Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-16
PEST-H0USE AND POTTERS.
FIELD.
A Correspondent Objects to the Pres
ent Location Of these BeHefi-
cencts.
Al Isolated Place More Desirable
Suggestions for the County
Court.

EDITORS APPEAL-On Friday last the
county court approved the report Of a
committee favOring the purchase Of
ground CabOut forty acres at the cross
ing Of the Memphis and Charleston and
Pigeon Roost roads, three miles east Of
the city, for use as a pOtter's field, and
upon which TO erect a smallpox pest
house. On Saturday a remonstrance
was presented by parties in the vicinity,
and Today was fixed for the further con-
sideratiou of the matter. There is no
question but that both, potter's field
and a pesthoHSe should be properly To-
Gated and estab 'jsbed-aud for obvious
reasons. not upon Wolf Tiver-but that a
place convenient Of access, as retired as
possible, and which contains the largest
number of acres for the smallest amount
of money, should be selected. And
while, as q matter Of humanity and
public policy, such a place must be Sc
lected, care should be taken that the
least possible injury to the public or to
individuals, should be done thereby. Ii
is well known that the country contig-
uous to Wolf river, above the city, and
to NoncOnnah, below it, is subject TO
miasmatic influence, causing sickness,
and preventing its being thickly set
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the two is noted for It's healthfulness, It's
convenience, It's beauty, and general
adaptability for suburban houses.
whether for the capitalist seeking retire
ment with his family, or the day-labor-
er rearing his family in health and
vigor, and is OF as vital Importance TO
Memphis as any block or square within
its corporate limits-that section is now,
and is destined to become, more thickly
settled than any other suburb of the
city. The fair grounds and race course
are upon it; Central Park has been To-
Gated there for a future generation; one
of the finest and best understood male
high schools in Shelby county has been,
by wears Of perseverance and industry,
established there, an excellent female
school is also in progress. Perhaps no
church in all the region is growing
more steadily and has greater
evidence Of permanence than that
built up by the perseverance of
Rev. Mr.. Park. By creating this pest
house and pOtter's fed IN this vicinity
we greatly fear that all this will be
eclipsed, possibly moi 50 much from the
actual. positive i'll effects as from the
bIighting. chilling influence Of a name
less dread. that, like BanquO's ghost,
will not dOlUn at any bidding. Nor is ii
without ground for actual dread. Every
case Of malignant smallpox, in being
carried along the public road to the
pssthOuse, endangers the life CT every
family on the line, end Of every person
that may be met in the street, IS well as
of every person living near the hospital. |
If a retired rout or locality can be had, |
orifa plan be procured by water, much OF
the III effects and danger may be avoided. |
We are informed that double the |
oman, ity Of land, in retired section,
equally aceessibie, perhaps more so, has
been oteIes iGr In Inc ,sa,l same amount oi
fTne. nor do we know the name of the
party proposing TO sell, but we are of
6pinion that the court to-day cannot do
better than to resclnd the action making
the location at the place stated, and In.
qGlTe further before permanent action is
taken.