Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-12


entirely recovered, and eight are con-
valeScent.
Sincere thanks are due from us to
the State Bpard of Health for the
prOmptness With which they respond
ed when the situation was first re-
ported to them We are under obliga-
lions to DR.. Bird, of the Board of
Health, for his prompt visit, valuable
suggestions and cheerful assistance
We are to be congratulated upon
having with us Dr.. Chalker. of Lake
City, Florida, a. State Board of
Health physician, who is rendering US
valuable serviceEpromptIy and cheer
fully.
Streets and Sidewalks.
1 respectfully call the attention of
the Council tot the condition of our
streets as to litter and trash. Our
streets are not kept in that clearly
conditions that the size of our city
warrants. Our kcitizens are prone to
depend too much on what the city can
do in the way of cleaning up. Their
careleSsness to a great extent is
city officials. This Iaxness by the city
city officials. This laxneSs b ythe city
officials is owing largely to the fact
that we were ali here when Live Oak
was nothing more than a country
village and the conditions were allow
ed to care for themselves.
l would recommend that the City
Council pass an ordinance prohibit
ing the throwing of any trash, de-
bris or litter of any kind on any of
the streets of the city. An ordin-
ance that will make every citizen res
pOnsible for his own front door. Trash
barrels in front of doors and on the
streets are only an invitation to trash
and litter on the streets.
Two mules and two laborers to go
around picking up piece of paper
here and a piece there is paying en-
tirely too high for the service rend-
cred. We are all beginning to real
ize the necessity for both public and
private economy. | notice in many
instances of puivate parties cleaning
up their back yards and vacant lots.
and throwing all trash therefrOm in
to the streets, where it remains until
the city carts Bnd it and feel disposed
to move it. This ought not to be-
l note that considerably large
amounts are paid out every month
for street work, These bills, L am in
formed. include street work proper,
mule feed and the hire of drivers for
the carts, etc; this includes the time
and hire of mules and labor to pick
up trash on the streets. | think you
will agree with pe that We are pay
ing entirely too high for this small
benefit to the city. At a very small
outlay of time on the part of the
citizens the time of these Iaborers
and mules and carts could be put to
work that would. be for the perman-
ent Improvement of the city.
p | would also recommend that the
City Council take steps looking TO
the permanent Improvement of the
city.
| would also recommend that the
City Council take steps looking to the
permanent Improvement of the city.
refer to the filling up of holes and
washes in the streets with sand. If
sand washes out once it will wash
out again l would suggest that when
We mend a defect in the streets that
we mend it in such a manner that it
will not need mending again. This
can be easily done if proper grades
and drains are made. | believe that
it would be better to only do a little
and do it permanently than to do a
large amount of work that will only