National Republican., 1881-09-02
AN UNBEATABLE NUISANCE.
A Little PInin Talk to the Health Onicer
Tho Asphalt works.

To tAe Editor Of THE REPUBLICAN;
How much longer must the people of
the eastern section Of the city submit to the dam
nablo nuisance caused by the asphalt works on
North Capitol streotP This thing has become un-
bearable and, judging from the expressions heard
from the suffering people something serious may
result from II. Good citizens will endure wrong
peacefully for time, but there must be an end to
all things and this Is no exception. Dr. Towns
hend, the Health oficer, has been appealed to
repeatedly In relation TO this matter but all ap.
pcals and petitions are treated with the utmost
Indifference, and the he's tn destroying plague still
exists. What does the Health oficer consider a
nuisance? Is not q thing that is repulsive and
sickenng TO every one and destroys the health OF
many nuisancc7 That he may be enlightened
upon the subject the following is given taken from
his report to the Commissioners for 1880, being sec.
tions from the ordinances passed by the Board Of
Health November 10, 1875, and legalzed by an act
OF Congress approved April q, 1850, and by which
the present Health Onicer is bound
SEC q. Tint the boiling of ofdl, swll, bones,
fat tallow, or lard the crushing, grinding. or
business or trade whereby noisome stenches and
SdGrs Si ana n9Kious gases arise or arc generated
the more densely populated suburbs Of said cities
are hereby declared nusances Injurious to health
and any person who shall cause, erect, create,
maintain, or continue any such nuisance, and who
shall fail ner due notice from this board TO ahate
the same, shall upon conviction thereof, be fined
not less than ten nor more than one hundred dol
SEC 20. That II shall bo the duty of the Health
officer appointed by this board, upon receiving in
fany thing or things herein declared 10 be nuis-
ances, or any thing or things which may hereafter
be declared TO be nusances by any ordinance or
ouion enacted or adopted by this board, TO notify
| the person or persons committing, creating keep
| ing or maintaining the same to remove, or cause
10 be removed, the same within twenty four hours,
| la lima ha 1al
tcrminCd by this board, aiter such notice be duly
| given; ana the same be not removed bysuch per-
son or persons within the time prescribed In said no.
iice II shall be theduty of the Health Officer afore-
said remove or cause TO be removed such nuisance
or nuisancos, and all costs and expenses Of such
creating, keeping, or maintaining such nuisance
or lluisances and If the said costs and expenses
thus thus aecruing shall not be paid within ten days
ailer such removal by said Health OfllCer the
same shall be collected from the person or persons
committing, creating, keeping or maintaining
such nuisanccs by suit at law.
Now, the Health oncer has receiyedsuch infor.
nation through two or three petitions and also by
individual complaints. One OF these petitions wa,
over eleven feet In length and was signed by some
OF the best citizens ofthe city, among them
| well-known physicians. The Health Officer i'm.
inediately notified the contractors TO remove the
works within FIVE days. II is evident that he then
thought these works were a nuisance. Fully 0
month has elapsed, and the nuisance still exists
Is It, US has been intimated, because the contrac
tors are making money and are liberal2 Inva.
| lids, delicate women, and little children are
the greatest sufferers from this sickening and
poisonous stencil. The Government Printing OF
fee is located in that vicinity, and whenever tn,
wind blows these foul gases in that direction
great many employees are made sick and com.
PEELED to leave the Office, thereby losing their pa,
day after day. DR.. Shafhirt, druggist In that vi
entity and q most reliable gentleman, statcs--
which statement he also made to the Health OF
Ger chat the calls upon him for remedies to coun
teroct the effect Of this nauseating smell very
numerous Tho people have borne thl
thing S.S,<r 90 uid .itS m ~
| sSfss9sss Panenty for long tine, Sss ''' |,
:. thence will soon cease 10 be virtue, ai
If the proper officer cannot perform a duty
" plainly pointed out to him BY the law, they W
y employ some o,hcrlegitimate means to accompli
IL their purpose. They are determined that the
works shall be removed; and while they are wor
: ing under the head Of removals 1t would be w
to give little attention to certain public serya
: who has so little regard for their health and col
fort, and see II his removal cannot be accor
> plished too. HARRISON