair, 30 that If the prospector
should decide to locate here and do
5ifo tudb bJOIo nOuSo w w Ouoihooo
IN, it would be ready for occupancy.
That the loose blind to one OF the
windows in the second story OF build
ng No. 206 Milan street, is a con-
slant menace and during some high
wind is liable to be hurled down and
seriously injure some passer by, if it
$ not secured or moved.
That the Sunday law violstors
rave very nearly gotten Shreveport
IS much under their domination as
hey would care to have her.
That the majority of our City
>ouncil are good business men and
itizens, but some how they seem to
'et "hoo-dood" when they go to the
iIy hall to legislate for the town.
That all of rs suffragans who voted
Or Cleveland from patriotic motives !
urely, will now be licking our chops
nd looking for fat office. !
MATRIMONIAL.