The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-28
BEST METHODS
TO DEAL WITH
CITY GARBAGE
Subject Discussed by the
American Public Health
Association.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
Medical Societies Urged to
Send Delegates to Con-
greSS on tuberculosis.
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED

Methods of garbage disposal furnished
the main topic of discussion at the fore
noon session OF the American Public
Health Association at the New Willard
Hotel today. A report was made by
Rudolph Herring c. E., OF New York,
chairman of the committee. and papers
were read by G. 4. A. Wilson and Paul
Hansen, of the biological laboratories
OF the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology; pr. j. c. Perry. surgeon Public
Health and Marine Hospitah Service.
and Col w f. Morse, sanitary engineer
for New York city.
When the roll OF the advisory council
was called it was found that forty
seven States and republics and prov
inces were represented. as follows: Cal
ifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky. Lou
isiana, Maine. Maryland. Massachusetts.
Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi, Mis-
souri,. Nebraska. New Hampshire, New
Jersey. New York. North Carolina. Ohio.
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Car
olina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Nir-
ginia, Wisconsin. District of Columbia.
United States Army, Public Health and
Marine Hospital, Dominion OF Canada,
Ontario, Manitoba, Republic OF Cuba,
and clever states of Mexico.
New Members.
New members were elected to the as
.sociation as follows: J. c. Perry.
Washington. d. c. Nathan Straus. New
York: George r. Wales. Bellows Falls.
VT; Charles ]. Foote. New Haven,
Conn: William H. Forwood, U. S. A..
retired. Washington; Charles b Ball.
chief inspector tenement house depart
rnent. New Tori city. Francisco de =.
Leal. sanitary Inspector. Mexico City.
Alfred Kinney, Astoria, Ore; Charles
Francis, Davenport, Iowa Thomas
NJ Koon. Grand Rapids. Mich; Alex
ander Mack. Campbell, Grand Rapids,
Mich: Milton A Embrick, Boiling
Springs, Pa: Frank Wells. Lansing,
Mich; Alberto Garduno Soto, Mexico
Folnca. Mexico; Ulises Yaldes. Mexico
City. and Manuel Tribe Froncoso, Mex
leo City.
tuberculosis Congress Indorsed-
The executive committee offered reso-
Iutions. this morning. that in view OF
the fact the American Congress on
tuberculosis is to hold a meeting In
Washington in April. 1905. the American
Public Health Association indorses the
aims and objects of the congress. or
ganized in 1902. The resolution was
adopted.
The committee also reported that hav-
ing appointed delegates TO the congress
the association should further urge al
legally constituted medical societies
State and provincial boards of health
throughout the American States anc
provinces, TO appoint delegates and urge
all physicians and others interested II
the suppression of tuberculosis TO be
come members OF the congress. This
resolution was also adopted.
Disposal of Garbage.
| Chairman Herring. of the committed
on disposal OF garbage. reviewed th'
methods employed in many cities for th'
removal of ashes. Stops. and rubbish
and urged the utmost care in preventing
the spread of disease He condemned
the dumping OF garbage on land or II
bodies OF water il any other way can b'
found TO dispose Of it. He declared tbs
question belonged to every municipality
TO solve TO the best OF it's natural re.
sources.