The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-01
OTHER SANITARY SUGGESTIONS.
The Time When Garbage Should Be
Removed.

The Time When Garbage Should be
Removed.
In view of the favorable reception of my
recent suggestion with regard to the use or
lime In drains, | feel more confidence in
trespassing on your columns to publish an
other suggestion which 1 think would be
beneficial to the health Of the city at large.
The suggestion wish to make. is with
reference to the removal of the city refuse.
1t is not suggestion radically affecting the
present system, but simply question OF
management
1t does not affect the ultimate disposal Of
the refuse. l hope soon to be able to pub
lish scheme for Its economic destruction
or disposal; my information not being yet
sufficiently complete to do so. Tho hrst
suggest ion would make is as regards the
time of day at which the trash barrels,
boxes ETC., should be emptied in the city.
The present arrangement is to commence
the emptying of such and the collection of
refuse early in the morning and continue
until the rounds are completed.
In this climate one of the principal things
to be observed in this branch of sanitation
is that the refuse should lie for as short
time as possible before removal, in order
that the decaying matter may IN no way
foster or produce germs of disease or NAL
odors.
Another view to be taken is the time of
day at which most refuse is deposited If
you consider for moment. you will find
that the bulk of refuse is deposited In the
trash receptacle between the hour OF break
fast and after dinner-say oclock-mucn
the larger part of the garbage being the
work from the midday meal Between this
hour and tho following morning the guam
tity of garbage produced is exceedingly
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You will see at once that under the pres
ent system the garbage Is removed i'll the
early morning or just before the time when
the largest deposits are made, which are
thus left for whole day before removal.
The refuse may not disclose its presence by
unsavory smells whilst exposed to the rays
of the sun, but in the still moist air OF night
one has only to perambulate our streets and
lanes to be able to locate, with unerrlng
certainty, the exact position of every trash
receptacle.
The suggestion would make is that each
DAYS refuse should be removed as deposited,
and not allow it to disseminate its odors
through the midnight air. This can be
done by commencing the collection In the
afternoon or evening, and, II necessary,
continuing the same into the night
know of several cities where the col
lection is made entirely in the night.
Another suggestion | would make is to
establish general receptacles in the neigh
borhoods of thick negro population, such
as Frogtovn, Yamacraw, Old Fort, Ran
| dolph street, ETC.. and thus prevent, as
at present, the deposit of refuse in heaps in
most every corner and in the streets, which
both cause delay to the collector, and also
initiate against the efficiency of the collec-
ton.
The general receptacles can be cheaply
constructed of either wood or iron; can be
made with automatic doors which will not
| remain open; can be emptied as often as
needed with little trouble; can be kept
clean and tidy with little expense; and by
them the refuse of district can be eff
GENTLY and economically collected whilst
the area of continual disinfection
would be considerably reduced, thus
presenting a saving under that head alone.
Were the orderly bins" provided, together
with an ordinance enforcing their use under
penalty, and the same enforced, ! think a
great step would be taken toward making
the negro centers of population much more
healthy than at present.
PERCY SUDDEN,
C;xyiIa FpOinoar