, 1879-07-13
SANITARY,
Or. De Wolf Gets More Volunteers
---Their Assignments.
Commissioner Waller Will Do What
He Can About Street.
Cleaning.

Theiea1l Of Commissioner De Wolf for twenty
i've volunteers to Inspect tenemept-houses all
see that they arc kept in sanitary condition dur
ing the Summer Is being responded to by 81
many that he expects to have fifty by Tuesda.
noon; and he proposes to dnd work for tha
number by reducing the st1e Of the district
originally marked out, thus 1nsuring NOR,
thorough work, since there will not be SO mucl
to do. The following physicians, ns,-young mer
and women,-activc and Intelligent, Tho ma,
make reputation in this way, were enrolled
yesterday: T. P. Snanahan, Emma r. CASTOR
Mary L. Vincent, Oliver sol}att, Wells
Andrews, J. ". Starr, William Il. Crocker, j.
Akers, z. Moore, Louia Goeschel. Charles Gaylord
and ". ". Winter. Only three Or four OF them
were assigned to duty. All as well as others
| who may send in their names, will be- given
| districts Monday.
! "wHAT ARE THEY 70 Do?"
| asked reporter Of DR.. De Wolf.
'*They are to examine the tenement houses,''
| replied he, 'sand indicate their faults, II any
and, every two days, hand their memoranda to
! the ward sanitary policeman, who will see that
their suggestions are carried out. Once a week
| they will report to me the condition Of their
charge. The tenement houses all over the city
are In good order to-day, but they have to be
looked after or they will go down.'
"Do you know anything about
THE STREETS AND auTTERs2"
II have nothing to do with them, and do not
hold myself responsible for their condition.
They should be under the control OF the Health
Department. ! only act in an sd7isorv way
with the Department OF Public Works. 1 have
advised them to clean the streets. and under
hos htny Y,%7&f fr,
work in the Fifth, Sixth, A1ld Seventh Wards"
DO you intend to ask the Council for more
eyes; for $4,000"
IT'S that on account Of the Is Der cent reduc-
tionl"
"No. need the money for scavenger work.
The Is per cent was made up from salaries and
the item for Small-Pox Hospital"
What was this years. appropriation for
scavenger Work}"
"A little over s2o000"
Was that all you asked for?'
Yes, but put IN lump sum for the De-
partment, and the Finance Committee cut it
down $l5,000
What is the monthly allowance for
scAvENGER woRK2"
One thousand six hundred and nlnty-one
dollars and st1ty-six cents"
How much has been expended since Jan II"
OF 81 SOB in six months.''
"How much have you left of that item3''
"Elevsn THOUSAND eight hundred and ninety
"And you need $4,000 more?,,
nYcs nronoen ~ cot Hrt,- +o-,.-,
We now have twenty.siYsn 'eaO1' ~ "olA'
tWili YOU spend Mi Of the $40 nm 81 1u,u
August, aud Sentemhpra,, ~A~''Se ~ 'a'5'
"No, Iwant moner available r. cs,a -, .,
emergency they are to nave xa1,,,,L vase fo u ~
aver lin Sorth this rcar ,n3 s ;,, ever ~
fuoitiyes COME here. and ~ e"tah;D
a fumfgating chamber to disinfect tne;r ha~o"nn
If that IL done there ,rJ1i ~ mn an. naxkaee.
our people. And it mar he nacessnIv ~
use dlsipfectauts largely. saved s5S IN }roso
the health appropriations for IN ana 1e7a on.i
I want norton or that money nlace,1 - nv M
credit now,n '40~ ~ 10y
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
SAYS tue u,straouI9n ot seaeenger reams-two- |
IN me fdrst Ward and one In the
ourtcentn. 1oF lnSta1ee--1s specifically un- !