Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-09-16
THE Pill THAT WILL.

ing public give us wide berth and
a name of being pest hole of Ty-
phoid fever is spread abroad over the
whole land. Where this rumOr start
ed L know not Something should be
done to blot this stigma from our
good name. The health Of the city IS
as good as it has been for years at
this season, which statement IS
made fl ON the official records. This
speaks we'll for the sanitary condition
Of the city. at the present time, for
this season has been one peculiarly
favorable for the development Of ma
laria, the heavy rains setting III
much earlier than usual, winch we
had all during the months OF June,
July and August and in every III
stance followed by extremely hot
spells of weather Eventure the as
sertion that no city III the State can
show a better health record than
Goldsboro. There are many things
though that ought to be done for
the sanitary condition Of our city,
and all this talk should spur us up
to remove all possible causes which
might in any way be the promoter
of sickness. Each succeeding season
demonstrates more fully the abso-
lutte necessity for proper system Of
sewerage for our growing city and
the sooner we go to work and have
it, the better oai VIZ will be,
No citY anywhere is more favora-
bly, located for cheap and effective
system. Let US all pull together and
strive to have this much needed ne
cessity.
One thing I would especially re
commend for the health Of the city.
Permit has been granted to the two
hotels and to the county Jail to con
meet their pipes with our drain which
empties into the big ditch, This drain
has openings at various points III the
city at street crossings and the nox-
ious and highly poisonous gasses
from these openings are waited over
contiguous lots The proprietors OF
these sewers should be required to
disconnect them from our drain and
continue their pipes to the big ditch,
having them well cemented and hav-
ing no openings. They might unite at
some point and have a common out
let to the big ditch.
There is some necessary drainage
that should be done this fall, as ear
ly as possible. [ will mention espe-
cially the square embraced between
West Centre and James and Ashe
and Mulberry streets-it stands as a
continual menace to the health Of the
community and is in the very heart
of the city, out of view of the gener-
al public, but well known to the city
authorities Then the large ditch
leading from the upper cotton yard
needs deepening and piping laid in it
across John to William and on to the
big ditch. This would remove in my
opinion possible cause for sickness
| in the upper portion of our city
There are other places that need es-
pecial care. Lot owners should pay
more attention to their back lots
The city is now and has been doing
all it can tc keep the city clean, bat
without the co operation of lot own
| ers many places must be neglected.
No city does more for its citizens
than ours and / am afraid too many
think that all should be done by the
city and nothing by themselves
|
that might be burnt by housekeep-
ers in their cooking stoves, without
trouble to themselves, but which
| would add greatly to the comfort OF
passers by. Dead poultry and the of
fal from cleaning poultry and fish is
thrown into the streets and lots with
out notifying any one and left to put
r1fy under the hot sun until acciden-
tally discovered. Attention to these
matters and cooperation Of all with
our Police, III reporting promptly
any nuisance for we only have two
on duty at time and they can not be
everywhere will continue to make
us what we are, the bealthiest and
best city in the State.
| JNO. H HILL,
| Mayor.