The weekly tribune., 1893-05-05

dilapidated condition, and the crossings
are poorly adjusted, SO that in many
places the sidewalks are not Of much
value to the city | would recommend
that the committee who has charge of
the streets and alleys give more care
full consideration to this question, SO that
wherever any sidewalks are ordered by
the council to be put down. that they
shall be constructed Immediately, and
all street crossings shall be put in. in
good substantial manner, and that the
owners of vacant lots shall be compelled
to Immediately construct that portion of
the walk unconstructed, and unless this
is done the city authorities should i'm
mediately do it,
| There has been a great deal of money
expended by the city in the construction
of sewers aud in the grading of streets,
and from such enquiry and investigation
as I have been able to make | would
recommend that before any further
sewers are constructed that tue city en-
gIneer shall be authorized to make a plat
Of the city showing the grades of all the
streets and alleys. and having that made
into large map. 50 that wherever IA
grace is established that by an inspec-
ton of the map u person can see just
what grade is made upon each street in
the city. l am not aware of what system
of grading has been adopted heretofore
by the city engineer, but from such en-
quiry as have been able to make it has
been recommended that the altitude of
the city should be accurately established,
and instead OF surveying and grading
the streets upon an arbitrary system
that the altitude of the city above sea
level should be aecertained accurately
and a corrected initial point made and
all surveys for grade should be tied to
such point. Then. when it becomes
necessary to extend the sewers there will
be no danger of ever having any back
water in the sewers. for the sewers would
then be constructed so that there would
be gradual flow toward the outlet and
no says left in the sewers where the
water would flow back. This is very
important matter and should receive the
careful attention of the council, for un-
less the city has in the beginning a
proper system of sewerage it will become
worthless expenditure OF money. and
in few years the whole system will
have to De closed up or taken out and
new sewerage replaced. In addition to
this, it is important in order to maintain
healthful condition of the city. There
ought to be an officer appointed whose
duty it would be to look into this system
and to carefully see that the system is IN
proper order, and this officer ought 10
inspect at least once a month all the
public buildings in the city ard see that
the sewerage system is in good running
order. This duty could be properly per-
formed by one of the police force.
ho. Net = hn Of
trail avenue, it will become necessary for
property owners to eypend a great deal
of money in paving the street, and | in
vite careful inspection of the work as
it progresses, both by the city council,
! individually, and the committee who
shall have charge of this work, and also
invite The attention of the property
holdesa, AID if any portion of the work
is not being performed according to the
contract | shall consider it great pleas
ure to have my attention called thereto,
and also the attention of the city coun-
Gil.
In the matter Of the police force. For
the size of our city we have a large force,
and ] feel like recommending that some
changes in the system should be made.
There ought to be police divisions
created throughout the city, and estab-
lish at different points time locks where
each policeman would be required to
make round at certain stated periods,
so that in each Of these divisions the
city will know that the officer to whom
such division is assigned can be always
found on duty. | shall appoint no
policeman in this city who is addicted to
the excessive use OF liquors or who
makes a practice Of loating about in
saloons or places of i'll .repute, but shall
expect OF the police force strict atten-
tion to their duties while on duty.
And | desire that the council cooper
ate with me in closing up all dives in
the city that are made places of resort
for the purpose of robbing men. ! mean
by this low olives" of saloons and other
places Of like resort. 1t ought to be the
policy of every man engaged in the
saloon business to assist the city govern
ment in closing up such resorts, for such
places bring discredit upon reputable
men engaged in the legitimate saloon
business.
would recommend to the city council
and to the police force that the statute
prohibiting minors from loafng around
saloons or in the Park Theatre or places
of bad repute shall be strictly enforced,
and that no boys shall be permitted to
visit such places, and if any infraction
of this law occurs that the party shall
be Immediately arrested and brought be
fore the city magistrate to be dealt with
according to the law. This matter must
be carefully attended to. for unless it is
the parents at home will be wholly un-
able to manage their boys.
In the matter OF finances. it behooves
the city to use the strictest economy in
every branch of public service. The city
expenditure is very great, ana it will of
necessity compel large amount of
money to be collected from the people in
order to carry on the city in IA first class
manner. Yet such money should be
judiciously expended so that the citizens
may feel that they are receiving full
! consideration for all moneys collected
from them for public purposes.
, In the matter of boarding prisoners il
has been said that persons who are ar
rested or put in Jail at night and brought
before the city magistrate in the morn
inc either committed or DISCHARGED that