The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-28

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Il tirSt-class family newspaper.
THE SANITARY CONDITION OF RICHMOND
TERRIBLE MORTALITY AND TIE MEA-
SURES FOR ITS PREvENTIoN.-ln the DIS
! patch Of yesterday we called attention to
the practice of removing rubbish and filth
from the centre of this city to deposit it
on the strip of land between the canal and
| the river, or in any convenient gully, and
we are now pleased to be able to state,
upon the authority of the Board of Health,
that it was done entirely without authority
and against positive orders. According to
| the instructions issued by the Board Of
Health, all rubbish is to be carried in
boats down the river, or deposited in the
nitrc beds beyond the city.
No better evidence of the unhcalthincss
of the deposits Of filth and rubbish to
which we allude can be found than lies in
the fact that sixteen chickens were found
lying dead on yesterday morning near
pile of garbage which had been thrown
! out of some carts which had removed it
from other places. \ post mOrtcm eXami-
nation was made of the lamcnted departed,
and verdict was returned of "died from
eating filth" Under such circumstances,
we are glad to notice that on yesterday
some carts were bu>ily engaged In hauling
away the rubbish which had been thrown
on the island. Such conduct as that of
moving rubbish from one door to empty it
in front of another is utterly contrary to
law and custom, and all citizens are earn
cstly requested to inform upon any per-
son who may be caught in the act OF so
doing.
The work of cleaning up the city cannot
be done unless all our people will give the
Board of Health and police their aid and
assistance. Every citizen must keep his
own house cldan, and take care besides
that no unhealthy deposits are made IN
his mcighhorhood. Ii our people will only
do this, and be willing to work Il little for
themselves, the city can be cleanscd, and
kept clean without great labor or expense.
The task at present is a gigantic one, but
il must be accomplished and this can only
be done by pcrsuading every man that he
must do all that he can for himself in order
To reap the full benefits of what the city
authorities are ready and willing 10 do for
him.
Those who cannot cart away their rub
b>h will have ii cartcd away free of all
expense if they will take the trouble to
put it in an accessible place, and surely this
is not too much TO ask from those whose
health and lives we are now endeayormg
to save. The police will be rigid i'll their
scrutiny, and those who neglect the warn-
ingS they have received, will find that
City Ordinances, the Police, the Board Of
Health. and Mayor Mayo can no longer
be Sinmed against with impunity.
MERCHANTS AND OTHERS who have not
paid their State license taxes must read
the notice of Sheriff John W. Wright in
another column: and il they neglect to
pay their licenses before next Tuesday,
they must not blame the Sheriff if he
collects from them double tax. We all
know that our sheriff is Il kmd-hcartcd
man, and desires 10 let of the people with
the very smallest amount the law will
allow him To receive, but he has given
them fair warning, and we publish the
following extract from the law to show
that he is compelled to exact double tax
after their licenses expire, on the Both
,,Y;I ,,rI,ys tIn,- nav l,-t tIat Iny.
'lf the commissioner of the revenue
shall ascertain that any person is continu-
ing the business licensed for the pre-
ccdng year, or any part thereof, without
making an application for a renewal of
such license or if he shall ascertain that
any person has commenced any business,
employment, or profession, for the prose-
cution Of which a license is required,
without making application to such COM
missioner tor Il license, he shall III either
case assess such person upon the best
information he can obtain, in the same
manner he would make the assessment II
the application had been made to him
but the tax shall in either case be assessed
by him ut twice the amount which would
otherwise have been imposed for year Oh
such business, employment, or profession.
Immediately after the commissioner shall
have made his assessment under the pro-
visions of this section, he shall deliver a
certificate of such assessment to the sheriff
or other officer authorized TO collect the
taxes, who shall thcrcupon have authority
to make distress and use all the remedies
to collect the same that are now given for
the collection of other taxes. When the
tax shall be paid, and if necessary the
courts approval of the license shall be
procured, the person SO assessed shall be
deemed to be licensed if he be authorized
under existing laws to obtain n license"
THE DOGS, THE Hoes, AND THE GOATS
The dog g-catchcrs were out yesterday, and
in addition TO their usual haul OF lean
: and hungry dogs, they, under orders, cap.
turcd Il number of hogs and goats. Upon
consideration, the authorities determined
that the notice had been rather short to
the owners of goats, which, under Con
federatc regime, had been allowed to wan
der at will along our streets, and all the
goats were accordingly discharged. Citi'
zens must, however, remember that any goat
which may be caught at large on and after