The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-19
City Regulator
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Suggestions are Made.

Suggestions are Made.
To the Editor OF the Eagle:
Where are the park policeman q
gentleman who resides fronting On the
park says almost every day. Gangs OF
boys climb into the trees and cut out
pack OF dogs that visit the park daily
and chase the squirrels. Johnny Police
man get your gun
What a picturesque and interesting
study the Maple street bridge travellers
have-communing with nature IN these
lovely May mornings. admiring the works
OF nature and art combined on that little
island, whose beautiful shores are laved
by the clear ripping waters OF the Ar
kansas. Strangers coming 70 the city
ought not 10 miss me Maple street
bridge drive. II offers a fine opportunity
for kodak fen6s. understand that
Ex-Bfayor Ross has expressed a
great desire 10 annihHiate the City
Regulator. whose highest ideal Is
malice towards none and charity
for all propose we name IL Ross
Island. and now that he has consented
to take the park conmissionership. that
he viii be allowed 10 continue to beauty
and adorn IL Many CT our citizens are
content TO drive in the parks-and Go
not know what q spot Of lovliness lies
SO near.
Papa, what makes some OF the people
in church, when the preacher IS talking.
Z. o -
my boy, but an men. They think that
the balance Of the congregation don
see the point to the sermon. In the earl
Ter days of AIethodisnn. when the minister
would preach for two or three hours. and
you could hear him q mile, the older bro
theirs and sisters would take a nap along
and wake up occasionally and cry out
'ah men as an indication that they
were not asleep"
have always had my doubts about
that triumphal arch. with its glitterine
spires and massive domes. at the park
entrance on Murdoch avenue As i
stood on South Main with it's streamers
and flags, ported plants and revolving
electric light wheels and dissolving views
During the fair It was a thing of beauty
but now it looks like a last years bird 5
mast.
VIII the Telephone company please
print a new directory, and leave out tbs
advertisements. and put the Wichita loca
directory on the first pages Of the book
The council may save itself damage
suit by putting danger signals and rec
lanterns at the holes corner Of Mair
and Douglas avenue.
I see they are boring for gas and OF
all around US. Some morning a corpora
ton or company viii walk into town ant
want to pipe and bore for oil or pipe Of
into the city, and its citizens VIII dis
cover that the franchise is locked u
in some mans safe, good for twenty
years, for which the city has received
nothing, and the proposition is blocked
unless they put UP to the man who hold
the franchise. Don't 90 it gentlemen.
would arrest the city and fine then
as long as 7 could hold my breath. 70
mailing up posters on telegraph and tele
phone poles, violating one Of its owl
ordinances.
If was city marshal would take
hand in the curfew myself and woul'
send a lot Of girls home who make a prac
tice of parading the streets evening
singiy, loahng around and making guy
| Of themselves
one more week has gone by and LAtt
river dam is untouched. I have talke
with a number Of our citizens, and no
| one man is in favor Of Charlie David
sons proposition. A number have sal
go lower down
/ I don't think the council can AFFORD {
SPLIT hairs when it comes to repairin
| bridges because one end of the bridge
/ in the township. Commerce should not b
impeded IN that way.
The congratulations Of the communit
are herewith extended TO the Eagl
office people over the event Of having it
alley cleaned. It is a subject Of grea
rejoicing.
/ II there IS any time more than anothe
| when Main street and Douglas avenu
needs to be clean and wet down It IS o
sunday.
I would improve and beautify the parl
ing in the center OF North Market {
| tear the fence down It could be made
beautiful spot-a thing OF beauty raths
/ than a receptic1 for rubbish.
I would not put cinders at the crossing
to cut rGbbeT tires
At the risk Of raising a roar from =
old soldiers On the monument question
let me suggest that we take q rest. e.
pecialIv let the dead soldiers rest, ar
let US take care Of the living. a.
/ speaking advisedly, for my dizchars
! shows mat I served three years and the
months. during that time neither absel
nor on the sick list. and am not draw ir
q pension ard never held civ
( once since my discharge
I The mall carrier has my sympathy
his arduous work tnese hot days. but n
10 the extent Of his cutting crcss-lo
on the blue grass. NOW that be can e
in a shirt waist he viii please keep @
the grass.
When I get 20 making laws VII ena'
one that VIII empower TIRE council 20 leT
tx on lots for cleaning alleys, u
same az they buna OF rspatr sdeWali