The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1906-12-19

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If the land being IL feet above low
tide The slight undulations furnish
shallow. natural reese rvolrs or fri sh-
water breeding places for every vurie-
~ OF mosquito. and the ground T. nds
to be lowest In the middle. when tn"
town was originally built no attempt
was made to MI the low ground. either
in the streets or on the building sites.
so that the entire surface was -prac-
tiraiIv uuaenire: whe, the auar
nire became impossible certsin OF the
streets Were criiileIv imprnved by flli-
ny especially bad mud holes with soft
rock or other material. In September.
1905. "a systematic fort was begun to
formulate a general plan for the prop
r sanitation OF the city: in February
asst temporary relief measures were
the work was begun In good earnest
The results are already visible in the
sewcrlnE, draining, gutterins and pay
viii he REQUIRED before the work of
sewerage and street improvem. mt will
re completed. but the progress already
,een dug through the town. connecting
,he salt water on both sides. and into
these the ponds which have served as
preeding places for the mosquitoes. are
trained. These bitches have answered
he e' CHIEF ff'o Cause .' Of the estonisnins
iiminution of mosquitoes. More bitches
II the kind are being constructed.
Colon Water Supply.
1t was not practicable. with the
-orce at the commissions disposal. and
II view OIL tue tntt tnt force
ihould be used In the larger town of
fanama. to begin this work before
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 Panrinn
annie SUNNY of the very hest
water; Since. that time the new reser-
practically completed. visited this
Long and half s broad ran 1t
fT phoiosra Mh'e Of This i"Re f tessshen
what i saw while / was on the 18th
mus Nothing but cataclysm Will
OF Colon and Cristobal.
Colon Pavements.
I rode through the streets OF Colon
seeing them ut the height of the rainy
cNamplcd downpour. when they were
at their very worst. Taken as n
bad: as bad as Pennsylvania avenue
in washington before Grants admin
stratio5 Front street Is already in
ever. Some of the side streets arc
also in good condition: In others the
on. Through three fourths OF the
town it is now possible to walk. even
during the period Of Tremendous i,io rain;
| feet, owing to the rapidity with which
the surface water is carried away in
the bitches. In the remaining one
| fourth of the streets the mud Is very
| deep-about as deep as in the ordinary
| street OF a Iow-lying prairie river town
| of the same size In the United states
| during early spring. All men to whom
| spoke were unit in saying that the
| conditions OF the Colon streets were
| 100 per cent better than year ago.
| The most superficial examinr tion of
| the town shows the progress that has
/ been made and Is being made In ma
| cadam.zing the streets. Complaint was
| made to me by an entirely reputable
! man az to the character of some of
/ the material used for repairing GER
| tain streets on investigation the com
| piaint proved well founded. but ii also
appeared that the use of the mate rial
| in ul~stion had been abandoned. the
! commission after having tried II in one
or two streets finding 1t not appro-
The result of the investigation OF