Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-20

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upon whose banks any filter basin, so used,
is situated; or into any river or stream so
used, or upon whose banks within twenty
miles above the point of supply such hitter
basin is situate, or into any feeder of such
pond, river or stream within twenty miles
of the point of supply.
Section prevents the discharge of sewer
age, drainage, refuse or polluting matter
of such quality and amount as, by itself or
in connection with other matter, shall COR
rupt or impair the quality of the water for
domestic use or render it deleterIous to
| health.
Section provides that this act shall not
apply to or destroy prescriptlye or legal
rights existing at the time of the passage
of this act But this is not to be construed
as authorizing the pollution of any waters
contrary to law.
Section gives state board of health gen
eral supervision of all rivers, streams and
ponds in the state which are, or shall be,
used by any city or town as sources of water
supply, with reference to their purity, to-
gether with the waters feeding the same.
Also makes it the duty of the board to ex-
anime such waters from time to time, and
inquire what pollution if any exists, and
may require any person or persuns or cor
poration offending to desist from such
pollution, and require that any substances
being cast into, or allowed to flow into.
such waters be purified before they be per-
mitted to be mingled with such waters.
Also provides that towns or cities may
complain to the board of any violation of
this act
Section 5 gives supreme court or any of
its Justices in term time, or vacation, pow
er to enforce the orders of the board by in
junction.
1t is very evident that such bills as these,
or any bills relating to sanitary regula-
tions should go upon the statutes at as
early period as possible. Legal and pre-
scriptive rights are being continually &C
quired which will obstruct the efficient
operation of such laws, save at the ex
pense of buying them off, which might
prove almost as costly as the druggists
bills themselves. Eastern cities have ex-
perienced this difficulty and deeply re-
GREETED their hardness in passing their
sanitary measures. In this, as in all other
cases, prevention is incomparably better
than cure.
We believe the laws above mentioned to
chamber to assist in their passage. We
shall endeavor to present to the chamber
printed copies of all these proposed meas
ures at the next meeting.
We are advised that the medical faculty
of the state university have determined to
confer the degree of icentiate in sanitary
science to such persons as may pass a
satisfactory examination by board
appointed for that purpose. This
board does not teach but simply
! examines, and the degree will be CIV
en- to the meritorious applicant, prospect
i've of the school of practice to which he
belongs. This degree will be certificate
of competency to fill any position created
by sanitary laws and regulations, and to a
very great extent prevent the appointment
of unfit persons, and greatly advance the
efficiency of such laws.
| We are of the opinion that the health
officer should be thorough practitioner
and sanitarian, and in no way connected
with the city physician, but should be in
| dependent, so far as possible, and person
ally responsible for the faithful and eff
cient performance of his duties.
Ell. HoDGsoN,
HENRY A. CASTLE,
Committee.
Mr.. Murray spoke in favor of extending
the prohibition of offensive and noxious
institutions to one mile beyond the city
limits. He also argued that the city of st.
Paul ought to have a health officer, of suf-
icient ability and knowledge to determine
what is, and what is not noxious and often
sive, and the report was adopted without
much discussion.
REORGANIZATION.
Pres ident Sanborn submitted the report
of the executive committee on the proposed
amendment to the bylaws and the resolu-
tions authorizing the issue of bonds for
purchase of site and erection of building
and the same was laid over for one week.
| By the report of the executive committee
the amended bylaws read as follows:
Section 1. There shall be two classes of
membership of this association, Wis: per-
petual memberships aud annual member
ships. Any resident of the city of st. Paul
may become a perpetual member of this
association by subscribing to an agree
ment to become such, and paying a mem
bership fee of one hundred dollars ($1OO)
and by subscribing to an agreement to
| purchase VI ILLS dSSOCldLlOu us DOuQS TO
the amount of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) in par value, and to pay for
the same their par value, said
bonds to be the secured
mortgage bonds described in the
resolution authorizing their issue, adopted
by the board of directors of this associa-
ton on the = day of February, 1888. To
any one having complied with the forego-
ing conditions certificate of perpetual
membership shall be issued to him, signed
by the president and attested by the secre-
tary, and having the seal of the associa-
ton attached.
Perpetual memberships shall be trans
ferable by assignment or bequest, with the
assent of the association, but no person
can take or hold perpetual membership
who already has and holds one, and the
certificate of any perpetual membership
transferred shall be delivered up and can
celed, and a new certificate of such mem
bership issued, before the member
taking the same shall be vested with
the rights and powers of membership.
The board of directors shall have power to
make assessments upon perpetual member
ships, but the aggregate amount for any
one year shall not exceed ten dollars (S1O)
upon any one such membership, and until
the expiration of the present annual mem
| berships the perpetual memberships shall