Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-16
HAS SHE SOLVED TTf
The Garbage Problem May Have 60 Yield
TO q woman's Ingenuity.

70 . "onAus ingenuity
DR.. NJ Fl. Bowen has solved the gar
bage problem She has succeeded, after
two weeks work, in bringing about such
union Of effort between housewives, serv-
ant girls and garbage contractors that Ger
tain parts of the Eleventh ward show no
sign of Ill smelling, disease breeding gar
bGge boxes and are so clean that residents
do not recognize their own house fronts
Snd rears. Dr. Bowen has introduced an
| Element Ct music into the problem, and
che success of the experiment. is attested by
nearly all the physicians living in the
ward.
One of the drivers of Contractor Powell,
who has the garbage contract for the ward
has been armed with a horn. AT the sound
of this housewives and servant girls bring
out TO the wagon in metal receptacles the
garbage which has been collected during
the previous "a hours This does away with
| the necessity of the ordinary wooden boxes,
which soon become saturated with filth,
and whether empty or full are constant
breeders of disease. 1t is proposed to give
every driver one of these horns, and as fast
as the houses are provided with the covered
metal receptaclcs, which can be kept in
the yard, the new system will be extended
over the entire ward.
DIR. Bowen was led to undertake the
work by the condition of the alley in the
rear of her residence. By house to house
canvass she finally succeeded in persunding
all the residents in the block to get the
metal receptacles and to do away with the
wooden ones. Then she explained her plan
! TO Contractor Powell, who saw its advan-
i
low the driver on that route to play the
horn which would be furnished him by the
residents.
Having cleaned up the alley in the rear
of her own residence, DR.. Bowen began to
| extend her operations. She gave two hours
every day to the missionary work. The
next place attacked was Ogden place. be-
tween Ogden avenue and Paulina street
There the wooden boxes sent their miCrobe
laden smells heavenward from the curb
stones. DR.. Bowen found some difficulty
in persuading the residents of the efficacy
of the metal receptacles to be emptied at
the sound of the horn. Some of the house
holders charged her with being in the pay
Of the contractor. She therefore considered
| it advisable to procure credentials from
the physicians of the ward By dint Of
many visits and much talking Dr. Bowen
succeeded in banishing the foul wooden
boxes from the locality and in putting in
operation the horn blowing system
Superintendent Rhode of the street and
alley cleaning bureau has given DR.. Bowen
every encouragement and says her system
will solve the problem. 1t also has the
sanction of the Civic federation. DR.
| Bowen said Yesterday.
"The point for which am working is
the abolition of the wooden garbage box,
saturated with filth to such degree that
even when empty it is a serious menace to
public health. 1 shall not stop my work
until the entire Eleventh ward is free from
the wooden garbage box. am now pre-
pairing a circular which will be sent to
every house in the ward, so that when L
call my mission will be understood. When
the system has been thoroughly tried 1
shall endeavor to secure the passage of an
ordinance making the system obligatory
throughout tho city. n-Chicaro Record