The daily gazette., 1880-12-16
REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.


For the Gazette.
MIR. EDIToR:-The Republican In an
editorial OF the l4th inst, says mat the
| registration of deaths, births aud mar.
rages in this city ''is about as much use
as the nth wheel TO a Wagon" 1t IS in
favor OF ;rudging along in the Old ruts,
| and, in its view, II would he as we'll TO
fence the city in. There are thousands
| of citizens here who are in tavor OF
progress, and believe the blessing 1f
health to a community is, above all estt-
nation, the most valuable from every
point OF view, and no country or CITY
can prosper without 1t. Every dollar
judi ctously spent Tor this purpose Ia well
invested, and will yield the largest divi-
dends procurable from any other source
IL Is maniiestly wise, therefore, whilst
economy may be judicioss and even nee
essary IN all other departments OF the
city government, to be liberal in appr0-
ptlauous for the promotion ard mai ute
nance of the public health. There IL
much to be done In this direction besides
the issuing of permits anu entering cer-
tihcates. The city shouinI be kept clean,
and the contractors for the removal OF
garbage aud ashes aud the cleaning OF
cess pools should be promptly aud care
fully looked after by an executive ON Ger
appointed for that purpose and clothed
report TO the Secretary OF the Board of
Health at least three times day, for the
purpose OF attending TO any compliant
that may have been rspor ed by the latter
or otherwise, and should be authorized
to inspect all lanes, alleys, yards, streets,
&c, in the city and report At once To
the Secretary II any nuisances are found,
so that notice can be served At once up
the party to abate the nuisance iD a CIV
. Hat h.. .r.Nf.
very important TO all the people OF tins
city. They are annoyed very much at
this time by those who have charge OF
removing the gar baRe and ashes. All
this trouble can be got over by the mode
1 propose. Our lends of the RePubH.
can appear TO forget about the welfare
ot our city ard talk about net off ces for
pets, and the loss Of power to some
party. The gentlemen engaged in this
work are above such clAtter. They be-
long TO both parties, and their aim IL ths
pubic good. "Flve wheels TO waQoA"
Is poor com mpdrison to make TO that
which every person IL seeking after
health, comfort and happiness. Let us
not talk about Give wheels to wagon"
let us remember what the good Book
says-"cleaniDeSs Is next 10 Goodness "
Does the Republican intend to infer that
1t Is better 10 discuss the best method OF
| placing "hve whe.ls to a wagon" than
| To discuss the best means to Keep clean
and healthy? If so propose to adhere
| To the side of cleanliness, and let the
| Republican tiud out how to place Give
wheels on wagon" If the Republican
would take time to impure into tho man
nsr III which the city of Baltimore il
governed 1t would he better prepared to
find fault with the return of births. The
| registration of births commenced u Bal
timore IN 1875, and that year there we're
8 476 births reported against 1917 deaths
aud Jl2 still births. believe the city OF
Baltimore Is the best governed city in this
country. The people are always gong
ahead and are up with the times, with a
tax rate of 81 81 on the one hundred
dollars. They have a new City Hall
which cost about two imilhon two hun
dred thousand dollars. The appropria-
ton was about three hundred thousand
liars more, bat wha did they do with
the balauce-did they squauder it? No,
they returned 1t to the city Treasury
am willing to take pattern after Balti.
more every time So