The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-07-23

tcrcy and dcNauChcry Of machine rol
tics. Mr. Marsh learned aftCvw.r] tl7t
more than 1900 suits were pending
against the city FOR serious .nir"''-
due to tho defective sidewalks ard that
the sum total of damages claimed WAS
more than 500 5o0,oNo. tScc proceed.
inCs OF regular meeting OF Ch'cgco C,ty
council Jan. : l9o0J The children In
the street wore playing. Quarru'0r.
digging In the garbage boxes, In many
7 instances picking bits OF decaycd lem
ons. bananas and oranges out OF the
gutter,
/ one group Of boys was tormenting n
miserable cat. Another group was yell
Ing at policC officer who had just or.
/ tiercd them ONT OF the street whore
they had been trying to have game Of
bali Over the steps ot the tenement
' entrances, some ot them high enough
"a be designated "stnops," women hold
ms SICK babies or little girls staggering
under the load OF child two or three
years younger flied up the picture OF
sodden. unSempt disheveled. tired out
humanity That turned that awful street
into human hell, where no allcviatinS
bit OF cheer or relief was inserted to
give one ray OF hope for the future.
The only buildings IN front of which
there were no steps were the saloons,
These averaged five 10 block and one
or ench corner. The corner saloons
with few exceptions, also had at
tached 80 them vaudeville halls. with
staring lamp signs, Free Vaudeville, "
hung ont over the entrances
IL hes been said that no living being
ever successfully described Bowen
street SO that person who never saw
it could have even the faIntest concep-
tion Of its truth. Mr.. Marsh had never
seen anything Ike II. and all his read-
Ing had never given him any idea
whatever cf the reality. He stared a;
Ct all now IN a cewndere1 almos.
frightened manner that grasped only g
pertNof the terrible significance Of 81
AL
Finally he turned TO John Gordon
and said with & tone IN which irritn.
zion was the dominant note:
"why dent some o. these children
20 over and play In the Hope House
awful filth J understood you TO say
tina; Hone House had playground
John Gordon looked al Mr.. Marst Of
frs with & feeling o. Indignation
which rapidly changed to one Of sac
ness
"Huv many children car play II Q
space shut II ano bounded by lot less
tnar % fes- wide and 10O feet long
!; ig crowded q ovsrAow1nr now. Dt
vuu know nov many years Miss AD
crews pleaded auC begged and prayed
ENC turned mountains o. selfish incif
ference md commercial greed 10 geI
tna- little Playground
81 nave NJ idez- HaCn'; We bette.
II INSIDE now MT. Marsh replieC
feebfy. Lets rs- trrOugt with l.
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cvrre- tnis II urusualiv baC iEn'- it"'
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" worse WITHIN TWO miles O. Hop
Hone"
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