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Domestic News
December 22, 1886
Los Angeles Daily Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
Article criticizes Los Angeles city officials for neglecting street filth on Main and Spring streets, causing disease and death over the past six months, and calls for action from the new Mayor.
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NUISANCES TO BE ABATED.
Shameful Neglect of the Streets
For the past six months a mass of filth has lain in Main street, at the corner of Court street, unnoticed by the Health Officer or the Commissioner of Streets, producing disease and death without let or hindrance. There is supposed to be a law of the city forbidding the obstruction of a gutter in the streets of Los Angeles, and a fine imposed for such obstruction. Who is to pay the fine? It would amount to a handsome sum to the treasury of the city, and relieve the taxpayers of a handsome sum if the fine were collected for this obstruction and six months' nuisance. It may be that the officials do not know yet just where this nuisance is that has disgraced the city for half a year. If the Health Officer or Street Commissioner will start from the County Recorder's office, on the east side thereof, and move south about 35 degrees west he will find after proceeding about 100 feet, certain odors that came not from "Araby, the Blest," or any other place fit for a mortal to live in, and these odors have been poisoning the air and endangering human life for many months, and no steps have been taken to remove the source of them. What is the use of having such officers unless they attend to their business. Private individuals would discharge employees that week after week neglected their duty. Why does not the city do the same? Then the disgusting condition of the north side of Spring street between Temple and First streets ought to shame any official of the city that draws a salary. The gutter is the vilest in the city. Dry sewers that ought to have been filled eight years ago are sending out sickening and deadly odors. The grade is infamous and is so made as to cause pools of rottenness to form, because there is not the proper fall to the grade. There is plenty of fall between Temple and First street for the clearing of the gutter. Why is it not utilized? The officials draw their salary regularly. Does that exhaust their strength, so that they cannot see that a gutter is cleaned and dry sewers are not closed? The new Mayor, as soon as he takes his office, will have his attention called to it by the tax-payers of the city in most earnest tones.
Shameful Neglect of the Streets
For the past six months a mass of filth has lain in Main street, at the corner of Court street, unnoticed by the Health Officer or the Commissioner of Streets, producing disease and death without let or hindrance. There is supposed to be a law of the city forbidding the obstruction of a gutter in the streets of Los Angeles, and a fine imposed for such obstruction. Who is to pay the fine? It would amount to a handsome sum to the treasury of the city, and relieve the taxpayers of a handsome sum if the fine were collected for this obstruction and six months' nuisance. It may be that the officials do not know yet just where this nuisance is that has disgraced the city for half a year. If the Health Officer or Street Commissioner will start from the County Recorder's office, on the east side thereof, and move south about 35 degrees west he will find after proceeding about 100 feet, certain odors that came not from "Araby, the Blest," or any other place fit for a mortal to live in, and these odors have been poisoning the air and endangering human life for many months, and no steps have been taken to remove the source of them. What is the use of having such officers unless they attend to their business. Private individuals would discharge employees that week after week neglected their duty. Why does not the city do the same? Then the disgusting condition of the north side of Spring street between Temple and First streets ought to shame any official of the city that draws a salary. The gutter is the vilest in the city. Dry sewers that ought to have been filled eight years ago are sending out sickening and deadly odors. The grade is infamous and is so made as to cause pools of rottenness to form, because there is not the proper fall to the grade. There is plenty of fall between Temple and First street for the clearing of the gutter. Why is it not utilized? The officials draw their salary regularly. Does that exhaust their strength, so that they cannot see that a gutter is cleaned and dry sewers are not closed? The new Mayor, as soon as he takes his office, will have his attention called to it by the tax-payers of the city in most earnest tones.
What sub-type of article is it?
Infrastructure
Disease Or Epidemic
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Street Filth
Los Angeles Nuisances
Health Hazards
Official Neglect
Gutter Obstruction
What entities or persons were involved?
Health Officer
Commissioner Of Streets
New Mayor
Where did it happen?
Los Angeles
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Los Angeles
Event Date
Past Six Months
Key Persons
Health Officer
Commissioner Of Streets
New Mayor
Outcome
producing disease and death
Event Details
Mass of filth in Main street at corner of Court street unnoticed for six months, causing disease; disgusting condition of north side of Spring street between Temple and First streets with vile gutter and dry sewers emitting odors; criticism of officials for neglect despite salaries.