The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-19

D Lhd The March-like wind yBs1AT
t day tIl your eyes with dust and dir
from JaEksUn's Streets
Dust. dust, dust everywhere
EVERYTHING IVES coated with dirty
gray dust.
Pedestrians were almost blinded
by The gusts Of wind Els the clouds
Of dust -esem bling saldst0y-s of the
West swept down the streets and
around the corners
Dust sit1ed through crerices in
walls and around windows
II Z door or window YVES left OPEN
only Z few minutes the furniture
and floors were covered with filthy
dust
How many germs and impurities
4 riding little grains Ct dust entered
the homes OF Jackson yesterday?
Until the streets are paved
4 throughout the city it will be inpos-
stble 10 entirely eliminate the dust
problem, but by liberal and efficient
sp-.1kling the evil can be largely
allayed.
Last year The Sun advocated the
abandonment Of the private sDrink-
~-E--- Gnu A-S4Ek-A Thai lEE
CITY government should perform this
public service. We understand that
the members Of the city council are
practically unanimous in favoring
this change in the sprinkling system
and that they contemplate the adop-
ton OF municipal sprinklng. Now
is the time 10 act.
We do not know what red tape
and technicalities will have TO be
met in the following suggestion, but
we believe the street spTinkling
should be made a part of the water
works service and the expense OF it F..
borne by the waterworks depart /.
ment.
The waterworks has been well .
managed and has been made self
sustaining. With a small increase
IN expenses it could sprinkle all the /
streets of the city without /.
Extra charge 10 the property owners. II
The waterworks furnishes water for
'Xtinguishing fires in order 10 pre-
'ent the destruction OF property.
,prinkling the streets would also be
protection 10 property by prevent
ng the rapid deterioration that is
aused by dust. Moreover il would
e sanitary precaution that would E..
reyent disease, thus protecting the
ealth Of the people.
Street sprinkling should not incur
burden or tax upon individuals, |
ecause ii is protection TO the en- =
re community. The property own
or resident who pays for having r
Dc street sprinkled in front OF his II
ssidence gets but slight benefits III
rom the investment. because the III
1ST from up and down the street is II
own 10 him over his sprfnkled Dor HI
on--JacksOn Sun. II
The above from the Jackson II
Tenn Sun indicates what the au- H
-oriries think Of the sprinkling II
1estion. Seems to us the proper II
a. Of dispOsing OF the matter. II
rect sDrinkling, as we'll as street II
Gaming, should come under the ad-
lnistra,i0n's duties and response
lilies. Il should be done by the III
~ because Of the fact that in the
.ture Of things it is public func-
n.
/ short time ago, On account of
= oyerloading Of the light plant. Hi
advocated the suspension of fur iii
shing Gem globes free of cost
the city, Is the use of the Mazda
BE would tighten the load, and all I'LL
,oss we're charged for except the Hi
II which required more current Hi
Z given amount Of light. I'LL
The city vote4 once to place all Hi
'd@s Oh ,hs same basis. but after Hi
.rss r@sc5ndsd the action for the
-s@a that it might cause consId-
sb.s complaint. Hill
TIE f2ct Is that the globe should
private property. just as the Hx-
'es ere, and paid for just the
as- Tbsre saould be no distinc-
., AIi glo6,es should be charged
the individual according to the
t@fsne@ IN eost. but il the city Hi
nts 70 extend f&yors it should be II
= different way altogether and u