The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-21
FRIDAY, APRIL 81. 10. 1906.
The Dust Nuisance.
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s e,rAPermit me TO congratulate you on
\ +hn timely and sensible editorial 81
Il .sTrash and Dust, In my opinion the
4 ttention which a community pays TO ING q, 2
q MA tement OF these nuisances IS m excel 'l
lent criterion not only OF tho pro OF res -.
siveness. but OF the Intellectually q at es
citizens also. ~ :, ~
5+bat S,wes ere struggling with II plague
ti,berculoeis It is nothing less than TINS
T,he n eople are stirred with enthusiasm !
5Sin a mighty effort to stay the mana c q =
/; tho white death. j. !
S8 ST. we desired to devise some means u
spreading this dread disease and all forms TN :
Of throat troubles, can YOU .imaglne 8,
plan moro certain Of carving me my ce.o.
& and death to thousands than to nave y.
dr;cd sp,tun continually blowing viii u
clonis Of dust all through our cit . =
stis not the most pleasant thing inesthl
y ,,,yorld ia have a handful Of street sweep
4 it,ps tossed In ones face Mt every corner.
what Is more disagreeable than e come ne
out Of the house from q nice bath VIII =,
& clean linen, and to feel begrltllea .tiiu
dirty as an ash picker after Two plo ot.laSS
4 Of our Saharn-like streets
a Nov. Mr.. or, keep behind this thing
{ nnti1 We get some relief The trash re-.
q cent acles are a good thing. Have theH'
ma urge the public to use them. Rave
ali car lines sprinked and one great
& source of the dust nuisance VIII cehse.
81 Give car company free Eswater for THIS Is
Il n,,rnose and let them run spur tracks 70
Street nlugs, where necessary, both Of
!. which were asked for by Traction CONS
\ m nv. and refused them by our Councll
several years q go. y, h, 3,{-.
" c.st Tho cooperation Of the Civic Inn
b rrovcment I1eaguea and the Chamber
Of Commerce Keep the streets clean an
street sprinkling is not only grnru
and most blessed thing on aedry, hot,
wirdy day. but a necessity as we'll. En-
tend city street sprinkling to the most
needed parts as soon as possible. I hate
dust. Mr.. Editor, and I think we all GO.
u Can't we get rid Of 1t?
Richmond, Va H. r. " W NJ M Z
$ The dust nuisance does not need to DC
( denounced. 1t speaks for Itself Yes
aterday it was almost unbearablc, and
!, everybody who poked his nose outside
+ the door was victinnizcd and cried aloud
! for relief. Everybody says that the
& streets should lie sprlnkled, but the mem
hers OF the Council, or ut least some of
them, do not think that it Is worth the
I, cost. They argue that there are so many
things Of more .a1ip ortance to be done that
AZ tho city shofld not speliu Slo'Vooo ta - 1870,
a year in street sprinkling,
But Councilman Ferguson is not one
A Of these He does not sec how the sam 9
K amount of money could DO expended to
4 better advantage in tho interest Of COM
fort and health, and he has been urg-
ing the Finance Committee to make the
appropriation. We wish that every mem,
Der OF the Council could be induced to
take tho same view. It Is unworthy of
us that this nuisance should be endured
from year to year for tho lack of the
4 necessary appropriation, The streets can car
be sprinkled and the dust nuisance can can
be abated IL the Council will make tho
necessary appropriation.
Can We afford to sprinkle the streets
Can we afford not to sprinkle them
Can We afford to continue this nuisance,
which Injuries health, Injuries property
drives visitors away. and dsgusts us
all with our own city? We ask the Coun-
Gil for q frank reply.