The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-18
SAYS BUTTERW0RTH
Many Sources of Pollution Remain
in the Valley.
WHAT AND WHERE THEY ARE.
The Annual Report Of the Providence
Oficial Who Inspects the Water Shed
From Which the People Get Drink
ing water-what Has Been Done.

Precaution is the only preventive.
Pawtuxet water in far better than the
average city water, but it is still so i'm
pure as to make it dangerous for anyone
to drink it as it comes from the pipes.
Because the people have thus far es-
capped deadly diseases it does not follow
that everyone will escape. Anyone is
liable to drink the deadly germ. It is
only a question Of chance. The germs
exist The only escape is to boil the
water.
Last fall the dread of cholera caused
most people to boil the water for DIR ink
ing PURPOSES. The scare is over. How
many have kept up the practices Probl.
bly, not one. bird of the people. But
now is the time to begin If one has ceased
TO take this precaution. The season of
thawing will soon be upon us Spring
rains and melting SHOWS will wash al |
the surface sewage aud filth of the Paw =
tuxet valley into the river. The danger
will be increased ten fold within a
month Do you know what the risk is ?
Do YOU reallzs the condition of the val-
ley vilages2 they have no sewage sys-
TEN. Even the greatest care cannot pre-
vent some pollution of water of the river
which is the only drain Of the whole val
ley.
How great is the danger can only be
realized by examining some of the re-
ports OF j. G. Butterworth who patrols
the whole valley. By his cons ant watch
fulness much has been done within the
past year. Most OF the mills and sur
rounding grounds have been put in "A
good sanitary condition. But much vet
remains to be done. Last year this re-
port was called for by the common coun-
ell and printed in detail. This year the
NEWS gives its readers partial abstract
of the report, emitting many details
which would be repulsive.
nh peat this village there is one cess
pool that overhoSs into the river when
full.
A sink is cut in the steep bank above
the river.
Two sink drains flow into the gutter
in the street which leads TO the river
Interlaken-The dyes and waste wash
water irJm the mill run directly
into the river.
Phenix-A great pile Of refuse matter
and vault (uucemented) closely adjoin
a drain which leads to the river. Al
three other points in the village heaps of
stable manure aud pig pens are directly
b, side and over drains that lead TO the
river. AT another tenement the sink
drain and the overflow from an unpro-
tected vault run directly into a brook
that flows into the river.
Clyde--The dyes and wash.water run
directly into the river. At n tenement in
the village cesspool flows directly into
the street aud filth is washed down the
gutter toward the river.
River Poiut-At this village there is a
surface sink drain and an uncemente d
privy vault on the river bank.
A large cesspool overfiows on the bank
OF the river aud great deal OF rubbish
IL thrown on the bank,
AT the foundry ~ sink-drsin flows into
n culvert that empties into the river.
Arctic-One surface drain on tho bank
OF the river.
North Ceutreville - Despite repeated
requests no changes have been made
since last year when evidences Of pollu.
tion were ABUNDANT.
Centreville--A sink drain aud unpro-
tect sd vault near the water edge.
Two other vaults are OVERLOOKING ana
In case Of rain would dow into the river,