The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-11
careful manner as the other parks of

would recommend that action be taken, as soon as practicable, towards secur- | ing land for the purpose of a small park or playground in the southwest | erns section which is, perhaps, as con- gested as any other portion of the city. l think it would prove to be a factor | Tn promoting good citizenship and edu- | eating the children of our cosmopoli-
 tan. population in the elementary prin- ciples of good citizenship and right | and sanitary living.
 While this question of parks I believe that we should take immed- | fate steps to secure, by the right of | the exercise of eminent domain, all of | the land south and east of Cedar Creek and west of the Barnum Dyke. | so-called, not already owned by the city, as an addition to Seaside Park. No manufacturing plant or other es- | tabliShment ought to be permitted to | acquire this land or to locate there. When the park is extended westerly | to Fayerweather Island by a connect
 ing boulevard. and eventually by
 bridge. Black Rock and thence to I,Fairffeld, the importance of the city
 controlling this strip of land will be
 more apparent than it is now, but it | may. then be too late to do so. The l improvementsof the. land thus acquired
 can be leisurely made as there is no | special need of haste in it's improve
 ment. but there may be in it's acquire | ment, as 1t is likely to be- in the mean | time, put to uses which would mar the
 beauty of Seaside Park. In matters of this kind, it is our duty to exercise | wise forethought, look ahead, and plan for the future extension of our park
 system.
 SEWER CONSTRUCTION. The engineer employed by the Sewer Commission, Rudolph Herring. has pre- sented his report and it has been print | ed and circulated. It Is valuable document and it will prove to be of great service to the | city as a future guide in sewer work. recommend it's careful study. From | it we may judge that our present sew CTS are fairly adequate, with few eX- captions, for the work required of them now or in the near futureI
 We can afford to take a. reasonable time to study carefully the system rec commended, and. not rush hastily into matter: of such magnitude, import ance and expense.
 We owe it to our people, who are to | foot the bills, that due deliberation should be exercised. In the meantime, all future sewer construction ought to be planned ESQ as to be incorporated
 into. be in harmony with, and form a part of the system recommended by the engineer, until such time as we
 can arrive at an intelligent conclusion, after careful study of the whole prob lem, of what is best to be, done and
 the best method to do it.
 THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
 The efforts of the people of Bridge port, especially. the ladies of the city,
 to aid in exterminating the Great White Plague are praiseworthy and | meritorious, and deserving of the sup port of all our peorle.
 Iris mot a question where class or creed or politics should enter.
 It is a matter that concerns all alike, irrespective of class, creed or condi- tfon. We should be all vitally inter. | ested in checking the ravages of this
 insicious disease, in protecting the community from its dangers and in educating all to the importance of right, cleanly living.
 Experience has demonstrated that the ravages of tuberculosis can be thus greatly mitigafed. if not entirely erad- icated. & fs-a : We can ali do something to aid in this good work by cooperating with and rendering financial assistance to the ladies and to the Associations who are devoting valuable time, thought and energy to this noble work.
 The State will undoubtedly, in the very near future, authorize. and pro- vide means for the construction of homes or sanftorfa, in several sec tions of the State, where, proper, in telligent treatment can be, secured for sufferers, and tEis action can, and locality by the efforts of4- the people, for in this case, above all others, eter- nal vigilance is the price of health.
 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 The Fire Department IS efficient and well maintained. It ought to be kept up to the present high standard.
 At the present time there are nine engine companies; three, hook and lad der companies. and two chemical com- panieS. Of course there must be ex- tensions and Improvements of the fire service from time to time as the growth of the city demands. but there will be no need of radical improve mentS in the near future.
 The money provided for the purchase of land in the northeastern section of the city for the location of a new en- zine house there, will necessiate fur ther future provision for a house, ap- paratus and men, and this will be all that this portion of the city ought to require for many years to come.
 of the fire service will probably be the northern section, in the vicinity of Main street and North avenue.
 POLICE DEPARTMENT.
 The force is efficient; it's manage ment all that could be desired. There to the force to keep pace with our city'S growth and to maintain it's ef- ficieLcy.
 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT.
 Our public library is working ad- vantageously. The changes contem- plated and authorized by the recent act of the Legislature will probably work for the good of the department.
 Ine llpTdTy IS d NdludDle euuCdlioHdl factor in the life of our city and it is important that it should be, at all times, wisely and intelligently man. aged.
 If it could be brought about, and the library can place them, it would be advantageous to have the treasures and curious, now in the possession of the Scientific and Historical Societies. transferred to the public library, so as to be accessible to all who desire to see them and to study them-
 I have no doubt that the library directors will be willing to cooperate with the representatives of the other organizations named for the purpose of bringing such transfer about. It seems too bad that the treasures of the societies named should, at pres ent, remain hidden from the public when a little effort and expense might render them accessible to all our peo- Dle.