Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-05-01

ment aid such vigorous measures
taken. cot only against the epidemic
itself but for the establishment of
permanent sanitary conditions, that
the cholera was entirely stamped out
in a very short time. Since then,
adequate hospitals with ambulance
service have been constructed, chemi-
cal and archaeological laboratories
equipped, a pure water supply insured
and every precaution and preventa-
tive provided for combating and wip-
ing out the various infectious plaques
TO which the native population in the
past has been subjected.
In the providing along of an ade
quate pure water supply there was
involved the construction of gigan-
tic reservoir with capacity of 1000
tons of water. a filtration plant,
steam pumping station, and the build
ing of acqueducts from the wells of
-Meliana to the city of Tripoli. AS
further safeguards of the public
health, this Commission now has un-
der way, the erection of au immense
steam laundry plant and public wash
houses for all who care to use them.
The work of this Sanitation Com
mission has gone hand in hand with
that Of the new municipal government
which has been established for the
city of Tripoli, and in the admins
tration of which many Of the natives
have been retained. The homeless
people of the city were first provided
for, thousands being removed from
the congested quarters of the city to
the oasis where they were provided
with food, clothing and farming uten-
siIs. Later, many were brought back
and established in homes in the dis
tricts closer to the city. A service
installed including everything from
street sweeping up; the entire city
lighted with electricity and acetylene;
meat, fish, fruit, vegetable and other
markets established; a municipal
slaughterhouse provided and also an
immense municipal baking plant to in
sure proper food.
The municipality is now working
out system of public transporta-
ton and in a short time there will
not only be street service of horse
~ars but of automobiles as we'll.
A complete system of public pro
lection has been established with
police system for the city while bran
ches of the Royal Carabinieri have
been installed throughout the country
Scores of the former police officials
of Tripoli are now enrolled in the
italian police service.
While Italy has thus provided first
for the most pressing needs of the
people of Trpoli, she has also seen to
it that the intellectual development
has kept pace with the new material
progress. Previous to the actual tia
liam occupation OF Tripoli, the Italian
government has already established
there schools attended by 1000 ma
tives. These schools worked side by
side with those maintained by the
various missionaries and attended by
$50 In addition, the Turks themsel-
YES had established schools, attended
by 1850 students, including military
school, and a day and night school
which had been the especial provision
of the Young Turks Committee of
Union and Progress. Since the ac-
tual occupation. Italy has made it pos
sible for all of these schools to con
tinue under improved conditions,
while special commission is work
ms out the problem of modern school
education for the entire country.
81 of the charitable institutions
hat e'isted Before the occupation,
or that have been established since,
inel}dinS several maintained by the
Jewish residents, nave now been plac-
ed under the surveillance of the TIA