The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-30
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SEATTLE, Wash. June 10. isse.
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City Of Seattle. GeatlcHea,-
| herewith submit NV annual report. rs
sanitary officer. from April 10, iSs9 to June
30, lss9, inclusive. giving a brief synopsis
OF the labor performed.
have served 800 written notices upon
property owners 10 connect privies and
sink drains with city sewers: $50
notices 10 abats miscellaneous ngi-
sanoes, such as excavating or other
wise cleansing privy vaults and sink drains
not accessible To city sewers, 30 notices TO
keepers of restaurants and hotels 10 cause
garbage vessels 10 he euiptied and eieansed
every twenty.iour hours: 10 remove rub
hish from streets and alleys, i,l5o notices
CPS notices prohibiting the depoSlting Of
ashes In alleys and streets or in wooden
vessels In violation of ordinance No. 81.
Sec. s., thirty notices to remove dead
horses, hogs. etc. from city front, where
owners OF same were known.
Number Of dead horses, hogs and dogs
removed At expense Of city. when owners
could not he found, %,
Thirteen arrests we're made for violation
Of ordinance No. i,075. relative to sewer
are connections, number of convictions for
violation of ordinance i,oI3, q; number OF
arrests for violation of ordinance No.
I,075, not brought To trial on account OF
fire Of June G. :. number of arrests for
sweeping paper and rubbish from stores
into streets, =; number of convictions for
same, 5. number oil permits granted TO
connect with city sewer, $50; number Of
permits received and granted by chairman
OF committee on sewers, %; number o;
sewer connections examined. 10.
I'm my report OF May, | stated that
"the greater portion of the city front
south oi and Including iesler avenue
had bs,ea connected with city sewer. and
the balance was being perfected as rapidly
as circumstances would permit In the
balance OF the business aud residence por-
ton 81 the city, good progress
was being made And for the
most part property owners were complying
with the requirements ol ordinance No.
iuTS when material could be found
and competent men obtained to do the
work. On the 9th Of jane al material in
stock was destroyed and docks burned 81
that meme could he received. Some iron
nine which had been saved from the ruins
has since been used as far as II Nouid
reach 10 connect restaurants and saloons
located in tes.s and am pleased "a state
in this connection that with the material
al hand fully seyen-teuths Of the tented
district have connected their rrivies and
sink drains gith the ctsy sewers.
There are several localities in the city
that are especially suffering for an outlet
for sewerage. OF these the most noticeable
are.
First-In the vicinity of the Sisters
school. Jackson aud Ninth.
second -Grace hospital.
Third The section from the alley be
tween Fourth and Eighth streets, north al
pike street. and extending TO Lake Union.
The formation Of the earth Is saen that It
is not possible to have rrivy wants unless
the same are curbed ard cemenscd, * al
excavations Immediately iiii with water.
/ would respectfully re commend that
vunr honorable body take some action 81
your earliest convenience, Ia the end that =
street ne grssiesi from the vicinity of Pike
street norihsrly 10 Lske Union, sifh pubic
sewer therein. | would further recon-
mend that an ordinance be passed requlr-
fnr propsrty-owne where public sesers
are not accessible. to have privy vaults
constructed oi br.Ck or stone and cement,
and elesned aS often as the health officer
may deem necessary. Respectfully sub
initial AAUkENcK CUNNIN0s.
Sanitary Dfttcpr