THAT DIRTY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1401, 10 December 1884, Page 3

THAT DIRTY RIGHT-OF-WAY.

To the Editor. Sie.—l noticed a letter signed “Disinfectant,” in your issue of last evening, making a complaint about the right-of-way at the back of Saunders’ buildings. As lam a person who takes a great interest in all matters affecting the health of my fellow townsmen, 1 spared a few . moments of my valuable time and sallied forth to find the cause of “ Disinfectant’s” dissatisfaction. I assure you, Mr Editor, this infections spot was not exactly what it should to, and anything but healthy for. these residing near it, and I quite acquiesce with “ Disinfectant ” in regard to his complaint. But—the inevitable “but” *—l cannot pvssibly side with him in one thing, ie., why he did not, before writing his letter, first make enquiries (which would have put him to the little trouble it did myself), as to the cause of the , nuisance. Then, perhaps, he would have first written to proper quarters of his complaint, and then if they did not attend to the subject he could have written to the newspaper. As it is, he has written to a newspaper about a case, the facta of which he appears to know nothing of. Now, Sir, I do not think that a paper is the proper place 'in which to ventilate such subjects, before a word has been spoken to the proper authorities —in this Instance, I believe, , the Inspector of 'Nuisances. lam quite sure, Sir, that if this energetic town officer was informed on this matter, he would at once have it removed, as he is a gentleman always anxious for the sanitary condition of this little town of Ashburton. Being a person who would not like to see the germs of the diseases which are so prevalent in different parts of the world nursed, I should say the sooner this nuisance is removed the better, not only for the town but also for poor “Disinfectant” who might, the next time he writes, make his complaint at the proper place. Apologising for,taking up so much space of your widely circulated and valuable paper, I am, etc,

Reoenjseate, iehborton, Dec. 10th, 1884.