Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-08-12

Did You know that there were a
lost of sidewalk rules in the ordin-
nee books TO- the city of Tulsa. The
b,les were al made for the improve
hent of the city and although not
rany of them are enforced, there IL
movement N foot among those who
ire desirous q beautifying Tulsa to
ave them all become effective
iIanv OF the sidewalk rulings are in
he character of ordinances. while
.thers are special rulings. or are COM
loncnt parts of some other ordinance.
The health ordinance, for instance,
'ontains about ten sidewalk rulings.
some of them follow:
Art H. Sc Il. The splitting on
.he sidewalks f'oors Of churches, pub
lie halls, thcaters, street cars or other
,ublic places Is hereby declared n
nuisance. Provided the splitting In
pr upor the st. cets Is not hereby in
iuded in thc words, "other public
5laces."
I Art III, Sec. IA forbids owners or
gents of any lyt or lots to allow
Eccds or gras- to grow or remain
-pon the amluting sidewalk, so as to
bstruct the Sidewalk or cutters. A
Ienalty of le IS than $40 Is provided
ach day after notification constituting
!, separate otferse.
Art. III, Sec lG forbds the throw
'hG .depositing or placing Of any
Trash paper, hulls, peelings, hand bills
gil q I
or other pubic places Of the city OF
Tulsa. ne ant the same Is, hereby
declared a usance
4 similar section in another ord
nance forbid9 any owner, occupant
br agens Of rIoperty abutting on any
paved Stree; IT, allow the accumulation
Of any kind cf trash upon the side
walk. abuttng or adjacent to said
premises. = penalty is provided of
not less thar So nor more than $25,
Another ordinance forbids scatter
mig handbills or advertising devices
Of any description along or upon any
street or sidewalk. A penalty is man,
ed. not exceeding 800.
A special ordinance makes 1t un-
lawufl tor arl one to sweep or de-
post on any sidewalk or streets of
the city any loose paper, filth or trash
Of any kind
The above named ordinances are
but few of those regulating the side
walk, according to city Attorney
Ramsey
There is one place in Tulsa where
the splitting eyi is to be seen more
than at any other place
That is up a. the postoffice. There
men with pretty good sized chunks OF
in their mouths get in line
and wait for the general delivery clerk
to c-g up mail for fifteen or twenty
persons in iite ahead. During al
that time the salvary glands are Civ
ing down 10 heat the band, and the
first thing the chewer knows he's
either got to spit or else swallow II
Not very many men are good at that
so the next thing that Is done is tc
get rid Of the superfluous liquid.
Uncle Sam has quite bunch OF
spit cans in the postoffice which fil
up without any trouble each day
but II a fe,2w leaves his place II
the line he mug begin at the rear ant
start life all over again. That's some
thing d. eadfu on hot day, so wha
does he do but cut loose at one of the
square marhle pillars. The pillari
were once done in white. and th'
minds eye cat see what two or three
ounces of a mixture Of saliva and TO
bacco will do for anything in the lint
of white Mt very many of thu
chronic spitters try to force the fluiC
more than two or three feet above tn,
floor, the majority Of them being con
tent with letting loose at the conjunc
lion of the floor and pillar. Their
is one OF the 20 Is that is nearly righ
IN line and Ia the course Of a da!
enough quids 10 make bale o