The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-05
This Is Recommended
ton of Inspectors Who
Made Cleanup
ASK COUNCIL TO
PASS ORDINANCE
Report Shows Wonder
full Results From
Initial Effort

Stringent regulations 20 make
Detroit sanitary c!ty are contain
"a in a report made pu1hc. Sa'ur
day. regarding clean up work under
taken In one OF the citys dir,ies'
districts as precau,!on agains, IN
fant!le paralysis The report IS
made my Adam Horsvs, inspector
IN the department OF public works
Judd { Lombard. inspector OF 20
lice. and Henry = Vaughan. ep't, m
lologis, n lie board az health. and
asks. among othe. thing, a special
police sanitary squad ot 10 officers
for each half OF The csty ard p"i'
ranent committee 20 superlutend a.
ley sanitation.
Other recommendations In the -
por, include me following
Tha, the board O; health hold own
ers OF property responsible Tor 10
stallation OK proper waste rcCe9'a
cles. and in the event OF failure "a
provide these. that the board shall
enter he premises provide neete
rccep'aclcs and charge b, cost 20
he owner
Tha, an ordi- lrC' he introduced
requiring every building n which
animals are housed 20 have water
,ighr waste vaults yproot and
kept continually covered
Tha, the department OF public
works De relu.reG to designate he
location OF waste receptaciss and
tines OF collection 10 facilitate DIS
posal
That a whitening patrol systei0
be Instituted for alleys IN The con
gse'od districts 10 prevent accpmu
iat5u of Nth. and that waue-w.ng
swes pings be Kept in sanitary vault
pending general collection.
Thai steps 20 taken 20 investigate
the adyisability OF manure collection
by The CRY and is disposal al cen
rally located moderation plant
along with other combustibie mate
RIA
That the common council estab
lish BY ordinance the same reglla
tons FOR unpayed alleys "a no~ ar
ply 20 paved ones
In It's recommendation for 20
lice sanitary squad the report ask.
tina, the city be divided into two Dis
,ric's with " codwarG ave. &C the dl
vidinE line, and that over each squaC
81 % men shall De A police sergeant
Regarding procedure 20 enforce
regulations. the report recommend
strict inspection Of property by the
aoard ol health and that written 10
tees issued 70 owners upon aling o
reports must he complied with II
three days
The cleanup work was conducte
in the district bounded by Hastings
Leland. Russell. Alexandrine. Chene
Mack and Rowena This TERRITORY
was selected "a Offering the best
conditions for study. and the man
work vas carried or In he 'oul
blocks bounded by Hastings Brady
Rivard and Row ena Al the start
only about two garbage pals OF the
kind required by Law were found "a
a block, while al present tell blocks
have regulation pals There Ia
been material falling OF in The ~
population OF The iistric. he repor,
says
The district chosen for the test
cleanup f. 100 acres In extent an
include 500 people living in "a
blocks II is estimated that ths
cost Of riding this area OF 9Th fol
the first 10 days was - cents pei
capita, which IA declared 70 10
somewhat above what the cypen "
would be for other districts
Two men from tho police depart
mont. three from the board 81
health. and the public works stat
devoted 20 regular collection car
ried on he cleanup csr paISn, as
sisted by a number Of adduiona
collectors.