Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
Will RECOMMEND
BIG RESERVOIR
Sanitary Engineer Francis, of
State Board of Health, In
vestigates Conditions
HoFFMAN's WORK COMPLETED
Will Make His Report to the Council in
Person at Adjourned Meeting Monday
Nisht-Francis Is Pleased at the Ef-
forts Made to Remedy Difficulties
Talks of High School Ventilation.

Mr.. Charles Francis, of Davenport.
sanitary engineer of the state board of
health. spent Tuesday in the city for
the purpose of making investigations
into certain conditions thruout the city,
especially as TO plumbing and ventila-
ton of school buildings. Mr.. Francis
visited the city pumping station. and
will make some recommendations as to
changes to be made. BIS report will
be embodied in that of DIR. Hoffman,
which will be presented in person TO the
council al the adjourned meeting Mon
day night.
DIR. Hoffman had with him Tuesday
aside from Mr.. Francis, DR.. Eli Grimes.
of Des Moines. bacteriologist OF the
state board of health; Professor ]. b.
Weems. of the chair of agricultural
chemistry, of Iowa State College,
Ames: Chairman Greene, of the water
works committee; and Chairman Psen-
icka, of the committee on health and
sanitation. Mr.. Ingledue, of the First
ward was also with the party during a
portion of the day.
The pumping station Mr.. Francis
found to be very complete and he sees
but little wrong in ii. He will make
a few suggestions. however along lines
already in contemplation by the water
works committee, and will recommend
the building of a reservoir. "A reser-
voir is a necessary factor in every
water works plant" said Mr. Francis,
and it has been my experience that 1
never make mistake in recommend
ing such thing. l am sure your city
in time, will realize the benefits to be
derived from its construction"
Mr.. Francis investigated the plumb
ing and ventilation of the school build
ings, and found them very deficient.
You have one of the most beautiful.
handsomely arranged and appointed
high school buildings have ever seem,
he said. but there does not appear to
have been any thought given TO its
ventilation. The conditions in the
other school houses are about as bad,
and your city should have plumbing
ordinance that would prevent such
work being done
Mr.. Francis said that he was proud
of the manner in which the city had
gone TO the bottom of the trouble, and
said that he could not see that any
stone had been left unturned in the at
tempt to remedy the difficulties.
Or. Hoffman's work is now practic-
ally 1T an end. There are few more
details yet TO be arranged, and put into
the report, which is partially prepared.
DIR. Hoffman went to Des Moines this
morning, where this afternoon he read
a paper before the Association of
City Physicians and Health Officers of
Iowa, on Duties of a Health officer
During a Typhoid Fever Epidemic.
Tomorrow afternoon ne will read
paper before the Des Moines Valley
Medical Association. at Ottumwa, on
The Pathology of Hydrophobia. Sat
urday afternoon at St. Louis, he VIII
address the st. Louis Medical Associa-
ton on "Heredity.'
The Pathology of Hydrophobia. Sat
friday afternoon at st. Louis he VIII
address the ST. Louis Association on
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