The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1893-03-18
MADAM RUMOR SAYS :

quest and public necessity, and for
that reason the improvement commit
tee feels the full Impotence of this
rare opportunity, which the Fates
have thrown in its way, while refus-
ing to put down that crossing in front
of the courthouse square
That The PRoGREss is vainly vast
ing its energies in its ambitious at
tempt TO achieve a. much greatness
as the improvement committee of
our council has acquired in dealing
with that Texas street crossing ques-
ton. She says, however. that it is a
laudable aspiration for this paper to
aim so high.
That for despOtism personitied, she
commends to public notice several
members of our council.
That the quality Of water furnished
by the Waterworks company is be
coming very bad again.
That the public would like to know
what the council has done with the
waterworks question, and if it has
given M the fight
That the WEAKNESS of the public
over The pRoERELs comments on
that $500 thrown away is not half
SO fatigueing AS the knowledge that
it will have to endure the city council
for three more, long years.
That when public officials will re
alize that Public Office is a public
trust then will our council have
that crossing put down on Texas
street in front of my Courthouse
That a thimble would hold all the
greatness possessed by our council
in this Texas street crossing ques-
ton.
That no one but weak child re-
Trains from performing necessary
acts because another has first sug-
gested them. This She dedicates to
our council in connection with the
Texas street crossing.
That 1Isop's gnat on the bulls
horn, must have been transformed
into human beings, and who secur-
ed positions on the police jury and
in the city Codncil.
That il greatness is marked by the
noise that is made, the Coyote would,
be made king among beasts. Thu
She dedicates to State official
far from here. e.
ave ia
That while it is an honor to a. =. T.
greatness its acquisition is frn,;Iv sy
ly injurious to the humag hoard W
For instance, She says Shsttamnt u,
of several ambitious youEld never b,
ing suicide because theess some of Ike
hope to become as grS council.
the members of the -, A
That the market lass of tenants IT
still inhabited bydinance declares or
which the citere w
shall not dwf of police ha. the nj
That ourrnfdence of too many III
respect aPeople of Shreveport, for -
Oh the CIV favoritism to be shown VI, :.
MN t9s Of the 5th Ward council VI
the Che says he should purge the
may of the markethouse of tina. 4.
Vwful class of tenants. OIL
l., an
That Lieutenant Haggerty would o.
IKE a big name for himself if he
'uld raid without notice-the ten II,
tent houses of his old friend, the -,
a Ward councilman, in the vicinity a.,
the market house and rid that Mt
of that Objectionable class -,
people 49,,
That it is said that the 5th Ward an
lncilman is really the mayor, and or
% hopes the elected mayor Wild is Co
ove this by having that alderman's
lement houses in the vicinity of in,
, market house cleared of their il HI
,al tenants. ers
That the police would do well to
ep surveillance on Hsrper's sa- pc
N as the constabulary has already ms
ten ahead of the police force once sol
i gopJ4ed some crap shooters. a.l III
would look badly for the finest to ..
We this occur again. ha
That mutton-head is not always vo
the neck of a sheen. nor does II If