The Detroit times., 1914-03-13
)fopose That 10 Be Appointed
Health Board Inspectors With
Police Power to Compel
Cleanup
COUNCIL TO BE ASKED
TO PROVIDE SALARIES
obstruction to Housewives On
| Dangers Of Dirt Another
Feature Of Movement

VIII S0p cSty OA O0tIulS Oo us~S
oaut3ful and sanitary by its women!
The answer seems 70 be yes" a
b1n1 haA been formulated by the exec
hive heads of the thousands Of CLUB
Fo1noa TO bring about this condition
ka1aiss. ana the keystone Of the idea
y ~ appointing Of 10 club members
vl1h police powsrs ~ sanitary inspec.
cgo.
~ club women assert that they
Ul1l snll the places with their own
nlDbors, and that miladi Of quality
Slnf go and do her duty even II that
|u1y calls her to walk through alleys
~ inspect The unsightly and ill-smeli
- Hnfhqge can.
Iko common council will be called
6a 10 make Z special appFcpriation
gs ~ hiring Of 40 extra inspectors
oR ~ hsatth Department. the fund
4 - ueAd II providing sa)Aries Tor
- 1ognm tnd ~ large enough to
lv4 ~ tdsa : trial Of at least three
80 vu1psn will Ast only ,inspsct
~ " o1om1 n1th - the alleys and
-. S6t 1lfIS 1Saft y c0ufse of IN.
etucsion among the neighbOrhoodss
o6chlng the housewives the danger 20
AG1r fnmilies Of accumulated nlth.
Chn plau also calls for the showing IN
Aoying picture halls throughout the
lfy photographs OF evil conditions.
- lectures BY the members OF the
band OF 10 inspectors.
The Detroit Federallon OF WOman's
Hubs has passed on the idea, follow
~ IT. inception among the executives
g the Public Health league. Thurs
>av meeting was held by the feder
Sk11a olhcers and Q motion to under
nho the work was passed.
The women inspectors will work uIk
DoP the direction Of the Board OF
l0aIth. Il Is planned. and win be given
no same authority a. u now possess
u ~ the city's Inspectors. II u not
koned that the council will recognize
|hs womer's organiEation directly. but
I q believed that the governing body
oh and will make an appropriation
3 the health board and that E. gen
lemen's agreement will be made be
veon the board, the council and the
~ women which will bind the board
= ne the fund for the additional In
5poctors only, and that the club wom'
- viii be allowed TO name them-t0,
- fact. furnish them from their own
tonks. The agreement will also bind
Kn club women to furnish incumbents
Uf ehe once who VIII devote their en-
tfo time to their work and earn tneir
tnlery" BY giving as faithful service
= No city AZ any other employe - ex
poctod to do.
1evefal aldermen have declared
kh0mselves In sympathy with the
kokeme.
~The plan II not perfected ~ yet"
80 Ma. Joseph |, Bond, correspond
~ secretary Of the Health league,
{sESt the main points are we'll 10 hama.
0ltrolt n one OF the dirtiest cities ~
re country = far ~ IT, back yards
Hc6 alleys are concernel. The trouble
- ooe that nssds quick and emciens
I1eontion. We want chance 70 show
|w1lnf Ne can do to make our city bet
iGf placo In which TO live and N which
- faiae the children. The cityp
|Srnvth has been 90 rapid that The
-o5jenry equipment has not kept up.
~ health board is cramped IN ~
|wxFk by lack o. su6icient FUNDS ana
1orkers. II will welcome the aid OF
~ cjub women and the members
- already dxprsssed themselves a.
|Hc1n9 wiling 70 10 al n their power
q fSirthsr this matter"