St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-24
I'M SOUTH ST. PAUL'S LIMITS
Citizens Of That Village Are
Referred to the Santa
ton Company.
DISCUSSION LEADS TO PLAN
For the Disposition Of City's
Night Soil--Dr. Stone
Talks.


| pointed to consider the complaint OF
South st. Paul citizens and officials
relating to the dumping st. Pau
| night soil within the limits of South
| st. Paul, met. yesterday afternoon
| Health Commissioner Stone was
present in compliance with the reso.
| luton creating the special commit
tee. The complaint of the South St
Paul people is directed against: the
st. Paul Sanitation company, to
| which the health department issues
! permits for the collection and re-
moval of night soil.
After discussing the matter with
DR.. Stone and Assistant City At
torney Phillips, upon advice of the
| latter, the committee decided to re-
port that the common council had
no control over the st. Paul Santa
ton company, outside of the city
limits, and was powerless to abate
any nuisance that might be commit
ted in South st. Paul. 1t was the
opinion of the city attorney that the
city was in no way liable for a nuis-
concern paid by private citizens to
collect and remove night soil from
their vaults. DR.. Stone clearly ex-
planned the working of the system.
The health department, he said, is
sued permits to the st. Paul Santa
ton company to collect and remove
the night soil, and wl1ile engaged in
rn
the supervision and control of the
health department, but it had no con-
troll over the disposition of the mater
ial except to see that no nuisance is
committed within
THE CITY LIMITS.
The moment the company went out
side the city limits the jurisdiction of
the health department ceased
The distinction was made between
the relation of the Sanitation COM
pany to the city and that of a con-
tractor paid by the city. In the latter
case the city would be responsible for
the manner in which the contractor
performed his work, but the sanitat ton
company is paid by the Individual citi-
zens, not hired by the city, and hence
there was no liability on it's part. In
issuing permits to the st. Paul SANTA
ton company only the health depart
ment acts in obedience to a resoIu-
ton Of the council, naming that COM
pany as the only one that shall re-
ceive such permits, thereby granting
it a monopoly of the business.
The meeting of the committee Of
Tered an opportunity to j. H. -Bohrer,
a West Side citizen, to present a
new plan for disposing Of the night
soil, provided he could secure the sole
privilege of collecting and removing
It, Mr.. Bohrer's attorney explained
the scheme, which is to erect build
ing on the low ground on the west
side of the river adjacent to the CITY
limits, carry the barrels containing the
night soil inside the building and
empty their contents into a funnel
shaped bin from which a large sewer
leads to the river. TO force the con-
tents down the sewer and along its
horizontal portion under ground, a
stream of water from an artesian we'll
will be employed. The well will be
about 200 feet deep and Mr.. Bohrer
says it will discharge 1900 gallons Of
water minute. The bin will be pro-
vided with a CRATE to catch such solid
substances as tin cans, papers, etc.
The sewer will
ENTER THE RIVER
at point several feet below the lowest
water mark.
In reply to question from Assembly
man Johnson, asking DR.. Stone what
ne thought of the scheme, the doctor
answered:
Il am not prepared to express an
off-hand opinion, but I will say that
the matter thus conveyed to the river
would not affect the water any more
than ordinary sewage. Disease germs
| are present in both cases. The motion
| of the river water does not destroy
| typhoid and cholera germs, but these
germs do not multiply in moving wa
| ter. Scarlet fever, diphtheria and
smallpox germs are not carried in the
water. AS far as this plan is con-
eerned, I would suggest that If 1t
| proves practicable, that the city adver-
tise for bids for furnishing an appa-
ratus of such character. I sincerely
believe that the city's night soil can
be taken care of at one-half the present
| expense. If you ask me for my opin-
| ion as to the best manner in which to
dispose of this material, will say that
| the only scientific and effectual way
| Is to burn it,
| II am with you there" assented Mr..
| Johnson.
P. ]. Scannell then submitted a plan
in writing, unaceompanied by dia-
grams, owing to the unexpected consid.
| Grafton of the matter, Mr.. Scanned
offered, in case, he was given the sole
privilege of collecting and removing
| the night soil, to dispose of it on a
dumping ground, ten miles outside the
city, the ground to be provided by
| himself.
Mr.. Arosfn brought the discussion to
close with the remark that the only
matter properly before the committee
was the complaint of the South St
Paul people.
The committee agreed with Mr.
Arosin, and decided to report thas the
| council had no control over the mat.
| ter of the nuisance committed in South
! st. Paul. It will recommend, however
| that the committee be continued, In
order to decide upon a way of disposins
of the night soil. This will give others
an opportunity to submit plans.
| The committee then adjourned. sub.
! ject to the call of the chairman, Aid
| Hare.
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