Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-05
CITY CLEAN UP STARTS
EARLY MONDAY MORN
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where they breed This sounded like
~clairvoyance To the uninitiated bystander,
but DR.. Lncecum proved out instantly.
carded water coolers in the corner of the
yard, III the rear Of the federal building
behind n helgc Of beautiful Gamma lilies.
and finding them free of rain water. he
turned his attention 10 the cistern. This j.
covered tightly, but a six-inch overflow
pipe forms Just the sort Of entrance 4 mos
quito likes best for his private apartments.
The water IN the cistern was populous with
''wiggle-tails," the larvae of the little pests
that had been biting the clerks ankles. A
fine meShed screen over the end Of this pipe
will stop the trouble. A cistern in the rear
of a pharmacy adjacent. well within the
300 foo flying range Of the mosquito. j.
breeding several million mosquitoes \ day.
DIR. Lincecum found.
The women of Brownsville are looked
upon a. the greatest source of assistance
IN the campaign 10 clean up the city ct
Brownsville, and II i, principally their CO.
operation that l. being sought by the city.
county and state health officers. At the
meeting held al the county court house last
night, attended by probably one hundred
persons, most Of them women. the coopera-
ton of the women of Brownsville was as
.sured in a short address by Miss Anna
Kelly, former president Of the Browns
Vile Ladies' Civic league, and prominent
IN women'S club work.
Miss Kelly. speaking for the women.
said I'VE shall be glad To help make
Brownsville the c~leanest city in Texas"
She referred to the fact that in the past
few years the Civic league has tried To i'm
prove sanitary conditions in the city. but
because of the financial condition was un-
able 10 receive any assistance, and could
therefore do little.
DIR. W. Il. Collins and DR.. Lincecum
spoke along lines similar To their talks be-
fore the meeting of cIty and county health
officials held al the city hall Friday morn
ing.
In Introducing City Health Officer II. X.
Loew To the meeting. Acting Mayor Dwor-
man. chairman Of the meeting. called at
%tcntion to the work of the officer in the
campaign against smallpox IN Brownsville
the past spring. Mr.. Dworman said that
the expenditure in this campaign of about
$4,000 was more than the city Of Browns
Vile has set aside in the past eight years
for the protection of the health of the peo-
pie of Brownsville. and that the amount
would have been far more than enough to
carry out the campaign that i now in
au.uratcd.
DIR. Locw said in part
The coming of these men To Browns
Vile IA this time l. almost Providential.
because am sure that the situation here
and across the Rio Grandc haS never de-
manded more necessary precautions. Many
~nugly III their humc- ami wondered why
the city did not 40 tins and that. rlacin.
the entire. responsibility ON The city gov
ernmcnt. say that you. the citizens. have
a, much responsibility a. the government
in carrying ont these measures
DR.. Locw pointed out The small amount
of money appropriated by the city for the
protection of the health ot the people. and
described II a. 4 ''crying disgrace" lie
referred to the statement Of DIR. Llncecum
that a dollar per capita per year, or
Sl5 900, IL the amount that the city should
appropriate annually for the ordinary
health precautions aud city sanitation.
''rhe citizens can not expect the city
government 10 take care of these things
without furnishing the w~herewithal." he
declared. Il wish there were more tax
PAYERS here because would like to appeal
Ia them to urge the city council Ia appro-
pirate at least one dollar per capita per
year for the conduct of the citys' health
work. Sanitation does not mean merely
the cleaning mp 81 your neighbor'~ back
yard. 1t means also the expenditure of a
large amount of money.
One of the crying need>, sand DIR. Locw.
l. the drainage Of low places. resaca~ and
those bodies ~ water that are found
standing almost the year round IN various
parts of the city. The campaign, he said,
should include the determination of rats.
but most important Of all. he declared.
was the determination of mosquitoes and
files. Stable refuse l. a breeding place for
flies and he said that i one of the condi-
ton, IN Brownsville that must be- gotten
rid Of.
Or. Loew touched upon the necessity Of
"A garbage disposal plant. which he said
would cost from 5000 to 10000 and
which would permit the city to dispose Of
this stable refuse. lead animals that are
often found laying in the alleys of the city,
the carcasSeS of horses and COWS.
The city health officers discussed in turn