The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-27
TO the Editor Of the Eagle:

Suggestions are Made.
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TO the Editor Of the Eagle:
I would quarantine people coming int
the city with tuberculosis or consump
ton, seeking health or cure, just as rig
Idly as I would smallpox.
I would have the public generally IN
dcrstand that they possessed rights il
the streets a-foot, horseback or in CARR
ages equally with the street car company
and, having the right, maintain them.
I would have the city marshal, county
attorney and the township officers act II
harmonious conjunction and stop shoot
ing on Sunday, between the cemetery
and the vicinity OF the cemetery. There
are some people who have no sense OF
propriety whatever. Last Sunday, while
there were. in and around the grounds
at the cemetery, a thousand people, a
sqrad Of half tanked men were very
near by shooting at defenseless little
birds. Drive them out among the farmers
where they can chase them with their
dogs.
In Boston street cars there is a very
nice. plainly printed card. which has
printed on it Five Hundred Dollars
Fine for Splitting in This Car" In New
York, it reads, "One Hundred Dollars
Fine" In Wichita it don't read, and
Lne hogs continue to spit.
I would take the street railway direc-
tors over the line in one Of those con-
cert cars, giving them an idea of troll
ley ride with musical accompaniment.
and would recommend that they extend
q line on South Emporia avenue in the
direction Of Linwood park, making that
The ultimate objective point. / would
recommend that on some Of the lines
they have conductors. and before put
ing them on I would establish a kinder
gGrten for the training of conductors.
Acting as a conductor means sOmethin
more than walking over the passengers
feet and thrusting an unwashed hand
under passengers nose and yelling
Stare" I would have them call the
names OF the streets. more particularly
at night. I would not wait for the cars,
but would stop disturbing the public for
d.
Meantime, I would furnish the passengers
with trumpets until I could get some
new, reversible cogs.
I would buy another park and use the
bonds to drill a hole in the ground 70!
oil and gas. employing q man with the
proper machinery-one who knows all
about the business. It is much more
practicable to pipe gas and oil out Of
the ground in Wichita than to pipe It
from Howard county. The oil and gas
IS under US.
There seems TO be a good deal Of con
tention and difference of opinion be-
tween grand-daddies. Ship Parks, J. o.
Davidson. NJ NJ Murdoch. H. G. Toler.
George Gehring and DR.. Mccoy, regard
Eng the superior excellence of their re-
Epective grand-1ids. suggest that
public exhibition be given and that the
grand-daddies be dressed a Ia modern
nurse and let the public decide the very
grave and momentous question, proceeds
TO go for the benefit of the Chldrcn's
sdome.
"a reward of fifty dollars viii be given
20 the informer for the arrest and con
Siction Of any person violating this law"
Somebody said that the best golf player
fvas the one who knocked his bail ana
found it the same day. This reminds me
of the long distance telephone-if you
can get an answer the same day.
I would stop the policemen from in
Penetrating anyone that they arrest for
riding a bicycle on the sidewalk. Put
ting young men or 10 or l2-year-old boys
in the cooler among criminals is an
outrage ard should rot be tolerated for
= single moment. BY what kind of a /
theory a policeman viii arrest "a man /
and Jet him go, wheel and all. simply /
ordering him 10 report ct police head /
quarters. and arrest a lad. take his
watch. money ana wheel and put him /
in the lookup" the people would like /
TO know. Such a policeman is not fit 1
Tor the place.
I would instruct the policemen to invite /
the smart alexis who loaf on the prom
tnent corners and pose and Try TO airt
with girls. to move on.
7 would have the people who arc com
pciled to build cement sidewalks know
that they have rights that contractors
are bound 10 respect; that the ordinance
signifies the formula; The city engineer
IS supposed 10 test every block laid down.
If it don't come up to the standard. don't
accept il; that's all
II / were selecting n man Tor the sec
setagship Of the commercial club.
would take "a man who knows The state.
the city and her people ana her railroad
environments and freight rate history
7 would mend the holes or Mein street
and Douglas avenue. I'm the pavement.
who're the travel and business OF the CITY
Is first; and size streets later.
sec the Choctaw railroad company
has started fo- the gulf; is advertising (,
IN the E2elc for graders. Wichita must
have tho Choctaw.
! would fush Douglas avenue ana Main
street once a week. after business hours
Saturday night and WOULD include the
Sidewalks
CITY REGULATOR