The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-19

reforms mentioned Waa drafted
and sent by the board 10 the Kent
Lumber company. which owns the
harneaon saWmill and the town
site
Manager Smith. OF the narneaon
aawmill accompanied Or Tough
AIRY party from this city to Barne-
son. Thvv they we're met by city
Engineer Thomson. The latter had
gone up several DAYS before 20 Sc
cure evidence for the city ia tho
trial OF It's suit against the Kent
Lumber company. owner OF harnc-
son and 81 seven sections OF land
in the vicinity This ease Is on
trial in Superior Judge Grfnu's
court to-day.
Tho company IL claiming what
the city considers an exorhitant
price for the right % way which the
city wishes 90 condemn through It's
property for the lighting plant pole
line.
Mr. Thomson appeared Go be az
Ericycd AZ the Intrusion 81 any
member Of the health board on the
preserves he has 80 evidently con
sldyred al his own lie promptly
beEan q explain 60 the physician
why there was no danger Of the
contamination of tho river by sew
age. After a thorough inspection %
the ground in the vicinity. however.
nr LouKlary became convinced
that there vas danger which
should be guarded against. and vlll
make recommendations according
y.
nr Leughary has recommend
81 no changes other than those
spoken Of iuasmueh a. be be-
lleFos the drainage 90 the main pur-
ton Of the town that occupied ~
the mill and the homes % the
white people living there o. purI
fled in asrpinE through 100 feet %
soil before reaching the river
MANY seattle physicians take
different view uf the matter. They
say u Is hy no means certain that
typhoid germs would De- eliminated
By such a nltefluE prueeaa and
claim that the possibility Of sub
terranean water courses through
the soil should be- taken into con
sldsrAtian. There is an instance on
record where a typhoid epidemic In
= Pennsylvania city causing aey-
eral hundred deaths. was caused hY
the passage % water polluted uith
typhoid germs. through a subtef-
ranean channel half mile To
length before reaching the source
Of that citys water supply
The presence % a single home
to say nothing Of a whole Village.
In the Cedar river watershed should
not be tolerated II II car be help
ct declared Or Criehton. chair
man 81 tho health and sanitation
COMMITTEES % the council Saturday
No matter what the sanitation OF
sewerage facilities q narneaon may
be. the purity % Cedar river viii
constantly b. menared 40 long a.
people live near r. II the cloth
Ing o. one typhoid patient should
BE- washed In Il the whole stream
would be polluted and there is no
telling where the evil the germs
might work would end
There r. always a danger 81 t.
phold breaking ont In such a town
Many o. the typhoid patients being
taken care of IN the city hospitals
at the present time contracted the
disease IN lOgEiuE camps. or small
outside towns on account % The
poor sanitary arrangements In such
places typhou fever e. almost cpl
demic.
II believe that every preraution in
such matters should be taken. IT.
money must be spent let Il BE-
spent II would probably save
Thousands ~ dollars for the ritv In
the end. Typhoid fever l. thing
70 take no chances with II la like
fooiinE with dynamite"
The stars representative found
HameHou 20 be- e town 81 about fsa
Inhabitants The japanese portion
~ d. consisting - ~ ahacka and
houses. is some distance removed
from the main part of the town.
which ia built On "a ridge $50 feet
from the river. Naturally the Jap
aneae quarter II filthy and some
sewage from BE- goes into the river
Consequently these houses should be-
removed The laps have been IN
the habit - eoinF 10 the river 10 do
their laundry work
The hog pen condemned by ur
fouEharg ia situated close 10 the
river and o. open 90 that stream.
the animals being allowed % run
free. Hog patches lead 10 the stream
whore the porkefa are evidently In
the habit ~ cooling themselves IN
the summer time Their wullaWH
we're 20 be son along the banks
a drain from COW stable close
to the hog pasture was found but
aH 20 whether % was drained direct
~ into the river could not be de-
termiued. This barn ia also % be
removed
williams creek flows along one
aide of the town and flows into