The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-07

! I would not allow bootblack stands on
! the avenue sidewalk or streets. There
is not another city in the United States
/ that allows it. If the property owners
J don't want them there il is a very easy
matter 10 remove them At the same
/ time property owners have no property
I or rental rights on the sidewalk. The
same rule that makes one bostblack go
to the alley viii also keep him from the
street
Most everybody are home again from
their summer outings. I have made IL
business to ask them how Wichita looked
to them compared TO other towns like
Colorado Springs. Denver. Bay View
Harbor, Point AIacanac and even Chicago
and they almost universally say that
Wichita is dirty-that she must have
general cleaning up spell.
After years Of labor, both in season
and out of season, the city council. three
or four years ago, passed an ordinance
| requiring owners OF awnings stretched
across the street. to remove them and
in their place they were allowed TO put
feet from the sidewalks. The ordinance
was enforced with two exceptions. The
public are annoyed every day of their
lives with these two exceptions. and only
this week I saw a policeman stand by
while a framework was being erected
by business house on which TO build or
roll an awning-snd the awning is there,
the firemarshal, policeman ordinance and
all to the contrary notwithstanding
If a real smooth Ephreham, fellow
that can make you believe the moon is
made of green cheese, comes along 70
your house. bursts the battery of your
door bell and flashes a premium PROPOSE
ton or trade-stamp proposition on you,
just make up your mind if you stop to
listen to him, he Will six times out of a
dozen, invigle you into his trap. II you
accept what he calls a signed agreement
of his firm. then you are IN for It, The
trade-stamp peoples subscription TO
papers, magazines etc. figure on a 25
per cent basis, which they add TO the
regular price for their speil-as a profit
and the parties who bite on their game
pay it every time. You ought to hear
those grafters that come to town in
droves, after their days work and a
hearty dinner at the best hotel in the
city, cigarette, Ohey all smoke cigar
ettes) in their fingers. tell of their varied
experiences, especially among the women.
How they worked them; what the women
said; what an easy sucker this one was.
You let them in your house, you allow
them TO work you to a frazzle-and you
pay them extra money for doing il
simply because they are glib of tongue
aud make you believe the moon is made
Of green cheese.
I move that the school board also in
addition to building a bridge to Acker-
mans Island, also furnish cab TO haul
the children to school,
School begins. which means a great deal
more than most people realize, fear II
had a kid it would not be allowed to
look inside of a school room until it was
10 years old. If you will give that kid
a good strong body he will have a mind
all right and will start TO school at 10 or
IL and graduate in the same class with
the kid that commenced at and ne won't
be tired worn out. nervous and weak
eyed, but strong, healthy, keen. alert.
ready and anxious TO go to college and
what they learned is there 20 stay. be-
cause the examining process was not be-
gun before they We're old enough TO have
thinker.
I am quite sure when there is a street
parade like the Labor day parade. with
the streets crowded not only on the side
walk but in the street with women and
children that I would not allow hacks
and carriages to drive through the lines
and along the street among the people
who are out to see and have no other
way Of seeing their husbands and fathers
and brothers save to stand out in the
street. If these vehicles must travel
there are parallel streets that will take
them and they can reach their destina-
tion quicker than on those streets. Meth
er would 1 allow horse breeders to mount
out on these streets for the display Of
their stock, as if they were at county
fair, and as they did on Labor day.
Now that we are 10 have an immense
cloNu VI Itopir the last week OF THIS
month in our city fair and carnival week.
I would put on an extra large force Of
hands under the direction of the street
commissioner. and direct him to clean
Up the city streets. alleys and sidewalks.
remove all low awnings, instruct
builders TO occupy less room-Emporia.
Topeka and Lawrence avenues are sup
posed to be the handsomest resident
streets in the city. The entrance to these
streets north from Douglas avenue are
half fun most Of the time with wagons.
carriages hacks, carts vehicles Of all
descriptions. AT least one-half OF the
street is blocked u pwlth them. West
Douglas and South Main are no better
1 would mend all the holes in the asphalt
streets Neither would I allow faker
OF any kind or description to SCI foot on
the town site. / would give our visitors
a first-class. clean Jolly. good time. and
not allow them 70 be annoyed By takers.
gold brick and confidence men and send
them home feeling that Wichita IS a nice.
clean town and did al they advertised 70
do. and they had been treated Ike gen
tlemen and ladies'
II had a curfew ordinance I would
make it not 50 much for the benefit Of
the school children. for b4- VERY few az
them are ont. but Tor the crowd that
thirk they are Young men and young
women who walk the streets nights
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