The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-03-10
The CUurt-Hpuse Crossing.

court house has been laid.
That the court house, being a pub
lie building, situated in the center OF
a block, should have crossings from
the center If it's boundary streets to
it's front doors, is fact SO patent
that noae uncontrolled by narrow
prejudice OF u desire to be contrary
will deny venture the ASSERT, n
that no live city which has any
claims TO being abreast with the
times is devoid Of these crossings I'M
der similar situations unless, indeed,
the boandarystreets are mecademized
with some durable material where
crossings are not used at all.
The council has taken step in the
7 ght direction in having this cross
ing laid. 1t has risen above petty
Jealousy, 0verran hyper-criticism,
proved itself capable Of Judging of
wha5 is rightful and needed and pos
sessed of the manhood not to be
b 'owbeaten and driven from perform
ing public duty, by some OF iniini-
tisimal breadth of conception, who
can see no difference between laying
a crossing to a public building Sit
uated IN the center Of square, and
laying similar passageway from or
to Il private business house prospect
i've Of location. A criticism based
on the latter proposition is no crit
cism at all, but everyday fault find
ing, common scolding with its attend
ant lack Of reason.
HE PROGRESS takes the position
that Observation-Disclosures of our intel
llgent population, if indeed, not a
greater proportion, will heartily in
dOr,e the action Of the town council
when this matter is fully understood.
Taking into consideration the fact
that our court house is frequently
used for meeJinga which are attended
i by ladies and the citizens generally,
who, without the conyerience offered
by this crossing, are compelled to
suffer grea5 Inconvenience, not to say
downright discontinue at being
forced to coDgregate at the street
corners to Intercept (, car in it's flight,
all Of which il obylated by this eros, :
ing. which enables item to remain
within the shelter of the roof of
this temple Until the Car passes the
corner and can then be successfully
hailed, we fail to see how anyone with
a semblance Of ability to discriminate
between public and private service,
eau fail to approve of the action OF
The city fathers.
OF course some will find fault with
this. La every community there are oh
jectors who make all kinds of unre.,
sonable, inapplicsble parallels; but
these cannot be noticed. Such az
they only indorse when their own pei
ideas are carried out. But in the
matter in question we think we can
: assure The council that it's action
meets with popular approval. Those
who do not do SO, do not understand
, The matter, being misied by the hide
fensible proposition, Mr.. 80 and
SO" wants crossing III front Of his
business house.
70 Mr.. J. G. Winhush is the public
mainly indebted for this piece OF
work. which is such q convenience
Til, he secured only after long.
haid tight with the chairman of
3 the lmpc JVtment committee, who de
. ciared that it Sholld never be. Bu'
rs we stated some time ago, C0uhm.-
man W1mbish will do right when | g
understands a proposition, and is
generally man when he is aroused.
Mr.. Randall played with him long
time, which was submitted to in the
Interest Of harmony, but at last Mr.
Wimbish saw what was being at
tempted arose to the emergency OF
the situation, induced Messrs. lombs
Youree and Benjamin to seeit Iessss
Quigles and Randall were absent) and
thus our town has this muchly need
ed improvement.
To these four gentlemen THE
PROGRESS extends its greeting with
the fully meant assurance that ii
heartily cOngratulates them for being