The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-01-15

his body was discovered.
! For fifteen years Mr.. Fulbright had
been subject to heart trouble, and his
death was doubtless due to that afflic-
ton. When found by his wife, he was
lying on his face, and had apparently
been dead for several minutes. Cor
oner Schoen was summoned, and his
verdict was that heart failure was the
cause of death.
country, we only meet with typhoid
and dysentery.
These germs are secreted from the
intestines of human beings afflicted
with typhoid fever, and the general
! concensus is that these germs live for
long time after they have been car
/ ried into the water.
"There are harmless bacteria, BIZ
coli, and the tests for them are rather
simple. The hypochlorate of lime
kills the bi-coli as well as the other
| bacteria.
eve are going to have tests made
/ by Mr.. Magill, filed with Us three
times a week, and also occasionally by
the University, and as long as we ap-
prove of that water, and the Board Of
Health here does, as shown by the re-
suits of these analysis, you may be
sure that the water is safe.
1--WE looked into the quality Of the
gas, and the service generally, and it
seems that the gas is weak, with no
pressure at times.
"New rules regulating gas, electric
and water service have been adopted
and will soon be put in effect and
when enforced, the meter tests, pres
sure, etc., will be looked after SO close
ly that all cause for complaint in that
regard will be overcome and removed
Wisconsin has been very successful in
that work, as she has certain set
standards by which the quality of the
service is regulated.
Mr.. Bowles stated that as there was
some likelihood of the water in the
Normal reservoir becoming stagnated,
tests would be made of that from
time to time, and when necessary it
would be overlooked"
He stated that the Utilities Com
pany had advised him that it would
establish fire service and direct
pressure pump at the Normal as was
called for in the franchise, and that
these improvements, where a good
many other plants have been in bad
shape.
"They are going to put in new
chemical mixing arrangement and in
he had also been advised that the pipe
leading to the Normal reservoir.
would perhaps be enlarged in accord
ance with the terms mentioned in the
franchise. He expects that these inn
promevents will be made at some
later date.
Mr.. Bowles stated that while the To-
cation of the intake at present was
very undesirable, he did not consider
it dangerous to health so long as the
channels were kept open from above
ord aorOcc tbo how
Ir referring to the defective mater
ial used by the Missouri Public Util-
tiles Co., he stated that the string
ing of old and uninsulated electric
wires was forbidden, and when advised
that such practices were now being
carried on in this city, he said it
should not be permitted.
When questioned as to the proper
location for an emergency pump in
case it should ever become necessary
to resort to the use of one again, Mr.
Bowles said that the intake should
properly be above the mouth of Sloan
Greek instead of so yards below it as
formerly located.
Mr.. Bowles displayed letter from
Mr.. Wurdock, president of the Light
and Development Company, advising
that he had heard of complaint being
made to the commission, and request
ing that the representative of the
commission come to the Cape on the
18th or 18th of January when the en-
gineer of the company would be here
to meet him.
Mr.. Bowles requested the repre-
sentative of The Tribune not to make
mention of the fact that he argued
against extending the intake pipe to
Cape Rock.
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