The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-23
City Regulator
Some Further
Suggestions are Made.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.

Suggestions are Made.
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To the Editor Of the Eagle.
I would appoint a committee Of ladies'
and gentlemen on streets, alleys. back
yards and tree trimming, send them out
in hacks with q stenograp her and syste-
matically make note and report numbers,
names and places TO the sanitary board IL
writing what is needed 10 place the vari-
Gus premises IN order. 1 would then
send out an officer and give these
slouchy people notice TO clean up. II they
failed to do 50 in d reasonable length of
time I would arrest and fine them enough
TO pay a scavenger 10 do IL
What a magnificent steam fire engine
the new one is. I did not understand why
the insurance companies raised on their
rates until saw that new engine Every
rev facility added 10 the fire department
which lessons the risk. the higher goes
the insurance rates. There is not better
or more complete fire exunguishing system
in this or any other country, with . more
efficient and well trained men and horses
than Wichita's fire equipment The losses
by the insurance companies from dres in
this city simply amounts TO nothing. and
yet a raise in rates is being talked CT.
Now that spring has come thhe indis-
eliminate building OF sidewalks and curb
ing has begun II the council is going 20
re-enact last years performances they
might at least appoint a man who would
inspect the work and see that the public
are not imposed upon-the nonresident
as well as the resident.
Why bond for the faithful perform
ance Of the laying of gas plant for natural
gas? Why not FIVE thousand dollars in
cash, which would not be a drop IN the
bucket with a corporation or company
that will undertake such an enterprise.
Straw grows Iuxuriantly IL this country.
AS the churches are about the only
place Of public gatherings where the wo-
men persist in wearing their hats, I sug-
gest that the deacons and elders OF tho
various churches meet in their respective
places and pass an order that ali the sis
tiers who wish to wear their bonnets dur
ing the service must sit together. Only
those who Go not wear them viii be al
lowed to sit with the men. and yod viii
see how quickly the hats viii come down.
have often wondered why the ambu-
lance wagons are painted black. I think
they ought to be painted white.
Wanted-a man with d good pocket
compass to furnish property owners with
the meets and bounds of their property.
As between hens and dogs running loose
IN the city. give me hens. II left TO vote
of the people of the city. eighty per cent
OF the inhabitants would vote to drive
every dog in the town out OF it and keep
them out. They tear UP the grass. the
flower beds and garden, giving TO re-
turns. They are simply tramps While
the hen furnishes food in value for her
7 am surprised tina. anyone should en-
ter a complaint against that innocent.
old man Hammond. When .hey
send him to the asylum as being insane
then a whole lot Of the rest Of Us viii
have to hide out.
I would instruct the telephone AMI tele-
graph companies not to leave pieces Of
wire which they leave along their lines.
1t is dangerous for horses.
I was to church not long since where
the minister in preaching a very in
teresting sermon called forth from the
more enthusiastic brothers and sisters
alike hearty Amens. Finally the minister
said that the Divine Master loved a man
who saw his duty nd performed it, 70 be
a man" How quickly the program
changed. Only the sisters shouted
Amen. But it was only few minutes
before the minister alluded 10 the de-
inquency of the sisters. and then the
brothers had their inning. which thcy i'm
proved. while dead calm reigned among
the sisters.
I would stop this house breaking bust I
ness II it took FIVE hundred detectives /
and policemen TO do IL. IN the meantime
I would corral the tramps and loafers
who are slipping and sliding around in the T
city without visible means Of support /
and put them on the rock pile or on the /
road.
I would advertise Wichita as being a
great health resort. That Is 70 say q very /
healthy place for healthy people. but not /
a healthy place for sick people This /
town is no place for sanitarium. IN /
healthy people better 90 to Colorado or !
California. Wichita people are the health /
est lot Of people. especially the boys and /
girls are the rosey dosiest lot OF kids on
earth and why should We OYER induce /
nents TO sick people to come here TO scat
.er their microbes among our children
7 saw a nice. clean. bright-eyed BOY /
going from house TO house selling nustur-
ian and sweet pea seeds. I wonder how
many bought OF him. They both grow
beautiful in our soil. What is more !
beautiful that a bed Of sweet peasT
The school beard have Just as much
light and with the same propriety 20 rent
he walls q the ward school buildings for
he use OF advertising Durham Bull snos-
ng tobacco n s 70 rent the city library FOR
.dvertising purposes.
was on Lawrence avenue one day this
veek ard saw q horse and buggy stand