The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-23
Hancock Department

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standing that the total allowed to this
fund by the finance committee was
$1,000. A motion to hold a special
election to authorize the bonding Of
the city for the sum of ten thousand
dollars, for a fire hall received five af-
iirmative votes and three in the mega
tive, the motion losing because II re-
quired a twosthirds majority to pass
1t. Finally a motion by Alderman Hos
king to allow $4,000 from the fire fund
for the fire hall carried by a vote of
seven to one, Alderman Gallen alone
voting no.
The total amount asked for in the
appropriation bill is $69,5OO, of which
$49,5O is to come from general taxes
and $4,000 from liquor funds. The al
lotment to the several funds is as fol-
lows; Fire, $1,000; street, $4,000;
sewer fund. $4,000; park fund, $4,000;
police, $4,000; lighting, $500; water,
$4,000; contingent fund. $500; inter-
est and sinking fund, $4,000.
From the street fund $4,000 is al
ibNth AONhiha Nllt IIbIl SAIttl
provement. the total cost of which is
estimated at six thousand dollars.
Lecture on Sanitation.
An extremely sinteresting and edify-
ing lecture was given the council by
Health officer Arminen who called the
attention of the aldermen and officials
to the very unsanitary conditions eX-
listing i'm various parts of the city. The
talk opened the eyes of the council to
conditions which it had been general
ly supposed had been eliminated long
ago, by reason of the general intro
duction of sanitary sewering through
out the city, but his talk reminded
persons present who had attended ses-
sions of the city council six or seven
years ago of the impassioned and ear
nest appeals of former health officers,
Drs. Scallon and Dodge, for sewers to
overcome just such a state of affairs
as DR. Arminen described last night.
And the strangest part of the matter
is that the localities mentioned last
night were the same that attention was
directed to years ago. DIR. Arminen
spoke of the hundreds of cesspoOls ex-
listing i'm sections where there are sew
ers. mentioning Franklin and Summit
streets and sections west of Scott, also
on Hancock street where there have
been sewers for the past twenty
years. They are easy of access to
flies, rats and mice, which spread
! diphthera, typhoid tuberculosis and
other infections. on some of the hill
side streets there are open sewers
where filth flows through the cutters
and down the hillsdes carrying filth
and pollution into the thicl<ly populat-
ed portions of the city, even to the
very threshold of the city hall. and in
To the district where most of the stores
are located and most of the food stuffs
consumed in the city are offered for
/ sale. Manure piles came In for criti-
cism and the careless construction of
Cesspools was discussed, one case being
mentioned where a cellar was used as
a cesspool.
Dr. Arminen also called attention to
the matter of tin cans throughout the
city which he said will give strangers
visiting here this summer, the impress
sion, that we live on canned goods ex-
,clusively. In conclusion he recon-
mended that all persons should be
compelled to have proper connections
with the sewers made at once. Gar
Ibage cans should also be distributed
and with there improvements said DIR.
Arminen, the sanitary conditions of
Hancock would be improved one hum
dred per cent.
Answering a query Of the health Of
ficer as to his authority to shut off
water i'm n house where sanitary condi-
tons were endangered the mayor in
formed DR.. Arminen that according to
a ruling OF the state board of health
n health officers powers are as unlim-
tied as those of the czar and i'm any
thing that he might do in this direc-
tion he would have the backing of tho
entire council.
on motion of Alderman Francis the
engineer and board of public works
were instructed to go over the terri.
tory referred to i'm DR.. Arminen's adj
dress and have plans made for INSTALL
ing sewers where lacking. and the clerl
was asked to instruct the chief OF pol
ice to notify property owners to con
meet with sewers where sewers ar,
, available.
Garbage Removal.
The long delayed distribution of tn
thousand garbage cans purchased
:. year or so ago by the city seems to b
/, nearer of realization that for som
time past. The health committee las
night reported that there were enoug
cans for the entire city, and asked au
thority to distribute them and arrang
for removal of garbage. The commit
tee was given an extension of time un
!. til the next meeting to arrange for
team by the month for the removal Q
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