The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-08

possession, which is violation of the
law"
So writ of deportation was issued
and the chief Of police withdrew ex-
ultantly, making way for the head of
the health board.
In Tenth street." said that digni-
tary, 81 find there is a leak in the sew
er pipe. l am having the sanitary
squad remedy it."
The mayor was still endeavoring to
determine which individual design in
the ceiling would hit him on the nose
were it to fall, or which particular de-
sign his nose would hit if he were to
rise and meet the ceiling, and the
health board officer went out.
And then the fire chief came in with
grievance, and the head of the de-
partment of water, gas and electricity
and other officials. So the whole day
passed, and SO does the whole year
pass for the mayor of Skyscraper
City.
"a strange sort of place indeed, this
city," you will say. where Is it,"
Skyscraper City, to enlighten you, is
ubiquitous community located in
every part Of the Tilted States where
land has become so valuable that, in
stead of capitalists building over
large area, they build in a limited
space, and straight toward the clouds
In plain words. it is none other than
the great modern skyscraper, with its
population as great, in many cases. as
that of third class municipality.
But the mayor" you will say. who
ever heard Of a mayor of building?"
Yes, the mayor. You have heard
of a superintendent of building. and
If the superintendent of a skyscraper
housing from five to twelve thousand
people has not as much right to the
title of mayor as the chief executive
of a community of, say one thousand,
spread along couple of streets,
where the city limits are marked out
by fence rails and stone walls, then
the United States is not a democratic
country.
Building operations can't go on with
the spirit of emulation that now holds
between contractors without the Sky
scraper City of few years hence
being in sore need of real munci-
pal administration, with mayor, al
dermen and all the other public serv-
ants that make annual elections nee
essary. 1t has them all now under
different names.
hn
hers of the health department, which
sanitary body consists of corps of
able bodied women, equipped with
mops and pals and compelling voices.
That corps of women alone is sufti-
cient to suggest an analogy between
Skyscraper City and a representa-
tive American municipality, and should
give the former lasting right to the
name Of thriving city.
Policemen on Patrol.
Then there are the members Of the
police department, whose main duty
in the suppression of criminality is to
see that no one walks off with any
part of the building or its contents.
These are the watchmen, who patrol
continuously night and day, and the
main differences between them and the
police Of your recognized city are that
they are paid less and are, perhaps.
not subject to periodical charges Ut
graft. Nor do they have to parade for
composed Of the electricians and as
who stand out in the sun, doff1ng
their hats and smiling approvingly. the
while patting each other on the back
in appreciation of the department they
have developed.
What more heroic and picturesque
body is there than the fire depart
ment, with its red shirted or blue
shirted, or any other color shirted.
men, ready and eager TO grapple with
flames or anything else, under any
conditions and at every moment? In
Skyscraper City the fire department
consists of an efficient band of men as
we'll trained as the flremen of large
municipality and equipped with all the
latest devices for combating flames.
And there is the department of
water. gas and electricity, the latter
composed Of the electricians and as
sistants in the engine room. These
large buildings do not depend upon
outside sources for their electricity.
They have thoroughly equipped plants
for manufacturing their own Az far