The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-31
vox PoPULI.
STREET SWEEPING AND
THE BOARD or WORKS

Editor Pensacola Journal.
Meandering along East Gadsden
street a day or two ago, refIectine
pleasantly of the pound of butter AT
home, Il am able to purchase II oc-
ecsionaliy), my interest was directed
with an improvised shovel-the relic
of himsy fiap-jaclS ripper. Busters
lavorious exertions indicated he had
Struck bottom"
Investigation disclosed that he had
unearthed a brick-seyeraI of them in
fact. All laid uniformly on edge and
contiguous and inquiry ELECTED the
information that the whole street
from 18th avenue to Palafox was
strewn with, the vitreous parallelo-
grams. placed there with the evident
purpose OF presenting a smooth sur
face for wheeled vehicles. An old res
ident tells me that one time, long ago,
g peculiar horse drawn continuance
with revolving brush passed along this
street cleansing it of debris. refuse
and the surplus real estate that rains
had washed down upon it from inter-
sectlng roads, lanes and avenues The
wind rows made by this machine were
removed. by slow moving, easy going
municipal chariots
!. This fluffy bed of HETEROGENEOUS
germ laden, drab mass that covers
these brickbats must be the source
OF the universal grey hue Of flora and
FAUNA chick and child noticeable along
the route, for it's lambert touch is on
everything and is constantly added to
by every whizzing "Onlykar S0'' and
plodding Dobbin which set it floating
In the circumambient atmosphere.
AT the intersection OF Davis street
no, I'll not say anything about Davis
streets uncrossable mud and un-
breatheable dust this tilne-but at the
4Vak Nrn4f "a
ingredients of plain old-fashioned mud
pies may be found and already mixed
to the right consistency too, source
Of danger and delight. to the little
Jinmies and Jennies OF the neiRhbor-
hood and distraction and disgust to
Immaculate housewives who see
strange mosaics imprinted upon floors
by the shoe leather of household men,
bers who have fOrded the everglades
there.
But Gadsdn is not the only artery
of traffic that requires a weeks ap-
plication Of Old Dutch Cleanser. There
is Alcaniz, north of Gregory: there Is
Tarragonna,. the private lane OF the
l. & N; there is. well practically
every one, except the block Of wood
and garnished roadway opposite the
city administration building. we
wonder. Dust fighting housekeepers
wonder. Recreation seeking tourists
stand agape and wonder. The mer-
chants wonderland 1 wonder when
thes streets viii be swept again. The
ever-busy wireless tell-it-a all explains
that the Public Works Board are do
ing the best they can considering the
funds available. meanwhile the health
happiness and peace Cor piece) OF
mind or the over taxed gentry along
the way goes on to destruction and
dismay.
If there is any truth in the germ
theory of the spread Of disease and the
breeding of flies in animal refuse, we
are going to have it proven or shown
to be a fallacy when the swallows ny
again and summers sun makes us
long for cream sodas and shower
baths.
Lives Of Board of Public Works
members oft remind us,
We may fail to make our own lives
sublime,
And. departing, leave behind us
Footprints in streets that reek with
slime"
All Because we do not sweep them
oftener than one in eleven months and
S. d. BENNETT. JR.