the Editor of the "Nonr-Ciuxa Dany News"
Sm—The correspondence on the subjects of the coal dump and air! compressor of the Cosmopolitan! Apartments and the condition of Hvsongchow Road has proved very} Interesting to me as I had occasion to visit friends in both—apartments Jcuring the week-end.
I found my friends in the Cos Jmopolitan Apartments without curtains at their windows and with the windows closed because of the coal dust. This stale of affairs, coupled with so much lack of sleep through no.se in the compound, will soon affect the nerves and health' of the' tenants, who seem to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, for on one hand these are the days: when, without any action being taken by the S.M.C, landlords can' raise ants to whatever figure they please, Jand on the other the extremely!
owded conditions in Shanghai today' nake it more than dificult to get Snywhere to live at all, I saw in Tsangchow Road what 1] -ook {0 be signs of a beginning 1o fight matters thee and can only} hope, for the good of everybody's "sole" that not only will the holes be fied in but the surface of the road seated as well, One of the salient points which 1 wye gleaned is that' Chinese are ireetly responsible for the trouble in 20th apartments and it speaks ill of heir manner in facing p.oblems by ust. taking their tenants' money. and elling one and all that they have) received no other complaints, in the Hun nupe 1 suppose of making alli sink into oblivion until next rent say. That is a very short-sighted Then again the S.M.C. cannot shirk ts responsibilities in these malters, One or other of its departments no doubt gave sanction for the ale compressor to be installed so near the building, and should "have been cognizant of the noise attaching to its working. Can anyone make. coul dump and such a large one so. ne: of fire "and a danger to. health involved? I have heard on all sid hat the S.MLC. has its hands full hi the above are purely routine matters and a closer ce-ordination between she PID. and P.W.D. would remove many of the causes of complait should not the PH.D. also. regular routine inspection of the position of garbage containers elation to proximity to living quar ers, or does it come under the jurisdiction of the P.W.D., or under yeth "and thus neither? Their attention is directed to. the refuse arrangements of the Cosmopolitan Apartment. Does not the S.M.C. ave some control over the condition Jof a private road if such a large number of ratepayers are involved!
What is going to be the outconie 1 the party continues to. tell the other that nothing can be done!
would like to tell them here and tow that they are doing something: and that is filling Shanghai's mental Shanghai, Nov. 8.
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