Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-10-27
Health is Wealth.

In the zeal for moneyed wealth our peo-
plc are liable to neglect the more impor-
tant matter of health. While individuals
may expose themselves and thereby incur
the penalty of such disregard for the
laws of nature in sickness, ldisease and
death, and not be subject to any penalty
of the law of the land in so doing, no one
has either moral or legal right to do
that which endangers or destroys the
health of others. This is what is necess-
ary to guard against IN thickly settled
communities, such as towns and cities,
and to guard against 1t the public good
REQUIRES there should be regulations
adopted and laws or ordinances enacted
that will enforce these safeguards by
penal statute, and in every we'll regulated
town or city such laws are ordained and
in most cases enforced. Liberty, as de-
fined by the illustrious Lincoln ''is the
right of every person to do as he pleases
80 long as he does not interfere with the
rights of Others" and that is just where
the health question in town comes IN.
A filthy family or one careless Of the re-
fuse matter that accumulates about
house unless removed, will endanger the
health of the families Immediately adjoin-
ing him, as much as that of his own, and
possibly even more, and in a general and
indirect way that of the whole neighbor-
hood and town. These things are not
right; and measures should be adopted to
prevent them.
jamestown needs a board Of health, to
guard against these things, and execute
the laws and means, for its prevention.
The board of trustees, are board OF
health IL. the absence of any other persons
appointed, but the duty in such cases is
only incidental and usually town boards
are not inclined to perform the duty very
zealously nor enforce their powers in the
premises very vigorously. The need OF
a regularly and specially appointed
board of health must be apparent to all.
Besides the sewerage question one which
should be examined, investigated thor
oughly and reported upon, we are liable
to have some contagion brought into
town any day by the many travellers that
stop here, and IN case of such misfor-
tune somebody should be authorized and
empowered to act and act promptly to
prevent the spread of such contagious
diseases.
George $. Morrison, the Bridge Builder
The successful completion of the raj
road bridge at Bismarck, Is another laurel
added to the fame of Geo. s. Morrison
chief engineer of the enterprise. Mr.
Morrison passed through jamestown yes
terday, having completed that masterpiece
of workmanship, of which and OF whom
the Mandan Pioneer says: Chief Engineer
Morrison, who has completed the missouri
river chef d. 'acuver, can justly pride him
self on having successfully spanued this
treacherous river three times, besides be
ing now engaged in adding the fourth
bridge to the list of others. Fifteen year
ago. while assistant engineer, MIR. Morris
on built the well known bridge at Kan
sas City, Mo-, the first one ever attempted
over the Big Muddy. Then for time
this gentleman was connected with I'M
Erie railroad company, and before com
mencing the Mandan bridge, built as che
engineer the one at Plattsmouth, NeD
He has now in charge the bridge at Blair
Neb., across the Missouri, which make
a total of four great works across one o
the most treacherous rivers. Mr.. Morris
on is an American, and one OF the mos
intelligent and affable gentlemen VINO eS
er graced the northwest.
School District No. IL.
The superintendent was very bus
most Of the day organizing nev schoe
d;.,-;,. 20 ho kroun IN the future q