The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-08-31
ARpMoRE CLEANING UP.
The City is Now in Good Sanitary Con.
dition and Improvement Continues.

uition dno Improvement CONTINUES
Mayor Dick who returned TO the city
yesterday, expressed himself az being
satisfied with the saritary cncdition
Of Ardmore Since the recent work
was undertaken OF cleaning W q
great deal has been accomplished. The
Mayors ultimatum that the sanitary
laws would be strictly enforced has
had a good effect and was the means
of inducing many citizens TO heed the
warning Again the spirit of civic
pride. so largely in evidence here, won
derfully manifested itself in the WORK
that has been going on.
The cost of the work to the city
has been nominal and indeed very
low in comparison with what has been
accomplished. II was declared that
the citizens had done their share in
the matter of cleaning up. II Is hoped
however. that the sanitary regulations
will be enforced to the letter and il
this Is done Ardmore can be Kept in
first-class condition. The Ardmoreitc
does not desire TO be strict in the mat
ter of censuring anyone but II the
city will make regular inspection tours
of the town the usual complaint that
the town is in fearful condition
will or can be avoided. In the opinion
of leading citizens of Ardmore who
have paid some attention to sanitary
conditions of late the trouble in the
future can be avoided if the people
will use precaution in the matter.
One man declared that the sanitary
condition of the town four weeks ago
was deplCrable and that 1t was the
fever scare that caused apprehension
here. He seemed to think that the
town should take care of its condition
without the agitation thar has been
going on. Suppose, he maintained,
that fever had never broken out in
New Orleans, Ardmore like many 9th
or towns, would have paid little atten-
ton to the fact that it needed cleaning
up. Take Dallas, for instance, he said.
Until the fever broke out very little
effort was made to enforce the sani-
tary laws. Fear of the pestilence' has
caused the greatest upheaval in years.
With ordinary conditions and as pre-
caution to sickness, Ardmore should
pay some attention to its sanitary
condition.
DR.. Carr, president of the board OF
utdllHt NfCldltu llldN AluAllOlt 10 III
good shape. He has been making a
rigid inspection of the city during the
past few days and he said that the
streets and alleys were in very good
condition. The construction of a drain
age way on Caddo street, he said,
would prove very effective in carrying
the waste from Main street 1t is
understood that persons would be ar
rested for violating the law il they in
sisted on dumping refuse or running
water into the Main street gutter,
blocking the sewer and causing an
accumulation of filth.
DR.. Carr states that oil will he free
ly used in many Of the cess pools
about town. The dry, hot weather. he
said had practically dried up many
stagnant pools and holes in the town
and these will probably be disinfected
with a powerful solution
Some of the streets need looking af.
ter as there is an accumulation of dirt
and filth in front of business houses.
The mayor is to be commended for
his efforts in the past to keep the city
clean, but the work should be kept
up. Nothing will impress a visitor
more than a clean city, and Ardmore
should never be permitted to get into
such a condition as II has been in the
past.
Enforce the regulations.