Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-11
THE BOARD or HEALTH
AND TIE ALDERMEN.

EOIroR THE CITIZEN Permit me to
say few words re1a tive to the action
of several mem bers OF the Beard of AL
dermen in regard to the of Col.
Martin; in doing 50, 1 voice the senti-
ment not only OF 1yself but of a number
OF other citizens, and. 1 should hope, of
every citizen who is in favor of comply
ing with ordinances, and who has
the interests of the vhole community at
heart.
1t appears that a B oard of Health was
created about Il year ago, and that the
city authorities passed certain ordi-
nances in the interest of the public health
of the city.
II is the duty OF this Board of Health
to to it that these ordinances
complied with. Contrary to of
these ordinances is the highly objec-
tionable and ursanitary condition in
duced by the disposal of sewage from
the premises of Col Martin and upon
refusal OF the owner to comply with this
ordinance and after ample time given
him, the Board of Health prosecuted
willingly, the Recorder had to sustain
the Board OF Health in the resulting
trial higher court confirmed the
result OF such trial
1t appears now that these certain
member of he Board of Aldermen by
their recent ira nta BILE proceed dure
have it directly for their object to deS-
troy the usefulness OF our Board of
Health and t. favor the very conditions
on account of which ASheville has had
mnch unnecessary sickness and perhaps
many deaths, and health resort has
suffered untold losses in patronage.
Such a state of affairs the position
taken bv these aldermen can hardly exist
action of the gent lernen show how unfit
they are to hold the offices they do. and
for w which some of them again seek
ing the suffr age of our citizens.
Having themselves enacted the ordi
sustain it by every honorable means at
their command? =? The law should not be
a re spector of persons, and IT one law is
to be ciisregarded, W h y not anothe,?
Public interests are paramount to pri-
officer has to be forced TO act for
the public welfare ne IL not desirable
public servant But what shall we think
OF one who directly opposes public in
terests these officers seem to have
done2
Our sanitary conditions i'll years past
have been sadly deficient in many ways
and these deficiencies have been the
cause of diseases and death in many in
stances to w hich the best of the medical
profession of this city will testify The
first systematic effort tor an improve
r1ent has been instituted by the erdi-
nanceS referred to- The nne1b 1bers OF the
Health Board have given us valuable
these gentlemen have Iabored diligently
and irnpartially to remove the stigma of
a secret, but has become SO well known
that medical men in other parts OF the
e,o;ne TO AsheviIIe particuiarIy dur
ing the summer months, and they will
proba bly, continue to do 50 until we
show them that we have a clean city
from a sanitary standpoint and an efh
cient Board of Health to keep it.so. Let,
therefore, every citizen who cares for the
welfare of our com u1unity and for the
popularity of our city as a health resort,
co operate with the Board of Health. by
each one doing his duty in complying
with the sanitary ordinances in the first
place, and in the secOnd place by giving
his hearty support to the Board IN their
efforts to protect the health and lives of
ourselves and families and of the visitors
who come to Ms, and let the city officials
be the first ones, as they ought to be, TO
set the example instead of offering to
nav out of the public fundp, the costs
and exDeuses t. deIic4 uents convicted for
the violation of the law which 1T - their
dT1tv to see properly enforced
a Citizen.
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