The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-26
TO GUARD TIE cITY's HEALTH.
Inspector Desvergers' Report to the
CitiZans' Sanitary Association

inspector Desvergers' Report to the
Citizens Sanitary Association.
Inspector Desvercers' last report to the
committee on public health Of the Citizens
Sanitary Association, in reference to the
city market, shows that there is no i'm
provement in the general sanitary condition
OF the market house.
Complaints are continually being made
to the inspector by citizens and the mer-
chants on Market square about the garbage
| collections on the streets around the market
| house. The people complained that garbage
| OF the most offensive sort Is allowed TO re-
main in heaps outside of the market where
1t has been placed by the market cleaners.
The inspector reported in reference to
| green groceries in the city that he found
them generally il good condition, but that
| the butcher pens and slaughter houses in
the vicinity of Savannah, particularly
| those within the limits in which they are
lnterdlcted by ordinance, are a serious
menace to the health of the inhabitants of
the southern portion of the city.
In reference TO drainage, the inspector
| reported that nothing is being done tow ard
the drainage of the lands east of the city,
although, owing TO the present extraOrdi-
nary drought, the lOwlalds present better
condition for drainage operations than eau
be expected again for many years. lie
reported portion Of the convict gang at
work to admirable advantage on drainage
vest and southwest of the city under
the direction of MIR. f. j. Thomas and the
supervision Of Mr. Allen. Musgrove Greek
canal, which is being put in excellent order,
Is subject to the treading of cattle, large
number of which are pastured on the Vale
Royal lands and tread across the canal
without hindrance The inspector sug-
gested that 1t would be Of iaCalculable san
ltary advantage to Savannah and would
materially promote the interests Of the
companies which own the Vale Royal lands
if cattle were excluded from them entirely.
The inspector remarked in his report that
1t was gratifying TO observe that the au-
thorities of the Central railroad and Ocean
Steamship Company are alive to the i'm
portance of providing for sanitary condi-
lions IN the filling up Of low places in the ex-
tensive improvements which they are now
adding to their property west Of
the canal. The Ogeechee canal, the
inspector said, is again covered nearly
across with water weeds and
vines and trash between the Central rail-
road main track and the lower lock, and
above Guys lock IS an extensive accumu-
lation of bark, debris and trash. He re-
ports that he has received complaints in
reference to the effluvia which arises from
tho slip into which the fertilizer she'd fell,
but he could suggest no immediate remedy
for it. The fertilizer which was deposi ed
on the mud bed hen the shed fell IN has
been, so far as it was practicable, taken
out. There is but a slight amoniacal od1r
perceptible, but g very predominant odor
of swamp mud efiluvia. The in
tensity of the efflIvia is owing
to the exposure of the mud Ded to sun heat
at low water. When the shed, now bel &
constructed, is built over the mud bed, the
latter will be protected from sun heat, and
will be subject to the in and outflow Of
tidewater and the odor Will be abated.
The committee, by resolution, instructed
the inspector TO notice from the present
time until frost any digging or upturning
of the soil in the city, either upon private
property or the public domain, and any open
ings of sewers and drain pipes, and to re-
port the same weekly to the committee. He
was also instructed, by resolution, TO look
after the condition OF salt meats sold in
Savannah.