The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
your earnest and strenuous attention.
Drainage and Sewerage.

AnOtner SUBJECT winch mas Deen,
and is now, engaging the attention OF
our cltlzens, is the question OF drain
age, or sewerage. This Is OF vital
Importance and cannot receive too
careful and thorough consideration at
your hands. am informed that
some experiments and Investigations
have been and are still going on for
the information OF your body, and |
earnestly suggest that the matter be
thoroughly. Systematically and sc:en-
tIHca-y pursued without abatement
until some practical and most efficient
into operation. a uniformed that
underneath the city. al what depth
l 10 not know. there is a running
stream Of water of considerable vol
Ume and force. If this be true. then
II seems 10 me that by a series OF
wells sunk until this stream is reach
ed, and sewer pipes run as may be
needed into these wells, that safe,
sanitary and efficient system of drain
age is kindly provided for us by ma
ture. OF course if this stream exists,
some means should be adopted 10 as
certain where it empties its waters,
as it might neither be wise. kind or
! safe to throw the sewerage of the
! city into it if by SO doing it would
greatly injure others. else the last
state be worse than' the first.
! II It be found that no such stream
exists or II existing IT cannot De SAFE
~ utilized theh some o'her system
Shouio De ce'lSeo Ihat VIII prove sat
lsiac'oFE anu SAFE Inc sESIeHi-ii
sue" 1t may "e cdiieo -io" III use III
the cry Shouiu DC ca'eiuIiy ana ScIeh-
'llcaIlS examiner lh'o ana tested III
oFder 10 determine % "haI extent II
any '"e "i'hhin2 water Vi LHe Gil! -
4 Coii'a'lI 'eN tHeIto@' surrey ScleHCe
""'tu mas aCoclii 'ilSIIeu 80 uiuch Ia
our "dE' - equdi 10 me 9olu'l"h oI 50
Simple p'oo'eui d 'HiS appears 10
ne uAliiiidleu' - De Inc tests Hiaue
III lHe CITY SUM i'on'hS aSo' 10 ilH
MIA" are not OH! 'uPerhcial ana uh-
SATISFACTORY "0' were not even "L jHe
N'Ai. S"I4Ic-ehu| eA'Shded' Lei th7
'l7's De l-Inue"' Always NeepihS
III I'M" '"e 'ac'9 tIa' 'Ae edIdu -
l"e 'eN' puIIHei hHo"h anu 'Ia' III
al cases water runs GOWN Glii ana VIE
seek us Ie'ei'
0"eEt ano Got improvements
In calling your attention TO this
subject. | do not by any means intend
TIA; other sanitary measures should
be overlooked. BY all means let care
ful attention be given TO keeping the
city clean. Garbage. filth, trash and
debris Of all kinds should be removed
from all parts OF the city. From the
streets. from all premises. from all
vacant lots. Let the sanitary COM
mission see TO it that this is promptly
done, and if neglected, that all delin-
qUents be reported in order that prop
er measures may be taken 10 enforce
the ordinance in that regard. Too
much importance cannot be given 10
keeping the city clean. neat and at
tracrive, both from a sanitary view
point. as well as pride in ourselves,
and the pleasure. satisfaction and de
light OF the strangers within our
gates. To this end | earnestly sug-
gest that every possible effort be
made to build and keep in good repair
our streets and sidewalks. Nothing
adds more to the beauty and attrac-
UiveneSs of any city than good, well
kept streets and sidewalks. 1t is
= strong evidence of the thrift as well
as the pride of the citizens in their
city. and TO strangers coming amongst
us it is a strong incentive to invest
ment in the homes and industrial en-
terpriSes of various kinds.
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