The Progress., 1892-12-24
MADAM RuMOR SYS :

have electric lights placedOn South
ern and Fairfield avenues.
That she intends nothiDj personal
at all to the gentleman wio I'll III,
positions Of mayor and lie,tenaEt O.
police when she advocates a Tednc
q ton IN the salary of the fprIayr AK
abolition OF the Office Of ths Latter.
: That a reduction in the salary G
the mayor is absolutely necessary IL
a the pr, sent iinaEc;ai 90 disiCn of til,
r iown.
That people must not Sat III I'd,
, way of the missils she throws, anC
then claim that they are the target,
aimed at.
That if they would give The mat
ter one moment of serious reflection
! the Ciy Council would see that TIA,
: Office of lieutenant Of police oi
| Shreveport is useless luxury.
! That either the fakirs must 20 q
our tow. will soon be but vast
scene of robberle.. hy confidence men.
That the Ui,y Corncn e-"uld IL
crease the salary Of it physician a.
reduce thai Ut tle CiiT Attorney.
That il vds a r.re uit uf .neon,is-
tency to have q crossing Iai1 on Nc
Neil street, between Travis end Fan
min, not needed by the public at all,
when there Is none on Oue sids OF the
ame treet w e.e Il ,g0sse, Texes.
That all people shoull ba treated
alike in enforcing he lay inS Of side
walks, u pratJice unknoW 10 the pres
ent and past city administration.
That wheu mans corn is stepped
o" he will squeal though the owner
OF the foot may be ignorant Of what
is under hi, pedestal whom lie puts
1t down. She says she throws th.s
ont as geutle suggestion.
That ov, rly sensitive people should
not miugle i'll talkatige crowds
That the abolition of the lieuten-
ant of police, Office wonld now save
the city 500 per annum, which with
a reduction of the force to six patto!-
men would enabie the chief and force
to receive their full pay and have II
dollar or two left TO be given to the
public school fund.
That the taxpayers ara still in
quiring about the opening of Market
street and throwing away $500 for
the purpose. She says they are
anxious TO zee a resolution rescidlns
that lnlOultOuS pnactmant.
That the police jury is now called
on to explain how much the parish
will make by building that costly !
bridge across Tones bayou.
That the Mooringsport ferry and
Tones bayou bridge are exceedingly |
costly luxuries to the parish.
That the man who will start the
petition to amend our city charter 20
rs to reduce the mayors salary, viii
be benefactor to our town.
That the present City Council has
made many reforms during It's brief
administration, and that it should
now go one step further and abolish
lhe Office OF lieotenant of police.
That the public regrets the
necessity for the decapitation
If Chief Grubbs, as he was an eff
,ient officer.
That the half century Franchise
20 the consolidated railway company
was libteral donation CD the pert cf
,he City Council, bat little apprecia-
ed by the people.
That when the better element IN
crest themselves in enforcing the
sunday law in Shreveport, there will
De a more healthful state of affairs
lere.
That the public deeply regrets the
consolidation Of the banking inter
'sts OF 5. Levy, Jr, and the Com
nercisl National.
That the consolidation of the ~ !
treet railways means conee ntration
4 interests which she fears will not
eueGt the town.
That it will be untime|y to set ont
rees in "my court house square, nm G
Il 1t has been filed to the grade. $
That the court house square can g
ever be made attractive anal the ;
ill is removed therefrom.
That nearly every saloon in town -
as crap table whereon this seduc.
We game is played nightly.
That the waterworks company is
romising institution, but if they
ere negotiable in struments the no
lrles would reap harvest in protest p,
,es. - -
That crap shooting is lawless :
'ort which mar! Of our respectable p
en OF various ages indulge in, to 4
le Generalization Of law and order. b
That our mayor is requested to en- Y
in on the police force to assist in OF
'ppressing crap shooting which has q
'come a mania in our town. r.
That law and order league is a p
'cessity in Shreveport to counter p