The San Francisco call., 1905-05-25
DEFILING THE WATERS.

is the subject of congrataon that section California
Club has charge OF questions relating 70 1e m PIy u s Eh
their crusade against dehlement OF the
American cities have been snguay deeict in this mat
comforting conclusion supposed to be
expert origin, that volume OF water moving IN river
would dsnct and render volume OF
Along city highest up takes its potable
the and puts back The next city
below the the goes accumulatng
sewage, people happy the dsn
fecg theory wonder why they have typhoid fever and other
now known bacll of cholera and
other pestence carried by discharged into streams
The safest potable water supply for city from wegaded
cacment basin that because the water I'M
pounded gets germs Of sewgeborne diseases In the
last cholera epidemic IN Europe from Whicn oPaln
especially the OF the disease traced 1t was found that
sailor had left his ship Maees and gone to his native town
on the headwater OF the Guadaquve Immediately upon ms
arrival developed cholera and died The severed into the
and due time cholera appeared down the river wherever
its taken for domestic The volume OF water IL
motion that entirely ineffective in its action upon
the cholera microbe.
The old theory antiseptc upon sewage
be 1t disPoved by the experience OF Chicago
water from sewage crept
the of the lake until got beyond the crib which took the
function OF preventing unless
inability sewage confined fresh
perfection disnecng agent The arbor OF Havana receiving
the city built spite OF the action OF the
account The habor only slight ndenaton OF the coast and
IS aided by the action OF the near ocean but IT could by no means
the population OF San Francisco and yet its sewage waste has
Our correspondent the chairman of the purity of
on Of the California Club cites similar the harbor OF
Brazil latitude SOUTH which puts below
Tropc of The extremity of Florida north
latitude hardly under tropical conditions than
Francisco except for the different climatic conditions of the
Filling San Francisco Bay with sewage will finally
develop peril Cities the Atlantic
becoming uncomfortable the of the
problem American cities generally woeuly behindhand
the disposition of their whether the material be dry
mud To make proper and sanitary disposition this
function OF 1t the public health and well
these the supreme law cities has
stopped short duty this This neglect the odum
municipalities people almost anaica in their
follow the example of European municipal
public utilities Before municipality
goes subecng itself the
poraons would be well for first discharge all of
governmental functions?
Francisco about take of the general fund and
spend muncpaizng the Gearyee road unknown and
indefinite that million before the work finished
This and sanitary
of the ys sewage would improve the public health the
of the bay shong the solids of
contribute would put San Francisco line with the
methods As this nearly all American cities
disposition of little of
they from the standpoint of sanitary science,
the Yet the majority of American cities
being bsought divert public funds the acquisition public
utilities leaving the plane
would be well for public bodies clubs organizations
that shall govern
cently all things within their jurisdiction including the DISPOSE
When municipal administration proved capable
will be time embark in business
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