The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14
Plan M eaa9 9rT Ito TAKE WICHITA BEAUTIFUL

some time ago Mrs L S. Carter made
an offer Of set Of books, Ridpath' 5
History Of the World, for the best treatise
on the subject How can Wichita oe
Made the Most Beautiful and HealthfuI
City Of the World" Different papers
We're submitted. = committee was Sc
leeted 20 pass upon the merits Of the pa
pers. without knowing by whom they
were written. The papers were sub
mitted and Friday ths judges, Mr.. S. s.
Ashbaugh. Professor Isley nnd Mr.. Park
hurst decided in favor Of the treatise
which proved to be prepared by Mr. o.
Mulvey:
A MODEL. CITY.
To be justly entitled the Peerless
Princess Of the Plains" Wichita must
put on new attire If ever to be the beau
tiful and healthful city so much desired
b. many of her citizens. now is the time
to inauguraJe definite and practical plan
70 which the city shall be committed 10
carry out as means will permit.
THE Plan
This plan should be devised and adopted
only after mature consideration.
Z should then be kept on exhibition
ard alterations tor its great improve
r1ent only, as future developments dictate.
should be allowable Copies of this
plan should De freely distributed in order
that our citizens might become tulky ac-
quainted with It, and enthused TO such
an extent as would tend &c its early con-
summation and possible Improvement
Moreover, this would De conducive TO an
enlargement Of our population if progress
Is shown on this plan. Without a plan,
these improvements viii come much
more slowly and there viii not De that
uniformity which adds so materially. be-
SIDES the cost viii be greater.
CITY GOVERNMENT
Without good government a well regu-
lated city : not 70 be expected, and its
offices should be considered so honorable
thar they would be entrusted to our most
worthy and talented citizens only.
This rests with the people The can
didates arc virtually selected at the pri-
mary elections. Many of our best citizens
10 not attend these This must be
changed to get those results which are
for the best interests of the city.
CIVIL SERVICE.
In most European countries, the Offices
o. municipal government are considered
highly honorable places. and are filed by
the most capable and conscientious citi-
Zens. The skilled administrative heads Of
the various departments. including police |
men. freInen, civil engineers, city clerks, /
electricians. sanitary officers. street !
cleaners. etc. with their trained civil SER
wants, are practically permanent The |
mayor-or corresponding officer ard the /
councilmen may change as often or as
suddenly as they wish. but the taxpayers |
recognize, in their superb civil service. |
that the skilled department officials. /
from the highest to the lowest, should /
not be changed. So their definitely plann- /
ed work goes on, regardless Of any chance /
which may occur in the administrative I
departments The departments are wholly /
out Of politics, and so ours should be.
ENLARGED DEPARTMENTS.
The form of our municipal government
as defined by the statutes is perhaps,
good enough when we'll administered, but
some of the departments could be en-
larged with great advantage
our sanitary department should consist
Of number of members: the mayor its
ex-oficio head the chisr Of police, two
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citizens. the city engineer, and two or
more policemen selected for their quail
ications for such services This depart
ment should have proper supervision over
all sanitary matters OF the city. and
should De the greatest and most efficient
machine in combating epidemic diseases.
always ready for any emergency, With
power to act promptly, intelligertly apG
Effectively
SANITARY.
This sanitary board should have regu-