Sentence:  Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could <WSD>suggest</WSD> improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To mention something as an idea, typically in order to recommend it