The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-02-06
MAYOR AND CABINET
AS CIVIC STUDENTS
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to employ and discharge their EN-
ployes. There has been too much un
productive time in the street depart
ment, the report read. SO the city has
been divided into districts to sim
plify this work, and a daily reporting
system provided.
Records Work Done.
Under this system a comparative
record of the work done by each man
can be kept and the work accomplish
ed more efficiently and economically
A careful canvass Of the city has
been made and complete list Of nee
essary improvements made. In con
clusion the board thanked City Clerk
Bescher, City Engineer Charles and
Controller McMahan for the assistance
they had rendered.
Street Commissioner Knollenbere
reported that the streets and alleys
were as clean as could be expected
at this season of the year, and he said
they would be kept in first-class con
dition throughout the year. He said
the new system provided for the work
of his department made it possible
to accomplish much more effective
work. He concluded with a plea for
the purchase of street f1usher.
Dairy inspector Reports.
Through their department chief
Health Officer S. G. Smelser, reports
of the dairy inspector, meat inspec
tor and sanitary officer were submit
ted. Dairy Inspector Flook's report
follows:
Dairy wagons bringing milk to the
city, %; gallons of milk used daily
LOO; cows furnishing milk, 562;
dpir icit "a
80; meat markets visited, 3S; bak
cries visited, IL; pharmacies visited
8; restaurants visited, 10; CONNECTION
aries visited, IL; creameries visited
4; samples of milk taken, IA; sam
pies of water taken, 1 and one bottle
of catsup sent to the state laboratory
Meat Inspector Charles Pittman's
report follows:
Cattle killed and passed, 1923; calves
killed and passed, 6S; hogs killed and
passed, 1854; sheep killed and passed
I; hogs condemned, 2.
DR.. S. G. Smelser reported the re
organization of the garbage collection
service on an efficiency basis, with q
daily reporting system. He said the
ordinance providing against wet gar
bage was being vigorously observed
and that before spring he would
/ launch campaign to compel every
| householder to provide covers for al
garbage and trash receptacles ant
manure boxes This will be the frs
| move in the war against the fly evi
and to improve sanitary conditions.
City Attorney Bond also declared
that the practice of rag pickers ant
refuse collectors not employed by The
city, going through alleys and spread
ing refuse in all directions will be
promptly stopped. 'They have nj
right to do this under the new ordi
nance" he said, land they will not b.
! permitted to do So"
| Health Record.
The epidemic record for January
follows: Scarlet fever, 10; typhoid, 6
flour in one family, smallpox,
diphtheria. 2; whooping cough,
measles, 8. There were 35 births anC
| % deaths.
The smallpox case was promptly re
moved to the contagion hospital ant
has since been discharged. No Other
cases of this disease have been re
ported. The typhoid cases are we'll I'm
der control and that disease will soor
be stamped out.
| Harry Besselman, manager of the
crematory, reported that through the
enforcement Of the anti-wet garbage
ordinance much more refuse is now
being disposed of and without serious
damage to the furnace. Approximately
four-fifths of the city's garbage is nov
disposed of at the crematory. The
west side garbage is hauled to the
country. The number of garbage wa2
ons has been reduced from six to five