Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-29
CLUB TO SUGGEST
ORDINANCES FOR
ADOPTION
Exhaustive Report BY Com.
mlttee on Health is Read
Last Night; Permanent
Health Committee Named.


commiu,, of go, Commercial club
presented Go thu. organization last
uiphi an exhaustive report dealing
with past ana present health ccndi
uons In Albuquerque
Before making me report. which
va adopted py the commercial club
last night dttrr reading. the health
committee engaged iu extended nvos
iiRatiOn Worh covering 4 period VI
suno three months The cause of
certain diseases ia Albuquerque was
Investigated thoroughly. he cost oi
These diseases TO the pupllD the meth.
ods adopted by the ciiy 10 prevent
them. ANA methods at other communi.
ties o. conducting their heath de-
Itirtmcut- were the chief features OF
the report The rcpor included u
number OF suggest ions and IN some
cases sweeping reforms Nerv adyo'
Gated. which ~ the opinion OF the
committee. viii make Albuquerque u
much more heal,hiul city
Following the reading ana adoption
of the report President SchWontkcr
wa authorized, upon motion. 10 name
a permanent health committee ot the
Commercial club. Included ia Inc no.
ton Tor The appointment of q pCrman.
cnt health committee, was a clause
which authorized The committee to|
drait ordinances or health regulations
and submit them to- The city council
with HE suggestion thar they he con
sidcrcd ana adopted II h. understood
these suggestions will be- considered
hy the club before being presented To
the municipal authorities,
Prominent among the rocOmmenla.
lions made Ia the relort OF the health
committee, ana which will probably
be suggested In more elaborate form
10 the board al health az some future
timo. wcr" the following
! The placing %. The administra'
ton of all sanitary and health matters
In the hands of one man. appointed
10y The mayor. after examination; and
taking the position entirc,y out al
politics
The ANAL samation. II practical
ot the city and county health officials
zach community sharing, pro rata. The
expense
.. The appointment under the
health commissioner, OF one sanitary
inspector ana one nurse The latter for
duty in inSpeCt ion OF he public sChcis.
g. The establishment Of q sanitary
laboratory for The free use ui the
puhl,G IN relation to injections sick.
ness
.. The proper enforcement of all
sanitary regulations. with particular
attention 10 those at quarantine and
auN.spiiting
u The closure of all shallow wells
Z The enforcement OF proper reg.
lations In regard 20 the sanitation OF
all premises with particular attention
directed towards The breeding places
Of flies
Enforcement OF sanitary repula.
tinns IN the districts adjacent To the
city proper
. The cost OF lumigation FOR con.
iagious diseases be borne by the
city instead of the individual
President Schwenktcr following the
adoption OF The report appointed the
following permanent health commit
tee.
In Robert Smart, chairman, Dr w.
G. Hope. " u Sterling supedntend.
ont OF city schools, and Hugh !. Col.
Inns, city attorney.
Canning Proposition Up TO Directors
With health conditions and santa
ton out of the way, the club took ~
several boosting propositions. chici
among which were the canning fac
tory, goli links, the Farming on. Alhr'
qucrquc and Gull railroad and Il Wood
men oi the World sanitarium
Considerable discussion followed the
Introduction OF the canning PROPOSE
ton. Alr Schwenikcr said thar he
had received u letter from Mr Green,
promoter of the enterprise. in which
H. had stated that although he had
tried hard he had NOT been able 10
secure capable tomato culture man
10 assume cargo OF the project here
Mir Green ives n Albuquerque some
TWO weeks ago and LETT for Denver
ioI The purpose of securing u man ia
direct the preliminary work o. cstab'
| fishing the cannery mere.
tpon motion the canning PROPOSE, on
| was referred back 20 the board of d.
| rectors Tor final action During the
discussion OF the cannery It developed
that there were quite "A few "nthus
iastic tomato growers In the gather
ing chief among the tomato boost
ers was Edward L. Lee, who said he
obtained 1900 pounds OF tomatoes ron
one vine In the Rio Grande valley last
year Mr. Lee reviewed his success
O., some length aud convinced any
skepiics who might be- present as 1,
! the ability of valley soil to produc,
an abundance OF tomatoes crcumbcr'
and other vegetables,
William Menaul. "A well known val