The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-12
MORE HELP To
CLEAN THE CITY
Health Commissioner is Given
Three Additional inspectors.
MORE FILTHY PLACES FOUND
YARD BACK OF FIRST METHO-
DIST CHURCH is DIRTY.

Il
missioner King for an additional
force to prosecute the work OF
cleaning up the city the council last
night granted him authority TO employ
three more men for the term of sixty
DAYS. The council was unanimous in its
opinion that a good work was being done
by the health department and all were in
favor of having it continued until the
CITY shall be in a sanitary condition, but
there was some difference OF opinion
about the time that the commissioner
should be allowed the services of the
extra force. A motion was also adopted
calling for a draft of an ordinance re-
creating the office of sanitary inspector,
TO be submitted at the next meeting.
DIT. King i'm his communication TO the
council asking for the three extra men
called attention to the fact that the
health board was making an effort TO
place the entire city in perfectly saui-
tarv condition before warm weather
comes.
There are many square miles to cover.
read the communication "dnd thorough
inspection Of all yards. cess pools VAULTS
and such like. takes much time. and ]
therefore request that the department ne
allowed three more men until the work
can be accomplished.
Request is Granted.
After the reading of the communica-
ton Robertson moved that the health
commissioner request be granted TO the
extent of giving him authority TO employ
three extra men at a salary Of $3.50 per
dav each, during the pleasure OF the
council FeTnstr0m favored fixing the
limit of employment of the double force
at sixty days. and the amendment was
accepted.
CottreH proposed to limit the time Of
EMPLOYMENT of the extra force to thirty
DAYS. but his amendment was lost, and
RObertsOn's motion was carried over the
negative votes Of Cotrell and Eardley-
Mr.. COttrell admitted in his talk that
the CITY was in a deploTable condition
from a sanitary standpoint. but he did
not think the health department should
be given additional help to effect gen
eral cleanup.
A motion was then made by CottreH
and adopted directing the committee on
muniDical laws to submit at next week s
meeting the draft Of an ordinance re-creat-
I ing the office Of sanitary inspector and
[ food inspector as recommended by the
mavOr in his annual message to the
council
Entire City to be Inspected.
Commissioner King proposes to start
/ the extra men to work as soon as they
can be secured. and the sanitation work
[ VIII be pushed as rapidly as possible The
men. according to the statement or the
D
/ temple block and each block in the city
I from the business district 10 the suburbs
/ will be thoroughly Inspected In each
/ place were filth is found q warning viii
J be given and If the notice is not needed
/ prosecution viii be commenced I'M
& mediatelv The authorities are anxious
. TO get the city thoroughly clean before
, the warm weather comes and the filth IS
! given a chance to decomDose and breed
/ When y nerfect condition of sanitation
/ is once secured. the commissioner be-
( lieves il VIII be an easy matter 70 main
tain that condition with the force ne mas
] had at his disposal
/ The recreation of the office of sanitary
inspector viii also facilitate the Work or
I keeping the city clean and free from diS-
ease under the direction Of the health
commissioner and his work viii be di-
rected by the latter official
Trap Only Half Cleaned.
The force Of inspectors was busy yes
terday looking up uusanitsry places and
I a number Of them we're reported ana
notices given TO the owners TO clean up
Inspector Bridge made an examination
I Of the place for the uncleanness of which
Adrian Pinto was arrested. Despite
Pintos promise 70 Judge Diehl 10 nave
I the grease trap thoroughly cleaned. u
was found 10 De only half cleaned. The
INSPECTOR said there had been an evident
attempt al cleaning, but the trap was hall
fun Of filth. and another notice was
served upon Pinto TO have the trap
I thoroughly renovated. II this is not done
il is stated BY the health authorities that
ne will be rearTested-
/ The premises Of Andrew Jensen. GDTaT-
ian in the church historians office. or
Alameda avenue. were inspected yeSter-
dav and reported TO the health board a.
being in an unsau itary condition Inc
inspector stated that the yard vas found
to be full Of garbage. tin cans and Otnel
refuse The inspector stated that he haI
warned Mr.. Jensen on other occasion!
to keep the place clean, but that he had
failed to do 1T. and another notice va.
mailed him. warning him to have the
place cleaned Immediately under penalty
Of arrest