The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-09-10
Clean the Streets.

There has been decided change
for the worse--in the condition ot
the streets since Mr. Linylte re-
signed his position as street cleaner
Ohio street and Walnut street have
not been cleaned since MIR. Linyllie
threw up the sponge, or rsthei
threw up the water wagon, and il Is
very probable that these two street.
will not be cleaned again until tn
present system is changed.
II is important that OHIO stree
should be kept clean for more tina
one reason II also is important that
Walnut street and all other street
should be kept in presentabie
shape, but It is perhaps more i'm
portant that the leyec should b.
clean at all times, in view Of tn
fact that thousands of visitors ira
verse this street every month.
The visitor is more apt to remem
her the first and last impressions o
city long after ali other impress
sions have been forgotten. II tn,
streets are very dirty when he ar
rives and departs he will remember
Cairo is a dirty city. Ii the streets
are clean he will remember Cairo q
clean city His Judgment will b.
based upon the condition of the frs
ana last streets he uses while in tht
city
Ii is obvious that Nh Iinyilie
could not keep Cairo's streets clean
for $50 day and earn a fair profit
but is it not possible that Cairs
could DO the work itself at tina
price? Cairo would not require
profit on the work
A street cleaner should be kept a.
work at all times on Commercial
avenue, another ON Washington anC
another on ohio street in the down
down districts The services Of thre.
such men could be obtained 20.
$3.50 a day and the services Of
fourth man, whose duty il woul,
be to remove rubbish after collec
ton, could be obtained for simila
sum Added 10 this cost would b
the hire Of horse and refuse wagon
but the total should not amount t
more than 5000 month.
With the remaining $400 the cit
should be able TO obtain the ser
vices of a sufficient number Of me
to keep the other streets in goo
condition and in this work the flush
er should be used If one husher
not sufficient TO do the work,
would not be bad Investment /
buy another.
The flusler, 1t is said. viii d
four times as much work as tn
sweeper and will also do better wori
Nearly all Of the large cities use tn
tlusher not only on asphalt and WOOD
paved streets, but also on brick
paved streets Flushing, accordin
10 experts. will DO no more damag
to brick paved streets than hard raj
and there is no reason why thi
sanitary system should not be use
ia Cairo
The city authorities doubtless hay
given the street cleaning probler
considerable attention and It rs ne
for the inexperienced citizen. VIII
knows nothing about the probIel
eXceptd that it would like to HE
find the solution, to criticise then
However, the streets must he KEEL
In better shape than they have bee
in the past and if the city eannC
accomplish this for 5000 per mont
it will have TO spend more
Cities with rubbish aud dlth little
ed streets are not to be classed wit
the progressive municipaIitie
Dirty streets are not only insight
but also are unhealthy in the e
treme. Unsightly and unhealtl
cities cannot hope TO prosper Their
fore the sooner Cairo solves tn
problem of keeping the streets clei
Ia problem that has not so utter
haffled the officials of other al
larger cities. the better off Cairo al
its citizens will be.
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