Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-12-27

of the land being IL feet above low
tide. The slight undulatiOns furnish
shallow natural reservoirs or fresh
water breeding places for every varie-
ty of mosquito, and the ground tends
to be lowest in the middle. When the
was made to iii the low ground, either
in the streets or on the building sites,
so that the entire surface was prac-
ucallv q uuagmire: when the duaR-
mire became impossible certain of the
streets were crudelY improved by fill
ing especially bad mud holes with soft
rock or other material. In September,
formulate a general plan for the prop
er sanitation of the city; in February
taken, while in July the prosecution of
the work was begun In good earnest.
The results are already visible in the
sewering draining guttering and pay.
will be required before the work Of
sewerage and street Improvement will
be completed, but the progress already
been dug through the town, connecting
the salt water on both sides, and into
these the ponds which have served as
drained. These bitches have answered
their purpose, for they are probably
diminutlon OF mosquitoes. More bitches
Of the kind are being constructed,
Colon Water Supply.
force at the commissions disposal, and
in view of the need that the force
should be used in the larger town OF
Panama, to begin this work before
then laid in the town and water was
furnished TO the people early in March
from temporary reservoir, This
capacity before the end OF the dry
season and the shortage was made up
by hauling water over the Panama
an ample supply Of the very best
water. Since that time the new reser-
voir back of Mount Hope has been
reservoir. 1t is a lake over mile
carries some 5OO,0OO,O 900 gallons OF
a photograph Of this lake, together
what saw while was on. the 18th
hereafter render IL necessary in the
| dry season to haul water for the use
| OF Colon and CristObal
Colon PaVements.
| I rode through the streets of Colon,
| seeing them at the height OF the rainy
| season, after two days of almost UNI
exampled downpour. when they were
i at their very worst. Taken as a
| whole they were und9nbtedly very
| in Washington before Grants admin
4 istrntion. Front street is already in
4 thoroughly satisfactory shape now
! ever Some of the side streets are
also In good condition, In others the
| change IN the streets 10 rapidly going
/ on. Through three-tourths Of the
town II is now possible to walk, even
during the period OF tremendous rain
lin low shoes without Wetting ones
| feet, owing 10 the rapldity with which
| the surface water Is carried away %
the ditches In the remaining one
fourth OF the streets the mud is very
deep--about as deep as In the ordinary
street OF low-lying prairie river tow
OF the same size In the United states
during early spring, All men to whom
spoke were a unit IN saying that the
conditions OF the Colon streets were
100 per cent better than a year ago
THE most superficial examination Of
the town shows the progress that hal
been made and q being made in ma
cadanizing the streets, Complaint wal
made 20 me ~ az entiFely reputaol.
man as TO the character pt some o.
Ire material used Tor repairing GER
tain streets on inYestigauon the com
piaint proved well founded, but II alsl
apoaarsd that the use 81 the materia
~ question had been abanooned IN
commlaaiou after having tried " ~ on
or tgq atfeete hnding e not appFo
The Essnit Of the investisation Q