The morning news., 1889-05-19
DRAINAGE ABOUT THE CITY.
Inspector Desvergers' Report to the
Citizens Sanitary Association.

| Inspector Desvergers' Report to the
Citizens Sanitary Association.
Sanitary Inspector Desvergers' report to
the committee on public health Of the Citi-
zens' Sanitary Association, at their last
meeting, deals with the city authorities for
not placing the city market building in a
sanitary condition. The pavement pat
down some time ago in the meat vault does
not appear as if it will harden sufficiently
to admit sufficient use OF water upon it to
keep it cleanly.
An order has been issued forbidding the
keeping of live fowls in the market vaults
or in cellars in the city. Since his last re-
port the inspector has learned that there is
another butcher pen, besides those already
reported, within the limits in which such
places are interdicted by city ordinances.
He further reported that no drainage
operations are now in progress on
the lands east of the city
He also reported that the convict gang is
engaged in drainage around TIE city; that
part of the gang is on the Stiles canal, on
the west of the Springfield plantation, which
is being deepensd and widened in pursu-
ance Of the drainage of the old Stiles back
water swamp and the Minis swamp back of
the city. Another part of the gang is
draining and filling up sinks south of the
city, the land owners Of that section having,
with commeudable sagscty, allowed earth
to be taken from the elevated portions of
their lands to fill the low places upon con
tiguou5 lands, and, as consequence, the
entire surrounding section is being put in a
sanitary condition.
The inspector also reported that he had
made an examination of the sanitary condi-
tion OF Isle of Hope, and that he found that
the bitches made soue time ago in the rear
Of the island had effected efficient drainage
but that the bitches are subject to the tread
ing of cattle across them, and must soon be-
come obstructed at the cattle crossing places
and rendered inefficient. The running at
large of cattle through the country adjacent
TO Savannah and its suburban villages rem
dered it impossible to keep the bitches in a
condition to maintain an efficient drain
age system. There is low
place on the island behind the place leased
by the City and Suburban Railroad Com
pany from DR.. Dupon, which Is q subject of
complaint by the residents of the neighb0r
hood, as it holds water for some length Of
time after every rain. There is an open
ditch leading from this place to the river,
with a wooden culvert passing from it,
under the front street, which the railroad
company could at little cost have deepened
and widened in places where the grade
and dimensions are irregular, and efficient
drainage could bo thereby effected. There
IS considerable collection Of decayed lum-
ber on the land of Mr.. Thomas Henderson,
behind the SolomOns property, which could
be removed or cremated with sanitary ad-
vantage to the village. IL is mixed with
decomposing vegetable matter and al forest
trash, and enlt5 an effluvia SO offensive as
TO suggest that it must be detrimental to
health.
The Inspector reported that innumerable
complaints come to him in reference TO un-
sanitary vaults. Although All ordinance was
passed Oct. 10, 1887, making it unlawful for
the owners of vaults not located exceeding
300 feet from public sewer, to continue
their use after Jan. l, 1889, and providing
for the enforcement of tae ordinance, he
has not learned of q single instance in
Whlch it has been enforced.