Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-07-26
NOW LETS CLEAN UP
That Accumulation Of Refuse
in the Back Yard
CITY ScAVEAGER is At WORK

And Now It's Up to tho People to
Assist Him In Making tho
Town Clean and Sanitary
The city council met in regular session
Tuesday night, with full board in at
tendance. The word full" is used In It's
numerical and not It's metaphorieal sense.
Tho board was not full. evon Of water.
the propeller pump bsing reported on by
Chairman OF Water Committee Msrk as
still in the bone yard.
In answer TO the queries Of the Mayor
however. AID. Msrk vsntursd to predict
that the Goodman Bros. would get thru
their part Of the work on the machine
by the end Of this week and Il would then
b up to Water Com. Ksndig to get Il
down In the we'll This might take .
matter Of three days-during which the
artesiaa water supply Of tho city will
have to DO shut on entirely.
In this connection. or rather want Of
connection. Of the propeller pump. tho
whole matter Of contract and eorrsspoa-
dsnes with the pump manufacturer was
reviewed. with view Of refreshing tho
memory Of board on the subject This
took some simo. But as tho board had
already ground through It's big grist Of
accounts and passed its building permits.
Il had ,ime on its hands. and tho council
chamber was too warm TO encourage hur-
~. Tho clark foil asleep between times.
having lust 60: home from his vacation
that morning and was naturally all worn
out
A petition was received from lot buy
srs In tho Barnes addition. asking the
city to opan . street In that now plat.
The width Of the street 10 only so feet.
and AID. oauger raised the question
whether the city should not make q rule
insisting on all streets taken IN charge BY
the city being Of . uniform width Of 80
feet. Il did not tend 10 q Harmonious ap-
psaranee to have streets Of several di!-
fefsnt widths butting into oas another.
Aid. Sprinkler said u this rule WAS ap-
Piled 10 he street referred 70 Il would
work hardship oa the two Of the lot
owners who already had foundations In
for dwellings.
The petition was laid over. pending
some Information on the street opening
law from tho city attorney.
A. 1910 o. N. Aid. Sprinkss's motion
to adjourn was voted down and AID.
Mesk returned to his water troubles. He
wanted to know about meters Ia build
ings occupied BY several tenants whs,h-
or there should b meter In every room
In tho house and water rates collected
from tbs tenants or one meter used out
on the sidewalk line and the owner Of tho
property heid for all the water used on
the premises.
Tho city attorney will report on a pro-
vision Of tho water ordinance 10 as tho
case.
Aid. Baldwin is wrestling with tho gar
bsge puzzle. and asked for hearing Of
the ctr seasenger al tho bar. That Of
feiai reported .ha. there was nothing in
|; from financial rein. Of Wow under
present regulations. The people either
Ididn't know they were required TO have
their garbage removed and pay him for
doing Il. or ;hoy didn', propose to do Il.
In some cases tho men weren't a: home
and the women folks didn', have any
authority in the matter. He wasn't av-
srasing wages at the work.
Aid. Baldwin suggested that more def
mite instructions be served to household
ers and more insissenee on the cleanup
made By The boards officers.
Folio slng the boards discussion Of the
subject. Health Officer Ksnkig has had
distributed to householdsrs Of the town
the following circular Of Information re-
rardins garbage:
Pursuant TO the ordinances concerning
the public health. Il has been deemed
proper and necessary BY the Board Of
Health to instrue, the public regarding
measures to be taken BY the Board in tho
enforcement, Of the same.
Frst-lt is the purpose Of Board to es-
tabiish for the convenience Of the public
q garbage system. and appoint garbage
and refuse collector, who shall be in
readiness at all times with suitable equip
ment for abatina nuisanees and removing
from the city substances and materials
aeeumulating therein.
Seeond-ls has been found necessary
that in order TO maintain the streets and
alleys in an open, clean and wholesome
condition the public be restrained from
depositing any material or substance in
the streets and alleys. and require the