The record-union., 1892-09-02

ance in any particular locality, the In
Spectors have been making a practice
lately OF extending their investigations
throughout the entire neighborhood, and
they are frequently rewarded by un-
eartblng several more nuisances. When
one man sees another maintain nuiS-
ance unmolestod, he often establishes one
hlmself. just to get even, and it is these
that the inspectors go after.
The entire district from Seventh street
to Agricultural Park, close to the north
leyee, was visited. a great deal Of work
has been done here, and great deal is
under way now. 1t was all gone over by
the inspectors, and notices to clean up
were served right and left, with good
enect. The land is low, and unless great
care is taken the sanitary condition of
the district becomes bad. The old Now
property, one of the landmarks of this
section, and which for years has been in a
very bad condition, is in new hands now,
and has been entirely rebuilt on modern
plans. The plumbing is pronounced by
Mr.. Mahoney to be perfect.
CLEAN CANNERIEs.
The canneries were visited and found
to be IN splendid condition, considering
the kind OF work that has to be done there.
The waste matter is carted off immedi-
ately so that it has no chance to become
offensive.
The slaughter-houses showed the effects
OF the jogging up'' they had received,
one on twenty ninth street was seen
shortly after the killing" was over, and
1t was as clean as could be.
Chinatown also showed evidences
OF having been taken care OF regu-
larly. The alleys are inspected al
most daily, as well as the hundreds
OF man traps, passage ways and
hot ,,.fo
abounds. OnIy recently the Inspectors
completed personal examination of
every building between Sixth and Sec
ond streets, and every defective sewer,
ceSspool, vault, sink, ETC., was ordered
cleaned or rebuilt. They have had hard
time OF 1t, but are getting the work done
gradually, they say. They revisit the
condemned places three times a week,
and keep at the owners.
st. Joseph's Convent was found to be
in magnificent sanitary condition, the
new plumbing system recently put in
being considered by experts one of the
best jobs ever done in the State.
The Orphan Asylum, since the plumb
ing system was overhauled, is in good
condition, too.
RATHER SURPRISING.
ITO give you an idea Of what we have
to contend with,'' said Mr.. Nichols, 81
~ t'lI1 W S<l4l Jul dlLGlllQl W lIldL mouse
across the street." He pointed to a nice
house on one of the fashionable residence
streets. "a doctor lives there" he said,
'and you may not believe it, but | found
a toul-smelling, open cesspoollin his yard,
which he had been tolerating for l don't
know how long. l suppose it would be
there yet, poisoning himself and his fam
lily and the entire neighborhood if we
had not got after him.
Driving up on X street the reporter
was given another start. At the corner Of
Fifth the Inspector pointed toward the
southwest corner and announced that for
years there had never been water
closet in one of those low buildings a
quarter of the way down the block. In
some instances, too, there were no con-
nectlOns between the sinks and the
sewers, the sewage being allowed to run
out on the ground, there to rot and stink
The new owners Of the property made
extensive alterations as soon as notified
of the condition Of affairs.
A general inspection of the alleys
Of the city showed that they
were in fairly good condition. The In
spectors are given considerable trouble
however, by persons who at night dump
garbage into the alleys surreptitiously
and those who place their garbage bar
rels out in the alleys, ostensibly to be
taken away by scavenger, but whore
they get turned over by dogs and
small boys and the contents scattered
about. These people. as fast as they are
discovered, are notified to keep their bar
rels or boxes inside their yards, but a
great many who should certainly know
better persist in disobeying. A few ar
rests, however, will probably put stop
to it.
The cholera might overtake u.s." said
Mr.. Nichols when the reporter was about
to leave him, ''but if the people would
only take hold as they should, and not
have to be forced to keep their places
clean, we would have no reason to fear
much. Sacramento of course has the dis
advantage of having a very defective city.
sewerage system. but that is no reason
why we should not keep clean on top Of
ground"