The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-04-18

purpose Of ascertaining that city's
method of d~isposing Of the city's garb-
age and other refuse.
WatertOwn has made a start in the
right direction by providing a garb-
age carrier and also a scavenger. The
carrier works by the month for the
city as a whole while the scavenger's
expenses are charged against the in
terested property. Each family furn-
ishes a garbage can In the back yard.
Watertown will no doubt perfect a
system OF sanitation that will eventu-
ally conserve the health AID pleasure
Of her people. What shall Brookings
do? The citizens aim to have a clean
kitchen. Why not have a clean back
yard? The citizen has a clean street,
why not a clean alley. Why screen
the house to keep out flies and not
screen the source of flies or keep the
food Of flies removed to proper dis
lance if not entirely destroyed?
Possibly we must not rush the mat
ter too fast but we must remember
that half work Of poor methods doesn't
bring the result wanted and sc it is
apt to reflect on and destroy the
whole effort. Never has there been
an intelligent and thorough work
done in a community that has not
paid o hundred fold. We could in
stance numerous cases both large and
small to prove this. Why should
Brookings keep sleeping on a dirty
bed when we can with comparatively
small expense enjoy the results OF
cleanliness.
The board of health does not wish
to create expense to citizens unne-
cessarily but rather to add to your
wealth and happiness by better health
and better sense perceptions and
pleasure.
Looking to this end you will be
glad to furnish a garbage can at the
alley line. Then you will conserve
your own interests by draining all
kitchen garbage and wrapping the
drier part in waste paper, tie a string
around it and drop it in the can. This
will keep the a clean, make the
can last a long time, help the gather
err in his work and keep flies from
it. Otherwise you will have to clean
the can often and II allowed to be-
come a nuisance a new can must be
bought. These cans We expect to
have emptied at general expense. Tin
cans, old shoes. ashes, iron, wood
and such refuse must not be deposited
in the cans but piled and removed
at the expense Of the owner or tenant
either by his or her own order at
proper times as provided by the or
dinance or also by the city garbage
carrier who will report the expense
to the city auditor for collection the
same as other charges. This is the
method suggested at this time. Pos
sibly some better way may be adopt
ed. Barn yards and ou%tbuildings are
to be treated in similar manner. The
board of health recommends that peo-
pie use the city water and sewerage
so far as possible. Where this is i'm
possible the board recommends that
all privies be supplied with metallic
trays properly made to At and alto
gether above ground and properly
screened according to plans that will
be worked out If such order is made.
Such trays could be easily cleaned a 8
OFTEN as necessary at small expense
and all danger from contamination Of
soil and drinking water from such
horrid source would cease. The
board would be very glad to see those
keeping horses or cows provide a box
or In any way screen the barn refuse
although frequent removal OF such