The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-04
INSPECTOR M'FALLS AT WORK.
What is Doing For Roanoke in a
Sanitary Way.
The Sanitary Inspector and Two OMcers
Looking After tho City's Health and
Getting Things Ready for Hot Weather.
! Good Work Being Done and Much
} More Needed.

N The mayors paying particular at
Htention to tho sanitary condition of tho
City Besides tho regular sanitary in
Spector he has assigned two regular Of
Ulcers to look after this work. Two
4 wagons are running regularly and the
(4flthy alleys are being given a general
4cleaning up.
The inclemont weather during the
Bwinter and spring prevented much work
&from being done, but the last few days
e'of good weather has wrought decided
change. Tho mud and ponds are dry
ing up, and the streets are beginning to
Z assume change for tho better.
m The mayor has borne tho blunt of all
complaints relating to tho sanitary
work. During the bad weather his
office was frcquented by people who
lodged complaint about pond of stag
nant water, dirty alley or some other
nuisance. Tho mayor would always
make note of the complaint and lay
the case before the police or sanitary
inspector
Sometimes as high as ten persons
would como in in Il single day. Tho
consequence was that tho mayor often
l. LOO buu ilbIlO OlLlC w 1bOGllOl W OIuOr
business.
Now the condition has changed. Tho
mayor said the city must be cleaned be-
fore hot weather comes. Ills request
from the Council for. more men has been
granted, and they are doing effective
service.
Several wagon loads OF limo wero
hauled out yesterday, and distributed
on the streets and alleys from which
mud and filth has been removed.
Inspection McFalls says Terry Hill
and all that portion Of the city lying be-
tween Franklin and Holiday streets, is
in splendid condition. The people in
that locality take especial care of their
premises, and no complaint has come
from that quarter. Officers Bower and
Iinsley have charge OF all that portion
OF the city on the north side Of the rail
road. Tho condition of East Roanoke
is also good. Two small sewer systems
were put in that section of the city some
months ago and have successfully
drained portion of the city which
would have otherwise been in seriously
unhealthy condition.
Ernest avenue is the lilthicst street
in the city. 1t is narrow and cannot DO
we'll drained. Running, as it does,
along the rear lots of Railroad and
Salem avenues, it contains many stables
and outhouses. A great many people
live on tho street, nevertheless, and
some of them are cndeavoring to keep
clean premises, but there is still con-
siderable complaint.
Railroad avenue has not yet been
properly severed and is consequently
hard to keep clean.
Moro work has been done on this
street in the way Of cleaning up than
ahy other, and nearly as much remains
TO be done yet.
: Norfolk avenue has been given a gen
eral cleaning up, under tho directio Of
0hicer Bower, and is now in pretty good
fhape.
The amount paid out for sanitary
work for the month of May was decidedly
Small, but this was owing to the in
&clement weather
b Mayor Evans said yesterday that the
econdition of the city generally was
3 good, but that there are a number of
other places to be looked after.