, 1865-05-10

For there fe ures we are indebted to HI, Rtordar
Assistant Health Officer.
especially in view OF the fact that 90 little atten
ton u paid to our civic health. The sanitary
condition Of The city during the coming summer
may we'll tlemble. It depends largely On tho
manner in which the dnties Of the Health Depart.
ment ire met, and the provision made for dlscov-
have ordinances on the subject sufficient for ali
practical 6purposes, but We lack the meaus OF
carrying out their provisions. The cleaning OF
the drums, The Preservation OF the cutters and
alleys from nth. the prompt removal OF ofIal By
the scsveDgers must ali be insisted On, and the
n1isance makers be watched closely.
The number OF fecayengets ought to be increaa.
not able to carry away the amount Of llth and irt
which accumRiates on their hands, and hence the
cutters become f'l1ed With reedng abomtnation
and peett.ence in the city. The careiess mannes
fn which the cutters have been allowed to remain
hl!ed up 1s outrageous. aud unless they receive
more c7rttu1 attention during the summer months,
We shall regard the approach of WARN weather
with the most fearlnl apprehensfons.
In this connection We must again call attention
t. t6s ssnSn Se + nov @ he
is situated at Bridgeport, on the outskirts OF the
ttty. IT. one mile and a half In length, about
thirty fe in width. and three feel deep. Ite eides
are lined with rendering houses, and having re.
eeiyed III. II refuse, has become filled With pntrid
md decs3ipg snlmal matter. That this mass Of
crAWhpE cCFrupuon should have ever been allow
cd to accumulste, is cert2lDly teprehcnslble, but
that 1t ehould he permitted to remain during the
coming summer Is terrible to contemplate The
putl1c eafety demands that this slough should be
cleansed Immediately. VIII not our cit,zens de-
mind the removal Of this terrible enemy OF their
health and safetyf
The stencil which arises from this slough, and
from the otler cause@Ehlch we have nafned. te
already becoming intolerable. So disaereeabse
nov, VIC c4n we'll imagine what 1t will become
under the burning fun Of duly and August. Uutll
this nuisance Is removed, the breezcs which
Eweep down from the broad pr4iries, aud which
shou1a bear health and ytgor to our luhab,iante,
W1ll br1u: upcn their wings only the seeds Of tu.
lure disease and death. We hare been lead to
these sugges tons by no intention to frlghten our
resdere. We know that the subject Is be ginning
10 attEact the pub}ic notice, and that our remarks
Will commend themselves to all luyers Of the
public safety. But unless care Ia tskeu, and all
causes OF epldemlcs removed, there Is cert1Eu2y
cause ior alarm. The great Russian plague IL
travelling Westward, and there are int,c14ons
thai 1t has already broken out In Canada It nav
rtach Chicago, where II all sanltary arrangements
are compiled with, It Iced cause us no 1nneces-
eaiy alarm. But ii these breeders Of pestllence
be not removed, ana the sanitafy condition Of the
city be len tn Its present imperfect state We nav
expect the fearful scenes OF the summer OF 81
and too late mourn onr folly amid the horrors Of
aplsgue, which shall sweep of thousands Of onr
fellow citizens.
Immediate action is therefore required both Of
our city officers and our cft1Zcns. Let us demand
energy and ctlcteney from the one, and watchlui-
ntSs and care from the other.