The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-11
HFAI TIL OFFICER PERMITS GLEN TO BE
MADE A HOT BED OF DISEASE GERMS
Gives Sanction to Dumping Refuse From Alleys in Ravine at
Glen Miller Where Stream Carries the ContaeOn Into Lake
and Along Brooks, Where Water Cress Grows, Which
Is Eaten BY Many People.

| f"Shall the Eastern part OF Glen Mil
Ter Park, fronting Main street, and
| lying directly east of the Main street
drive, be turned into dumping
ground for the city's alley refuse,
making it veritable hot bed of di-
sease germs, and an eyesore to the
city," This is the important question
that many prominent citizens and es
pecially those of the Eastern part of the
city, are asking at the present time.
AT the orders of the Board OF Public
Works, who thoroughly considered
the matter before starting the dump
which is now growing to large proper
tions, the drivers of the scavenger
wagons were ordered to dump all ash
es and refuse into the ravine, hoping
to fill it up and thereby beautify the
lawn in front of the old Glen House.
The Board is acting in good faith
and hopes to fill the gully. making it
on level with Main street at that
point, but many citizens are complain
ing stating that the dump will not only
mar the beauty of the park. at that
point for several months to come. but
will also be great source of I'M
healthfulness, owing to the fact that
practically all the refuse of the al
leys, which are recognized as the re
ceptacle for all filth and dirt of the
homes of the city, is thrown into the
dump. They also hold that where
ever there is contagion in homes
about the city-the cloths and other
materials used in the treatment of di-
sease-fnd in many cases, a place
in the alley with the other offall.
These are gathered up by the ash
man and taken to the dump, where
for months after. the germs live and
breed, and which whenever it rains
will be washed into the small streams
running through the dumping ground
down through the Glen, over the mary
springs and finally finds lodging in
the lake.
Appeal to Former Commissioner.
Already d. G. Gem, the former
street commissioner, has been ap,
pealed to by three invalid lsaies of
the city, asking him to take steps TO
stop the growing dump, because they
believe the spring water which they
are using, will be affected Thinking
having power to prevent the iumpage
they sent their appeals 10 him.
Those persons who are loudest IN
their condemnation of the dump, in
no wise blame the Board or Public
Works, for dumping the refuse at the
point in question, for they say that
they know the board is doing 1T. in
order to beautify the point. but believe
that the Board of Health, which has
jurisdiction over the sanitary phase OF
park government. should prohibit the
Board of Works from making a fur
ther dump of the ravine.
When asked last night as to wleth-
er or not the dump would be as great
a source of disease as nany people |
are inclined to think, one
of the most prominent physicians CT
the city, and one who is well posted |
on disee ~e and its sources. stated /
Il cannot see but what IN case the /
dump is completed. it will be VERT I
able hotbed for pathogenic germs /
Owing TO the small stream which /
flows at the present time near The /
dump and as / understand ii in time /
Will be directly under it. all the 1
germs collected in the rags and otn-
er debris of the alleys which is |