El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-17
SANITATION ON The
SOUTH SIDE IS
VERY POOR
Citizens Complain and AL
dermen Say Citizens Give
Little Cooperation.

What has primarily been proposed
as meeting between citizens and the
city council to discuss the presence Of
stockyards within the city limits de-
veloped into general discussion of
sOuthside sanitation when several resi-
dents of the southern part of the city
met in the council chamber to present
their complaints to the city fathers
Thursday afternoon.
These people are human beings and
are entitled to humane treatment"
said Dr. J. A. SamaniegO Some one
evidently the street cleaning depart
ment, has been dumping the sweepinxs
of the streets in the very middle Of
the street at the corner of Ninth and
South Oregon streets and the stencil
arising therefrOm is not only deIeter-
ious to the health Of the community bur
is almost unbearabIe. We think we
ought to have relief"
Felix Martinez said: 1--WE feel that
the city council is with US; we feel
that the present administration and
Sweeney's administration have done
more for the sanitation Of the city than
any of their predecessors, but the peo-
pie must cooperate. When they see a
dead dog in the street or any matter
ease, they must notify the proper au-
thorittes and then the city will I'M
doubtedly do its part
Mayor Robinson said: 1--WE have the
best sanitary department in the state:
we pay more to keep our city clean
than San Antonio does"
Alderman Clayton said: This mat
ter started with interested men in the
pay Of someone, whom, do not know.
but someone pecuniariIy interested We
must not drive capital from the city:
we must encourage its introduction. We
feel that the resolutions you adopted
were unjust If the stockyards had
been unsanitary, some action should
have been taken before the construc-
ton was started Then there would
have been justice in compelling their
adjustment, but considerable money
has been spent there and it would not
be fair to drive one man out and allow
others that are in more densely popu-
lated districts to remain
ut seems 70 me we should start a
crusade for sanitary purposes and maks
people clean in front OF their homes
and places Of business down there. We
cannot find all the isolated places and
residents who are interested in keep
ing the city clean should report unsani-
tary conditions so that we can take
steps to remedy them"
Alderman McGhee said: The city IL
the past has gone on record 10 make
better sanitary conditions and ordered
plank floors. Yet there are adobe
houses near you that have no floors
in them and the residents Of that Sec
ton have entered no protest, have rem
dered no assistance to the city in de-
tecting them"
Mr. Martinez said: They can put
cement floors in cheapIy. and I will
try TO get enough cement 10 give II
to poor people free so that they may
put in floors"
McGhee confined: Yes. cement will
be a good thing; there is an appailfna
death rate in that section and it Is due
to a very great extent to dirt floors on
which children sleep, thereby catch
ing pneumonia which in many instances
proves fatal What we want is cooper
alton, not in sentiment but IN fact
II residents OF that section will notify
the proper authorities, proper action
viii be taken at once and the city will
do all il can to improve conditions