Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31
WHAT THE RECORD REALLY IS.
In View Of the Fact That Only a Few
People Use Such Water Reports
Are Very Damaging
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TAKEN
City Officials Active in Cleaning Water
Courses and Warning Users
rOdays New Cases,

According to statistics in the board
OF health Office, 20 out Of the rs cases Of
typhoid fever reported during this
month are IN families where flowing
well water Is used for culinary and do
nestle purposes. in the First pre-
cinct there are l6 cases, II Of which
are IN families using city water and five
in families which use flowing well wa
ter. There are 20 cases In the Sec
ond precinct, five being IN families us.
Ding flowing well water and 10 where
city water is used and two where both
city and flowing well water is used. In
the Third precinct there are 20 cases. II
being in families using flowing well
water eight using city water and one
using both In the Fourth precinct
there are Ave cases, and all are In fam
HES using city water. In the Fifth
precinct there are eight In families
which use city water.
TO PREVENT POLLUTION,
1t is well known fact that the city
Is taking every precaution to prevent
the pollution Of the canyon streams
from which Il derives its water. The
law gives Il Jurisdiction to prevent
such pollution for distance of ten
miles above the point OF intake.
Land and Water Commission
err MacKnlght has had a force Of men
at work for some time past cleaning
out the driftwood and debris in Par.
lcy's creek. which was brought down
By the recent cloudburst That work
has been completed as far as possible
under the authority given By the city
council, but Il Is stated by Mr.. Mae
Knight that II should be carried far
ther and that Mountain Dell creek
should also be cleaned out as the brush
ana d,brls In that stream are very
thick and have blocked the course OF
The water TO such an extent that the
stream as cut out OF its regular chan
mel aiN part Of It runs around the
blockade. It's estimated that Il would
cost about 81 900 TO make complete
Job OF the work, and It would certainly
be to the benefit Of the public health
TO have the work done.
THE ROACH CASE.
The land and water sson is of
the opinion that the city's jurisdiction
over the pollution OF the streams
should be extended to Is miles IN u der
TO insure the purest possible supply OF
water II Is said that the waters Of
puFlaNfg gli1 Aaf II
by the maintenance OF stock corrals
and outhouses within distance OF 30
feet from It's banks by William Roach,
the only rancher now residing In the
canyon, Mr. Roach was arrested
for befouling the waters -jme time
ago and was tried In Judge Dehrs
court by a Jury and the jury, after Wis.
iiing the premises. returned yed ct
OF not guilty. This verdict has had a
bad effect and tends 10 increase viola
lions " the city ordinances In respect
to befoulng the waters.
TYPHOID IN THE CANYON.
on March 10, 1903, the city council
authorized city Atty. Nye TO bring con-
domination proceedings against Mr..
Roach 50 that the nulsance complai ed
n could Be abatcd, but as yet no acton
hcen taken By the attorney Ony
weeks ago a member OF Mr.
7chs family was taken down with
lhoid fever ana u Is Impossible 10
know what sanitary measures the fm-
fly has taken 10 prevent iufectlon
among the residents Of this city who
use the wstcrs n Parleys creek, which
ilow IN such ciose proximity 20 the
corrss and outhousos as stated atove.
The matter has certainly become SER
ipus ard now that there Is an spi-
dPnic Of TYPHOID, u is felt that steps
SEupl1 Immediately be taken 10 elm
mate the d9uvers Of Infection from
that source at any rate.
NEW CASES TODAY.
The cases reported to the board Of
health today. which make 75 reported
during the month. are: Virginia East
mond. aged II. 2is West North Tenn
pie, Eleanor McMaster. aged %. l5S
North East Temple Mrs +. Schlfmnn.
aged 90, ll6 West South Temple Those
reported after the News report clos
ed on Saturday afternoon were. Peter
Bertram aged %. 40 Glen avenue.
Edric Elswood. aged 2S, 1923 east Eighth
South
60
JOHN CARLISLE DEAD.