The daily sentinel., 1903-06-29
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER.
PARKING THE STREETS.

IDere mas Deen llbUle cOuSlueTdIlOu
given by the official bodies of this
city up to the present time relating
to the future beauty of the city.
Other things have occupied the atten-
tion of the city council for years to
the exclusion of matters which might
lend an air of beauty to the city. But
the time has now arrived when some
consideration must be given the mat
ter of identifying the streets and
other public property.
The time to begin to do this work
is now. not after while. No better
time is ever afforded town to accom-
plish this end than during its forma-
tive period.
For instance. there has been no pro-
vision made ON any of the streets to
have them parked. Main street is a
straight away, through the residence
portion. when it is sufficiently wide
to have it parked at least eight feet
on either side and then have an abun-
dance of room for all purposes. There
are other streets of sufficient width
to have them parked. Nothing that
i. can be done in an attempt to beautify
a city, counts so much as having the
residential portion of same parked,
where the streets are of sufficient
width.
There is hardly property owner
on Main. above Seventh or say from
Ninth eastward, who would not be
glad to incur the small expense of
parking the property in front of their
homes
The sane could be said of the prop
erty owners on Seventh and Grand
avenues. Throughout the east, in
towns of less size than Grand juno.
tion, where nature has done more to
make them beautiful than it has done
for this city, the matter of beautify-
ing the thoroughfares is given the
greatest consideration. 1t should un-
der the circumstances then be given
abundant consideration in town
where nature must be aided in the
work of making what was once bar
rem waste. place inviting for occu-
pancy. Those who are familiar with
and have enjoyed the benefits of those
communities in the east. where ma
ture although lavish in her gifts, is
materially aided by wise body Of
public officials striving to work to
the end of making their homes and
their town beautiful, will appreciate
the necessity of getting down to work.
Individual citizens have lately been
giving this matter considerable
thought. They are building homes
that are beautiful and n credit to any
community and they want the sur
roundings to be made as attractive as
possible.
The matter of curbing, laying OF
sidewalks and parking those streets
which have sufficient width to make
it possible, the expense to be borne
mainly by those who desire to see
such improvement inaugurated, should
receive the wise consideration of the
city officials.
There has been very haphazard
manner of making grades and Other
work, which is necessary to make &
great city. which should be given
more thought in the future than ii
has in the past. Grand Junction be-
fore anyone realizes it will have
grown so large. that when these i'm
provements become an absolute neces-
sity. it will cost ten times the labor
than if such ork is inaugurated right
now.
The matter is of moment and should
be given more serious examination,
than to some may seam necessary right
now. but those who visit their old
homes in the eastern country and who
even go to many of the rising towns
in the state. will readily recognize
the Importance of the matter, if we
are striving to become the city OF
homes of Western Colorado, which we
say we are