The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-08

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terms are cheap, and within tho means
Of every man.
Ceuncil PrssesAlnWs.
CourolI Rock, Dec. 3, 1854.
Council met. - ~
Prsssst--Ths Mayor, and Aldermen
Abbott, Davis, Hughes, Montague, Ssstoa,
Ten Eyek and Wicksrshsm.
Absent-+Aldernan Cleghorn.
The petition Of @. H. Perry and ten
others Ito have the plank walk on Ninth
street, from High to Fulton, repaired and
extended from Fulton 70 Orleans street.
Also TO have suitable crossings on Ninth
| and franklin Streets"
Referred TO the street committee with
Instructions TO make such repairs upon
said walk a. they may deem advisable.
A petition wss received from the board
of directors Of the "Keokuk association
for che Relief Of the Poor. and fifty. nine
o.her citizens, asking the Council ssto APP
propsists the sam Of two thousand aollsrs
70 be expended either BY said association,
or : committee Of The City Cooac.l, OF By
joint committee Of The Council and said
associasion." Whs reupou Alderman Ds-
Wis presented The following resolution:
Rssolsed, That the sum Of one thou
sand dollars is hereby appropriated out Of
any funds nov 10 tho treasury, to pur.
chase fuel and provisions for the destitute
Of the city. the same TO be expesded -
der the direction Of the citizens relief
committee 10 conjunction With AIdermsa
Ten Eyck and Seat,n, a select COMMITTEES
Of Two Of she City Council, the variant.
| for the same to be drawn b. the Mayo,
and Clerk upon the Treasurer. upon the
|requisition OF said select committee.
| Alderman Hughes moved 10 amend
said resolution BY striking out one thou
sand dollars and inserting Eve hundred
Motion lost, and the resolution was adop
I'D.
II The wharfmaster made his report fol
The month Of October, showing the ne
receipts to be Sl5O56.
Report received and ordered to b,
4 filed.
4 The CITY Collector made a report O.
the delinquent tax on personal property
for the year 1864.
II Referred TO the finance committee.
The board of health made the follovin q,
report, which was referred 10 the Judi
ciary committee, to report with ordinance,
as they may think advisable to carry ou'
the recommendation Of the report:
l
BOARD OF HEALTH.
TO the Honorable, the Mayor and Counci
of the City of Keokak, loco
II GENTLEMEN The Board Of Health. ,
, after the experience Of tho period sine,
its appointment By your honorable body
and the many difficulties it has bad /.
encounter in carrying out measures TO
the good Of the inhabitants 10 sanitsr,
. point Of view, would beg leave 10 ofTs
some suggestions At this time which 10 re
garded by its members as snat which ID
most proper under the circumstanc noes.
I At the time of its organization, the
. season had SO far advanced that it va.
very difficult to place the city in . goot
sanitary condition, owing TO the vast &C
cumulations in the streets, allie, ., and
npon the. premises Of private propersy.-
The early spring rama had passed away
! and their benefits, 10 the way of cieausios
, and publication, were comparatively lost
They served rather to increase the evil b.
thorough saturstion. thereby fsvorin :
the decay OF the fonl accumulation, during
which there would arise into the air the
foul gases to b. diffssed through it,
! Bodies OF water were formed 10 many To-
callties, which soon began to deeompose
and send into the air, BY evaporation,
their foul, pestif<fous breaths.
| The Board is assured, Tor several obvi-
Gus reasons, that the fall and winter
months is the appropriate period for the
removal of accumulated and accum iating
filth. This 10 the period. too, when drain.
ago should be rsmedied or conslfacted.
Labor, at this season, is cheaper and more
abundant, the cit x.ns have more time to
bestow to the better condition of their
premises, and offensive matters can. when
the temperatare is low, be removed with
impunity to the health Of the ci,ixens. Il
is 40 longer question - to the propriety
OF disturbing cess pools or other large
collections Of offensive matters IL mid.
summer when 10 the most active stage Of
decay BY heat and moisture. for experi.
ence has proved that it is better to endure
tneaf noisone Consequences than TO In
crease them by sgitat,ng these decayinp
masses.
Owing to the sircumssa nces which ,ba
board could not control, the renovatiou
was not . thorough Is it desired to make
IN the CITY. Notwithsta nding, much was
done and With success. ThsTs "a i. a..
inslinasioo On ne part Of mauv Of the
psopls tsadopt .nsasares Of ) pssi6c.tioa
ana y ~ dimeult to convince some Of
mem o. - aapos4ases to themselves and
tnelt ne'ghoo". Foul drains, privies,
and moundsof dScomposinp matters At
every barn, stable. or spread ihrourh ths
alleyn and unor IL. L.. =. 70 . = !.