, 1873-02-20
NO scAvENGERlHG III The SEVENTH WARD
To tho Editor erTno Chicago tribune:

TO tho Editor Gf Tho Chicago Tribune:
! SIN: In the Sunday issue Of The Tn1puvE, q
communication appeared from Mr. Peter Dow
mic, the City scavonger, in which ho gives tho
lmits Of tho districts within which his contracts
require him to collect garbage, ashes, etc., etc.,
On the West side substantially as follows:
From Lake street south to Twelfth street, and
from Canal street west to Western avenue It
thus appears, mr. Editor, that, In tho letting of
trcts Of onr city arc entirely disregasdod by our
Health Board, and garbage is left to be disposed
Of in the only way possible, namely: decompo-
Rltion, to tho detriment Of public health.
The writer has tho fortune to reside in tho
Seventh Ward, tho population Of which was
stated by DR.. Rauch, iu Juno, 1871, ut 10000,
ana which ward lie reports, in the same docu-
mont, rs having less sewerage IN proportion to
the population than any other part Of our
city," This is also tho same ward which, during
tho last two yoars, was 80 severely visited BY
disease, especially tho droaded smallpox, and
which also ahowed such largo numbers of doaths
In tho weekly mortality reports. This ward iu-
cludes the district from Sixteenth strcot south to
tne rlyor, md from tho river, on tho cast, to
Western avenue, OIL tho west, and includes with
IN It's boundaries a number Of slaughter-houBes
and soap-nlnnulactorics. 4 large part Of it is
worry donsely Inhabited by laboring men and mo
chanicH,-thrco or four families In ono house.
It las aawors on but three streets cast Of Unlisted
street, although residents hayo made repeated
e1fortRto uccuro drains on the most filthy Streets
And this district, which can bonst Of tho least
sowors, is not oven included within tho scayou-
gers contracts. Arc wc to no taxed from ycnr
to year elunl to other parts OF tho city, aud bo
dopriyed Of the benefits? Is this tie ,naunor
in which our Board Of Health look after Tho
cleanliness and loalth Of the poorer portion Of
our population, by coolly permitting tlom to 1.-Two
on streets vhoso guttera aud alleys always rcos
with filth and decayed natter of oyery kind, and
compelling thom to broatho tho foul aud poiaon~
Gus gases arising thorafroln2 IL thore any good
reason for the exclusion OF this ward from tho
bonehts Of tloae contracta2 Docs this not OK
htbit an inexousnblo Indifference for tho rightg
aud privileges of tho tax~payerH OF t1iG Tartl2
In tls mime of tho people Of tho ward, ( de-
Riro to enter my protests against this tlagrant
negloot Of tho public hoalth Of this district.
year, took paing to obEerye tho general oondi-
tion Of tho HtroetB End ditcles OF thiB ward
and 1tato tho positive truth whom nssort that
their condition wes most sickoning one, pretty
much All tho timo; that tiley wore 1lloI with |
groom, slimy matter, and the remeins Of docaying
vegetable matter aud rofuso thrown thero by
tho occupants Of houses, from want OF bottor |
modo for diBposing Of tao sa1ne And yot it is
not dormcd necessary to include the district In |
the BcaYengers contract. 1t ia of littlo benefit
to tho people to hear Of long poriodical reports
from. tho Board OF Health concerning tho pogli-
gonco Of tho contractor in fulfilling llu contracts.
They would much rathorprofer prompt, efficient, |
and earnest supervision Of the manner In which |
the DcavonGer performH Lis duties during tho |
months wiloll it ia most neoeBsary, and tho OK
tending Of tho bonollts to all parts Of our city.
SEVENTH WARD.