The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-14

city VIII be called upon to abate al great
expense. II Lawrence avenue should be
paved, thus causing a more rapid inflow
and greater concentration Of water at
that place. Such things as this should
be studiously avoided.
Until the streets are paved, they should
be well rounded or crowned. sDrinkled
and well compacted with heavy roller,
that the water may pass of more rapid
~. Street sprinkHng should be universal
by slight tax.
STREET PAVING.
The incest paving is asphalt, but some
of our best driving streets, like Lawrence
avenue and the bouIevards like Market
street from Park street 10 Thirteenth
street, might be macadamized, which, II
well done and kept sprinkled. would make
a beautiful road at half the expense Of
asphalt. The top dressing for all mac
adamized road should be of Joplin crush
ed flint.
Lawrence avenue should be paved al
most its entire length ana made the main
straight connection between the parks in
the north and south parts OF the city. A
beautiful driveway it would make on
which heavy teaIning should De prohib-
tied.
All pavings should be kept IN good con-
dition and not allowed to drop into holes.
Good roads nave proven so profitable
in Europe and poor ones so expensive
that the best only can ne afforded.
STREET CLEANING
The paved streets should be swept each
night with machines ana washed.
There should be a regularly organized
street cleaning brigade, with proper over
seeing officers and modern cleaning appli-
planes. for day service. It should Dc the
business Of this force 10 see that all fifth
and litter are removed.
SANITATION.
Particular attention should be given 10
the sanitation of all streets and alleys
and TO this end rigid rules should be en-
acted and enforced.
Covered garbage boxes should be placed
at convenient sttua tons on the streets IN
the early evening daily, by the street
cleaning force. to be regularly removed
by them within one or two hours. emp
tied. disinfected, dried and returned the
next evening at the same hour
IN these boxes the days accumulation
of garbage should be em2tied People
should be prohibited from throwing paper
or any kind OF waste material on the
streets or alleys, and expectorations. to-
bacco quids. ETC., should be confined 10
the cutters
Enforced regulation and good example
from the better classes can work wonders
along this line.
Ashes should be deposited in a metal
lined box to avoid accidental fires from
hot ashes, these boxes to be removed with
the garbage boxes.
Stable or barn offal should not be al
lowed in the alleys, but should be col
lected in bins on the premises, to be re-
moved promptly when filed, at the ex-
pense Of the occupant.
The location of dead animals should be
reported at once TO police headquarters.
that their proper removal may be attend
ed TO.
Provision should be made for the prompt
increase of street cleaners in rainy or
snowy weather.
On residence streets. the cleaning should |
be made obligatory on the occupants of
he abutting property, the work to be !
lone once, twice or thrice a week.
As to the disposal OF garbage, the most /
plan, and that now used in /
Paris, is to first pick out the large and |
lard pieces, and then to grind the rest /
Ip and sell it to gardeners COR fertilizing |
purposes.
The whole scheme of street cleaning /
hould be riost systematic and thorough.
The sale OF fertilizers should return a
rood revenue, especially il these are care
lilly selected and well fixed l. would
,ay a gardener to use them Or account !