| Show SANITARY inspection THE health commissioner of this municipality in ia active in jen endeavors deavon to condition of the improve the as city this Is to be commended we believe he be receives due support and assistance from the sanitary inspector both these theae officers oera will no doubt excite criticism from people who are indifferent to filth and who cannot understand der stand the effects of seepage the disease that lurks lurke in decaying animal and vegetable matter and the fact that ci clear r look i 91 g cold water may be impregnated with the germs of death to the sharpest naked eye but the public generally will applaud all genuine consistent and impartial efforts to keep the city clean we use uge these theme terms because anything that haa baa the appearance of partiality or movements for effect will not meet meat with public favor we think the officials named ought to be sup ported in their legitimate endeavors ende avora to enforce the sanitary ordinances the health commissioner has submitted to the city council a plan for a systematic inspection of the sanitary condition of the city most ot of it appears to be proper and the object tn in view is certainly praiseworthy if the threatened approach of any form of disease will prompt a movement tn in the interest of cleanliness and the purification fi fl of the city the alarm will not be without good results however we suggest to the civic authorities that the catechism prepared by the commission ought to be carefully revised before it to is adopted it should be brought within the lines of the law Quest questions lons about conditions for which no law has been enacted way may be legally left unanswered people cannot be compelled to take notice of them for instance no person need deed tell unless he be chooses whether or not dot he be or his children have been vaccinated vaccina ted there are other matters of query in the list hat submitted that are on the same footing dont attempt too much and thus make a failure of the whole business we have been tn in favor for years of a strict system of sanitation in this city and have pointed out what in our opinion ought to be and could be done in thiea direction any system will require a certain amount of official surveillance veil lance and that thai will of course be obnoxious to many sensitive or ignorant people make it as thorough and yet as inoffensive as possible and the vast majority of our citizens will encourage its adoption and execution |
