The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-07

II the Green Ridge Woman's club
continues to hold meetings and think
and discuss things at them, there is a
strong probability that some OF the men
In the community will begin to walk
the floor of nights and to grow gray
with rapidity.
1t seems to be an easy matter for
corporations ana individuals to delude
the most rabid investigating commit
tee of the masculine persuasion but not
so the women. When they start out
to investigate, they investigate. 1t is
rather safe to preach that before many
moons those unquiet Green Ridge
women will have accomplished what Il
generation of apathetic men have been
unable to bring about, AMI that will
be the annexation of Dunmore. The
borough will have to come into the city
from motives Of self defense for the
Green Ridge contingent will make ii
SO uncomfortable for the council be,
cause of it's laxity in sanitary measures
, that no other course will be open.
THEY WANT A CHANGE.
AS to the Providence Water COM
pany the latest movement on foot is to
circulate a petition among property
holders of Green Ridge asking that
connection he made with the Scranton
Gas and Wafer company's supply, since
If as one Of the committee stated, the
Providence company claimed to be I'M
aware of the acquisition Of q pig stye
to its water supply there, was small
hope of an Improvement
7 The section of Household Economies
held an interesting meeting yesterday
afternoon at the G1een Ridge Library
with a large attendance. Mrs. c. p
Davidson presided. The official report
of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the Providence water supply was
/ given. The committee consisted Of five
I members who followed up the stream
connecting the two reservoirs. A de-
plorable condition was reported. The
water company's official statement ass
serts that no communicating influence
is to be found nearer than a distance
of 1000 feet from the stream. The
committee claims to have located two
closets, a pasture, occupying an un.
fenced space each side Of the stream
a barn and two pig styes.
/ The barn was incOnceivably filthy.
! the farm yard extending in an almost
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eight feet of the stream itself. The pig
styes inclosed a portion Of the water
! within its confines and the inhabitants
: thereof passed into 1t at their unclean
swinish Will
! SOURCE OF CONTENTION.
| A garbage pile was another source OF
contamination on the banks. The low
/ er reservoir was of a grecnish hue at
| the corners resulting from oil from the
! driven wells in the vicinity
An Illustration Of the water course
! was shown and the biec tionab bic fea-
: lures pointed out.
/ At the conclusion Of ;hc meeting it
was voted 10 secure petitioners to ask
/ the Gas ana Water company to urply
/ water for Green Ridge ana n discussion
took place regarding the poss BILE dan,
| ger of contamination in the shape OF
! typhoid from the drive around Scrau-
| ton lake, q suggestion which had been
made by an eminent rhy5ician OF the
city.
I DR. Anna Clarke r0ll N"l 'Or. Martha
/ Everett in 4 few remarks up1n con-
, temporary history of typnol1 rs illus
trated at Plymouth and Nlantown. In
the latter a test of salt traced the ty-
phCid epidemic fifteen miles to the 9TH
/ er side of the water shed from which It
was believed no drainage proceeded.
DR. EVerltt's paper was heard with
great interest. It was prepared with
the utmost care and contained valuable
information.