, 1879-07-17

completed, The works will l,a.c capacity quito
kuifrient to keep tho North Branch In = goou,
healthy condition. The iaky whtess Of ,hat
po'sons thc air for miles around. mud IL doubt
less fruitful tourte uf disease among the nd
1accnt population, WIN arc help,e,sv p ,,,as as
power. Tile works will BE- 81 constructed iaias
the water can hu pumped cut of or Into The river
as the circ,tnssa saucrs Of the cabe may require.
This conduit Inns cost the city inuct, money,
nlitl, during lhe long period OF It's r1ttraci!on,
l1ns been a fruitful sourco oE annosnnec. u "
10 be hoped that the tunnel !slil sMbscfve !hn
purpote for which 1t was intended. Tle Conduit
Will nj uny ratp afford an "ltlci 10 tl!e lake Tor
n large amount I'll surlarc-water which now aud
then foods that portion Of the city.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT..
A reporter called on lfralth-Coasmtssloncr
DC Wuf Yesterday, and asked him how things
were getting along IN bis Department.
"All right" WIS The rcply.
"Ilave my more young doctors applied for
the position Of Inspector vi Tcncment-It."usesi y
"Nut today; but I'll hayo fifty At worx
soon."
"fiaye you received any more reports from
Those now ou tlutYa"
s.No; they will send nouo III until Saturday."
"Ilna 'hc Mayar signed lie order giving sou
S1Y,0J0 additional for scavcnEcr work."
"Npt yet"
The reason ls doubtless because tho City
Clerk for soma rcason neglected 10 send 1t to
hfs Honor.
It bas been CHARGED that the tcnmstcrs who
remove lie garbage were In the habit Of dump
Ing It into the river or wherever It suited them,
but, II this is dunc, Commissioner De Wolf is
Ignorant Of II, and wants anv one WHO has
knowledge on the subject to communicate 1t to
him, that tie u,ay tnkc summary action.
"Tllc gurbnec." sal lie to TnIBuHE re-
porter yesterday, (which Is not collected by
individuals Tor their animals Is gathered up BY
our wagons and delivered to them In differ
cut parts Of tho city. These men often
miss q barrel or box which our mon get hold
Of. As tAe stuff Is mixed with aa!cs or o.her
dirt, and cannot be cuten by cattle or hogs, o,1r
wagons take It o,,t to Humboldt Park and bury
i w!t me nith,;so.i' 9F to the q1afFs'h0e' IN
a'Are the teanstcrs watched to sec That they
so dispose Of ftf'
ors, But they arc paid by the dar; tI,crd ia no
contract; Hiltl there Gun be no UDjert In dump
Ing 1t In other than she designated piaecs."
- Ia al il'c rettlse taken oue to humboldt
Park .,ll,i the Thirteenth Wardp
"Wc arc illstng IN tho space bctwren the
cnnrt to Twelfth, with manure. strer..swccp-
was put tu at The Lake Park"
.'is Ihr garbage pure EarbaCta"
s'No-mtxcd With as;.es; there Is not enough
carthage to to aBy hArtn.n
:" il none Of It taken out into the laIse1"
aHot that mn awnro uf. The nnly boats
that tnke stul out arc lor the dstlllerirs. They
carry manure"
"No. They 60 bosond the thrce-mile limit
to dump It, and l,aso 20 Jurisdiction. But
am going to 10 one thing"
.What Ia ttut 1T
"Moke :he St'tillera takc the cows out Of
"llow ran you do Unit Tie ordinance docs
net ..7, ptohI,bt the feeding Of them In the dis
"lie dlstllcslcs arc NUISANCE. They pollu.o
that pollution"
"liow do they po1use 1T"
".By letting thelr swilt and manure run into
"What will bo your first stepa'
"Drect The owncra tn tako tic COWS out.n
"And Il thev refusc'''
"4uc tsen:''
The Doetor. is determined to stop this bust.
unless Graud and Petit jurics have changed the
usu OF money, will defeat hlsu. Heretofore 1t
Inns been useless. no Matter how strong tic
tsst'nony rs st"1.' was' 10 gst an lodtctnent:
hcen ablc to control se Granl 1urles, anu in lie
Justfce Courts se farcu was as broad In one case,
where tie dtst1ller III nl,ch o. unlimited tint e
turned sops ntl nurc!nto The river, the jury,
WHO E1t about IL apiece, returned q verdict Ut
not guilty, uni actually ccns,lred tile llea,tl,
| buslresR.''
Dr. d. Wolf Is very much pleased With the
Yesterday, Us 4 result Of Que Of tic inspcctor's
| ropoEts, several houses on Clinton street
wero yacated,, aud tho owners Of them
were eesnpetled to raisu t',u floors,