Evening journal., 1910-08-24
FOR PROTECTION
OF WATERWAYS
Mayor MahOOl ImpreSSeS
Necessity Of Care at NUM-
CipaIitieS Meeting
CONVENTION ALSO
DISCUSSES PAVING

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. 24.-Mayor
Mahool, of Baltimore. came to the
front at the opening session in the
Auditorium here of the fourteenth an
nual convention of the League Of
American Municipalities He pre-
sented a resolution indorsing the
movement looking to protection of the
streams and rivers of the country
from pollution by city and town sew
age and recommending the passage Of
federal and state laws on the SUBJ
ject.
Mr.. Mahool was named as the chair
man of the leagues committee on
resolutions, and as such drafted and
submitted resolution deploring the
attempted assassination of Mayor
Gaynor. of New York and extending
the best wishes of the league for his
speedy and complete recovery.
This was enthusiastically adopted
by rising vote. The resolution in
regard to legislation to prevent the
pollution of streams was referred, at
the Mayors request, TO his committee.
His associates are Mayor Cook, of
East ST. Louis; Mayor Brown, of Kan
sas City; Mayor Behrman, of New
Orleans, and Councilman Congleton,
of Newark, N. ].
Lively Discussion.
An announcement by Mayor Ma
hool at the close of the morning ses-
! sion that he would offer the resolution
provoked a lively discussion, and it
will be continued later on, when the
committee on resolutions submits its
final report.
Mayors Secretary Hicks, of Phila-
delphia, and one or two delegates from
New York state took issue with Bal
timore's Mayor, questioning the ad-
visibility of taking such an advanc-
ed step. Mr.. Hicks said that Penn
/ sylvania already had adequate legis-
lation on the subject
Mayor Mahool brought UP the ques-
ton at the end of a paper on "The
Collection and Disposal of City Wa
ter" read by DR.. P. NJ. Hall, health
commissioner of Minneapolis
A number of suggestions we're made,
one of which was that wives
squeeze all the water out of the gar
bage, and them wrap it up in a news
paper. This, DR.. Hall pointed out,
would prevent the collection of flies
about the garbage box. and at the
same time make it easier for the col
lector
In opening the discussion of the
paper. Mr.. Mahool described Balti-
more's system Of handling garbage
and the many delegates present show
ed deep interest IN the city's meth
Cd OF having the garbage hauled four
teen miles down the Patapsco and
there disposed of in a sanitary way
by the contracting company.
From fhfc
led up to his resolution regarding the
pollution of rivers and streams by
sewage. He urged the league to take
action in the matter.
Street Paving.
The street-paving question took ur
the greater part of the afternoon ses-
sion. and the papers impressed Mayer
Mahool and City Engineer Fendall
more deeply than ever with the fact
that one reason for Baltimores high
tax rate compared with that of other
cities is the city's system of paving
at the expense Of the general levy.
With the exception Of Baltimore and
Providence. the cities of the country
compel the abutting propertyowners
TO bear the cost of paving.
This is the sole reason why we are
SO far behind in the street paving and
our taxes are so high" declared Mr.
Fendall
The papers on the subject we're as
Follows
Street Paving Problem" Mayor
Martin Behrman, Of New Orleans
How Detroit Cares for Her Pave
ments," r. r. Schreiter, clerk of the
Common Council. Detroit.
Mr.. A. H. Griffins. director Of the
Detroit Museum Of Art, read a paper
on city Art Museum. and How to
Make II Valuable to the People"
An automobile ride through st
Paul was given the delegates at the
close of the afternoon session.
Elks Hospitable.
The Elks entertained the VISITING
officials last night, while the ladies in
the different delegations were the
guests of the ladies Of st. Paul in the
roof garden of the St. Paul Hotel.
The city belongs to the visitors
Mayor Keller's instruction to the citi.
zens' committee are as follows.
Whenever any Of you gentlemen
see a badge take care of the wearer
cash his checks. show him his hotel
find his wife; do everything you car
for him. except show him the way
home"
Mayor Brown. Of Kansas City, Is
in the lead for the presidency Of tn.
league next year.