The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-02-24
For the TIMES.
The sanitarY Condition Of the Town.

. Mn. EDiTop AT an informal meeting Q,
some our citizens recently, the subject OF
the II. alth Of our town was earnestly dis
cussed, and as result l am requested to
write an article on the subject for the TINES
and ask you to publish it. Believing tha,
y.ur repeated editorials on the subject OF
factory has secured for us that enterprise,
we hope through the same medium to sue.
cecd in having sanitary l,ws passed-an
,--------sn's year to restore to
Uui"n lis former healthy cond:t;on. For
what avail are factories, fine lots aud beau
tifrl hcmes without health
know of no better way TO put the mat
tor before the people than by repeating some
of the arguments used at that me, ting, as
far rs propriety will allow.
1t was unanimously agrcel that Union
has the b>st natura, drainage Of any town
in the State, and it would require only a
small force, directed by go,d engineer, to
drain it perfectly.
but" said one, chow is it to be done,
when our authorities are so entirely in
active? And who is willing to appronch
them on the subject, since they have treated
with silence the advice of the Board of
Hea' tn!
We must admit that with a doctor and
the owner of two hearses in the Council
our hopes are well nigh "dead."
not be until June. Too laio /
The hot sun bcaming on the accumulated
filth in town will then have begun the work
that will require both hearses t, finish.
1t is appalling TO think Of the amount Of
sickness and death in our midst iu the past
two ye'rs And all seem to feel the neccs-
sity # sanitary laws, except those in author
ity.
a. is reported that the Beard of Health
intend re:igniny in self respect; their
ra'icnce with The Council having long since
"ccascd to tc virtue"
That will net do said another. "Let
us go to them and ask them to bring suit
against the Council at the next Court to
show cause nhy they do not, rs all other
town authorities d., pass laws for the health
| of ihe town. All their talk about not being
abe to do anything without special act of
the Legislature, is stu9. When Council
| can, in day, destroy personal property on
which labor. taste and money have been
spent for years, rs was done in the break
ing of our beautiful fish ponds, il is non
sense to say they cannot have the town
cleaned and filth dcodorized, without run
| ming to the legislature
"But," said another, "when you speak
OF the Council, ] want you to except one
member. There is leve.-headed warden
who insisted last Summer, on acting on the
advice of the Board of Health. lie pro-
posed among ether things to pass an ordi-
nance requiring Oitizens to keep their prem
Uses clean ant TO deodor;ze their privies
| with diy ca'th. lie, of course, was in the
min n1riy-progressiye nj men always are-nnd
he was rid cuied when absent, as ''small
minded"
els j, possible 'hs IsaEaadt sla MAJORITY e aeee
hvaed a fH's 49,. t.!eA before? &? And did the
che:p, and dogs in their instinct use i,
Do they not know that such law is includ
el and strictly enforced in the military law
of all c0Ia ries ?
When Be'st Butler was assigned 10 Ne,
Orleans during the lae war, he knew it wa,
the most unhca',hy city n the South, an
the first law lie issued was for the haulin
of earth, and ci,izcns as well as soldier
were Compelled to use il.
The result Of this w,s, the city was sool
changed into wonderfully healthy place
and the ciiz"ns thanked Providence tina
in oil their troubles they had never ha,
such fac health. Beast Butter cared nc
for them. hut in saving his ,aen he mad
New Orleans healthy city.
will close by asking our progressiv
warden 10 make another effort for sanitar
laws: and at the next meeting of ,hc Coun
Gil 10 read from the bible Deut. XXIII
18th and 18th verses.