The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
Unusual Amount of Work Per.
formed by Inspector
Ours This Summer.

IOTtUSQ Uy tItSpSOlVt
Ours This Summer.
That Clarksburg has been free from
epSdemics Of any kind for the last
SeEeral years Is due no doubt in sreat
TaeSsure to the efficient work Of the
city sanitary department, ably direct
ed ny, w. w. Ours. The work OF the
depart4nent has been unusually heavy
this summer as figures given out SAT
nf1ay night demonstrate.
The average person can hardly con-
cefve OF the magnitude OF the work
that Is performed by the sanitary IN.
spector. The figures given out last
night Will give little insight into
the scope of the work undertaken by.
the department this summer
Many Investigations.
Is Since April 20, this year, when the
new administration took charge OF the
4 citys affairs, over Ave hundred com-
plants 522 TO be exact-have been
MADE to the sanitary department
ilSksFy one OF these complaints has
been thoroughly Investigated and re-.
ports secured. In the same period
eleven Sarrests were made at the IN,
stanc of the department for ailegeu
violations of the sanitary ordinances
inspector Ours pointed out that the
number of arrests was comparatively
small as result OF the excellent CO.
operation given the department by tno
public. "a
i n An announcement of interest mado
8 Inspector Ours was that vigorous
campaign against splitting on side
walks and in public places is to be IN
sstituted in the next few days. There
de an ordinance in the city code pro-
itibfting expectoration on sidewalks
and In public places and 1t Is to be en-
forced to the letter The sanitary de-
partment has placed an order for the
h printing of several large posters,
warning the public against spltting
promiscuously and giving notice that
the city ordinance is to be rigidly en-
forvced. After the posters have beer
up fora few days and the public given
ample opportunity to learn the depart
ment's intentions, arrests will be made
of all persons caught violating the or
dinance.
Without a doubt the. two greatest
achievements Of the sanitary depart
mani this summer have been the in
stallation of garbage baskets on The
principal streets of the city, and the
cleaning up of the banks of Elk creek.
For many months inspector Ours las
realized the need OF the garbage bas-
kets and. their purchase by the CITY
was direct outgrowth OF his work
among members of the city council.
Altho1gh the baskets. twenty five In
number, have been installed on.y
little over month thirteen wagon
loads Of refuse have already been COZ
lected from them. This refuse consist
ed mainly of waste paper and banana
peeIs, which. before the installation
Of the baskets had, for the most part
been thrown in the streets
-, ,lr<,s Of crack Ee an
made far more slightly and disease
menace also wiped out by the acton
of the sanitary department In cuttlns
down the trees and removing the re-
fuse. which had been dumped there
for several months. The dumping OF
garbage on the creek banks was
stopped by the department.
Inspector ours realizes the disease
dangers that Turk in milk and water,
especially in the summer month";, and
he has been especially active Ia fsnt-
Ing these menaces. He stated taat
there had been absolutely no trouble
with the city water supply. Two OF
three wells, he said. had been lnspes.-
ed and found to contain typnoia rae
terra. They were promptly hlisd up.
There are few reports OF tnfecfsd
milk now under Investigation by the
deuatment. It was stated. Reports on
the cases will be made in day OF
two.
Books Are Open.
Although there have been no con-
plants from any source that garpase
was not being removed to the crem-
atory as quickly as it should be- IN
spector Ours is making every effort
q TO quicken the service. A telephone
has been installed at the cremato
4 in order that persons wishing garpage
removed may call there direct.
Inspector Ours stated that the DOCKS
Of the sanitary department.. in which
are registered all complaints and tn
ranorts thereon, are open for the in
anections of the public at any time.
Besides attending TO the various
duties Of sanitary inspector. Mt. our
FREQUENTLY renders excellent serves
"a a nolice officer. He has made 9
social study of the traffic problem
rs 1t affects Clarksburg and is the
father of one section OF the traffic
ordinance recently passed by the city
council.
Regarding his work and the ch
stacles he has to overcome. inspector
Ours made the following statement:
Detective Work.
III ind in my work that grea
number of our citizens seem to %
fraid to complain about unsanitarI
conditions around or about premises
belonging to their neighbors; conse
f duent1y 1t makes certain amount Q
my work the part Of a detective. This
Kind of condition should not exist
Z sFSres l.<,f.;he afraid to speak Get out II