The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-25
JUST GOSSIP
By THE 6OSSrPER

Really now. isn't it strange Day
tona never had a good band before? +
Il isn't often q band gives such uni
versaI satisfaction as is being given
by the Saracina Royal Italian Band
in Daytona. There are no complaints
but many words of commentator
heard among the audiences which lis
ten to the concerts on Beach street
every day. In conducting the band
Sig. Saracina is not only showing
marked ability as leader, but he is
demonstrating he is a good Judge Of
audiences by selecting the music Just
pleasing TO the listeners.
Several narrow escapes from inju-
r. have happened recently because
| pedestrians crossing Beach street TO
obtain seats at the band concerts
have not exercised due caution. Pc
destrians should remember that re-
hicles have the right of way in the
streets and should make sure the way
is clear before attempting TO cross
/ a busy part Of the street.
H Complaints lave been made lately
about automobile drivers leaving the
cutouts open while driving their cars
about the streets. and the complaints
are timely The city ordinance for
bids automobiles being driven about
the city with the cutouts open. even
for short distances. and few ar
rests along this line would soon stop
the nuisance.
Daytona's claim of being the pref
tiest winter resort in the world is
never disputed, and if there is any
resort in the world that can produce
a better brand Of weather than has
been enjoyed in Daytona this season,
the people here would like to know
the location. One winter tourist.
spending his first winter in Daytona.
was heard to remark during the past
week, This is as near heaven as
ever expect TO get" A majority OF
the people here probably expect to
get nearer heaven than Daytona, but
there are few who ever expect to
find more delightful winter climate
than has been given to the people
here this winter
a newspaper at DeFuniak Springs
is suggesting novel plan for the
city to raise money for its own ex-
penses by planting pecan trees along
the streets for shade, the revenue de-
rived from the sale Of nuts to be turn
ed into the city treasury. The paper
suggests that cooperative plan
might be adopted whereby the town
could furnish the trees and the lot
owners set them out and care for
them for term of five years, after
which the town should take the trees
and appropriate the revenue. An
other plan suggested is for the lot
owners to furnish the trees, the
town to set them out and care for
them, and the revenue divided be-
tween lot owners and the town.
The adoption OF such a plan would
be watched with much interest by
other towns in Florida.
The city ordinance regulating the
speed OF automobiles and vehicles on
the streets OF Daytona covers streets
and avenues in the city only. and
does not cover the bridges across the
Halifax river. for the simple reason
that the city has no Jurisdiction b.
yond the middle OF the channel O.,
the river. However, this does not
give the drivers CT automobiles n
right to speed across the bridges ard
unless some o. the fast driving
across the bridges is stopped there
IS liable to be some action taken
which viii make an example Of some
OF the reckless drivers. There are
several ways in which this sor. OF
fast driving can be reached by the
officers. and it will be reached II
the practice Is not stopped Speed
ing across the bridges have become
too common OF late. probably because
the automobile drivers have ideas
they can not be ''pinched" for it. and
the city ordinance governing speed
Ing should be amended to Includa the