Show THE SIDEWALKS the council is in a fair way to get properly started upon the vital question of improved sidewalks in alie suggestion made by city attorney heywood at last evenings session will be found the solution of much delay dissatisfaction and imperfect compliance with council instructions upon this subject it is in effect that the council cannot legally compel each land owner to provide such a may order bat that aliey may levy a tax the property to bo benefited which tax shall be expended under their direction for this special purpose this is both good law and good sense the corporation should not only have the power to say what ini prove menta should be made but aliey should also have the power to siy exactly when and how they should be made and should in fact have such supervision of the work that part may be consistent with all the do well matured general plan kit shall now be provided oa we doubt not it will be that such of the taxpayers as BO desire may ix labor nion or furnish malarial for the improvement pro instead of prying lie entire tax in cash the method suggested will work carlesa alian where each one nas compelled to be at the whole cash expense himself it will be of advantage 0 o lie property owners in another respect instead of the council having the authority to cissne from their chamber in the city hall an edict requiring any bubli outlay from tle citizens district will have the of expressing by vote whether it desires the improvement or not A few mow backs will not be permitted alie will of the majority but the privilege of independent action will be accorded to all so there li both anaice in thal attorneys lion there Is etall another feature fiance the improvement will be in every benso a public one although at the private individuals la there should ho daoro maoro thought as to the material which will be best and moat durable and hence we that plank has nut proved itself a complete suc cepa it makes a good temporary walk but so does which latter Is preferable it cheap Is the only tion the central portions of the city chobo can afford the expense should bo taxed to provide something which will alvo better aatu faction plank las dooe asphaltum Asp haltom acceptable and may bo the beat it not brick or cement suggest themselves whatever is done should be done with a view to permanence and the comfort of tor whose abe improvement pro is ordered the city is in immediate need of better walks but the need is not BO pressing that we cannot wait until alie scerita of the various materials are considered the council will doubtless approach the subject with prudence and civo it careful thought alien when a decision deci aion Is reached lot the good work be AKSON las lost more than two ottlie garbea played by the american baseball teams in their lour around the world the london game on the instant gave hain a sweeping victory which leads admirers of Chi cagos prowess to remark that fhe prince of wales be north something in thia country na a A in sw francico lia brought suit against her brother tor ner vines rendered litia 03 bouse keeper ilia relationship protect liim from a te it la hotd been anybody elys elio leavo marrlow lui THE editon 0 a rural newspaper la california spoke lie other day of his town aa beani in a vale A rival writer in u village baij it 14 a ein vale the fur boon begin t oly |