Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-05-15

Indianapolis, May, Sih, 1915.
To the Editors Of the Indiana STATE Sentinel

To the Editors Of the Indiana State Sentinel:
GESTLEMES:-ln your paper Of last Thursday, find
under the signature of Joseph A Levy President of The
Common Council, an ordinance to prevent nuisances
The first section makes proper provisions, far they
CO. Ii provides for keeping the cutters clear of any thing
which will impede the of the through hem
and also for the accommodation Of pedestrians the side
walks. There is profundiy in this clause of the first
section which is beyond my understanding. 1t says,
and for any chips, wood filth, rubbish OF any kind
which may be thrown upon the side walk square
opposite to their residence place occupied by them,
which may in any way obsruct the of the
In the cutters, incommode travel.'
The Council has forgotten 10 define what they mean
by the " space opposite their residence" There
residences which have large spaces opposite them,
of them square in extent. Surely il is
intended that spaces shall be under the peculiar
of the individual property holders who may happen
70 live opposite TO them l rather at a loss to
find out how chips wood &C. thrown the side
walk, can, least long they shall lie there any
way obstruct the free of in the CUTTERS
congratulate myself that am not propery-holder
living my property, because the ordinance
does provide that Of houses shall be liable
any fine, whatever. "ChIps, wood filth, or rubbish y
may be thrown the space before their houses,
and lie there for any length of tme without any
ability IN their part nor are required
20 look aler any of these things except what may be
composite to their residence place pied by them
Were 1t not for the acknowledged wisdom of the body
whence this ordinance emanaed should be disposed 10
doubt the proprety of the second section 1t declares
all drains for the conveyance of from
cstern, WELL house, unto and upon any aley
sous using them.
Until this ordinance was always of opinion tina;
the principal of cutters was, carry off waste water
whether said came from the clouds from any
other and that there cutters in evident
from the first section Of the ordinance providing against
any Instructions being placed in the CUTTERS There are
several occupations which much water is used and
when used this water has 10 be thrown out disposed
of in some way. Hatters a good deal of water ;
fuiIers and dyers good deal and ladies who
In washing, Il would say women, but that word has be-
obsolete, uncomfortable quantity Of it. And
what they to do with their suds They cannot ell
drink it, And what the hatters dyers and others to
do with their water? And what the house ife
or the housewives assistant do with water with which
doors dishes have been washed? No such water
must be thrown into the cutters. Oh, the cutters
would be polluted.
have Heard of some persons who avoid paying the
penalties which thus ordinance provides, contemplate
the digging of dry wells in their yards that their
,vater may find its way through the aluvia gravel which
forms the subsoiI If this place The effects of this
measure WILL doubt, be exceedingly beneficial TO our
wells We shall have all sorts of filth percolang through
the gravel into them and the flavor and whoesomeness
of our hitherto pure water will be- If improved
least changed.
There are individuals, told so silly as to opine,
that better ordinance would be have the cutters put
into proper repair, n they already So and let all
the waste water off through proper place
of reciPence. disagree them in toto having foil
confidence in the wisdom of our Common Council, and
believing that the dry well system will have tendency
TO increase the gains of onr medical men,
ABEL HANDY, Kt.