Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-30
TRAMPS And TREES.
The City Has a Largo Cop 0, Both,
The Latter Almost Ul;aItd FOE
EXPIRED LEASES on GRAVEL BEDS
4 Score OF Petition, Ia the Hands Of a
Colnmiiicc Which, Il is said, Has
a Somnolcni Chairmln.

"Our city is filed with tiamps who
aru healing for the World's Fair"
said oae u the Municipality peace
rreservers, TO NEWS reporter today.
"wo arr tight on tho great highway
between tho Pacific Coast and Chicago
and guess wen have to endure the
nilliuiion ns best We can. Tne gang Ia
moving on at lively pace and | d5n't
think they will giveup much sctious
trouble. They beg n meal or two from
somu kind hearted housewife, general
ly In the vicinity Of the depols, and
then wait patiently for The shades OF
night when they will board an out
going freight train and resume their
Journey towards the city Of wonderful
enterprises and accomplishments"
THE ciTY's PAIEs.
Regarding the city's parks and
other public grounds one OF the quiet
anu unimpetuous councilman said
this morning: cit would DO for the
common good II flash OF political
lightuing or shock OF executive earth
quake wero to strike the public grounds
committee OF this city. /, however,
do not wish 70 10 the committee as a
whole an injustice because have
been informed by IA member Of that
body that they have never been called
together 10y their chairman. But II
geehia to mo that the committee itself
should begin to throw of the heavy
mantle OF sleep under which " has
been SHOCKING 30 long.
"The fact 10 thnt important branch
OF the municipal tree has had near.
ly II not more than score OF Pc
tiliOns referred TO IL In tue last few
months from persons anxious TO
lease the city sand and gravel beds.
n OF one Of those have been reported
upon. Every old lease has expired and
new ones should los made without de-
lay. A great deal OF building Will To
commenced soOB; spring has come aud
nldewallss must be- constructed In the
near future. Large amJunts OF the
two kinds OF materials mentioned will
Oe needed, and they must come from the
beds Indicated 40 you see why l ex.
pressed myself as being n little anxious
Tor some unusual think e. occur.
Now,ss 10 our public parks II IL "A well
Known fact that they have hesH cared
for In a shameful manner OF late. IL
would perhaps be better 10 say, ami
fur more appropriate, that they haven't
been cared for ut all. In Liberty Park
there nro great number OF valuable
trees. In the language OF Councilman
Lawson, almost enough were allowed
to die last year 10 furnish ties for the
Deep Creek railroad, IL something In
not done soon enough viii die this year
10 extend the same road TO the coast.
The uncomforting fact In connection
with the matter " that this year we
can't throw the responsibility on
Mayor Buskin ms we did last because
We nave taken the control Of all public
works out Of his hands. We had our
fun pecking at him aud we are now
giving him Nh excellent opportunity
to indulge In the same pleasure Mt our
expense. The new park ordinance
provides the appointment OF a park
commission, consisting Of i've citizens,
who shall have charge OF nll the city's
parks aud give directions NJ 10 all i'm.
prOvements. IL l. tree planting time
and this Commission should To named
ut once, yet nothing Ia done regarding
IL.
"As to Washington or Eighth Ward
Square, unless shade trees are planted
around the block this spring another
YEARS. growth will be lost. TheL again,
1t 10 only Justice to the people In the
western part OF the city that Pioneer
Square should be put In such condition
that 1t might be used for the purpose
for which It was originally dedicated
and set apart. II has too long been u
rendezvous for tramps and thieves and
q disgrace to the city,"