Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-21

We have been through the books OF
accounts kept at the Institution ana
md them an straight and that the
buying Is economically done. The hour
cost or which amounts TO about $40 "a
month, and the meat, cost OF which
amounts 20 about Slb month, should
be purchased after advertisement ana
competitive bidding. Each contract
should cover "a period of one year. and
the successful bidder should be requir-
ed to furnish q bond satisfactory to- the
country commissioners for the faithful
performance Of the contract
SOME INMATES DEMENTED.
There are several demented persons
among the inmates. The fleet Of theiI
presence upon the old folks whose only
fault ~ their poverty ls distressing
They should De- removed and cared for
In a separate institution
The salaries Of the attendants al the
institution are ridiculously low There
IL no wonder that &c is difficult TO keep
help. The matrOn who has constant
care OF the domestic affairs of the in
stitution and of the private affairs Of
the old folks receives $40 month. Tho
engineer who attends 90 the heating
lighting and plumbing Of AN the build
lugs receives S35 a. month. The laun-
dress and nurse, whose time is occu-
pied AN day and frequently a large
Quires great tact and patience. receives
$50 a month. Each person receives
board and lodging at the inhrmary.
This Is necessary because their con,
slant attendance is required, but even
then the pay i8 far too little The old
folks are eNactiug and hard 60 please,
day and night they require patient
kind attention and wages should be
paid attendants that viii justify their
remaining and will encourage them In
their work.
BINGHAMs SANITATION.
In Bingham canyon the absence Of "a
sewer is "a menace to the lives of the
residents and those who must go there
on business. In Main Bingham canyon,
from upper Bingham TO the lower emf
OF the town limits all the slOps ana
offal go into the creek. II Is the nat
uaI and only drainage system Of the
camp. The canyon is narrow and the
bed OF the stream IS rough and UNI
even. Outhouses are propped up on
poles over the stream and waste mat
ter from restaurants, saloons ana dwell
ings Is thrown into q. The refuse mat
ter lodges on the rocks, where 10 be-
comes putrid. ana every foot OF the
way for a mile and a half the stencil
is very repulsive. In 1903 over hIty
cases OF typhoid fever reached the Salt
We have no record of the numherless
cases that during the same period were
treated from private places. In lsVo
the state engineer after measurements
carefully made i'm the camp, reported
To the state board OF health that the
supply OF water is sufficient for an un~
derground sewer system and that such
a system is feasible. More than one
half Of this sewer would be within the
town limits OF Bingham, the balance IN
Salt Lake county. Bingham has q
large and constantly increasing popu~
latlon and an income from licenses,
fines and forfeitures OF more than $751;
600 per year alone. Certainly the town
expense. Salt Lake county can IN ar
ford not to bear its share. The con-
ditlons there existing have been re-
peatedly called 10 the attention Of tho
town and county authorities by the
state board OF health, but nothing has
been done. though the evil constantly
increases. The Bingham officials show
a complete disregard for the health Of
the inhabitants of the town and OF
| those who must constantly go 20 Bling
ham on business
This report Is only partial The jury
has been and still is engaged upon
| the investigation OF other important
/ matters.
Respectfully submitted.
JOHN WOOD.
HYRUM MONTEER.
ANDREW j. JENKINS,
LEO WILLIAMS,
CHARLES r.. HOWE,
JOSEPH B. WRIGHT.
SAMUEL 3. GkOESBECK.
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