Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-07-08

1t appears to the Graphic that such an
office or cmploye Of the city might be
| created at once. 1t seems that it IS
an obligation due from the council to
The taXpayers which is second only in
! importance to police protection, and 1t
| is so closely allied to the latter that it
is really a police regulation. The pO-
lice department affords protection to
the right and enjoyment of life, liberty
and property. and then duties per
formed by the scayenger protect the
people in the matter Of health, which
is protection to life, the dearest boon
to mortal being.
There are cities as large and larger
ger service at a cost of 81 500 to s.
200 a year A service at that cost
cleans the business section twice a
week and the residence section once
a week of all ashes, slops and waste of
all kinds from residences and business
done in other cities at the figures
named it may be done in Pine Bluff
at no greater cost.
OF course the question arises:
"Where is the 81 SOC or 50 200 . year
TO come from?
Tim down the salaries OF the atty
officials Il bit. 1t is not just to the tax
payers to pay so great Il part Of the
tax money to present officials for the
service rendered. A city viii Il has
$4,000 or less of revenue a year to
eapend ought not to pay so great a
pei cent Of it to the officers. Tae%e
are cities with three times the reye-
nue annually of Pine Bluff which do
hot pay as high salaries to the officials
As are paid here.
The police and fire departments are
paid none too Vel for their services,
as they are required 10 devote their
e.stire time to their official duties. L
IS not so with ether city Officials and
they should be paid less. so thar there
might be something left to employ a
scayenger to keep the city clean. tiera.
by giving the taxpayers as great a
showing as possible for their money.
It is 4 fact that there are offensive
odors in every street and alley i'll the
city, and the causes of these odors
ean not fail to breed disease. L
would be difficult to fnd q city NortA
OF East 50 lily kept from a sanitary
standpoint as Pine HlHff. yet it is
question Of far greater concern here
than in the cities Of The Aolrh and
East. because Of the prolonged heated
term here ana the greater danger 10
the yellow plague
This is the first question which the
Civic Improvement League should take
up, and the matter should be put be-
for the council in so strong a light
that the earliest action possible may
he had. Il is quite probable that the
cofncil can moi provide a scavenger
service this year but let it begin to
prepare for the year following. If the
start is never made, the city will al
ways go along IN filth as it is going
now. Something ought to be done to
improve the sanitary condition of the
city, and all is being done which can
be done without a change of system.
Under the present system waste is
dumped INTO the alleys and rear yards.
to be cartod away once a year. The
people are not to be censured for this.
They must place the waste some
where, and the alley OF rear yard is
The only convenient place But it is
menace to health and a burning dis
Grace TO the city that such must be the
case The system needs remedyng
SO that The waste would be cartcd of
w.ee . week il The business sect:on
and once every Two weeks anyhow in
tho residence section.