Show THE WEED MENACE the condition of Pa rowans streets and sidewalks with regard to weeds was brought forcibly to the city councils attention by representatives of the local garden club at tuesday nights council meeting this problem of weeds on oil our streets is one that has been with us almost since the town was settled but it seems to get worse euch each year the lead b ad part about the problem is the fact that the city cannot afford to remove the weeds as the cost would be prohibitive they might inight pass an ordinance making it mandatory for property owners to keep the street and sidewalks adjacent to their horrie home free from weeds but whether it could or would enforce such a law is doubtful such a law be ir with a great number of people and it is very hard to enforce one which is unpopular with the dry season we have had most of the weeds are now i lipe ipe and S seeding ceding and ire are therefore ready fo for next years crop property owners have a problem lerr anen they try to keep these weeds irom from over running their gardens and lawns tor for no matter how diligent they may be inside their premises pie in removing them another crop comes in by wind and arri water and noth nothing inglan can be done about it as long as they are permitted to grow on the streets and water courses about the only thing remaining for us to do is to arouse every citizens pride and civic consciousness ness to a stage where they will take the initiative in cleaning the streets and sidewalks close to their homes |