The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-01-11
| have already said, to be begun and
continued in a regular systematic
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way, as laid out and ordered by the
street commissioner. The scavenger
wagons and carts should be kept con-
stantly at WORK either carting away
the filth and debris from the streets.
or when that is done. then TO be used
in hauling material for the building
and repairing of the streets and side
walks of the city. | feel sure that if
this is done and the work we'll looked
after by those in charge Of the sever
vast Improvement in the condition OF
our streets and they will cease TO be
grazing grounds for cattle and hogs.
Our yards and flower gardens will no
longer deprecated upon by these
trespassing beasts.
How the City Can Be Kept Clean and
Made Beautiful.
The mayor is expected TO see that
the laws and ordinances Of the city
are enforced. and he will do his best,
/ but to succeed he must be supplied
with the necessary force and nipple
ments To carry on the work, and ii is
for you gentlemen. 10 hold up his
hands. You alone can supply these,
and he hopes and expects to receive
your cooperation.
On this same subject | further sug-
gest and recommend. that when the
summer is we'll on and the weeds and
grass have encountered our streets,
sidewalks and vacant lots, that the
city provide itself with good one
horse moving machine and NOW the
weeds and grass at least twice during
the season. [ say One-hOrse moving
machine advisedly, because a good,
mule will be sufficient 10 do the work
and will be able to get at the weeds
in hooks and corners where the two
horse machine could not be very well
worked I am aware that there is
an ordinance that requires the prop
erty owners TO clear the sidewalks
and lots Of their respective premises.
but il also provides that if they do
not do so. the city will do it at their
expense. Now. where labor is scarce.
and those who can use the grass
few, is is not possible for owners to
have the work done, and even those
who can secure the labor find the
work poorly done. II the owners
must pay for il. in any event, why not
the city do it for them and collect
the pay? 1t will be economy for them
in the end. for the city with a mower
Will DO more cutting in one day than
the best grass blade cutter can do in
a Weeh. and in addition to that il
will soon all be done and the city will
present an appearance everywhere at
once. that will be attractive and pleas
ing 10 the eye and a delight 10 ped
estrains If this be done you will be
surprised that it was not done long
before Let not a vacant lot. street
or sidewalk where weeds grow es-
cape. and if necessary levy the eX-
penses on the owner. You have no
idea how quickly it can be done with
a good mule and machine with a COM
petent and industrious driver. nor
what a difference it will make in the
appearance OF our city. But some
will say that when the weeds are cut
they must also be carried away. | say
/ l.
from experience. II the work is done
before the weeds are too rank and
large, the sun in a few days will re-
duce them to powder sticks. and with
out the least harm resulting from it.
II was done for years in the town of
Blackville, s. c., where | came from,
and the mOrtuary report of that little
town was less per thousand, than any
place in the state. Three years my
family lived on Carolina Heights at
the head of Ocklawaha avenue. and
each year | had the weeds moved
down all around my premises twice a
year. and We had no fever that could
the place You know our good doc
tors tell us that the theory Of inhaling
OF drinking in malaria is now eX-
ploded--it is now administered 10 Us
hyperdermically by the pestifero1s
, mosquitoes. We need not produce mos
quitOes. The Oya may be deposited in
water-nOt in dew or rain drops
, and the Matching and developing
/ must go on in water until the little
: fellows get wings. Then they crawl
; out and dry and are ready for bust
T. ness. So the only reason why The
! weeds should be carried away * for
; appearance sake, and unless they are
p very rank and large they soon disap-
, pear. at least 10 such an extent tho
they are scarcely noticed.
The suggested improvements to the
: streets and general cleaning up Of
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