The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-02-02

permit VIII be the regular death certif.
cate and the health officer will not sign
the burial permit until the certificate OF
death is properly filled out. Under such
law the undertaken will stick TO the
physician until he has fully set forth the
deafh return
Iht health department recently re-
celVed request from the u. :. marine
hospital service asking for statistics as
TO the mortality here. We tried to Sc
cure the statistics for the report but
found none were to be had owing to the
failure OF doctors to make proper returns.
There are city laws which provide
penalties OF from $40 to 500 for the
dumping OF garbage, manure and refuse
IN the streets, alleys and water courses.
There ls not one merchant from Spring
street south TO the bridge who is not
violating this ordinance and making
himself liable to the fine provided. be-
heve remedy should be applied.
As to the dumping of manure the
law prohibits such dumping in the alleys,
streets or waterways, yet there are three
livery barns TO my knowledge who are
dumping into the South PalOuse. into
alleys and other prohibited places. The
law says manure must not be held more
than week in the stables and not that
long il protest is made and must be
kept in closed receptacles.
The most fragrant case OF dumping
in violation Of the law is one store which
has dumped refuse and rubbish into the
river, over the sidewalk, into the street,
and has succeeded in fairly blocking part
Of the river channel When the time
comes to build the retaining wall farther
the city will be obliged to pay for digging
the rubbish out of the channel One
restaurant backing on the river keeps an
unsanitary place in the rear where
chickens are kept and the ashes are
dumped into the river.
"lt has become necessary to secure the
passage of an anti-expectoratiOn ordin-
ance to prevent the filthy scattering OF
matter which il deadly menace to the
public health, not only in the opera
house and other publ places but along
the sidewalks new ordinance will be
offered the city council for this
"One thing should be pointed out to
the people whom We expect TO support
the health department in bringing about
more sanitary conditions, This year the
Fourth Of July will be celebrated on the
streets. 1t should be a matter of pride
to every citizen to help clean up the
streets alleys. "Clean up'' should be our
motto. We ought to make the streets
so clean that outsiders will be glad to
come here to celebrate, and the cooper
alton Of every business man should be
freely given. The present city admins
tratiOn certainly stands for progressive
ness, and with the proper cooperation
on the part Of the business men firmly
believe the administration will give US q
pretty and clean city. The retaining
wall is bound to be extended, and as
soon as possible sewer system on the
north side will enable US to do away with
the unsanitary conditions resulting from
the exposed vaults which have become
such a nuisance.
The health laws of the city are there
to be enforced. Where laws do not cover
the conditions new ordinances will be
introduced. The health of the cOmmun-
ity demands the enforcement of reason
able laws, and believe we will be sup
ported by every fair minded citizen in
bringing this about"