Milford chronicle., 1916-10-13
MILFORD'S BOARD OF HEALTH

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t typhoid fever are concerned, this re
: cord is not alarming, since it show
: a decided improvement over last veal
However, there have been sufficien
number of typhoid fever cases to indi
cate that the sanitary conditions o
Milford need still further improve
ment. We should not be satisfie,
with present conditions, but continu
= to enforce the laws and be activ
, in cleaning up the town so that ty
phoid fever will be materially essen
ed Now is the time to make prepar
ations for the following year and i
/; is already evident that if some gOOC
has been accomplished, still further
valuable results, both in conservation
of health and economy will result il
the people will all take their part and
help to keep the town clean.
Must Connect With Sewers.
There are quite a number of prop
critics that are not now connected with
the sewer, but orders have been is
sued that such connections must be
made. Up to the present time quite
number of sewer connections have
been put in as a result of orders serv-
ed by the Board of Health and good
many others have engaged plumbers
to make such connections as soon as it
is possible for them to do so. The
are, however, quite a number of prop
critics which are not in proximity to
sewers, where waste water is running
on to adjacent properties and into the
streets. The public is hereby notified
that in all such cases, they are requir-
ed to provide a septic tank or cess
pool to take care of such waste water
and that the Board will require this
to be done by the first day of Novem-
Der. 1916. In any case where there
has been failure to comply with this
notice, the Board of Health will prose-
cute the violation of the town ordin-
ances
Burn Garbage in Public IncineratOr
The question of garbage disposal
Milford was reported on. the sub
stance of this report being as follows
For town having a population of
1000 the daily output of garbage and
rubbish would be approximately: one
ton of garbage per day; 600 pounds of
rubbish per day. In this connection |
garbage refers to rejected food wastes |
and rubbish denotes cOmbustible ar
ticles from all sources, exclusive of |
night soil and ashes. Assuming that |
Milford will have a population of |
5000 persons ten to fifteen years /
hence, the daily output of garbage
and rubbish at that time may be esti-
mated roughly as follows: garbage,
l y tons; rubbish, y ton per day
garbage disposal plant constructed
at this time should have sufficient cap
lcity to care for these later quanti-
ties. The only method of garbage
disposal suitable to che treatment of
such small volume of wastes is in
,ineratiOn or cremation. If properly
designed. with a forced blast and a
not lower than 1900 de-
,rees F., in the combustion chamber,
N incinerator could be operated in
well-pOpulated section without nui-
ance. The rubbish should be burn 5
d with the garbage in order to fac
litate the incineratiOn of the latter,
ut the ashes collected throughout /
he town should be dumped at some
spot outside the town. An
lcinerator described would cost from
5000 to $4,000, including engineering,
ut exclusive of land. The operating t.
Ost would be about S4 a day, exclus- Il
re of interest and depreciation. This il
stimate allows SO per day for an at n
,ndant, and 81 per day for a kerosene E
lgine driving a blower. No allow b
nee is made for the cost of collect n
g the garbage and carting it to the t.
Generator. The charge for the pre- o.
iration of working drawings, speci- b
'atiOns and contract for such an in te
neratOr, together with Office super b.
sion of the construction, would be cl
100, plus travelling expenses. 1t is ia
lite evident that the construction of Oh
ich an incinerating plant at this W
ne wOulO De out OF the question Tor te
e town of Milford, although it would tt
the ideal method of disposing of ty
is nuisance. However, the question
money required is important, and
nee the town would hardly be pre-
red to shoulder this burden at this
ne, other means must be considered.
order to remedy this nuisance, the to
,ard of Health has in mind the issu- tn
ce of bids for the collection of gar Ou
ge and refuse. Considering the ed
ct that the garbage could be fed to ne
gs, and that the paper could be tel
led and shipped, this would be tic
urce Of profit to a collector of re- sic
Sc. In order, however. to have the pl
Elections take place under proper to
d efficient conditions, a permit for m,
lection of refuse should be issued be
anyone interested, who offers the be
vest bid, and will also give a suit fol
lie bond, guaranteeing collections in
cOrdance with the orders of the
ard of Health. Such a system
Ould not cost the town but a very
all amount and considering its
Eat value to the health of the COM 7
nifty, it should receive the backing eni
everyone.
Sewers Must be Extended. Z.
There is also quite a need for the IN IN
ension of our sewerage system.
a matter Of fact, it would be wise VIII
the entire system to be mOderniz- en-
but even if this is considered too ite iite
at an undertaking, at least the Jai
sent system should be extended n
e money expended for this purpose las
uld be readily returned in health WI
lservatiOn and in increase in the ret
'perty values. Every year should wit
ness an extension in some part of ran
sewerage system so as to gradual "a,
take in all nronorffnc IN fbo f,,r-,, / "a.