Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-10
CouNcIlMEk, SCHOOL 80.
=. DIRECTORS AND DOCTORS.
They Meet and Chew the Rag for a
Couple Of Hours.

There was an interesting meeting
of the city council last evening which
was attended BY the members Of the
school board, Health Officer Haggart.
DR.. Wycon and others.
The question OF disease and purify
ing the city came mp for discussion.
The meeting brought out the fact
that the school board is divided on
the question OF closing. w. G. Chap
man fayoring the proposition Of clos
Ing and II is said Jack Pearson agrees
with him, while lockwood Pike and
Weaver do not look at II In the same
light.
Mr.. Chapman argues that If the
schools were to be closed for two
weeks. along with all public places al
ter midnight church gatherings and
all public meetings prohibited dur
ing this time. scarlet fever could be
gotten under control and the city
cleaned up. Mr.. Chapman takes the
position that now IL a good time to do
this. II would not Interfere with busi
ness nor with people coming and go
ing. and later u spread of the disease
may cause serious trouble. It devel'
oped that there would be considerable
| feeling should the council close the
| schools against the will of majority
| OF the school board, and IT also de
ycloped that members OF the council
| were not agreed on the proposition of
u general cleaning mp. and there was
considerable acrimonious cross.iiring.
Dr. IIaggart. city health officer. was
present and favored closing for the
time being and energetic measures
| adopted to stamp out diseases of all
kinds Dr. Wycon opposed closing
| the schools but added that the city
was wreeking In nth and that alice
| and many back yards are n disgrace
to any city. In the spring Of the year
there IL semblanec of clearing back
yards and allies Of the winters accu-
mutation, and here II ends. The Her
aid invites the attention OF the coun.
cilmen and those In charge OF santa
ton to make u trip through the allies
| between 5th and 9th avenues. and
more especially between 9TH and Sth
| streets They will find stable filth
of long months standing. they will
find one place where a trough has
been run through the fence and all
the slops and leavings of the house
| hold run Into the alley which smells
to heaven" every warm day. Com
missioner Dupraw served notices on
occupants some months ago to clean
this alley but no attention was paid
to IT, The commissioner remarked
that II was In u terrible shape Go
| any place In the city and you VIII find
manure and ash piles, siops and other
| disease breeding germs. II there Is
no law to prevent this then II is time
an effective ordinance was passed
that will cover the ground-and then
have II enforced We know that
| many pay no attention whatever to no.
ticcs served by the commissioner or
marshal Ask any doctor In the city
and he will tell you that filth abounds.
The spring cleanup does not suffice.
| Owners of horses and cows should be
| made to keep their premises clean
and not allowed To use allies as yearly
dumping grounds,
And vaults. Some clean and disin-
feet and others do not This ac-
counts for little unless obcycd by all
Winter liz a good time for cleaning of
vaults and the use Of disinfectants
We believe II the council will adopt
heroic measures disease germs Will
he largely obliteratcd. pr, Wycoil
said the effect of filth was as bad In
winter MS in summer
| 4 AlI.rpnIu Slnun ulNnfutnI huImnuN \
between the school and city officials
and that the street commissioner be
authorized to see that the city was
cleaned according to regulations.
Thus the meeting came to AN end
so far as health discussion, the coun-
ell passing few ordinances later In
the evening.