Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-12
CITY PHYSICIAN INSISTS coUN'
GIL MUST TAKE STEPS FOR
SANITARY DISPOSAL.
THIRD AVENUE DUMP
DISGRACE TO CITY
counciImen Willing to Cooperate, But
SAY There Is No Place For Another
Dumping Ground or Money to Build
Incineratins Piant-Committee to BE
Appointed.

CITY Physician f. P. Lierle insists
that the city should provide some SAM
tarv way of disposing of the garbase
and refuse of the city other than al
lowing it to be dumped along the North
Third avenue road, just north OF the
Iowa river bridge. He told the mem
hers of the city council and urged
that they take steps to remedy con-
dition that is a disgrace and menace
TO health.
Members Of the council. while ad-
uniting that the condition created by
the dump along North Third avenue Is
most undesirable, replied, where else
can refuse be dumped" DR.. Lierle is
bv, no means certain that it ought TO
be rdumped any place He would pre-
aer that the city's refuse be disposed
of in more sanitary way. He thought
the city should make some move with
that end in view.
Authorize Investigation.
The outcome Of the discussion was
that a resolution was passed authorlz-
ing Mayor Willard to appoint a com :
nittee TO take steps 70 investigate ana
devise ways and means available TO
provide for the disposal of the city
garbage and refuse. This committee
is to be composed of three business
men, with the mayor and city physician
as ex-offcio members. The business
men members have not Yet been APP
pointed. 1t is probable that when the
committee is organized it will go TO
other cities to investigate what they
are doing TO dispose OF their gar
bage.
Dump Public Nuisance.
The public dump along the Third
avenue road has become not only a
nuisance but menace to the health
at Least of the thousands of children
who 20 to Riverview park just across
the river. 1t was intended to be a
dumping ground only for refuse thai
would not be offensive 1t has become
a fostering spot OF filth alongside one OF
the most frequently used highways int
the city.
All sorts OF refuse and garbage arr
dumped into it-manure, rotten frul
and vegetables, spoiled canned goods
and even indescribable offal. Not In
frequently the decaying refuse heat
and catches afire. Then vile smok
hangs over the spot to offend the eye
as much or more than does the stenc
offend the nostrils of passersby.
Council Ready to Help.
Those were some OF the reasons VIII
the city physician urged the counci
10 find some more sanitary way o
disposing of the garbage. Drayme
have dumped in the dump other thing
than the inoffensive offal supposed I
be dumped there.
I'VE can't prevent it, said Council
man Nicholson. It's out of the ques
ton to employ special officer {
watch the dump and arrest everyon
who dumps anything there that shout
not be dumped. II would be the sam
wherever the dump was located unles
it was policed."
DR. Lferle suggested that the groun
owned by the city at the old sewas
disposal plant be used for a dumpir
ground.
'Draymen would have the road file
with garbage half way to it, il it VIZ
used" Nicholson answered. The
would dump any old place in the roe
if they were not watched"
well arrest and fine few of them
answered the city physician.
I'VE wouldfif we could catch any
them at it." returned the councilman.
All of the councilmen admit the co
dition created by the dump along Thi
avenue is bad, and they are willing
cooperate to provide a better syste
but do not know which way to turn
accomplish that end. The cost of
incinerating plant would be high.
was admitted, out DR.. Lierle warn
the council that the city would
forced to build one sooner or later. a
it might as well begin to take ste
10 that end now.