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ing the subject of this report, for the better
information of the public.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
f. WILLIAMS,
Ed. HoDGsoN, Committee.
DANIEL LEAsURE,
Po,1I Morob


f. WILLIAMS,
Ed. HoDGsoN, Committee.
DANIEL LEAsURE,
st. Paul, March 90, 1888.
Mr.. Hodgson offered the following
which was adopted:
That the fundamental principles OF
hygiene and sanitation should be taught in
our public schools.
Mr.. McClung moved to amend the re-
port by adding the recommendations OF
DR.. Hewitt, and urged that it was necessary
to get at something practical.
Mr.. Louis E. Fisher thought the best
way was to send the report to the council
as that, in his opinion, was the only way
to really accomplish anything.
Mr.. Knox was anxious to accomplish
something practical. We seemed to have
law enough, and ordinances enough, but
somehow they did not seem to get at any
way of really accomplishing anything
There seemed to be no public spirit to
sustain anything in.the way of compelling
people TO clean up their premises, to do
their duty and obey the law.
DR.. Abbott thought the police and
health officers should see that the laws and
ordinances in regard to the cleaning of the
city are enforced.
DR.. Wheaton explained again as he has
many times before, all about the difficulty
that surrounded the whole subject. 1t was
easy to say such and such things ought to
be done, but they are not done, and who is
to blame? One great trouble was the
want of dumping ground. It was i'm
possible to get one. People object to hav-
ing 1t located near them,there are objections
to dumping the night soil in the river,
either in the middle of the stream or from
chute at the foot of Sibley street. The
proposal to take it down the river is object
ed to because it takes so long and is SO
expensive. Altogether the manner of dis
posing of the night soil and garbage is a
subject that is SO full of difficulties that it
has not yet been settled and still remains
just as much of disturbing element as it
ever was. The doctor stated that report
is being prepared showing the condition
of the health of the city. both in
the low grounds and on the
high ground, and what effect
wv OPCAAlhS VI % AiluI4J SoW0rS Is having on
the health of the city. It will be a very
important report.
DR.. Leasure gave his views which were
similar to those he gave at the former
meeting. He regarded the city of st.
Paul as very healthy city and he thought
that with good sewerage and plenty of
fresh water the city would do very we'll.
Still we ought to have good and compe-
tent men with power and help enough to
keep the city clean.
A great deal more talk of the same kind
was INDUCED in, after which the report was
adopted. MIR. Fishers motion to send 1t to
the council was withdrawn, and afterwards
MIR. McClung offered an amendment which
was adopted, adding request to the com
mon council and board of health to furnish
the health officer with three or more assist
ant sanitary inspectors for each ward, in
Guiding the entire police force Of the city,
as provided by the city charter of health
ordinances, whose duty it shall be to 90
from house to house and inspect cellars,
vaults, and all private premises, as pro.
| vided by law, and to compel thorough
cleansing of the city within the next sixty
days.
The meeting then adjourned till next
Thursday evening.