Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-04-15

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"Scapa' in England is composed of
artists and men of high affairs, and
is organized to "check the abuses
of public advertising" Rome licen-
ses them; Chicago has passed most
stringent laws for their regulation
while in Belgium a prize has been
offered for the most artistic ones.
/ suppose in the interest of the small
boy, that circus advertisements may
never be entirely suppressed, but
they must be taxed, that our scanty
revenues receive the benefit.
| have tried to show how streets
may become things of beauty, but to
make them a ''joy forever is an
other story. come now to the vital
point of all civic endeavor-th of
sanitation and thorough cleanliness.
You may sing the glories of Appolo,
the charms of Diana, may worship
the goddess of beauty and love: but
without corresponding conditions of
purity and hygiene our devotion
availith not.
We should supply waste paper re-
ceptacles, either wire baskets in
which contents may be burned with
out the necessity of removal; or re-
movable and galvanized iron boxes
with spring hinges to be fast
ened to telegraph and telephone
poles, or boxes stationed at inter-
walls upon our streets which should
contain sWeepingst and trash of all
sorts. This would effectually dis
pose of the loose stuff which disfig-
ures the walks and yby-ways. Very
neat devices are offered for this pur-
pose.
We have no surface sewers, and
acknowledgement are not sufficient
ly used. This can hardly be remidi-
ed at present, but conditions are
constantly improving, as nearly all
new buildings are thoroughly equip
ped for sewer connection wherever
accessible.
AS to our crossings those the city
is now providing are the best pro-
durable, being of cement, with slop-
ing sides of stone in those support
ing the heaviest traffic. These, how
ever, are ostly-something like
500 apiece-and available funds
are not sufficient to supply the city;
$1,000 was expended last year for
this purpose, but only built twelve
OF the best. Those of all cement
are a little cheaper. Then if we be-
lieve in them, we should exert our
influence toward their introduction
throughout the city.
We come now-alack-a-day!- the
back yards and alleys. AS to the lat
ter, what gods can invoke, what
beseeching can I pour into ears
eyes-noses attuned to the worst:
what imploring can I utter, and how
convey to paper-that he who runs
may read. Perhaps a short trip down
one may interest you-personally
conducted. Step lightly side-step
If you will, and you might play one
of those singing games as you CO.
Carol right merrily and we will
emerge, possibly none the worse for
wear and tear, but sadder and wiser
women. Here is heap of tin cans
oh, that some enterprising firm
would buy up all the old junk and
convert it into typewriters or some
thing-or else undertake to cart it
into cannibalistic furnaces which de-
YOUR with hungry greed the refuse
OF creation. But more practical ad-
wise is bury them. Many munich
palities do so, and it is favored in
Washington. Oh, the depth of in
iquity, so to speak, that we find here
potato parings and decayed veg
etables from the last generation
combs and brushes, picture frames,
smashed furniture, wire hoop-skirts