The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-09
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.

To the Editor Of the Eagle.
l see the city council are taking steps
to clean up vacant lots and charge it UP
to the property owners in taxes. The
city ought TO give notice of It's intention
to clean up 10 the property owner or
agent and make arrangements with the
owner, if he so desired, to do the work
and allow him to pay in TO the city clerk
at its completion a fair and equitable
amount for the work done. The facts in
the case are that men can not be EN-
ployed to do work of that kind.
In olden times the women who went
about on the streets and spelled were
called witches and were taken by a COM
mittee of deacons or the civil magistrate
to the public pond, ducked and sent home
in disgrace.
If 1 had control Of this appendicitis
business 1 would put the price for 'oper-
ating. First, l would order that when q
doctor diagnosed a case, pronounced Ii
appendicitis and operated for il, and it
proved not to be. IKE so many do. /
would punish him for malpractice and
forbid him from pracscing medicine.
Second, when a doctor would persuade
person who had no symptom OF appendi-
citis TO be operated upon against posi-
bilities of having it. / would punish him
by fine. and if the patient died from the
effects OF the operation would send that
doctor 10 the pen for life.
Whom tho hapirS IN I'M in
the joints and seams of the cement side
walk, dig 1t out and sprinkle salt along
the seam. If you don't kill the grass. it
will spread the cement slabs and raise
the walk out of line.
l would cut down one-half or more of
the trees in Hyde Park.
The improvements on Lawrence avenue
are making it more handsome every day.
But they can curb and pave and beautify
until doomsday, and 1t will be a failure
so long as two or three property owners
keep their spite fences
The crushed stone in the park is SO
nice and seems to be a success, for light
traffic at least, why not experiment in
one of the down town blocks. where
traffic is heavy7 But make the layer
much thicker than in the park.
Home builders are adopting the idea
OF the old German woman, that is to
cultivate every foot of ground on the
premises: the ground must grow plant.
flower or a vegetable of some kind.
In spite of the fact that l might be
called barbarian and a heather, 1 am
in favor of dispensing with the ringing
Of church bells, especially In cities. 1t is
all right for the village or the cross roads
or the little chapel in the mountain fast
ness; but It is very annoying to the near
by nervous and sick people. People do
not pay any attention to the bell so far
as going to church is concerned. Now.
don't be disturbed-I so to church every
Sunday.
If the people on West Douglas, Seneca
and University avenues want to be sure
that the asphalt pavement is being built
according TO specifications, they can en-
ploy a superintendent of their own at
a small cost for each property owner.
There is big difference in the quality
of cement. For instance. cement can be
purchased at 81 per barrel, but the ce-
ment agreed upon in this job costs $3.50
per barrel There is big difference be-
tween three or four inches of concrete
and FIVE inches and a big difference be-
tween three inches of cement and one
and one-hslf and two inches of asphalt.
"a fc >~sv Ia hole ~
something else.
I see the exploitation OF an old scheme
revamped is being sprung TO catch the
unwary whereby they can invest $1,000
and in ten years get a return of $500. l
wonder why Pierpont Morgan and Rock
efeller don't secure the services of these
extraordinary men for promoters.
The city was visited this week by some
eight or ten Of the best dressed women
that it has been the pleasure of the city
TO enjoy in many a day. They occupied
the best rooms that ore of the leading
hotels could finish. They canvassed the
city in pairs in the interest of charity for
a widow who lives in an adjoining state.
AS l looked at these beautifully attirec
ladies / could not but think how self
sacrificing they must be to travel this
hot weather in Pullman cars. stop at the
best hotels and engage in this uRselfsh
work for this poor. forlorn widow whose
husband lived like a prince or plumed
knight during his life.
I see a lot Of folders lying around in
different places Of business in the city.
issued by the Chamber Of Commerce. 1
think these circulars ought to be sent
out of the city to accomplish the object
for which they We're intended. II they
were sent to the residences great many
OF them would be sent east in private
letters by people writing 10 their friends.
Dame Rumor has IL that a councilman
has given il out 10 few friends that he
proposes 10 pave a number OF streets in
this city, naming them. in all amounting
10 several miles. IL is 20 be hoped that
IL this be true. the city authorities in
making the contracts shall require that
all asphalt pavements shall be laid
promptly and efficiently repaired for
term Of ten years without any loopholes
for escape or delay. Every pTecaution
should be taken TO protect the property
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