Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-05-07
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WEDNESDAY, MAY Z, 1919.
SOME LOCAL MATvNlGIsS.

night several matters Of importance
to the general public were consid
cred and acted upon. The attention
of our citizens is called to these
changes as they appear elsewhere in
The Courier, under the heading Of
"hmcndcd Ordinances.
We most heartily commend Coun-
ell for taking action looking to the
curbinE Of the speed mania. 1t
seems that this trouble is not con-
fined to Wnlhalla. juding from re-
ports Of accidents and injuries re-
ported in the daily press. We are
firm believers in the old but none
the less at all times applicable say
ing that "nn ounce Of prevention is
worth Il pound Of cure and ii is
our ardent hope that the speed ordi-
nance, as we'll as the one prohibit
ing the driving Of motor vehicles by
children under fifteen years OF age,
will be strictly enforced by our local
authorities. There will he those. Of
course. who will complain that Il
speed limit OF ten miles per hour in
town is too low. and especially will
this be the case among those who
have been accustomed to whiZ along
ut rates varying from - to 10 miles
IN hour, regardless Of life and per
SOnal safety. These are the ones to
blame for the reduction Of the legal
speed in town. Council has. we
think. acted wisely in bringing the
rate down to Il point where the police
officers can control it.
AS TO the sanitary work. that is
n matter 0f vital interest to every
citizen. and every family The sea-
son OF the year is mere when every
one MUST do his utmost to help to
preserve the good health Of the COM
munity. Our sanitary work has been
yrry unsatisfactory. SO we decided to
make inquiry as to the situation. The
investigation shows some things we
did not know, and that perhaps
others do not know. so we are going
to give the public the benefit Of our
Information.
We find that instead Of allowing
the matter to drag, rs we supposed.
the Council has made strenuous eff
forts to secure lirst-class service.
They advertised for bidders to do
the work. That much we knew. Rut
not single bid could they get. That
we did not know. They then heard
Of parties outside Of town who could
probably be gotten. but upon inquiry
this proved to be only rumor SO.
after much entreaty--and VIC use the
word advisedly--they succeeded in
Keeping the present man at the job,
and 1t is freely admitted that the
work has been done none too we'll.
The sanitary man seems to know that
no one else can be gotten, and he is
offered other work that will pay bet
ter, but by begging he has stayed at
the work.
And now summer is upon us. with
typhoid fever and other diseases pc
culiar to the season lurking In the
background At this stage the sani-
tary man demands raise Of ten
dollars per month for himself and
his team and wagon. or else he will
be forced to quit. With the memory
Of the typhoid epidemic of few
years ago still fresh in their
minds, Council did not deem 1t wise
TO voluntarily do away with the ser
vice, SO they we're forced 70 grant
the increase asked for, subject to
certain restrictions that the citizens
are requested to cooperate in help
ing to enforce, and these are as fol-
lows:
II the man fails to visit your pre-
misses once every seven days between
matter TO the chief Of police at once.
and attention will be given without
delay, if within the power Of the
OIhCerS to get ii dOnc--and it will
be unless the man quits. Council
ana the officers request that the citi-
"HnS hclp them in this matter. as the
h"hilh OF the entire community is at
stake; and especially after the nu-
mcronS "pidcnmiS that have swrpt
the country during the past few
months 40 We believe that this is Il
most reasonable request.
Th"rc IS another pnas" OF the mat
ter also. In order to keep the sanj
thry man il was necessary to raise
his salary. TO do that the sanitary
dues h"d 10 be Increased from Srycn
fV-liVc cents Il quarter 10 one dollar
Il quarter. the increase to become
effective July lSt We cannot af-
iora to Quibblc over this increase
20 fOur dollars per year for the sani-
tary work. TT IS ESSENTIAL. TO
NEAITH that the work shall be
done. That is sufficient warrant for
'Nc Councils action in meeting the
demand Of the man who does the
work; and receipts from this sani-
tary tax at - cents per quarter hay
ing been barely sufficient TO meet
the expenses Of the system. Council
is Justified in making the increase
TO insure this essential service to
the public, and no man or house
holder affected should grumblc.