Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-17

CLEAN UP
IN MONTH
is ORDER
CITY COUNCIL ACTS AS DOC
TORS ADVISE
PUT SPECIAL SANITARY FORCE
TO WORK
Two hundred and Eighty-Eight Men
and Forty Teams VIII Make
Los Angeles SpotIess
Town at Once

After two hours of debate the city
council yesterday passed the emergency
measure which will in month make
Los Angeles the spotless city of the
Pacific coast If not of the United States
The city of flowers is to be cleaned up
scientifically, freed of dirt, filth and YER
min, and within thirty days put on a
sanitary basis which the organized medi-
cal profession of Los Angeles city and
county will pronounce perfect.
The doctors have made the plans and
the council yesterday provided the funds.
In brief, nine physicians will serve as
medical inspectors, each in charge of a
ward at $3.50 month.
Eighteen men will serve as sanitary in
spectors under these physicians at
SO a day EACH
Eighty-one assistant inspectors, nine
for each ward, will catch rats and mice.
One hundred and forty laborers will
gather up rubbish and waste at $225
day.
Forty drivers with teams will haul the
stuff away, drawing 81 a day each.
Board of Health in Charge
The board of health will make the ap-
pointments, as the charter provides, but
Will be governed by the advice of the
committee of the County Medical associa-
ton, which has recommended the legis-
lation
Briefly, the new ordinance which was
passed yesterday empowers these emerg-
ency men to invade any premises, notify
ing owners to burn and destroy all rub-
bish, garbage and refuse, or to destroy
rats and that the appointments will be
at the pleasure of the board of health.
A time limit of thirty days is set for the
work, beginning next Thursday; though
If any work remains to be done then the
council stands ready to give further aid.
Acting Mayor Niles Pease will sign the
measure at once, it is thought, and the
board will have nearly week in whicn
to further organize it's campaign and get
its men together
Will Inspect Every House
Every house anG vacant lot in Los
Angeles will be scientifically inspected
and cleaned at once, with the backing
of the full corps of the health board,
police department and board of public
works
Fines of from $500 to 100 days in Jail
or both emphasize the necessity of obey
ing the written legal notices which will
be served on every property owner whose
premises, front or back yards or cellars
harbor any rubbish or filth or places
where rats and vermin can breed.
1t is proposed to consign everything
blrrnable to the flames, the rats to the
crematory and the remainder to bonfires.
Tin cans in which frequently vermin
make their homes will also be treated to
fire first.
teams and the street department equip
ment will be used if necessary to assist
in quick disposal of the accumulated
materials. The street department has
sixty teams in the nine wards.
The sections of the new law are as
follows:
Section l. That in addition to the
persons now employed in the health
department of the city of Los An
geles, there shall also be employed
in said department for the period of
thirty days from and after the 25th
day of October, 1907, the following
persons, who shall receive the sew
eral compensations hereinafter pre-
scribed, to wit:
Medical inspectors, not to exceed
nine (D in number, at a salary of
$3.50 per month each.
Sanitary inspectors, not to exceed
eighteen QS) in number, at salary
of So per day each.
Assistant sanitary inspectors, not
to exceed eighty-one (S1) in number,
at a salary of $2.25 per day each.
Laborers, not to exceed one hun
dred QOO) in number, at a salary of
S225 per day each
Drivers, not to exceed forty (40) in
number, furnishing two-horse teams
with wagons, at salary of 81 per aay
each.
Sec. g. That all of said persons
shall be appointed by the board of
health and shall perform such duties
as are prescribed by this ordinance
and such other duties as may be re-
quired of them by the health officer
of the city of Los Angeles.
Sec. 8. That the said medical in
spectors, sanitary inspectors and as