, 1879-07-20

boo1s. shoes, and feathers, The people In this
locality seem to have lost the sense OF smell.
The street needs dsinfecting badly.
| jefferson street is In q fair condition. The
priyes at III, l19, and 120 need cleaning.
The people In the localities which lave vis-
lied feel grateful to you for the efforts you arc
| making to improve the sanitary condition OF
| tenement houses. B. DUFF,
FOURTEENTH WARD.
No IS West Division street has water closet
between it and the next building, both being
under one roof, aud the people claim that dur
Ing warm weather they cannot keep their doors
| open on account Of the stink. There has been
| some sickness in the house but not lately.
The owner Is A. D; Mechand, Of No. ATS Dud-
ley street
| round, and smells badly.
DICKINSON STREET.
No. 81. Lot next to this lumber has its gutter
1ul OF Water. Cannot find owner.
The houses In this district are In very good
order and the yards quite clean.
1.-The district referred to is Division. Wood,
Pau1lna, Dickinson. Rumsey, and Brigham
| Streets.
WILLIAM h CRookRR.
CHICAGO AVENUE.
Sm: The following dwellings, situated on
West Chicago avenue, viz, Nos. 130, l49, 163,
210, and 229, found upon thorough inspection
to REQUIRE no change as regards sanitary coadi-
clean1y appearance indicate that no sanitary in
spcctor's duties would be rendered burdensome
by their negligence
Would to God could sar As much concerning
Nos. 104, 108, and 206.
No. 203 deserves attention particularly as to
privics. The ventilation is poor, and garbage is
thrown around promiscuously. Could these
people be impressed with the adage that "clean-
illness. Is next to godfness," wonderful
amount Of good would result both to themselves
and neighbors.
At Nos. 1o4 and 1o8 the less said the better.
An endeavor on my part to enter into particu-
lars would require moro time and letter paper.
than possess. Especially do I call the atten-
tion OF the ward policeman to these two num-
bers. Nothing short OF cremation would, in
my estimation, result benefcally.
Nos. 248 to 365 inclusive are In passahle con-
dition; will give them thorough guipg-over
avenue. WELLS ANDREWS
WHAT DO rou THINK OF THE nrroarss"
said TRIBUNE reporter to Dr.. De Wolf
=" They are fair" said be.
" Are they what you expected7'
- They give the facts"
The reports we're turned over to the sanitary
policemen Of the respective wards, and they will
order the necessary cleaning to be done. II it is
not, the owners Of the buildings will be prose-
cuted.
1.-The reports" said DR.. De Wolf "demon-
strate that Single Inspector can't cover aWhole
1
for two Inspectors, and the Council laughed ut
me- See what these volunteers discover. and
yet one or the Aldermen not long ago said the
hs9l,h Ea;9 !, Department could be cut down one
''You are pleased with the work of the volun-
teersa''
t'Yes. An immense advance has been made
in the inspection Of houses. They will now be
put IN order and be kept in better order than
ever before. II the Inspectors report that
hnR So6 m
the policeman hasn't attended to his duty, and
he will be taken to task"
You consider the work Of renovation now
fairly commemorate
"iVe nave sume money to work With, and af-
ter tomorrow our men and teams will work
every day, Sundays included, until Sept. /,
unless there is cold wave or a steadyfrain."
''What are you going to do about
YELLOW FRyEn4''
"Nothing now. Chicago opens her arms to
the refugees. There is no danger if the quaran-
tine is male 80 sharp at Cairo and on the line of
the railroad that no infection can come through
in baggage. furniture, or other goods. The
people need to be educated to this truth,-that
{eliowdfVer a;"s G poison is meyer generated in the
But do you not purpose disinfecting the
clothing Of refugees?' i
"Wheu the disease takes the form Of an cpt-
demic shall, but few cases at Memphis don't
expose all the clothing in the South, and it
OF all who come here now to fumigatiou."
sCAvESGgR WORK.
Some weeks ago petition, 1umerous1y
signed, was laid before the Council, asking t!lat
the system OF cleaning up the streets By con-
tract be returned to. and charging that, under
work in the hands Of the Health Com
missioner, the Sanitary Inspectors we're in
terested in the gathering OF the garb.'
age, etc, and, Furthermore. that the work.