Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-03-24
BIG SURPRISE TO
DR. 6. c. DIXON

DR.. p. c. Newbaker, president o
the board of health, and Arthur G
Ameshury, chief burgess, delegated b,
the borough of Danville 10 visit Har
risburg for the purpose of acquaintin.
DR.. Dixon with the unsanitary condi
tions here due to river pollution b,
the hospital for the insane, appeared
before council Friday eve, presenting
clear and comprehensive report Th,
! committee took with it for Or. Dixon.
/ peIusal reports from the three different
/ laboratories recently obtained. all OF
which show the cffuent discharged
from the sewage disposal plant at the
hospital to be full Of micro-organism,
OF dangerous type.
Dr. NowbaEer reported that the com
mjtreo met Dr. Dixon and was
very cordially received The commits
sioner of health looked over the an
alyses of efiluent discharged from the
sewage disposal plant, recently made
at the instance of the borough and
unhasitatingIy expressed himself as
greatly surprised at the bad showing,
especially as related to the sample an
alyzed at the laboratory of the Univ
ersity Of Pennsylvania, by the author
lied analyst of the State department
of health.
DR., Dixon stated that he had always
been in favor of discharging the hos
pital waste below the intake of the
borough water supply in the river He
claimed that the efhueut will be much
purer after the system is completed
and the effluent is treated with solu.
tion of chlorinated lime. Neyerthe-
less, without regard to its purity or
impurity he would recommend the dis
charge of the effuent into the river
below the intake of our water supply.
The only practical method of ac-
complishing this object is to carry the
effluent through a sewer constructed
i'll the bed of the canal Dr. Dixon in
Dictated his intention of at once taking
the matter up calling the attention Of
the hospital authorities to existing
To bring the efhuent down
the old canal will require the harmon
iCus cooperation of the D. J.. & w.
Railroad company, tho hospital auth
critics and the borough council OF Dan
vile.
On motion of Mr.. Everhart it was
that the sewer committee lie
instructed to get into communication
with the trustees Of the hospital for
the insane and the ID. l.. q w. Rail
road company with view of formuI-
ating some plan whereby the efflucnt
may be diverted from the river above
the intake to our water works.
The question Of coal for the water
works was discussed at length. Sever
al proposals were received. The price
quoted by the Peoples Coal yard was
the lowest-a3 3S per ton. Superintend-
cnt of the Water Works p J. Keefer
and Borough Electrician J. Newton
Smith both spoke in favor Of the coal
furnished by the Peoples Coal Yard,
which is uniform in quality and has
proven very satisfactory, being ON tine
whole to be preferred to the other
kinds of coal brought to councils at
tention. On motion it was ordered
that the several communication relat-
ing to coal be accepted and ordered
filed.
President Clcayer announced the
committees for the ensuing year as
follows:
Finance-Everhart, Finnigan and
Jones.
Streets and Bridges-Curry, Ever
hart, Marshall and Won Blohn.
Printing-Jones, Hes and Dietz.
Marshall, Curry Won Blohn
and Helm
Water-Connolley, Finnigan, Won
Blohn and Dietz.
Sewerage-Everhart Connolley, Hes
and Price.
Law-Flnnigan Marshall and Helm.
Fire-Iles, Connolley, Curry and
Won Blohn.
Light Finnigan, Jones, Everhart
anl Helm.
Building-Curry, Hes and Price
Public Property and Public Improve
men.s-Marshau, Connolley, Curry
and Price.
Public saraty aty-Counolley, Finnigan,
Nan Blohu and Dietz.
Public Suryeys-Foa Blohn. Mar
shall, Jones and Dietz.
Public Health-Iles, Eyerhart, Fin
uigan and Helm.
BiIls and Accounts-Joues, Hes and
Price.
Heister 3. Foust, who was elected
water commissioner at the previou.
meeting Friday eve rendered his resig
nation, which on motion was accepted
| by council.
On motion it was ordered that
lock and bar be placed on the real
door Of the Continental hose house.
The following members were pres
eut: Cleaver, Everhart Hes, Jones
Marshall, Curry, Helm, Connolley.
The following bills were approve,
for payment:
BOROUGH DEPARTMENT.
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