The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1906-12-20

o. the lame being iH feet above lew
TIDE Tho slight uunullflQnE furnish
shallow. natural reservoirs or frtsh-
tF of mosquito and fho ground tends
60 b. lowest On the middle. when the.
town wnH originally built no attempt
was made o. ON the low round either
in the streets or on the building sites.
30 that the entire surface was prac-
ttoailN "a una uwtrp when th~ u1aE
mlrc became impossible certain of the
streets we're rriArlg improved hF HlI-
ing especially had mud holes with soft
rock or other material. In September,
1905. a Hystomutie effort was begun 20
formulate q general plan for the prop
or sanitation 81 the city; in February
last temporary relief measures were
taken. while ia July the prosecution %
The results are already visible iu the
ecWrrlnE. draintng EutterinE and paw
viii be required before the work ~
sewerage and street Improvement viii
De completed but the progress already
made IS very marked bitches have
hnen dug through the town. conneetinr
the salt water on both sides and into
these D ponds which have served as
Ssrsfial9R These t6a .te ias Rs aesSe nr
their purpose. for they are probably
thc chief cause 81 the astonishing
d~iminuttnn of mosquitoes More ditchcs
% the kind are being constructed
Colon water supply.
It was not practicable with h
force az the eelmlaHions disposal. and
so NirW 90 size need that thr force
should D. used iu uae larger town ~
Panama 90 begin thie work before
early last winter water mains were
then laid in tho town water was
Furnished "a thc people early in March.
from a temporary reservoir. hiE
reservoir proved GO Re o. insufficient
season and the ahnrtaNe was made up
hV hauling water over the Panama
ruilroad 40 that there was az al lines
water since that time nc new reser-
Noir back Of Mount Hope has brcn
practically completed visited this
reservoir is @ axe over mile
carries some too.0on. 0on EaIons Of
urat-ciaeH water forward herewith
a @phosogranh % this lake together
what n saw while was on tho 18th
mua NntninE hnt ca catuclNam VIII
dry season o. haul water foF tho use
~ Colon and CristohaA
Colon Pavsments.
I Rode through the streets Of Colon
seeing them az thc height % she rainy
season. after two days nt almost nn-
eHampted a~ownponr whe9 the} were
whole they were undoubtedly very
had; as had as Pennsylvania avenue
in Washington before Grants admin
$3.50 @
thoroughly satisfactory shape how
ever. some % the side streets are
also in good condition Ia others the
change ln che streets o. rapidly goinH
on. Through throe-fuufths Of thc
tnwnat a. nov possible 60 walk even
durInn thc period 81 trcmcndons saln
in iow shoes without victims ones
feet owing 90 the raplaifF with which.
tha suffice water is carried away in
rhe bitches iu TIE remaining once
Suurth of tho streets tlr mea ~ very
ortp-nhout as dcrp as in tho ordinary
street of a Ow-iYlnE prairie riNor town
al the same slac in the United states
during early sHrinH an men 90 whom Z
spoke were IA unit Boa s1aluE that TIE
conditional uf thu Colon streets were
zoe ner cent better than a Neer axe
Tho most superficial examination of
fha town Shove thc urnHrcHs Tint hos
been made AND o. beinH modc in wa-
csdamiainE tho streets Complaint was
made to me- hy nu entirely r~fnutltlg
man ~ to th0 character Of sonic Of
the material used Tor ropairinH Gers
tain atrrrts on Investigation fhr romr
nlsinl proved well founded bet ~ Also.
nnurnrta that She use of NnN maternal
ln question had been abandoned. the
commission after haNink uicu ~ fu y
'0r two streets upoine it net eppfo-
pirate.