Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-09
Cuban Capital is Comparatively
Without Elementary Sanitation,
yERITABLE PLAGUE SPOT.
synopsis of the Late col. George A..
Warnings Report Of isis Wis"
Co That city.


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pnrtmcnt division OF CUSTOMS anu ia
sulnr nff,ira made public today n very
futi r,.,,nsi. NJ tho late George a.
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warnings report OF MS N'''' '" Nv
under the special Instructions OF the
war d.partment given him early iant
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tnty condition OF the city ana :" hla"'
such recommendation Tor the future
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Col Warning says he found the
street cleaning without adequate or.
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oU'nriNe ana uahsor"usp hi'ng 10
the distribution of human food win
the syrcption Of two. the Tauon and
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ehincfy used Tor sweeping the Hue'W
Ineffective: the garbage being thrown
Into the streets In entire disregard Of
the ordinance to be set out In proper
recaptuolca. The work OF the con-
tractor was all done In the latter part
OK the nirht and absolutely In the
dark. Any ohacurc sidewalks were
freely ufcd To place refuse and no tt-
tempt seemed 10 have been made To
cover or remove the rubbish.
Foul pools were found In the streets
Into which rubbish aud NTH had beci
deposited which the contractor was
not required to clean. This nth was
turned over 10 the buzznfdr.
Come Of the streets In the compact
part % the city arc paved with large
stone blocks. others with belgian
blocks. and the remainder are unpnVVd.
Thtie streets are fiicd with dirty holes.
which In turn are filled up with house
rnrbaRc. There ~ practically no scw-
orngv. In many eases households cone
meet their private water vaults with
loosc hrici, or stone drains Just under
the pavement along their frontage.
These allow the iiauid flith 20 leak ont
Into the ground close 10 the surface.
enabling the householder TO gct out ~
much hiring Of night HcavcnEcfu 10 bail
out Rnd carry denominations.
SinughteriuE pens. while nupcrflrinlly
clean. are hrutnliy disgusting while the
work 10 going on. blood ana offnl ar
washed by copioua foOdingH from tho
winter supply into an adjoining creek
and harbor rocking with putrid NTH.
There " no Systematic disposal ~ gar
lnEc and Hwocplngn. II II deposited ON
the surface In and near the town.
where the bnzsardH feast upon it To
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npul.h IN ln' CITY rhte"h thouHhhu
NV uI "he hlury, w OF ,htcc story anu
WY Few ~" OF Tour Ht"rlen' ana none
hlHhef, AZ least welN" OUT OF every
ulrtevn OF INC INHABITANTS i've IN one
ttoty houHrh' tlc iotnl pppllnlion hc-
ing over Two hundred thousand The
average population OF the houses "
over ton
IN hll OF the compnctlyshuilt parts or
inc city the entire lot IL covered with
the mouse, thetc being one or two
courts included In the building. In the
bott"r class OF houses the entrance hall
u quite commonly the standing room
OF the carriage. II opens into the par
Tor NJ It's side and into the reception
room at III rear, lieyond this Il a
court then the dininH-room then a
smaller court. the kitchen. stable and
private vault practically all one.
Sleeping rooms nro In tho rear OF The
parlor and at the side OF the court the
spnrAntSo ntepAar
,, $3.50.
IN ."np'ueur ichlui' OF every
, nouse " ne pilNn,. vault, anu hoiilc-
MN, NM l'.uh" Nhuit LOT htchch wastes
In,t" Nhullh occupy y space prnci-
I"s u,'u'' ~ a'h.st w ,le htehrh,