Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
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To DIR. j. G. LeHardY and 60 the
Public.

To DIR. j. G. LeHardY and 60 the
Public.
When the Board of Sanitary Commission
ers of this city appointed special commit
tee, consisting of Drs. Falligant, Duncan
and Mcfarland. to frame the sewerage bill,
making myself the Chairman of this COM
mittee, the very pleasant personal relations
which had existed between myself and DIR.
LeRardy for twenty-five years led me to
call upon him and ask his assistance in the
good work. Much to my surprise, instead
of displaying a willingness to do this, he In
formed me that he would not only fight US
himself, but that he would write to his friend,
DR.. Baird, of Atlanta, and get DR.. Baird to
fight us with his influences in that places and
help to kill our bill. l expressed the view
that it would be altogether out OF place Tor
DR.. Baird to undertake anything OF the
kind; but that If so unusual an attempt was
made, would 90 to Atlanta myself and
have a conference with DR.. Baird, and felt
satisfied that the result of that conference
would be DR.. Baird's Endorsement OF our
bill.
l then said to DR.. LeH. that this work was
one in which we all felt the deepest interest,
one in which the very life and growth OF
our city were involved, and that whilst he
and | might very well agree upon what we
would do If we had to begin pit the founda-
tions and build up therefrom, we had to
deal not with that which might be theoreti-
cally best, but with that which, coming as
nearly as possible to our views, might prove
practically attainable; and that l hoped he
would lay aside his theoretical impractica-
bilities and assist us to the best practical
solution OF the problem with which we had
to deal, not forgetting that In large COM
muuity like this there were many men OF
many minds, many interests and objections
to harmonic, many difficulties to overcome,
and serious questions OF hnanclal aDlllty TO
| be considered.
To all these facts the Doctor had but one
answer-the absolute acceptance OF his own
| ideas or a fight 10 this alternative It seemed
! best to me to let him take whatever course
he pleased. then called upon other mem
bers of the medical profession, who cheer
fully gave US all the help they could, and
affixed their names TO the memorial sent to
the Legislature. Others upon whom |
called happened to be out, which circum
stance will explain the fact that all except
DR.. LeH have not signed the memorial.
Dr. LeHardy's declarations, first that
"there is a Job covered up in the bill re-
ferred TO, by which in all probability the
| Doctor (Falligant) and men of his ilk would
| ucIlf6 peCuhlaiJ oOAOnU oU wy - PNNSS "
the public;" and secondly, that "the object
| (confessedly) is the public health Of the city
| Of Savannah" deserve only a passing
notice. To the latter the answer is that the
object confessedly is the object IN fact; and
to the former l would say IN all kindness
| that Dr. LeHardy's long ACQUAINTANCE with
me does not warrant his charge that l 'and
others of my Fix" wodld be or have
ever been concerned either in 'jobs" or in
any pretens'on OF doing one thing under
pretence and cover OF doing another. what.
ever DR. LeHardy may say in the heat OF
passion, venture the declaration that when
that irritation has subsidized the Doctor will
be as readY as any other friend OF mine to
knock down any man who makes so unWar-
ranted and untTuthful an assertion.
LOUIS A. FALLIGANT, NJ. ID.