The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-30

CSC and l0c. Smith Drug CO.. Inc, and |
Druehl & Franken, Salt Lake City.
would materially aid in canal construc-
tlon.
occupied by the Gatun dam, and In order |
not TO delay work on this structure 1t
was necessary TO transfer the road TO %
new location east OF the locks. The work
was pushed and the new line from Mlndi
TO Tiger hill. a distance of four and one
half miles, is now In operation.
number OF valleys north OF the
Chasres river require heavy embank-
ments the material for which can best
be obtained from the Culebra division
arrangements were made for the erection
OF bridge across the Chagres river. near
Gamboa, 1920 feet in length. concrete
piers and abutments were built, the ma
terlal was received. and the bridge con
structed To reach the dumps north OF
Gamboa approximately two miles OF the
relocated line were completed,
The construction of Niranores tunnel
was continued because the nature Of the
material was TO certain extent un-
known. and part OF 1t gave indications,
subsequently, verified OF being very
treacherous The work has advanced
sufficiently to permit the laying OF con-
crete for the lining.
Material and Supplies.
The division OF material and supplies Is
| charged with the purchase and handling
on the isthmus Of all material needed in
connection with the construction Of the
canal. Special classes of material ana
/ supplies are purchased on acquisitions by
| the purchasing department OF the COM
mission in the United states; the stock
of other material is replenished as the
| rate Of consumption at the VARIOUS store
! houses along the line dictates This di-
vision is also charged with the care
and maintenance OF local transportation
| printing plant, and OF n typewriter repair
| shop Local purchases on the isthmus
! consist OF materials and supplies which
are not carried In stock and which are
urgently needed. they embrace largely
| the purchase of supplies for engineering
parties, the subsistence department. and
| the hospitals,
| Stock material for general use is dis
| tributed from nine storehouses. located at
the more important points along the line
| in which are stored those classes of ma
tcrials and supplies which are most in
demand in the territory fed by each.
During the fiscal year this division re-
| ceivcd material valued at 1907, ,O94s65,
and dIsbursed material to. a value of SILL
665. 15S, 3G OF the material issued, $lS2,-
1886 cover old French material utilized
| or disposed of during the year, including
scrap brass. copper. and cast iron used
in the foundries at the Gorgona shops
Sanitation.
| The work of this department is two
fold; 1t Is charged with general sanitary
work Of the zone, as well as OF the cities
| the collection OF garbage. the removal OF
night soil. furnlgation. disnfecting. clean
Ing OF streets, draining and filling
| swamps, cutting OF grass and removal OF
| vegetation. minor repairs TO screening,
and dltching and tilIng work for drain
age also the care or the sick and the
| maintenance OF the hospitals.
| As the work of construction expanded,
| tho work OF sanitation correspondnsiy
| increased by reason of tho establishment
| OF new settlements. During the year, on
| this account, work in the vicinity Of Cal
mlto, Santa Cruz, and Porto Bello, was
added, and that at san Pablo and Mata-
| chin was Increased. The general health
| conditions are indicative OF the success
| obtained,
General health conditions depend upon
proper policing OF quarters securing and
maintaining a wholesome water supply,
| and good sewerage, as we'll as such sani-
| tary work as is outlined above. The pres
| ent quartermaster's department is
| charged with the care Of quarters and
| general policing, the engineering depart
! mont is charged with water supply and
maintains a tiling gang and ditching
! gang. The quartcrmaster's department
must maintain gangs for policing and
| grass cutting in connection Herewith i'm
| the same territory tnat the santa ton
department has its force of laborers on
sanitary work; either department is fully
equipped To do the work of the other. AL
| though the end in each case is the same
the general bcttcrinG OF health conditions
the objects sought arn 10 some extent
| different. in that tho sanitary work Is
| undertaken TO reduce tho breeding places
of malarial and yellow fever mosquitoes.
| After careful consideration il was con-
/ Cluded that economy would result, frlc-
ton he removed, and responsibility def
nltcly fixed. il. in addition 10 the work
| of policing and grass cutting In the vi
clnity of quarters. the quartcrmaStcr'S
| department gangs were charged with the
! collection Of garbage. the removal Of
night soil, and the cutting OF grass and
| brush for the sanitation department and
II the tiling and drainage We're carried
on by the construction forces of tho en-
| EiDecring department. With tbs ap-
proval and consent OF the chief sanitary
| officer, the transfer OF these duties Will
| he made effective September ], and In
order that no impairment of sanitary CON
ditionS may result the quartermsster's
department is 10 perform such grass and
brush cutting as may be designated by
| the various sanitary inspectors, and the
| division engineers arc to drain such areas
| as the chief sanitary officer may pre-
! scribe, in accordance with plans and
| upon data furnished by him.
II, with the shifting character OF the
| population. the death and sick rate can
be taken as criterion for general health
| improved for with an average of a3,057
| names on the payrolls the denth rate per
| thousand was 1882, less than half that
! Of the previous year. For the white
| force, taken at an average OF I2,05S
given by the payros, the rate was 1884
| averaged at 30,999. the death rate was
! 1913 per thousand. less than half that
| OF the previous year. The large decrease
| In the death rate among the blacks is
| attributed to better sanitation. but, pri-
| marily according to the statements OF the
| doctors, 10 tho better food, enabling them
| to offer greater resistance TO disease.
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