Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-16
TO HAVE ABATED AS NUIsANcEs
ALL oVEReRoUND CLOSETS
ON THE SEWER LINE IN
PALESTINE.
The City Is Determined
To Have Abated These Closets That
Are Menace to Good Health.
Extension Of the Sewer
Plant Will Come After
the Connections.

City authorities have agreed that
there are other means of killing a dog
than by choking, or words to that eff
feet Therefore they have at last
adopted a plan Of action in regard to
the sewerage problem that will result
in the proper connections being made,
and the abatement of the over-ground
closets along the lines OF the sewer.
The city attorney is going into the
district court with an application to
abate each over-ground closet as a
nuisance, and to compel the owner of
the property to connect with the sew
er. This. of course, applies to only
those persons residing in reach of the
sewer line
As the Herald understands It the
question has been investigated and
the city attorney. and those who may
assist him, will certainly land on this
proposition, and all violators of this
sanitary ordinance who fail to comply
will be hauled into the district court
II may be that the court will refuse
to order connections made with the
sewer. but Il is the belief that no we'll
informed lawyer will dispute the fact
that the court can abate as a nuisance
all over ground closets on the sewer
line. The city attorney, in speaking
Of the matter. said this is the only
course, as Il would be folly to leave
the matter to a jury in the city court
He wants the matter decided in a
court Of law where a judgment
amounts to something. II is true that
this course will be expensive to those
who are sued. but the city authorities
say they have trifled with this matter
long enough, and IL It should cost the
individual citizen $500 or $500 to de
fend himself in q Jaw suit. and
the costs, L would be his own "a
In addition to this course he would be
compelled to connect with the sewer
or use his neighbours closet, for the
old closet is going.
In this connection il might be men
toned that a great many people along
the sewer line who have connections
with the sewer have a separate over.
ground closet on the premises for the
use of their servants. They had just
as well have no connection at all so
far as sanitary conditions are concern
ed, and the authorities are going after
these violators, and compel them to
abate these. II is reported as authori-
tative that the sewer company charg-
es nothing for this extra service
where the residence is connected. The
extra closet is accommodated at the
price of one.
The sewer company has expressed
willingness to make extensions If peO-
pie can be made 10 patronize the SER
vice. But If the sewer company fails
to make voluntary extensions the city
will be in a position to require such
extensions, under proper regulations.
And these extensions will be the next
move, after connections where sewers
extend are made.
The public health demands that
these connections be made and the
sewer service extended. The Herald |
endorses both propositions Make the |
people connect and then compel the |
sewer company TO extend and give The /
service that is demanded.
The city attorney said this morning
hat the above course had been decid-
I'd upon, but that he had seen most of
hose who have not yet connected.
md they have expressed a willing
hess to do so, and that he hoped all |,
would connect promptly. and thus
void the necessity for such a step.
The city attorney is acting under the
direction Of the mayor and the sani-
airy committee, and they mean bust
less.