The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-15
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT YET.
The Sanitary Inspector on the Mar
ket and the Old Gem etery.

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The Sanitary Inspector on the Mar
ket and the Old Cemetery.
Inspector Desvergers of the Citizens San
itary Association reports no change in the
quality of food produce in the market last
week. from that Of several weeks pre-
vious
In reference to the market build ing the
inspector reports as follows: Whilst the
condition of the market house has been con-
siderably improved by an abundant supply
of water and liberal application of it to
the floors and stalls, the building is not yet
in hygienic condition, owing to the
fact that there are seven cesspools on the
first floor which are still untrapped
and the main sewer under the market is
neither trapped nor ventilated, and cOnse-
quently not only the health of the stall
renters and vault occupants are imperiled
by the sewer gas escaping into the building,
but that of persons who live aud sleep ia
the vicinity Of the market square" In
reference to drainage the Inspector reported
that the improvements being made
on the property the Central
Railroad and Ocean steam ship Companies
are erecting Immensely beneficial results to
the sanitation of the western part of the
city, but that another portion of the COM
pany's property, near the city, is in a
very unsanitary condition because of the
failure on the part of the COM
pany to drain its burrow pits on the south
side Of its road bed near its intersection
with the Louisville road. The occupants of
the small tenemeuts ia the vicinity of these
burrow pits suffer griavously from malarial
fever. A small culvert put at trivial out
lay under the road bed would draw the
water from these pits into a drain recently
dug by the county commissioners.
The inspector reports in reference t. The
cemeteries as follows: Laurel Grove
cemetery.is kept ia excellent condition, but
the old cemetery is far from being in
hygienic condition, Although officers Of the
police quarters which overlook the
grounds OF this cemetery. assert
that the place is in better condition than it
has been at any time during the last twenty
years" Upon this point the inspector says:
IF any visitor has ever before gazed upon
more CHASTITY picture, or one presenting
sadder features of neglect than those of
this place, he must have memory haunted
as with hideous dream. The place is
reproach to whoever may be responsible
for its present condition. Beneath neg
lected trees are broken, and yawning
vaults, crumbling masonry, fragmentary
gravestoneS scattered about here and there
in rank weeds and matted grass, slabs with
inscriptions obscured by mildew and mould
'auAVS Win SUES cdFeu III anu enuS opened,
crumbling bricks falling out of place, leav-
ing apertures through which water is let at
every rainfall and through which are seen
broken collins, Wondering drapery. flesh
less bones and the dust and debris Of decay
ing matter all intermingled.n
The inspector suggests that something be
done to improve the condition and aspect of
the place. He suggests that the grave
stones be gathered, the fragments of the
broken put together, and all be set in one
monument, beneath which the remains, re
moved from their present places may be
reinforced; or, in a wall, on one side of the
Enclosure, alongside of which the
remains may be reinforced. Lincoln
street might then be opened following the
roadway now through the center of the
place. The grounds might then be laid off
aud beautiful park set with flowers and
ornamental shrubbery would then be added
to the attractions of the city.