Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-22

the Donegan garbage nuisance, Mayor
Hazard is reported as saying that in
company with DIR. MACEDONIAN he had
inspected the dump, ETC., and they
found no nuisance there; everything
clean and nice smelling in fact, and no
cause whatever for the very vigorous
kicking" indulged in for some time past
by residents and property owners In that
vicinity. AS the reverse, DR.. Kurtz, one
of our very oldest, BEST and most highly
educated physicians, also member OF
the board OF health, gave it as his posi-
tive opinion that the place was filthy"
in the extreme, dangerous to health,
first-class nuisance and should be
abated. To sustain the opinion OF DR..
Kurtz. we have the sworn affidavit of
DR.. Parker, that in his belief it caused
case of typhoid fever of which he had
charge; we know there have been
other cases of malarial and typhoid
fevers, where formerly they were
unknown and we have the certificate
OF DIR. Orme, Zone OF our Oldest and best
physicians), to the effect that it is nui-
tnce and dangerous to the
h ,alth of the, surrounding COM
m unity. Yet these old and tried
physicians, whose reputation was made
while young DR.. MacGowan was yet in
his swaddling clothes, are flippantly
told in effect that they do not know a
nuisance when they see it and smell it;
and the dozen of citizens residing in the
vicinity who are, and have been for
months past, perfectly familiar with the
outrage, are coolly told by his honor the
mayor and DIR. MacGowan that they do
not know anything about it, and that
their word and sworn atfidavits cannot
be believed. Undoubtedly Mr.. Donegan
had put his dumping ground" in the
best possible condition for the visit Of
his honor the mayor, but even then 1t
must have been a nuisance, such as
neither himself or Dr. MacGowan nor any
member of the council would willingly
tolerate for a moment in the vicinity OF
their own residences or property,
whether within two blocks, five blocks
or ten blocks. Query: has the alleged
boasted fact that Mr.. Donegan controls
one hundred and fifty votes anything to
do with this deadening OF the senses OF
seeing and smelling of our city officials ?
This Sunday morning, September
2lst, the "dump" was visited by the
following persons and found in the con-
dition hereinafter stated: Messrs.
Adams, Odwarker, Gupser, Moulton, M.
Lenahan, Wilson, Lee, Hottentott, B.
Lenahan, Pollich, Kendall, Vacher,
Stauch, Arenas, w. Butler, j. Butler, g..
Vacher, Kercheval, Mrs. Ewing and
Mrs. Pollich. A mass of garbage about
Is by 25 feet in area and or 5 in depth
was exposed, as it had been left on
Saturday evening, and as it will remain
until Monday morning, without any
covering of sand or earth whatever.
From the rotten and decaying mass,
emanated smells which, however sweet
in the nostrils of politicians" and city
officials seeking votes, and garbage con-
tractors engaged in reducing the
surplus" is highly offensive to
citizen whose purse is depleted, his
health endangered, and his property
ruined or deprecated in value thereby.
In portion of this putrefying mass
great quantities of fat, loathsome mag
gots were rioting, rolling and tumbling,
and many could be found crawling
about in the sand a considerable dis
tance away Scattered all around over
four or five acres OF land outside of this
filthy deposit, is every conceivable va
riety of rubbish and debris, some of it
unsavory to the smell, and all most un-
slightly to the eye of anyone not a city
official, or fattener on garbage apd gar
bage contracts. Let any citizen and
taxpayer visit the spot at once and be
convinced of all herein set forth.
Los Angeles, Sept. 81, 1890.
A. f. KERCHEvAL.
II. L. GORDON.