The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
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cellars had been cleaned, and that
over 5000 loads OF rubbish had been
removed TO the public dumps,
In order TO eorrohorate the many
complaints we received, an inspection
was instituted, thoroughly In some
sections, and specifically In others. II
was quite evident from the start that
the regulations relating to the sanitary
condition Of yards, garbage cans etc,
were being violated to an alarming OK
tent. With our limited facilities we
have discovered $40. all OF which were
reported to the board of health on
card system giving the location, the
condition and In most cases the name
OF the owner and the tenant Of the
property. For time the said board
reported back to us their comment or
action on each case, but since June "a.
'0s, We have not been favored with
their reports, although we have re-
peatedly made request for them. In
all l07 cases have been reported back
to us and, by inspection, we found that
most OF those so reported had been
properly attended to, or much i'm
proved. We now know, through sec
ond inspection. that many not report
ed back to us have been eliminated or
improved. AS we have no idea that
we reported more than small portion
| OF the existing violations, II Is quite
evident to us that there was and is
/ ~ At mil Al Nd ne xFth.
lation Of the ordinances relating TO
sanitary conditions.
We next gave our attention TO Va
cant lots upon which was strewn ref
use, either unsanitary, unsightly, or
both. About this time Henry p.
cowles introduced an ordinance cover
ing such cases, which became oper-
alive June 2S, '0s, and 1t now rests
with the police department to see that
vacant lots are kept in cleahly con-
dition.
Your committee reported to the po-
lice department on card system, CIV
ing name OF owner, location and des-
cription of li4 violations OF ordinance
relating to vacant lots. Already 50
have been reported back as cleaned
and by second inspection we have
found same TO be correct.
The collection and disposal OF gar
bage. refuse and ashes appeared to us
to be an important link in the chain
which would lead to clean city. for
without a proper collection OF at leas,
garbage II Is an injustice 10 enforce
the ordinances relating to It.
Y We found that the board OF finance
in 1907 appropriated $1,000 for the
board of health lin which a majorit,
rules) TO use for removing garbage.
and that the contracts were let to one
Of tho former collectors for the east.
ern district and TO new alleged col
lector for the western district. The
amounts TO he paid were respectivel,
$4,000 and s5,i5o aggregating slo.i5o OF
$3.50 less than the appropriation. i
was even then we'll known that {
!. proper collection according 10 con
tract could not be made for tina
amount. The $3.50 apparently savet
was not an economy. It was something
| else. To guarantee APPARENTLY tn
fulfllment of these contracts bond
J were flied with the city for 1880 an,
, $4,000, respectively, making total o
$3.50 in bonds.
. The contracts were explicit In de
tails and II fulfilled would have. pro
vided for an adequate collection. TIL
entire supervision and enforcement G
tho contracts were In the hands Of tn
I board Of health. In one month nearl
1000 complaints for non-colectio
reached the health board. In anothe
! month an admitted batch OF III com
/ plairts were reported In the papers
! and these from our city of less tina
e lac, 900 inhabitants. We can name I
4 you city where collection is mad
: from 100000 people and the book
showed less than 80 complaints pc
: month Your committee received, b
: request, 2S5 cards from householder
!. Out of this number 2s5 indicated this
the collection was not satisfactory an
% Indicated that 1t was. A memorar