The Paducah sun., 1906-05-14
BETTER SAlTATION
NEED OF PADUCAH
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| can take you to four places within
four blocks where cess pools are
standing in the cutters with green
scum on them ready to breed all
kinds of diseases.
1--WE can put stop to diseases
sprInging from these sources, be-
cause we already have done much TO
put an end to them. A physician
told me that malaria had fallen on
60 per cent. since the present sewer
system was adopted.
Don't be short sighted. Don't
wait for sewers until YOU are com
PEELED to put them In. Petition the
city authorities and don't stand back
and count the cost when your health
and that OF your children and the de-
velopment OF the community are at
stake II II takes part OF my salary
to clean up the city so that my chill
drcn may grow up In healthy at
mosphere, will willingly part with
Il.
"Pittsburg. Wheeling. Portsmouth,
Cincinnati. Louisville. Evansville and
cario-not another city on the Ohio
has as pure water as Paducah since
the hnerIng plant was Installed Re-
markable advancement has been
made in the development OF the pub
lie schools, and Paducah has. indeed.
made wonderful strides In the past
few years. We must not adopt the
role OF carping critics. but take
hand and help 20 acquire those things
We still need
"While our schools are improving.
we should see that our children have
advantage OF Il and not let them
leave school at thirteen years OF age
to go to work. Not one per cent. OF
the population Is so poor that the
children have to help support the
family.
Must Have Park.
~ trust Il Is not true. what
hear. that we are not TO get the city
park. We should have the park. You
must not consider a park a luxury
II II the breathing place OF the city.
II should be in the city; not In the
country. The country boys have
nothing but parks. The park is not
for those who go out on street cars
and In carriages so much as for those
who cannot ride and II should be near
the congested district. That IL the
city. II should be where the poor
who never see the country can rest
II should be where the little children
during the sickly months OF the sum
mer can roll on the grass There
should be no keep on the grass
signs. but rather keep on the street .
and 20 on the grass signs for the
boys.
I'VE have place burned out. as II
cleared just for this purpose. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets on
Broadway. II Is in the heart OF the
city. II affords the greatest possibll-
tiles for Improvement and beautlfy-
ing OF any site In the city. u Is on
the east and west thoroughfare. II
Is near the high school and the pub
lie library and the churches.
"rhen we must clear out that
plague spot behind H. We must Oh
lhera,e II 50 that the children can
not see II and learn TO consider II one
OF the necessities Of city life. We
cannot save those who already have
fallen, but we can save the coming
generation from seeing and learning
the lesson of this moral plague that
presents the only blight In the vicin-
ity OF the school. the library and the
churches. do not believe God sent
the earthquake to punish San Fran
cisco, but do believe an earthquake
ought to strike Paducah unless that
horrid spot is cleansed within a
twelve month.
"As to our city government. | be-
lieve the officials are acting accord
ing to what they consider public sent
lment. From the French. | believe.
we get the axiom: "vox popuh. vox
del" To the politician the voice OF
the people is the voice that sounds
the loudest and makes him think Il
represents the sentiments of major
ity Of his constituents. You cannot
blame him for not heedinga voice that
never is raised. II municipal affairs
go wrong, we should not sit back
and criticize but take ahand and right
them. In this form OF government
you delegate your power. but under