The Ordway new era., 1906-12-21
Prom .,.r-osr.ph. copyright, b

of the land being ~ feet above low
tide The slight undulations Furnish
shallow. natural reservoirs or fresh
water breeding places for every vnric-
ty OF mosquito. and the ground tends
to be lowest In the middle when IN,
was made to nh the low ground. either
In the streets or on the building sites.
so that the entire surface was prac-
tirnilv nupTmtrs: when tn" uIHg-
mire became impussablc certain OF the
streets w"r. crndcly improved bY nll-
Ing especially bad mud holes with soft
rock or other material In September.
1905. n systematic effort was begun to
formulate a general plan for the prop
er sanitation OF the city; IN Febrnhry
last temporary relief measures were
taken. while in July the prosecution OF
the work was begun In good earnest
The results are already visible In the
sewcrinE. draining, Eutfering and paw
ing Of the streets. Some four months
will be required before the work Of
sewerage and street Improvement VIII
he completed. but the progress already
made liz very marked. bitches nave
been dug through the town. connecting
the salt water ON both sides. nnd INTO
breeding places for the mosquitoes. are
drained. These ditches have answered
their purpose. for they are pr9b;abiy
diminution OF mosquitoes. More ditchcs
OF the kind -re being constructed.
Colon Water Supply.
1t was no, practicable. with the
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
early last winter. Water mains were
then laid in the town and wntcr was
furnished to the people early In March
reservoir proved to be of insufficient
capacity before the end OF the dry
season and the shortage was made up
BY hauling water over the Panama
railroad. so that there was at all times
an ampie sunnlv Of the very best
water. Since that time the new rescr-
practically completed. 1 visited this
reservoir. II In lake over 2 mile
long and half mile @ broad: IL now
photograph OF this lake. together
with certain other phosograhphss rap ss,SI SI
mus. Nothing but cataclysm VIII
hereafter render II necessary IN tne
dry season to haul water Tor the use
OF Colon and Cristobal.
Colon Pavements.
rode through the streets Of or Soion. ,n.
season. after two days OF almost un-
exampied downpour. when they were
mt their very worst s'na,,btsdiv vcrv
Snd; as bad as Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington before Grants admin
istrationh FgSns Fnatlsrastory ssrsey shape how
snorouss oner some OF the side streets are
also in good condition: In others the
change in the streets Is rapidly going
on Through three -fourths OF the
snwn on IL ia now possible to walk. even
durins dHMT the period Of tremendous . rain
IN low shoes without wetting ones
snet owing to the rapidity with which
Tho surface water Is carried away IN
tho siitches. In the remaining one.
tosrth tos OF the streets the mud . ors,y l. VERY
as deep as IN the orainary .,.,,
osrect OF a iow-lying prairie river S town !
~ the same size in the united State9
spoHc were . unit IN sayir.E i.rEsets 5sas were ere
SSndls,pnc sSc pee Cent better than year age;
;rr. avv mont Superficial examination ..
Tns 9h. town % shows the proEress thrt ma. nss
ts3er made and u being maae II s. w
%sds 70 me ~ en- entirely rsp1ssDuss spme os
sSe sn material USED fcF rsHs,rtihhs nn thss CON- Ss
.sin strssss rrsrsnx.d ~ We'll founded. but it also
srs1psstsd that ~ s sss e SSnndons6' "a n shs |
sssssT%s 9 IA "a 'sssGsssss NJ ia1in5 4 nes eppFo
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