Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-30

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in these barrels are disinfected daily, or as
! often as may be required, by cheap chem
ical preparations. When filled the barrels
are closed up, removed from the city, emp
tied, cleaned, disinfected and returned.
Every house is provided with two such
barrels,so that when one is full,a clean one
is always ready to Ike lis place.
Second-The stationary reservoir or
vault system. These vaults are built IN
der ground of hard brick or stone, laid in
the best quality Of cement, to be absolute
| ly water proof. Accommodations are prop
erly disinfected from time to time, and re-
moved once or twice year, either in the
usual way during night time, or by COM
paratively modern device which transfers
the contents of the vault, through q hose,
directly into cart, having the same ap-
pearance as our street sprinkling carts.
This transfer is effected by means of an
air or force pump. During the operation
the gases are destroyed by small portable
charcoal furnace connected with the hose,
and this is done in so effective a manner
that the work can be performed in broad
daylight, without the least disturbance
even to the sensitive nerves of the nostrils
of the fairer sex.
Third-The earth closet where the de-
posits are Immediately disinfected by q
covering of dry earth or loan. This sys-
tenn has many advantages, if carefully
operated, but the excessive cost of the re-
moval of the accumulations has prevented
its general introduction in large cities.
To illustrate: The solid substance alone
produced by city population of 10000
people, like ours, is estimated at 10000
pounds per week, equal perhaps to thirty
seven wagon loads weekly or over 1900
loads per annum. By the use of earth
closets fully twice that weight of earth is
added, increasing the quantity necessary to
remove to say $500 loads annually.
Fourth-Capt. Liernur's pneumatic
drainage system. The refuse of number
of houses is discharged into common I'M
foreground vault, located outside the build
ings. To prevent the escape of gas the
traps in the pipes leading to the vault are
closed by means of the refuse itself, with
out the use of water. By divers manipu-
lations the contents of the vault are trans
ferred into barrels and carted away. This
method has some friends, but seems to
offer many objections. Experiments with
the same on smaller scale have been
made in different cities in Europe, some
In Amsterdam and Leyden it has been
tried on larger scale but with what sue
cess your committee do not know.
Fifth-The modified English water or
basin closet. The city of Liver
in the Introduction of this closet,
for the special accommodation Of tene-
ment houses, in that city, at cost to the
itr,r apR 81 t.
tended to accommodate several houses to
discharge their refuse into common ba-
sin. filed with water. These basins are
under the direct control of the city and
accessible only to a city officer, whoae
special duty it is to make daily Inspec-
ton Of every closet, to empty, clean and
refill the same with fresh water.
Your committee is not aware that a cess
pool system, such as is tolerated in st.
Paul. lis permitted to exist in any other civil
lad community of apopulation as large as
ours, where proper regulations have been
established to guard the sanitary interests
of the people and where such regulations
are properly enforced.
If our citizens decided to provide sys-
| tematic plan for the establishment of
chemical works all over the city for the
purpose of creating the most effective
source for all kinds of zymatic diseases,
such plan could not possibly be carried
out in a more effective manner than by a
continuation of our present practice in
maintaining public dumping grounds in
low, moist places in the heart OF the city,
in poisoning the ground, the air and our
well water by means of our cesspools, and
| by the continued Accommodations of large
quantities of all kinds of filth in our yards
and upon our public streets and alleys.
1t is we'll established fact that zymotic
diseases are caused directly by the effects
of decomposition of organic substances.
Moisture, heat and carrier of decom-
position are the only conditions required
| to produce that effect wherever the organic
substances are found in sufficient quaint
ties ready to decay.
Nature, therefore, is always prepared to
90 its share to produce the most injurious
results if we will only continue to provide
the requisite substances as we have done
in the past.
Upon little reflection it must be ap
parent to all, the more so if we consider
the marvellous growth of our city, that the
interests of our citizens demand the most
rigid reform, at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and to this end We recommend:
First-That the city government be re-
qUested to establish a system Of scavenger
carts for the removal of garbage and ordi-
nary refuse from houses, such one as will
| accom- plish It's purpose in the most effect
i've manner and at the least possible eI-
peDse.
Second-That in all parts of the city
where proper and accessible sewerage has
been or may hereafter be provided,
the use OF cesspools and open
pri7ies be prohibited. That
owners OF buildings in such localities be
required to connect their houses with the
public sewers, and to properly connect
their house drainage pipes with rainwater
conductors leading to the roof.
Third-That as soon as practicable and
with the least possible delay proper sew
erage system with proper water supply be
provided for all thickly settled portions of
the city, where such sewerage has not al
ready been established.
Fourth-That in all parts of the city
that cannot be provided with sewers at an
early date, all cesspools and privies now
in use, be condemned as soon as may be
and after proper system has been es-
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