Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-07-12
TnR CITY COUNCIL.

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Tuesday night.
The library committee reported
/ the need of from $500 to $4,000 to
complete the work desired.
The police judge's report was
read and fled.
The following communication
from the board of health was read.
and unanimously adopted, the
council promising TO carry out to
the letter the Recommendations
contained therein:
BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS,
July 10. 1905.
| To the Honorable Mayor aud Coun-
ciimeu of the City of Baxter
Syringe. Kansas.
Gentlemep:-In response to call
| from the mayor this board met on
| July 5th and organized by re-elect.
ing DR.. C. N. Jones president ana
8. C. Gaines secretary.
On July 9th We inspected all tnat
part of the city lying between
| Council, Cedar. Main and East
streets, and are pleased to report
that we found II In better condition
than at our last inspection, but Tar
from sanitary. We caused notices
10 be issued to cleanse and properly
disinfect closets. to remove rubbish
| from back yards and alleys, and II
proper response 10 given the condi'
ton will be much improved.
There are few points to which
the board desire to call the atten'
ton of the council. All admit the
necessity of this board and the i'm
portance of keeping our town. es'
pecially in the hot months, in q
sauitsry condition. This can only
be done by the full cooperation OF
our citizens and the assistance oi
our council. On some OF our pre-
vious inspections our notices were
ignored by some, and others were
only partially complied with. tits
duty of this council to proceed
against ell who fail to comply with
,hese notices, under the nuisance
ordinance.
The rank growth OF weeds not
only propagates malaria, but sup
plies place for the dumping OF all
kiuds of obi, ctionsble garbage.
The board was attracted by th'
amount aud iuxurioueness 'of tn.
weeds growing in back yards ana
aiieys, and would recommend thei
| removal according TO ordinance.
The most baneful nuisance thai
came 10 the observation OF the
board is the maintaining OF pig
oens. This is clearly against the
ordinance, and we recommend that
,hey be abated absolutely and at
once.
Another thing to which we wish
to call your attention is Perhaps
beyond the jurisdiction OF thie
board, but IL is of great importance
| to the city: II 10 the habit OF mer'
chants to pile in the rear OF tnei'
places of business old LUMBER
boxes, excelsior, straw and other
dry refuse, thereby greatly increas'
| ing the FIRE risk in the business dis'
trict. II there 10 no ordinance gov
erning such cases We recommend
the passage OF one and its strictes'
observance.
This board will make monthly
inspections during the summer
months.
Respectfully submitted.
The Board of Health
BY C. N. Jones, President,
&. C. Gaines, Secretary.
Biils we're allowed as follows:
F. R. McGregor, night watch, $i.oo
G.w. Peterson, salary and lights
SASS.
Walter Hartley, street work. $o'oo'
Frank Kimball, salary ana ex'
penses, $3.50.
n. W. Robinson, meals to prison
ers, $3.50
c.. L. opperman, express, 81.
| I. n. Tindail, contract work on
streets, $lSS.
| Alex. Stevenson, hauling, 81.
Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bids for new jail and police sta
ton.
i Maidstone at s. A. Craig's, kas'
Seventh street, Galena. Kansas.
i BARTLETT NEAT MARKET.
| All kinds of meat In their seasons
viii buy your fat stock and hides
i BARTLETT & Co.