The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-03
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City Has Standard of Purity


City Has Standard of Purity
THAT ON the 22nd day of August
1911, the city council of the city o.
North Yakima passed an ordinance
known as ordinance No. SS7 and enti-
tied: "An ordinance providing for the
preservation of the public health OF
the residents of the city of North
Yakima, to prevent disease, to guard
against epidemics of disease, to fix a
standard of purity and quality of wa
ter delivered, sold or distributed to
the residents thereof to be used for
drinking, household or domestic pur-
poses and of all water so used or in
tended to be used in said city," said
ordinance, among other things, pro-
Ivided that all water to be used fol-
domestic purposes shall be free from
all pathogenic bacteria and not more
than one in every 20 samples of water
of 10 cubic centfmeters each shall
show colon bacilli, the number of bac-
terra must not exceed 100 per cubic
centimeter; that chemical analysis
subsequent to the passage of said or
dinance and Immediately prior to the
filing of this complaint show that the
defendant has violated the same; that
the water furnished by the said de-
fendant from time to time contains
bacilli in violation of said ordinance,
and that the number of bacteria
shown by the tests of the health de-
partment of the city of North Yakima
exceed 100 bacteria per cubic cent?
meter; that because of the method
used in conducting water to the sup
ply pipe of the defendant corporation.
and because Of the open canal and
its exposure to contamination and to
the drainage Of various farmhouses,
barns and COW lots, the water fur
nished by the said defendant COM
pany does not come up to the STAN
dard of purity required by said or
dinance No. SS7, and that the same is
contaminated and polluted and unfit
for domestics use and drinking pur-
poses and menace and dangerous to
the public health and safety Of the
inhabitants of the city of North YAK
ina,
Snakes and Eeis in Mains
THAT the defendant owns and
maintains an auxiliary reservoir To-
Gated near the city of North Yakima
from which water is pumped into the
mains of the city during times Of fire
and other extraordinary emergencies;
that said reservoir is exposed and un-
protected; that the same contains fish,
cells and snakes are conducted into
the mains from which, the inhabitants
of the city of North Yakima get their
supply Of water for domestic purposes;
that fish, snakes, Gels and other fpr-
eign substances anf matter are taken
continually from Me fire hydtaants
and. private, faucets in the city, dead
and alive. that the same has ID ten
dency tbI tpntaminate the water sup
ply, cause disease, contagion and cpl
denies and so po1lute the water as to
make it unfit for use
Asks for Hearing
Wherefore, the complainant prays
on behalf of the city of North Yakima
and the inhabitants thereof:
"That your honorable body fix a
time and place for hearing evidence
concerning the allegations in the
labove and foregoing complaint, and
that citation issue to the said defend.
liant.
"That upon the hearing thereof tina,
your honorable body order the dis
continuance of the open canal referred
to in the said complaint and that the
supply pipe of the Pacific Power &
Light Company be EXTENDED to some
place on the Naches river above this
densely populated portion of the
Naches valley, so that a pure an6
wholesome supply of water can be OBJ.
tanned pr
"That the auxiliary reservoir ant
the use of the water therefrom re.
jferred to in the above and foregoing
complaint be discontinued
Wants iron Mains Laid
tgrhat the supply pipe can be re-
paired to stop the innum cradle leak!
therein and that all wooden main.
be replaced by iron pipes and that thu
general piping system be repaired
wherever needed to stop the leak.
therein and increase the pressure FOL
| fire md domestic purposes.
| THAT the defendant be required t.
maintain pressure at all times Of
80 pounds to the square inch for fire
purposes anu d pT6SSuTe VI dt ledSI ~
pounds to the square inch for fire
tic and other purposes.
That the company be required Il
furnish pure and wholesome suppl,
of water free from conta rnination ant
pollution and in accordance with tn,
ordinances of the city of North Yak
ina.
THAT your honorable body max,
such other and further orders as ma.
be equitable and just"
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