The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-03

ActNtH Nukt VI bfio pNos SOhNieich'
The city has a general fund used to
pay the police and fremen to protect
us, why not use it for the protection
of e city's health?"
Mr.. Egnlehart was asked by Coun-
Gilman Shaw if he did not find that
most of the sickness came from out
side the city.
NO" said Mr.. Englehart, 1--WE
found that it came from inside the
city, but there is as much outside.
The city should set an example in
the work and then get the county
com missioners to cooperate"
Councilman Carver: Il have been
a physician in North Yakima for the
past nine years and [ am acquainted
with the conditions here Our great
source of typhoid fever is the con-
tamnated water from the wells. and
until we get an adequate supply of
pure water for the entire community
we cannot shut ont typhoid. We
have tried to get the Pacific Light
and Power company to put it's mains
where all could get water. which is
now practically pure:
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TEN is Inadequate and we have taken
steps to remedy it. The city engineer
is preparing plans for new system
that will be adequate for years to
come. want to say that the city
ENGINEERING department, under Mr..
Doolittle. is credit to the city. We
are not called on to send out Of the
city for experts. We have done SO
before and you Know What condition
we arc in. I would teave this whole
matter to Mr.. Doolittle, who is pre-
pairing plans, and who will not hest
tate to send outside when experts arc
needed. | demand right here that
the Pacific Light and Power COM
pany be required to extend its water
mains so that everybody can get it's
supply.
'As to the health officer, We here
as elsewhere, have never properly
recognized the medical profession in
the work of preventing disease, ex-
cept in Panama, where an adequate
chance has been given to secure re-
suits. If we give our medical depart
ment the same chance an equally
good showing can be made
Mr.. Englehart: 1--WE agree entire
~ with DR.. Carver. We never under
stood that experts were in charge of
the the sewer system problems be-
fore; and we agree that the head of
the health department should be paid
adequately"
city Engineer Doolittle. called up
on to state what had been done said
Maps are being prepared upon which
to locate trunk line sewers and lat
erals Street grades have been cs-
tablishcd throughout the present cor
porate limits. the sewer grades being
dependent upon the street grades Lev
els are now being run over the terri
tory surrounding the city that will be-
come a part of the city in the near
future so as to study grades in these
districts. our force is taxed to the
limit with the work on hand but
it is my idea. that as soon as suffic-
lent data is secured to bring in an
expert in the matter of sewers to
work out our needs"
Councilman Shaw at this point stat
ed that it looked to him as if Mr.
Englehart, who is the counsel for the
Pacific Power e Light company, had
started this agitation for the purpose
of diverting attention from the coun-
ellis proposition to bond the city for
a light and water system. "If we
bond for two or three hundred thous-
and dollars for sewers we could not
secure the other proposition IF VIC
we had enough water eXtensions tc
flush our sewers there would be less
sickness. 1 know places in this city
where there are sewers, but where the
Pacific Power e Light company has
not extended MAINS Attorney Tay-
lor who was present, bore out this
statement
Mr.. Englehart said Mr.. Shaw was
wrong, that he was taking part in
this matter as a private citizen, ire
spective of his connection with the
Pacific Light & Power company and
had no scheme to foist on them. The
city council could remedy matters. II
the citizens were not receiving enough
water from the company, the council
could regulate matters by fixing prices
or securing a municipal plant.
Mayor Schott declared he believed
the matter came before the council in
good faith and with the best inten-
tions. If prosperous city were want,
ed, the mayor said, health must be
put first. If the city is not clean il
is our own fault, he declared, and
we should remedy it. The matter is
most important and funds should be
supplied to do the work.
At the mayors suggestion, DR.. Cary
CT made a motion that City Engineer
Doolttle report at the next meeting
of the council as to the progress being
| made in the work and the probable
cost of an adequate sewerage system
| for the city. This motion was unani
mousiy carried, though some of the
councilmen were somewhat staggered
| by the statement from the city engi
neer that the cost might run up tC
a half million dollars. The health
board was empowered, on motion, o.
| Councilman Shaw to look after thu
matter of garbage collection and tC
take steps to clean up the city anC
to keep it clean.
On motion by Shaw, chairman o
the street and ditch committee, tina
committee was empowered to secure
a flushing machine for the cleaning
OF the streets with water.
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