The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-24
4 Letter to Santa Claus.


The following communication seems
20 have gotten lost in the holiday rush
In the editorial department and be-
came mixed up with The journals
mails
Dear santa Claus.
You have probably forgotten me as
have not written you since 1 was
a little boy. but seeing so many hap
py little children writing to you for
the good things you so lavishly and
lovingly distribute at this season that
/ beg to be remembered as a child
just once again for the sake of this
dear old city bs the sea.
am having my best stocking fixed
mo ans repaired with patches and
safety pins so as 20 hang II up In the
city headquarters on Christmas eve.
When y0u make your advent down
the stovepipe that protrudes from the
second story window just over the
city stable you VIII End it hanging
on the telephone receiver near my
desk in the corner
AS ii lis customary for each one TO
ten you what he or she desires / viii
now fulfill that pleasing duty by say
ing that We are very much In need OF
a now CITY hall The old one is worn
out. beside 81 vas cut out by a pattern
So antiouated that people Of this day
and age cannot tell whether 10 is a
city hall. police station. jail. fre de-
Darmeut patrol house, pound lot
boarding stable. or junk shop. I have
no particular objection to strangers
cerem0nio usly approaching a city
prisoner, politely tipping his hat and
asking him if he Is the mayor but
would like to have a place where citi-
zens could visit on official business
without feeling it necessary 10 apollo
gize to their friends for doing So Be-
side that &c would save me consider
able in shoe leather from visiting peo-
pie on The streets AMI ia their homes
on omrial business because they do
not want To be seen at the city head
quarters. So be SO kind as 10 bring
2 sew city hall ] don't care whether
you bring one TO it the public square
according 70 Mr.. Green's aesthetic
ideas or one TO at on one side of the
square in accordance vita Mr. NOnge's
IDEAS Either place VIII suit me and
classic architecture win be very ac-
ceptable although I much prefer an
outside appearance of Spanish archtt
lecture commemorative of the history
of this Interesting locality.
] want You 10 bring us a new sani-
tary sewer system and a side order Of
storm sewers SO that we VIII not have
TO hire boat or roll up our pants each
time a. rains J also want some mod
6m sidewalks and paved streets so
thar our people may see what good
things 1ey have been missing all
their lives
We are badly In need OF a new wa
terworks but ] viii not ask YOU to
bring that this Christmas for so many
unusual Injuries might surfeit us if
we got them all ar once. besides many
of our citizens would be alarmed If
We had q FIRE pressure that would
break a pane OF glass or knock
shingle on OF a roof in a burning
building such undreamed Of force
win have 20 be introduced by install
merits
you may, however. lring Us a new
hook and ladder truck. some new FIRE
hose and q lev new horses so that
Whcn an alarm Is sent I'm 81 viii not
b. necessary fOr. one. horse TO pun the
IRE apparatus and another horse
hiiched beside him.
We are very much iu need OF new
dog law and If YOU fail 10 bring us one
] am very much concerned lest T lose
some Of my policemen who are liable
TO De eaten up hy the horde Of hungry
ours that run che streets Ii Is a
matter of court record that some Of
our finest policemen are prevented
from attending 70 their Official duties
and making arrests because Of canine
interference. some months since Il
asked the city fathers for a new dog
law bui it has not materializsd and In
t is MOI possible for you 10 bring
new dog law either fetch a bottle of
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