Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-14
sewage B0IH[RS THEN
Members of Board of Control
Puzzled Over Solution Of
Disposal Problem.
Judge Robinson Finds That Sew.
age Disposal Is in Expert
mental Stage.
Some Funny Things About the
A. o. u. W.-Hope for a
Prisoner.

Special to Times Republican.
| Des Moines July 14.-Ihe hardes.
| nrohlem before the state board of con-
troll at the present time is that OF pro-
yiding for the disposal of sewage AT 'he
| various state institutions. Last year
| the board expended more than slo'oVV
in the building of new sewers at state
institutions When these institutions
were located, especially the older Ones
1 there was little thought given 10 'he
nractial problems presented, ana as
result the state has had a great deal OIL
| posal. In only a few cases is drainage
easy and good. Now the board mas AT
its disposal $4,000 appropriated by the
last general assembly for the purpose OIL
planning sewage disposal at Davenport,
| Nitchellville and Mount Pleasant. Inc
conditions are such at these institutions
that ordinary drainage is not longer TO
he tolerated. To build drains running
out to living streams will be well-nlsh
impossible Bids have been invited on
some of the modern plans of sewage
disposal and they are expected IN d
short time.
Judge Robinson, of the board, has
taken up the drainage and sewage
problem for the board and mas peeh
making it a special study for many
months He has delved in the books IN
the state library and has waded thru
yages of the engineering and sclentihc
journals of the day. He has consulted
with eminent sanitarians and speclal-
lists and has sent for reports of sanitary
boards and engineering societies.
II ann not at all satisfied, said the
Judge. "rhe reports indicate that the
problem of sewage disposal in a way
other than by direct drainage is still in
the governmental stage. find great
deal about the methods and the plans
and the proposals of those who have
methods. but very little as to results
FootainSS.. nuli.3eA ''''''
cities sewage disposal plants have been
Lut in operation. 1t is almost impossi-
ble to determine from the reports
whether or not they are entirely sue
cessful What we want and must have
is some method of sewage disposal that
lis satisfactory, that doesn't cost too
much and is automatic; that is. will re-
quire no skilled attendance or constant
watching. We do not want to use
chemicals nor fire. With $4,000 of the
states money at stake we feel like go
ing slowly in this matter and making
sure of our ground before spending it.
The state of Iowa ought to have only
the best and we can not afford to in
dulge in experiments. 1t is the biggest
problem before us at this time"
Nothing has yet been done in the
matter of settling the damage claims of
the farmer at Nlitchellville who has
been trying to get the state to pay him
for allowing the sewage of the indus
trial school to run thru his pasture.
The declination of Captain j. N. w.
Rumple to stand as a candidate for
congress again in the Second district
came as a complete surprise to every
one here, tho of course it was known
that he is a very ill man and that his
friends regard his ultimate recovery as
doubtful He could have a unanimous
denomination and a certainty of elec-
ton. The change in the program ne
cessitated opens a wide field for Specu-
lation in the Second district as to the
nominee, but it gives no special COM
fort to the democrats. They had been
urging Judge Wade. of Iowa City. to be
their candidate for congress and he will
probably be nominated.
Grand Master Workman Narvis, of
the A. O. U. W.. reports that Iowa
missed something in not being ready to
lodge of the Workmen to meet here
next year. He reports that there was
disposition among the delegates to
come to Des Moines for the next meet
ing, but the Iowa delegates had no au-
thority to make an offer or extend an
invitation and the opportunity was lost.
nes Moines has commercial body, but
i; usually takes rest in the summer
time. The delegates from Iowa to the /,
supreme lodge meeting at Portland re-
port also that they failed to secure the
Claim of Iowa on the supreme lodge for |
over $4,000 on account of the litigation
with the old grand lodge of Iowa as to |
which should have the name and prop |
erty. This bill has been rejected four
times by the supreme lodge and it is
likely will not again be presented. One
OF the things which the supreme lodge
did that seemed a little peculiar was to
cecide that officially the United States
Is in a state of war, or was in June, no
matter how the status may have been |
by the presidents proclamation
of peace in the Philippines. The matter
came up i'm reference to admitting SOL |
diers to the order. They can be ad- |
mltted in time of peace, but not in |
time of war. The supreme lodge de-
Cided that inasmuch as soldiers are be-
ing enlisted and forwarded regularly |
Tor fighting purposes the United States
Is actually in a state of war. The su-
preme lodge also decided that Arabs
and Spaniards are white persons and
entitled to admission to the order But
/. decided that MeXicans who have In
dian blood in their veins are not eligi-
BILE.
Col. ID. j. Palmer. of the railroad COM
has interested himself on be-
half of influential citizens of Washing-l