The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-08
COMMITTEE WANTS
TO KNOW If LAWS
WILL Be ENFORCED
Parks and Watcrfronts Committee of
c. c. Wants to Know Attitude
OF Mayor and Council.
MATTER PUT Up TO
MAYOR FOR ANSWER
Chairman Writes Letter Asking for
Statement of What COM
mittea May Expect.

The committee on parks and water
front Of the Commercial Club mel
Monday night, number of ladies OF
the Civic Association being present,
One of the ladies of the Civic As,
sociation told of the associations eff
forts to clean up and beautify the
town by addition of shrubbery and
flowers to the parkways and of the
discouraging circumstances under
which they had labored.
The associations efforts to clean
up the town and keep it clean had
been vain; trees and Shrubs and
flowers had been planted only to be
cut up, burned, eaten by cows or
otherwise destroyed; hundreds Of
dollars and months in time having
been spent by the women in an en-
deavOr to bcautify and clan up the
town, but all for nothing. After
working under such discouraging
circumstances for years, endeavOring
to enlist the cooperation of the
mayor, the marshal and the Town
Council the women made a final
plea to these officials a few weeks
ago. They were told by the mayor
that he was not going to be made
cats paw; the marshal told them
that he was doing his best to keep
cows off the street, but he takes the
position that it is not his business to
enforce certain ordinances by making
arrests unless warrants are placed in
his hands; they were advised by
councilmen that they should attend
every meeting until some action was
taken. Summed up, according to
the lady who acted as spokesman for
the Civic Association, they had been
given to understand that they could
expect nothing from the towns con-
stituted authorities, elected for the
purpose of enforcing the towns laws
and sworn to perform this duty.
Under such trying circumstances,
she said in effect, the Civic AssoCia
tion had almost lost hope of ever ac-
complishing anything in the way Of
beautifying the town.
After discussion of the matter with
the ladies the committee decided to .
address a letter to the Town Council .
and mayor and put the matter up to
them sQuarely to find out when, if
ever, their cooperation could be ex-
pected and counted upon, and this
communication will be presented to
The council at the next meeting,
which will be Tuesday night, if there
is a quorum.
Here is the letter that will be sent
to the mayor and Town Council, put
ting the matter squarely up to them:
Hon. J. n. Skies,
Mayor Town Of Punta Gorda.
Dear Sir: Is
AS chairman of the committee on
waterfTonts and parks appointed by +
the president of the Commercial
Club of Punta Gorda, I would like to ,
have some information on certain .
matters before this committee under /
takes the work that we were appoint
ed to do, and l respectfully request t
that you and your councilmen advise /
me if we may have your cooperation
and support in trying to have the {
town cleaned up and put in more c
respectable condition. Y
Knowing that you ard your coun- y
Gil have all authority necessary to en-
force all the ordinances of the city
we feel that if we can get your CO.
operation we will be able to do some f
thing worth while, but without this b
we cannot do anything. a
The cattle roaming over the streets t
and destroying shrubbery should be b
put in the pound and the owners re- "
luired 20 pay for their release. r.
We desire, insofar as we can, to n
2eautify the parks and public o
grounds for the benefit of the public h
md the added attractiveness of Pun VI
a Gorda so that our own people will IN
,e proud of cur town and our visitors
delighted with it.
Please advise me if it is your in
ention TO enforce the laws and re- .
Iuire the compliance with same and " "
f we may expect your cooperation in -
.ur undertakings. I- =,
Awaiting your reply, l am, yours II, II,
cry truly, L. T. FARMER. u
Tiouor valued at 100000 was