The morning times., 1895-10-05
TYPHOID and THE SEWERS
Board of Trade Discusses Both
These Subjects.
ROCK CREEKS CONDITION
Committee Appointed to Confer with
theComm mi>SionerS-Attentio ntionCaIled
to the Had state of Things at the
Foot Of Twenty-sixth Street-Dr.
Busey's Suggestions Not Needed.

The prevalence of typhoid fever in GER
tain sections of the city has attracted
the attention of the Board of Trade. y
meeting If the directors of that body was
held yesterday afternoon at the rooms of
the board, and the greater part of long
session was taken up with The considcra-
ton of this subject of general Importance.
President Warner presided, with Mr.. John
B. Wight secretary. The others present
were MeSsrs. MagmdeT, Bell, Dunlop,
Smith. Perry, Hume, Woodward, Garnet
and Church.
The secretary laid before the hoard the
list of the ConImntecs which have been
appointed during the year, and which have
been already published il The Times.
Reports viii be expected from these at the
annual meeting OF The board, which VIII
take place ON November IL.
The directors next took up and CON
sidereG the work of the board for tie coming
year The discussion was general, Int
the ground was covered. In order to give
the matters considered definite form, the
board Will meet again next Thursday at
p. III.
TYPHOID FEVER.
The existence and possible spread of
typhoid fever in the city, however, were
fully considered. This subject, in fact,
claimed the particular attention of the
directors, and they were determined to act
promptly in their effort to take steps on
behalf OF the public.
The debate Of the matter involved the
discussion OF the sanitary condition of
the sewers, and especially Rock Greek,
which is itself one vast sewer. While the
detail of the discussion was not given ont
for publication, I is understood that
sewerage in general was tal6cd about,
and IL was determined to refer the case to
the Commissioners.
For his purpose the directors appointed
a commit tee, consisting of Mr.. 5. W.
Woodward, T. W. Smith and c. C. Glover
to represent the board before the Dis
trict Commissioners and they will prob.
ably call on them today or at the earliest
possible moment.
One OF the directors said that there was
reference made especially to the part of the
city around the mouth of Rock Greek,
where the sewer system is said To he very
defective. At the foot of Twenty-siXth
street the need for attention IS said To be
very pressing.
DIR. BUSEY'S SUGGESTION.
The suggestions of DIT. Busy as to the
possibilities and probabilities of the Gisea Sc
appearing where it has, do not seem to
have been carried out. 1t Will be remem-
bcred that The Times made Il thorough in
veStigation of the localities where the
sewers dpbouch and where the probable
evils to be ANTICIPATED were pointed out
The Rock Creek nuisance WAS particularly
exposed and also the section of the city
near the Seventeenth street sewer.
The conferences OF the committee of the
directors with the Commissioners will un-
doubtedly be an interesting one and the
public will look forward TO its results
with keen interest.
II is not unlikely that it Will be shown
that there had not been that inspection
of these places which their character de-
mands. 1t is, however, 4 well known
fact that the inspectors of the city are
too few i'll number to do the service re-
uuired and that this has been commented
upon frequently by the health officer him
self.