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Show W ill the City Control the Dust? I With the return of fair weather, it is evident H the people of Cedar City are to be annoyed by H clouds of flying dust unless something" is done to H v abate the trouble. H The streets of this city may not be more dusty H than those of other towns in the state) but it is a H fact that few towns have as many and high winds H . as blow throughout this valley. In the matter of H street sprinkling we are behind mo3t other towns, H although the necessity is greater here than most H anywhere else. H A great majority of the towns the country H over the size of Cedar have made provision to H ' have their streets sprinkled during the dusty sea- H son, and it is about time we were making similar M provision. B The flying dust does hundreds of dollars 1 damage each summer to the stocks of goods in the m various stores, and as the merchants pay a con- m siderable portion of the taxes for city purposes, in B additfon to a license tax, they should bo given B some consideration in the matter of street sprinkl- m ing. Last summer a petition was circulated and H signed by a majority of the business men nn Main H street, pledging regular contributions to a fund " to pay the expense of operating a sprinkler, but B hardly a sufficient sum was pledged to insure the m . payment of the expense. No doubt the business m men would do as much this year, leaving but a B. small portion of the' exepnse to be borne by the m y A thorough sprinkling twice daily, morning H""' and noon, would be sufficient to give relief, H although more frequent sprinkling would be B better, and no doubt this could be done by the H street supervisor devoting not more than three m- n .r- jjt fS a question that deserves the mof care-Hy care-Hy - ' .' "fut consideration, in the interest not only of the public convenience but of the public health. |