The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-09
Go Ahead.

A few days ago, in the interest Of
decency and human life, the ExAMr-
NER called vigorous attention to the
depiorable condition of the city in re-
gard to offensive vaults, sinks, sewers,
dead animals and other nuisanccs.
The object was to inform the people
of deadly peril menacing themselves,
their wives, their little children, and
the stranger within their gates, and
TO stir up the authorities to imm"di-
ate action In "a case of imminent and
increasing peril. 1t was the duty of
citv paper to raise the alarm and the
subject was handled as we handle all
subjects which involve the interest of
Waco and her people. The article,
we have good reason to know, met
with general approval with one known
exception, that of the alderman
fran thu Third ward. He does no
think the city such a cess-pool as
stated in that article. 1t is pretty
hard to tell what is a cess-pool in the
definition of the alderman from the
Third. At the last council meeting
Alderman Owens reported many foul
places that needed attention. Alder.
man Alexander, fourteen privies with
in one hundred feet behind the Chal
mer's block, some of them in very
foul condition. Alderman Order, on
foul hole, and many others tina
needed immediate attention. Alder
man Smith, that complaints woult
have to be made against many citizen
in his ward before they would cleai
up, and Alderman Eyerly reporte'
dead cattle deposited in his ward +
breed disease and death. Withou
splitting hairs that looks conioundedl
cess-poolish.
The aldermen from the Third oil
jected also to the publication of fac
. in regard to the filthy condition {
the city. 1t wouldn't do the city an
IS good. Right there we take isst
Is with the aldermen. For newspap,
Il or any one TO conceal vital facts ,
which human life depends is eth
rank cowardice or dishonesty. If
90 be meant that the publication of SUI
So things will deter strangers from sc
% Ting in Waco we reply that to fost
50 immigration by false pretenses or
20 concealment is the same thing. Pc
= haps the alderman is right. Perpa
m. the city is not in foul condition. '
= bow to his judgment and take il ba
IL The city is clean. Strange
: could not find as Gle
city in the United Stat
BILE We say this for the outside ear. b
1 hs we whisper in the private ear of o
fellow citizens this advice. If t
= city is not thoroughly cleaned befo
= many days the deaths which will {
cur in hot weather win many of tn,
be foul damnable murders. The G
es- council holds human life in its hanC
and in the murder of innocent peoI
winch Will occur IL tuc ctty 10 u
an cleaned up, the EXAMINER will
no particeps criminis. Let the G
ne council take the most radical a
vigorous measures to put this o
in a good sanitary condition and
nd will meet with support eyerywhe
OF There is not enough old fogies
Waco to make two objection
.a There are enough tombstoI
- in the cemetery now viii
we're put there by negligence and
nudity in past years. The peoI
want no more of il. Waco is ce
It'll pool. Grim CHASTITY death peers {
,ct from her foul stagnaut pools, villa
nd GUS sewers and horrible privies, a
ire waits only a torrid sun to snatch v
tins by scores. The council Is alive
the subject and should let no divid
nu counsels swerve it from the purp'
an to make Waco one Of the cleanest,
,c' it is one of the pretiiest cities
nc Texas. The old fogyism which wo,
oppose them is only myth of
Ter past.