, 1879-07-17

To The Editor NJ Thf Tribune.
CHICAGO, July 1b.-When those whose duty It
Is to loos after tho sanitary condition Of this
city won't, our next step Is tu reach those higher
In authority through tic columns OF The THtH-
usE. believe there Is law prohibiting the
carrying or gathering Of garbage through the
streets during the daytime. EycrV city hns
law compelling scavclgcr work to DO dong ei!ller
during the night, Or morning before tho opening
ot business. IL such n law exists, whY do those
whose duty It Is neglect such m. Important
featured Certainly the tnorfaltty of our city &
quite large enough at prescnt. But II this evil
ts not remcd,ctl We arc tn danger OF aH op!deGtc
The sufTer!ngs OF tile South Is Still freah
In our memories, md still Wc tannnt crow. Ii
Yo1t doubt such conditions do exist | wish, In
llouso on Monroe street, that You Acnl either
representative Of THE TRIBUNE or from The
Hoard Of 1lenlth mud Investigate. 4 largo unr-
t!on Of tho DAY, other n WnEon-full Of rotten
vegetables, BtlnxlnE meat, rotten Gtnea, aro
there In tho nlley in thc rear or tho Clifton
IIol,sc mud tin stencil tnt arises from them ia
Ut such a nature, did not tho business men Ill
rectlv In that vicinity shut their doors ana win
dowe, they would not only be obliged to require
the seryices Of sli[lfui physician, but be com
pelletl 10 discontinue business. / hope you will
givo ts such attention as you may tlin; best
suprressInK tho Sale of Liquor to Minors
To The Editor AZ The Tribune.
CHICAGO, july 16.-1n this mornings paper
appears letter from ". +. Essex, a saiootl-
keeper IT No. So South Aa!stcd street, In which
l,o SAYS TINT he wishcs to place himself right
with Tho public; ur.i, as wish to aid Mr. Ea-
sex tn bis laudablo dcalte, you Will perhaps
ullow me to state the fncts In his case as ll,ey
actually occurred, 90 tiut the public may 10
| uble 10 come to u Just conclusion.
On tl!e evening Of March II, Mr.. Essex's sn-
loon WAS visited by the agents ct The CItixcnB'
I.engue, and over twonty buys, somc 0t them
not over IA fcars OF agc, WcrG found playing
| pool. When spoken to, Mr. Esscx was abusive,
unl said tl,a: hp would do rs he liked. Tia
Justlee taught him dfiIcrent, md lIca him $50,
| ns II was the worst case tllat hn1 cutne before
his court. Mr. Essex snys IN Ills letter tint
Mayor 1Iarr.son rcmitted this flne. This nn-
dcrstaill the Mayor most cmphattcaIly denies,
as lie hns no power to do any such thing.
| It was l!oped That this would act AZ q warning
to the man Of drinks, but It seemed only to In
OH tie evening Of April u, over twenty hoys
wcro again foiina IN Its saloon, not only playing
but drinking liquor. For this repeated o1Ionse
ha YVES nrfcstcd aud, after due trlal. was held
to tic Criminal Court unHcr bail Ut $500, and he
Inns siuce been indicted by tls Granh Jury, VI
course It 10 out Of our power now to withdraw
the cato even II We Wcra willing, but the League
wishes those saloon.kcepcrs whu vtttato lht
youth by selling them liquor ar allowing theH
10 play In their saloons, TO understand tint tte1
are guilty of one Ut tho worst crimes known 4
the law, md tEMt, Is tar ~ the League eau do II
they shall bo prosecuted to tho utmost extcnt
Agent Of tho Cltlzens' League.