The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-10
DR.. VI. D. WE|S
CALLS IT TO ORDER
Calumet Region Cities Ask Presence
of State Health Officers From In
dianapolis and Meeting Is Produc-
tive Of Much Good to the Entire
District.

meeting of very much importance
and which Will undoubtedly result I'm
great good to the entire Calumet region
was called to order this morning I'm the
city hall by DIR. w. ID. Weis, secretary
of the Hammond board of health. At
the meeting were a number of ply
sicians from the Calumet region cities,
the Hammond board of public works
and Mayor Becker, who was voted to
be chairman of the meeting.
The meeting this morning was called
to order by DR.. Weis because H. E.
Barnard. of the state board of health,
and j. Herbert Brewster, the water
chemist of the state board of health
had come to the Calumet region upon
the request of the various boards of
health from the Calumet region cities.
Many Typhoid Cases.
Hammond and it's vicinity during the
last year, has had half as many typhoid
fever cases the entire city of Chi
cago. That in nut shell explains the
purpose of the meeting this morning.
Ways and means were considered ard
immediate steps were taken to get at
the seat of all the evil-the contami-
mated water supply.
Polluted Lake Michigan is at the
bottom of all the typhoid fever cpl
denies with which the Calumet region
is afflicted and the steps that were
taken this morning will tend to de-
scribe the danger zone in Lake Mich
igan in which drinking water is being
contaminated by sewage
The first step decided upon was that
the cities of Hammond, Whiting and
East Chicago unite in bearing the ex-
pense of making an official test of the
water from the Illinois line on the west
to safe point east of Gary provided
Gary will stand part of the expense
Expense VIII be Small
The expense is small and involves
little money. merely the hiring of
launch, and expense bills for Dr. J.
H. Brewster. the state water chemist,
and assistant.
The work will be done under The III
rection of DR.. II. f. Barnard of the
state board of health, who is also the
food and durg inspector. Each of the
secretaries of the board of health will
of course take an active part in the
from the results.
Want Federal Relief.
The question which was decided this
morning has been hanging fire a long
time and is an action taken by the
taken by the various officials of Wis
consin, Illinois. Idiana and Michigan.
1t was the sentiment of the meeting
that it was unwise TO wait until some
federal action has been taken to give
the region relief from the impure drink
ing water, and that steps toward re-
lief should be taken at once.
Those who attended the meeting
We're: Mayor Becker. the board of pub
lie worksf Adam Ebert. Jacob Schloer,
Peter L. Davis, DR.. W. D. Weis secre-
tary of the Hammond board of health,
DR.. T. w. Kohr, DR.. A. J. Lauer, sec
retary of the board Of health of Whit
ing, DR.. A G. Schlicker, secretary of
the board of health of East Chicago,
DR. T. b. Templin, secretary of the
board of health of Gary and r. Hump
frey, chief chemist OF the Standard Oil
Works of Whiting. Drs. H. f. Barnard
and J. II. Brewster of the state board OF
health.