Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-25
~ NEVER CLEANED
SINCE LAST SUMMER
ming Ledger Continues to Re-
1--WE Complaints of Indignant
wives and Business Men

EVENING LEpoEa continues to re-
1n,.tters complaining OF alleys as althy
nitary as Nelly's alley at Fourth
Winton streets -. ,.,
5n,s.s ,s.s,,.swIyes, but from business men as
XXI - 70 advise you that there is a very
ws beg pss y In the rear Of 300 TO olo Arch
=. and and which extends from ~ to o2 North
y ~ summer we make sg%plsInt Mt, about bout
"a W since our last complaint last summer.
ssrnS ~ HnTWiete Appreciate e II you would give % this
ySSF yoars attention fsHSK rGs 'Sf5f 'Ss''
.sssSsr business firpf says:
ehs.'x ,o complain to you about my gar
not sssS SosSssa %sS refused snss last
tbls morning. Yours turly.
GOLDMAN a SONS,
|s 438 Duncenno street.
- ..huan comes in for his share OF
..a.as IN this complaint:
-. ,o,u,ar ash collecting day on this street
h:ys sine. heS ss bs, fa'ssh Ss. no, a
r,%SGV;ssa'i snS Il is q fne bresdins place Tor flies
'frs. are The only people ! know that can
s,is 5Sa % I'll the Street Cleaning Department.
2132 North Thirty first street,
\ Another letter reads:
y..r wissehckon avenue, osrmantown.
i.s" s'Id MIdyaie Steel Works. is a lunch stand
~ 1a' where garbage is never removed, but
ssSnds and decays A. d.rrnantaS, a. t,,
r,collected garbage was reported from
~ South Bucknell street and from. 5S12
|estharine street.
A rvery complaint was turned over to the
IAN of Street Cleaning today and an
sd,ate investigation was promised by
E&at bureau.
|t'oswsv Bureau and the division OF SANTA
a. of the Board Of Health
~ 8yison Of sanitation has co-operated
.-srrntly in every instance w4h the EVE
"a LEDGER in investigating complaints
Fssx having conditions improved.
Tts following complaint and the report
-,urned by the sanitation inspector is a
~ In point:
a, A reader ot your paper. I noted that
rs.nitsry conditions. There is such an alley
ssrsnee on Fourth street between DAILY and
/ Vslf that has not been cleaned Tor at least
gS gHssIns to receive your co.oPeration in this
4 AFTER, am, NJ. sAlzoW.
me Inspector reports:
made an investigation of above complaint.
nj alley lies in rear Of houses on south eide
n 4 bsy street and north side of Wolf street
SAwsen Third and Fourth streets. The main
Ssrsnce 10 the alley Is On the east side of
}cufth street between DAILY and Jackson
4 ma alley Is In a very filthy condition. 1t
4 due 20 defective paving and grading OF
sv, causing stagnant pools Of water to form
sSd wolf streets which are not underdrained.
/ ~ alley is also filthy from garbage being
S,oxn into II. I recommend that this alley
Y thoroughly cleaned and flushed at once
The condition ls really serious and very bad.
also recommend that garbage notices he
urvrd In all houses having use OF this alley
"a without delay, and that these notices be
llsTsd up and those not complying be prose-
x Also recommend that all wells in block
/ Aunded BY DAILY, Wolf, Third and Fourth
srsets be cleaned. filled and abandoned with
| N delay. and this will abate the nuisance of
] sssfsce water running down alley.
also recommend that this alley be cleaned
\ niooon possible. and as soon as money is
syulsble that the alley he repaved and graded
! III cement JAMES +. WALKER.
XTT Special Inspector