The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-10-17

the evening, the Board was called
10 order by Alderman Evans.
Those present were. Aldermen
Evans, Nealus and Dauber, CITY
Physian, City Attorney, Cit,
Engineer and the Chief oi Police
Minutes OF last meeting wer,
read and approved.
City Attorney reported on side
walk ordinance. A resolution wa,
passed and the CITY engineer was
instructed TO ascertain the cost oi
putting the proposed street cross.
lugs and 10 report on same at the
next meeting.
DIR. Moore reported several places
in unsanitary condition, and sug-
gested the use OF vent pipes in the
cesspools and urged that steps be
taken to remedy this evil at once.
City Marshal was instructed 70
notify property owners at once in
regard to same. City Physician
also reported that signs had been
printed and posted prohibiting the
splitting on sidewalks and in pub.
lie buildings. He reported that
the pest house question had been
taken up with the County Commis-
sloners at their last meeting and had
been tabled by them, but the matter
would he brought up again at tn,
next meeting and fully explained
to them the necessity Of III,
county acting IN conjunction with
the city IN the establishment OF
pest house. Dr. Moore stated that
he would notify the physicians OF
the city and ask them 20 lend him
their assistance by immediatel,
reporting all infectious cases com
ing under their observation. He
further stated that the medical ira
ternlty OF the city had offered then
services in the establishment OF a
pest house.
City Engineer, ID. Aber. was
called upon to advise the Board
upon the possibility OF establishing
a sewerage system, and addressed
the Board as follows;
Honorable Mayor and Board oil
Aldermen OF the city OF rucumcari:
lnasmuch as 1t was my privilege
to drive stakes and lay out III.
original town ot rucumcari in
Ioo., ] now appreciate this mani.
testation OF your confidence in ex
tending to me the opportunity to
make a few remarks relative TO III,
sewerage OF YOUR prosperous city. |
IL is within the last half OF the |
last century that sewerage OF cities
began TO be regarded as essential
to health and contrt.utive to hap.
plness. Ii is gratifying to me that
we live in this age OF science and
progress,
The wisdom oi this Council is
apparent, and manifested by giving |
this subject careful consideration at
this early date. Hitherto the great
cities often neglected sewerage un.
til the ground was saturated with |
and filth, wells were
cesspools were reeking
with disease germs, decaying or.
sanic matter and foul gasses rem.
dered the air unhealthy and obnox.
ious. The death rate from typhoid |
lever then reached in some cities |
rs high AS seventeen, whereas at
present with adequate sewerage il
is only nve.
There are two systems OF sewers.
the combined system and the |
separate system; the former IN
cluded the drainage OF the storm |
water, while the latter included |
only the sewerage proper, that is the |
liquid refuse from dwellings, fac
tories, etc.
Abundance OF pure water is es-
sential 10 the health and comfort OF
man; IL is a cleaner and scayen.
ger; its use contaminates il and il
becomes a filth fluid, holding in
solution organic matter, which in
decomposition, promotes disease |
and death. In order to provide |
OF pure water for cities,
must be be constructed,
and to dispose OF the water when it
is iouled by use, sewer plants must
be installed.
The unsanitary condition OF our
city in the past has created condi. |
tions that were sad, and were lust
cause for alarm. Other cities may |
procrastinate until the evil day is
upon them before commencing the |