Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-11
CLEANUP,
CITY laws Are Defective
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toe dirt resulting FROM travel. shall.
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feoonder, b nDed Mt le@ than g.
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cOse reading shows that there is
Eefy Little Authority IN the sD0ve to.
c1lDpsli TIE Cleaning BD d hack alleys,
back yards u private premises. ssh
unless that is done ssuIizfy oordi-
uDns ezDBOt Re improved much.
There will always be people wbo viii
attribute dOctOr bills % Salem Water
10 .NateT. gben they sbogid a. a
natter u truth blame themselves for
ksepiog hitby yards and using water
from wells p~oisoned b. surface
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A LITTLE EOLT ~ TINES.
u j. true that during the rains and
eOOdf the river j. more o. less ToiIy,
bat this sediment can be taken out By
hlters, 10 fac, good nlters are desir-
able IN all classes Of water and no
cities kDOH this more than Portland
and San Francisco. There are today
ten nlters used On the Bull Run water
70 ODe useo on the water Of our city.
Tbese Eliers. 10 Do aaay with this
sediment ia the r3Ily water. can be
put on a. small expense and with but
little care last many years.
HI CITY HEALTHY.
The important question for the
people o. Our city j. how 70 make II a
city superior n any one on the coast
a. 10 health and d desirable one as a
residence place. II Is known % every
One that the soil 10 the valley Is very
productive and the vegetation very
rank, creating a good deal Of decayed
matter which with the water stand
ing on IL viii certainly create miasma
and malarial fever.
The remedy II drainage and thor
DuRh cleaning. The location OF our
city u peculiarly adopted 10 a thor
ough draining with comparative little
expense. We SHOULD have health
officers with power % enforce the
proper drainage Of streets, alleys and
lots.
BAD WELL WATER.
Many Of our residence lots are COW
cred with filth and waste, water
thrown out, the influence Of which 10
bad. We have soft open winters and
long soaking rainy spells. We have
that are considered very good
wells In u city, and some very bad
and while the water is cool and
clear II is hard 10 distinguish the diff
ference except by chemical analysis.
Some say that n 20 foot well will
drain an acre Of ground, but II Is a fair
statement OF facts that II will draw its
supply from a circle OF 100 feet. Hence
the Importance OF having the back
alleys and stables thoroughly
cleaned aud taken care OF. With the /
proper %precaution u Is q very easy
10 make u city the most de- {
residence place on the coast. :
is another feature that shonld I
be remedied as soon as possible and 4
The owners Of property should see to
Il in their future plans and operations
aud that Is, many Of tue dwellings are
vet down on the ground without !
proper ventilation underneath ere
lting an area peculiarly productive !
mlasma and malaria aud many OF l
these houses are supplied with we'll I
Immediately In the rear. =