The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-07
CLEAN AN D ORNAMENTAL.
Mrs. Malvern G.. Patterson


gssf3$1s am glad to lend my Voice towards
Acivlc reform, and i know there are many
others Of like mind. IL i1fii
ES First hid above oil things, we mist [
have cafincss. That Is necessary for !
health. our streets and alleys nro most
ai,tisightiy. With the scraps Of paper and
trash OF all kinds accumulated III the
fgt,tters and swept about by every breeze.
s!ThlsS oould be nltignted to d great degree I,
Sby having trash! barrels at tho corners
Eof tho streets With the Inscription III {
large type painted OF, them Throw
trash, here making each citizen feel 1t
his duty TO help keep the city clean We
can learn II lesson from New England IN
this respect. Every town has tho hp-
pearanco OF being swept clean every
morning, and these trash barrels are seen
seyerywllcre, even In tho smallest towns
Y In snowy weather such as we have had
recently the streets nro almost impassa-
bic Mt certain crossings. Could not the
city put on an extra force during such
condition.? 4, 4, Il ID s
I've known trash to be pied up for 4
days In alloys In the best part Of tho
city, and In the summer tho odor OF de-
cayed Vegetables and watermelons was
most offensive. Tho gnrbnge man should
come oftener and empty the barrels ut
the back gates, and citizens should be
required to deposit ashes and garbage IN 4
barrels. Very often trash is thrown In
heap In tho alley and Is consequently
blown about by the slightest breeze.
Tho ladies rcjoiced over the ordinance !
prohibiting anyone expcctorating on tho
sidewalks but tho season OF enforcement
was so short-lived that few remember
there is such n law. and We not only SUI Z
fer3t tho discomfort OF picking our way .t on
the sidewalks because Of this dirty habit,
lfbut the street cars m many instances are
| most objectionable, and wc are constant e
Nv in fear OF running our clothes.
Now would like to make an earnest
| appeal to our citizens to retain tho
beauty OF our city by prot ng tho trees
on the streets. to have flowers and grass
in their yards and window boxes .tl,.,
vines on their porches. Much attention
| has been given to this In Brooklyn IN
recent years. and the result Is q mar
|sYel9us improvement. ~.
| I.et us have many moro parks IKE
| Capitol Square and Monroe Park. They
4 are the sources OF untold pleasure ahd
shealth5 to the children and always ob ,-
! jects OF beauty. ". IL 54f . 4, .E
1t has been regret to many o. US
4 Tint Allen's Grove. corner Of Lombardy
| ami Grove Avenue, with Its beantiful.
4 1orest oaks could not have been used Tor;
ouch n purpose. Savannah has city
park to nearly every four squares, ana IS
one OF our most beautiful Southern clues.
4 Wc beg the architects" not to build
skyscrapers. There is an ordinance IN
Paris limiting the height Of buildings. l /
wish we had such a one here. Let LIZ
IA "a none OF the so called Western type
| OF architecturet Why5not be distinctly In.
II dlyidual Yand stick to our own Colonial
style? Could anything BIO more beautlfulr
| besides ills Southern.
4 M Most important. let US have pure wa
/ ter as soon as possible. We have all
the elcrnentsst o have an bean t.iul7tc g
Let US bend our efforts in that direction