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

of the large amount OF ammonia and hui
mus they contain.
DRINKING FOUNTAINS
Al intervals on The public streets and
in the parks, there should De public
drinking fountains supplied with cold wa
ter, quite different from that usually de-
Hvered from the mains in warm weather
This can be done by well known meth
ods at scarcely any increase Of cost
There should also be water troGghs for
animals. protected. 10 prevent dogs from
laying in them.
UNSIGHTLT BUILDINGS.
The removal of all unsightly, rickety
buildings should be fastened by coudem-
nation or otherwise and the slunas should
be cleared to the greatest possible extent.
FENCES.
To add 70 the beauty OF the streets, the
front and division fences should he re-
moved
The lawns should be well kept. The trees
trimmed nigh, and the yards kept neat
CHURCH AND SCHOOL YARDS.
The barren and unsightIy school and
church yards should be planted with
trees. grass. flowers and shrubs beau
tifuI example Of this IS shown in one OF
Newton's public school grounds. This
need not abridge the purpose foc which
they We're intended.
PARKINGs.
Our sidewalk parkings and street es-
planades on those residence streets wide
enough 20 admit of these beautifying
central strips. should be ornamented,
making delightful boulevards.
These parkings should be OF uniform
width on the same streets and kept in
place by substantial curbing. and main
tanned so by ordinance.
The trees should be at uniform dis
tances apart. say twenty or twenty five
feet and before crowding of the tops
commences, alternate ones should be tax
en- out. This would ensure the stately
and grand form seen in some OF our older
trees which have grown up without being
crowded. as exempliied by those huge ana
beautiful specimens planted By J. R Mead
on the east side of Lawrence avenue just
south of Central
Cottonwoods should not De entirely ex-
cluded-though the cotton bearing ones
should be-for these trees are not only the
quickest growers. but when given room to
spread are the most stately trees which
grow on these western plains.
If trolley poles must be endured on
these parkings. they should always be in
the line of the trees and not as now. all
a-jog, and they should be painted such
color as to render them as inconspicuous
as possible.
The parkings should be kept in trim
shape, planted with blue grass. we'll now
ed. and ornamented with attractive and
SNOWY plants making models which 9TH
ers would follow. Along the streets and |
driveways, all trees tall enough to permit /
Of it. should have their lower limbs trim
med OF TO height of twenty feet above |
ground.
Air would then circulate more freely. I
Along river fronts. especially near drive |
ways, the trees should be similarly trim I
med. /
AUTUMN LEAVES.
The falling leaves in autumn should be /
from the streets instead of be- /
ing burned where they fail. as the latter |
IS menace to property owners and Gre +
ates an intolerable smoke. They should /
be taken TO the garbage grounds. When
we'll rotted they make one of the best
fertilizers; leaf mould. The waste grass
rom lawnsshould be cared for in the same
manner, and these fertilizers may be sold,
as they contain potash, ammonia and hu-
mus, which are of great benefit to soil.
PARKS.
To our present parks, Riverside. Lin
wood and Hyde Park, should be added
others. for instance. Highland Park 20
he east. Occidental Park on the west.
Union Park near the business center ia
eat little snnare with conveuiences for