The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-22
TAKES review
FOR ITS TEXT
REVIEW READ TO COUNCIL AND
ITS SUGGESTIONS ARE ADOPTED

New Sidewalks Ordered, Weeds to be
Cut, Fountains to be Erected,
Streets and Alleys to be Cleaned
On Tuesday evening after calling the
council together, Mayor Carey pulled
a copy of the REVIEW from his coat
tail pocket and proceeded to read its
editorial suggestions as to what should
be done to prepare the city for the
coming of the President and the great
crowd of Iowa people sure to be here
at that time. The Mayor said he knew
it was trlfle unusual, but the article
expressed his sentiments exactly and
he felt that something should be done
at once to place the city in the best
possible light before its many visitors.
The council agreed heartily with the
Mayor and they did business with sur
prising rapidity and effectiveness. All
the weeds are to be cut and every side
walk is to be in repair by Sept. 10Th.
This means business. Officer Arm
strong has been detailed to head the
weed cutting squad and clean sweep
will be made The street commissioner
| ia to look after the crossings and to
warn property owners as to defective
walks. If the property owner does not
attend to the matter the city will and
| - 10 m no
owner. Two drink fountains are to be
established for permanent use. One
on Broadway and one on Main street.
Perhaps the most important and
beneficial thing done by the council
was the ordering OF a sixteen foot
cement walk from the corner occupied
by Schnoor's harness store to the
johnson corner on Main street and
from the johnson corner to the Calu-
met corner on Broad way. The cement
walk now about the Romans block is
but ten feet and has never been wide
enough to accommodate the traffic.
| This walk will have to be widened and
new walks must be laid east of the al
ley on Broadway and north of the Burk
block on Main 1t should be the policy
of the city to connect up the cement
walks with cement crossings and if
this is done the main business blocks
of Denison will be fronted with fine
cement walks throughout. Ii the
street fair and the coming OF the Presi-
dent accomplish nothing else for Deui-
son than this general cleaning up they
will prove lasting aenetit to our city
We do not believe that any property
owner will complain of the action Of
she council. At least they should not
There is still another question which
the REVIEW believes it is time to talk
about in a plain, sensible way. We
know no reason why there should be
any false modestY in speaking about
the dire need for suitable pubic urinals
in Denison save in the depots and at
one saloon The Wilson House has a
modern water closet and urinal for the
use of its guests only and all the other
places in town are perfect death traps
for the spread OF disease and corrup-
ton. Not much can be expected until
we have sewage, but every merchant
or owner of store building should be
obliged to erect and maintain the best
possible arrangements for both SEXES
and there should be ut least two public
5 places erected and maintained by the
city. 1t is shame to ask women tt
< come to Denison to trade and then pro
t vide no place where even the little
babes can be deeently cared for. 1t is
an imposition upon the many womet
who are obliged to work up town fol
their living and it endangers the life
: and health of every business man anG
: clerk in our city. People complain
about men going into saloons but it i.
a fact that the only hallway decent ac
: Communications of this character are tt
be found in the saloons and many
man spends nickel in these places be
cause he is ashamed to use their nc
commodations without spending some
n thing.
a The good work has been we'll begun
by the council and we believe they viii
$ have the support and co operation o
all good citizens in their efforts to max
Denison clean and healthy not onl,
It during the street fair but all the yea
n round.
VI Mr.. Ben Beaman, of Deloit, was il
attendance at the old settlers picni
on Wednesday. He took occasion t
. give the REVIEW a pleasant call.
g Mr. and Mrs. T. j. Garrison an
\ Master Earring left Thursday for
u three weeks stay in Denver, Colorad
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