Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30
PLACING THE, BLAME.
Landlords Will Be Held Responsible
for Filthy Tenements.
POLICE SANITARY INSPECTION.
Reports Show Necessity for Disinfsction in
All Sections.
NEARLY 100 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED

The city police were kept busy yesterday.
In addition to their regular duties of guard
ing the public peace they devoted much OF
their time to climbing back fences, explor-
ing dark and musty cellars and inspecting
ash heaps, garbage piles, back yards and
alleys
AS exclusively stated in yesterdays DIS
PATCH this was duty placed upon them
by Chief Brown as precsution against the
cholera plague beginning yesterday. 1t
will be continued until frost comes, if not
longer. Wherever anything was found not
consistent with good sanitary regulations.
the officers declared it a nuisance and Or
dered it abated. When reporting off duty
last night each officer submitted to the Lieu
tenant of his district list of nuissnces
found and the action taken in regard to
them.
Tenants VIII Be Prosecuted.
The next step will be the prosecution Of
tenants who fail to obey the notice given
by officers, provided the responsibility can
be placed. If it is found impossible to
ascertain who is responsible the authorities
will take advantage of the law and place
the responsibility on the landlord, who
will be ordered to abate the nuisance i'm
mediately. No procrastination will be
tolerated. If the landlord fails to obey the
authorities will abate the nuisance, prose-
cute him and he will be charged with the
cost of the work in addition to the penalty.
In the lower part of the city the officers
reports were not numerous. Among the
places noted were Hog alley and the courts
off Water street near the Baltimore and
Ohio depot, some of the back alleys down
at the Point and the courts and alleys lead
ing from Webster, Bedford and Sixth ave-
nues. In the hill district the reports in.
cluded Our alley. Shore alley and the courts
thickly populated with Italians and other
foreigners in the vicinity of Washington
street.. Several reports were made from the
Eleventh and Thirteenth wards, while
nearlp every district in the East End and
Southside was represented on the list.
whether cholera comes or not the
danger of it and the presentation of the
danger in the newspapers has stirred up
the people greatly to the public benefit"
said Superintendent Baker last night.
"Pittsburg is far from clean, healthy
place at present, but if the good work now
going on is kept up we will soon be in
position to almost defy the plague. Many
people are just learning the necessity OF
absolute cleanliness. Dealers in disinfect-
ants sold more stuff to-day than for the past
two months.
Hundred Complaints by Mail.
"We received nearly 100 complaints this
morning by mail from people all over the
city, asking US to abate nuisances among
their neighbors. This is healthy sign
Usually man will put up with an un-
healthy annoyance in his neighbors' back
yard rather than inform on him. But now
the danger is there. His family's health is
at stake and he realizes something must
be done. In all kindness to his neiehbor he
reports him to us. We act as promptly in
all such cases as tie limited number OF in
spectors We havespermits. Our force should
eral correction of the garbage trouble the
garbage and ashes should be taken away
from every house in the city, disposed of by
the city and the expense paid by general
taxation. ......... ......... ... l-.--.
Register of Vital Statistics Guy Nc
Candless says the Davis Island dam wickets
should be lowered to allow the stagnant
impure water now confined in the river
about the city to flow away. Complaint is
general about the water in the rivers, and
even coal men, who would be at consider
abba expense in moving their loaded barges
above the locks if the wickets are lowered,
say it should be done. A number Of
nuisance complaints from various sections
of the city were reported at the City Hall
yesterday to the police. The Bureau of
Health is making special preparations to
prevent a spread of contagious diseases
when the public schools open next week.