The record-union., 1895-09-26
LET NO GUILTY NUISANCE ESCAPE.
Five Sanitary inspectors Are Now at
Their Work.
They are Energetic Men, and are Ex-
pected to do Their Duty With
out Fear or Favor.

DR.. Il. L. Nichols, Secretary of the
City Board of Health, has been having a
little experience the last two days as a
dispenser of public patronage. He SYM
pathizes with Governor Budd, but has no
floating palace like the Pollywog in
which to hide among the tnles.
Ever since the RECORD an
nounced on Tuesday morning that the
Board of Health had on the preceding
evening authorized the Secretary (who is
also Health Officer to employ four assist
ants to Sanitary Inspector Herr. for the
purpose of making thorough inspection
of the city, the Doctors Office has been
crowded with applicants for these posi-
tions
1t is expected that the inspectors will
conclude their work within perhaps a
month. but if necessary they will be kept
at work two months. The Board of
Health has resolved to have the city
placed in q thoroughly good sanitary
condition at once, if il never was before,
and for the first time it has been given
by the City Trustees full power in the
premises.
But the four inspectorships at 500 per
month have been provided for, and un-
less their Investigations should develop
worse condition of affairs than the Board
OF Health Is now aware OF, there will be
no necessity for increasing the mum ber,
hence aspirants for appointment as such
may as well give Secretary Nichols rest
Tor the present
Yesterday the doctor announced that
he bad filed the four places by the ap-
pOintInent of Charles Farren, 4. II. Starr.
Ii. J. McEoy and EdWard Ellis Ap-
Z oil Jyf.
monts. Mr.. Farren was once a police
officer, ana Is man away above the
ordinary IL point Of intelligence. Being
3 sketch artist Of more than local renoWn,
he viii be able TO en- bellish his daily re-
ports with drawings that Will more clearly
than by words depict the location and
character OF nuisances that require TO be
aDated.
Mr.. starr was formerly Sanitary In
spector, and is familiar with the duties
OF his position. lie was good officer,
and doubtless Will not have to trust to
his nose 10 lead him to many spots where
unsanitary conditions are known to ex-
isl.
Mr.. Mccoy served under Street COM
missioners Mclaughlin and Green as
Chief Deputy. He is q wideAwake, in
teIugent man, and one who, knowing
that he has the health and legislative de-
partnents OF the city at his back, will not
be bulldozed by stubborn property
owners.
Mr.. Ellis has lived long in this city and
Is familiar with all portions Of it, having
been engaged IN the newspaper agency
business. lie, too, should make d good
officer.
1t IS not believed that any of these Off
Gals viii shirk his duty or permit nui-
sances to 90 unreported, no matter who
the offenders or negligent persons may
hg hal
they are expected TO slight no portion of
the clty-resldence or otherwise-they
should give special attention TO the down
town section, where the blocks are
closely built up and refuse matter is con-
signed to the rear of buildings where it
Is NOT apparent TO persons on the streets.
1t perhaps would not be fair at this
time 10 go into particulars or call the at
ientlon OF the inspectors to premises in
the business blocks where the rankest of
nulsances have been maintained for
years and are still unabated. The in-
spectors have been instructed to make
thorough Investigations everywhere, and
II they 10 their duty-as is is expected
they WlIl-they cannot fail 10 find all the
unsanitary spots.
Every basement and rear yard; every
space beneath the raised sidewalks; every
vault and cesspool; every alleyWay-in
short, every portion OF every block should
De visited anu It's condition promptly re-
ported 10 the Health officer, and he in
iurn should see that nuisances are NOT
only abated, but the premises placed in
the cieanost and best sanitary condition
possible.
The inspectors should be vigilant like
wise ia the residence districts Many
handsome street frontage is but blind to
wretcbed condition OF things in the
rear There are open vaults in back
yards that have never been emptied of |
their contents nor disinfecIed, though /
some OF them nave been in use for from |
ten 10 twenty years.
The same IS true of many cesspools, |
and there are Easements covered by |
Queen Anne and other elaborate struci- |
uros that are made catch-alls for all sorts |
Oi household refuse and to which pure air |
and sunlight seldom or never find their
way.
All these things the sanitary officials
are expected 10 find and report to the
health department, and then it will rest
with that department to see whether or
not the evils that may be complained of
shall be corrected and the city placed in
hrst-class sanitary condition.