St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-14
LOST IT'S REPUTATION,
Which, for Clean Streets, Was
Once World Wide.

Time was when visitors to the city OF
ST. Paul were in the habit of comment
ing upon the cleanliness Of streets
of the city. They seemed unanimous
in making it point to speak to friends
and acquaintance OH the subject, and
those who had been accustomed to walk
and drive upon the streets that were
paved only marveled at the manner Ill
which the city officials managed to keep
them in such good condition. 1t was
common topic-under the old admins
tration.
The comments at the present day re-
MIND the average citizen of a popular
attempt to change the national anthem.
1t would seem that all visitors unite i'll
making, remarks not at all compliment
airy to the management Of the city and
were not impressed with the manner in
which the streets and sidewalks were
cared for. The old residents mar
veled at e.. the change in opinion
aud wondered what could be the
matter. When they awoKe on several
mornings and found that the cOachmen
were unable to drive to the sidewalks,
and that in walking down the streets
they were compelled to take The middle
of the thoroughfare, they began to ar
rive at the opinion that the city officials
were not i'll the possession OF knack
which enabled them to keep the streets
and sidewalks clean in the manner as
did the representatives of former adj
mlniStrati0nS.
Then they began to ask themselves:
Was the law for the cleaning of side
walks merely a dead letter? Was the
pride of the city in its clean streets TO
he made mere ridicule? Were the Wis
itors to be compelled TO wade through
feet of snow and ice i'll going across the
streets at the specified crossing places?
These questions were asked back and
forth, and were given the most earnest
consideration. Those who were of
more conservative nature said that the
last storm was the cause of it. and that
the workmen in the employ of the city
were not able to compete with sucn
avalancheS of snow and ice at such
short notice.
The matter has been argued back and
forth, pro and con, until they all seem
to have arrived at the same conclusion:
that the present city administration was
making SO many reforms III various di-
rectiohs that it would be impossible for
it to continue and at the same time pay
attention to sucn small things as the i'm
mediate comforts of the people of st.
raul. lney saw the long DankS OIL SNOW
in the streets, saw the only passable
thoroughfares in tine possession Of the
street railway companies, and wondered.
1t seemed to be The impression among
those who argued the various points
that the street railway company should
attend to the removal of the mountain
OF snow which it had raised up on each
side OF the street with snow plows. They
did not think that an ordinance allowed
by the city council should give the priv
iege Of blocking up the entire street,
and leaving dirty piles of snow which
would prove an eyesore for weeks to
come. They thought that the repre-
sentatives of the company should, at
least, pay half the cost of the removal
OF the debris from the storm.
Many of the people of the city of st.
Paul are very angry at the failure of
the representatives of the present city
government TO kept the city in its once
Boosted condition of cleanliness. 1t is
possible that petitions Will he presented
to the city council in relation to the sub
ject, and that the city government will
be asked TO keep up the national repu-
tation OF st. Paul for cleanliness.