The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-27
THE SUPERVISORS WORK.
That official Has a Large Contract On
His Hands.


That Official Has a Large Contract On
His Hands.
The Supervisor has big contract on
his hands The streets and alleys are
greatly minced of his attention, and he
cannot postpone active operations much
longer, a week or ten days at the furthest
/ cannot recall time when the streets
were in as filthy condition as they are
today e This state of affairs can be at
tributed, to some extent, to the long and,
severe winter we have passed through.
So
1t might not be deemed presumptious
on my part to suggest that the Supervisor
put on an extra large force of men so as
to cover the whole town in as limited
| time as possible. 1t will cost the borough
no more in the end The practice of do
| ing certain amount of work each month
| is hardly to be commended. Such a
course might be adopted after the first
general cleaning up. There is too much
danger in delay at the close of winter, as
the deadly fumes arising from filthy
streets breed disease and pestilence.
~
The present Supervisor has most ex
\ cellent chance to make a record during
| his present term that may be the means
of continuing him in the position for
three more years 1t is generally believed
that the bill now before the Legislature
giving the people the power to elect the
Supervisor and one or two other borough
officials, instead of Council, and extend
| ing the term to three years, will pass that
body. So you can see the advisability of
the present Supervisor exerting himself
-
| During the past few days l noticed
number of new hands employed in keep.
ing the crossings clean and cutters open,
and understand that the Supervisor in
tends giving others than the regulars"
chance to earn part of their living on
the borough, as long as they are tax
payers. He is right, and deserves COM
mendation.
~
There is so much barnyard offal in the
alleys and on some of the principal
streets that a stranger in town is led to
believe that he is in some agricultural
village instead of a big coal town. Much
of this is due to carelessness, but great
deal to the penuriousness of owners of
stables who fail to provide suitable
repositories and have the manure hauled
| away when it becomes foul Every rain
washes considerable of this offal into the
cutters, thence upon the main thorough
fares. This state of affairs needs rem
| edy, and the sooner it is applied the better.
The Board of Health and the Sanitary
Committee of Council might, with much
profit to the health of the borough, form
themselves into committee of the whole
and make tour of inspection of the town
as early as possible.
~
They would find things greatly to their
dislike, and would then adopt vigorous
measures demanding general cleaning
up by the people, which the town is at
present sadly in need of.
~
There are properties in town that are
not connected with any of the numerous
sewers, and everything in the shape of
slops wash water, ETC., is run into cutters
on the surface, and there to breed disease
and eventually cause the death of limo
cent people. There ought to be, and
perhaps is, an ordinance or law compel
ing property owners to drain their habita-
tions properly.
~
Council should pass an ordinance com.
pelling owners of stables, especially
where there are private residences in close
proximity, to keep their places scrupu-
lously clean. Failure to do so should
subject them to fine.
~
Sensible people, who have regard for
the health of their tenants, do not need
to be compelled to keep their places
clean. How would they like to have a
foul-smelling stable close enough to spoil
their meals
~
Winter still fingers in the lap of spring
much to the disgust of the tidy house.
keepers. April showers, then May
flowers, will soon be here SO be patient.
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