The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-25
DURHAM COUNTY
AND CITY AFFAIRS
To Revise and Codify City Or
dinances; Health Exhibit for
County Fair; Other Matters.

Durham, Nov. 22.-Mr. Paul c.
Graham has been employed by the
special committee of the board Of
aldermen to revise and codify the
laws and ordinances of the city. This
work will be started Immediately, and
the aldermen hope to have the copy
of the laws ready for the printers in
sixty days time.
The laws Of the city are now in
many forms. They have not been re-
vised in seven years, n the result is
that there is only one copy of all the
ordinances in existence. and that is
the one prepared by the city clerk
for his own use. The new laws that
have been made during the past seven
years have been copied in blank
spaces in this book from time to time.
but there is no special arrangement
Of index to this book.
A committee of the board was ap-
pointed more than a year Ago to do
this work, but they Oun the task
such a hard one that they have finally
given it up. For a time the cOdifca-
ton of these laws was left because
at that time the aldermen thought
| there was a possibility Of the city
| adopting the commission form. Since
| this was defeated the aldermen will
get all of the laws together in one
book.
The creation Of the new board Of
health and the police and fiji COM
mission has further served to make
the work a complex one. Today there
are three bodies in the city having
the right TO make laws; the aldermen,
has a partial right along certain laws,
and the board Of health. All Of these
have to come before the board Of
aldermen for final ratification.
Hookworm Campaign.
The campaign against the hook
worm in Durham county has now
been in progress for III past three
days, and those in charge Of the
work have found about fifty cases.
DR.. Sloan, who has charge Of the
treatment and examinations, lectured
at the East Durham high school this
morning and was given attentive
hearing by the children OF the school.
He found about twenty people in that
section Of the city who were affected
with the disease. He also found
quite a number in the Eastern part
Of the county. :. Today was spent in
West Durham where a large number
Of people were examined and some
cases Of the disease found. Tomor-
row the two experts will be at the
county court house. Many people
who think that they have the disease
have been before the two men, and
some who did not think they were
infected have taken h treatment.
Put On Health Exhibit.
;, DR.. Arch Cheatham. county health
officer, is making preparations to put
on a health exhibit at the mid-wintel
: fair, which will be held in durham
In February. He is having a numbe,
{ of drawings mad showing the proper
methods Of sanitation and ventilation
: He has also had some model house:
: made, and these will be used in thu
exhibit. There will also be an abun.
t dance Of literature on the treatment
e and prevention Of diseases, especial,
: tuberculosis and typhoid fever.
S The health officer is also makins
G preparations to get a special exhibi
= from the State and National depart
mentS. These have been promised
n and will show many things which tn
local authorities would be unable t,
get in a local exhibit. There will b,
model sleeping rooms, model arrange
ments Of wells, outhouses and kitch
ms. The visitors to this fair will b
given cnCcrete Illustrations of thu
o spread OF various diseases.
n h schools of Lebanon and Mar
gum townships today celebrated al
IS industrial and agricultural day a
le the Bahama school. and it was at
tended by school children and thei
parents from many parts Of the Nor
~ thern section OF the county. Dime
is was served on the grounds and
d large number Of town people wen
to out for this part OF the celebration
10 Speeches were made by a number O
prominent men Of the city, and es
pecially those interested in the de
velopment Of the farm life idea i
ruarl school work. The superintend
in ent of the farm life school made
IN talk telling of the aims of the schoo
or The children also had a part on tn
Of program for the day.