The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-11
Report On Wells Is Received
BY Dr.. A. T. SehmiH
GOOD SANITARY QUALITY
However, Number of Hints Are
Sent Regarding Surrounding
Conditions
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
| DR.. Aaron f. Schmidt, city health
commissioner, has received reports
on the water supply at Sibley park,
and IN North MankatO, based on in
Vestlgations made by DR.. H. A. Whit
taker of the division of sanitation,
state board of health during a re-
cent visit here. The reports, which
are signed by Mr. Whitaker, are
dated July 25, 1916.
| In regard to the water supply OBJ
tanned from the driven well about
twenty-five feet deep, which is To-
Gated northwest of the Sibley park
kitchen, near the highway, the re-
port states:
"The well is cased with one and
a half inch iron pipe, surrounded by
well pit about three feet in dame
ter and ten feet in depth, cased with
brick. The pit is covered with planks,
| and the water is drawn by an or
! binary hand pump. A wooden trough
| Carries away the waste matter. The
sanitary aspect of the we'll is un-
sanitary. The covering of the pit
| may admit waste water, and ade-
quate drainage has not been estab-
| lished. Analysis of the water shows
| a count of seven bacteria per cubic
| centimeter, and bacteria coli was not
found in one hundred centimeter
amounts. Water is of good sanitary
quality.
Made Some Recommendations.
ut is recommended that the we'll
pit should be provided with con-
crete cover and casing, the latter
| extending at least four feet below
I the ground surface. Drainage should
be established away from this well
in all directions. The field notes
showed the conditions to be unsat-
isfactory from sanitary point Of
| view, while in the analytical re-
were not found. The above recon-
mendation should be complied with
| in order to protect the water supply
from contamination"
The water supply from the driveI
well twenty-five feet deep situated
about forty feet east of the keep
ers house was also inspected. This
well has one and half inch pipe
casing, surrounded by a well pit
three feet in diameter and ten feet
deep, the pit cased with brick, COW
cred with plank. Mr.. Whittaker's re-
port states:
''The sanitary aspect of this well
is unsatisfactory. The cover of the
well pit may admit surface water,
and better drainage should be pro-
vided away from the well at the
surface. Analysis of sample of wat
er shows count of three bacteria
per cubic centimeter and bacteria
coli was not found present in one
hundred cubic centimeters amounts.
| The water was free from contami-
nation at the time the samples were
| taken.
| at is recommended that the well
pit should be provided with con-
crete cover and casing, the latter to
extend at least four feet below the
ground surface. Drainage should be
established away from this well in
| all directions The field notes
from a sanitary point of view, while
in the analytical results indica-
lions of contamination were not
| found. The above recommendation
should be complied with in order to
protect the supply from contamina-
ton"
North Mankato Conditions.
| The report of the water supply of
| North Mankato stated that the sup
| ply had been investigated Septem-
| Der 10, 1914, and found satisfactory
| from sanitary point of view, and
the sanitary aspect of the supply
was identical at this time, the water
| being satisfactory and safe for pub
| lie consumption. Samples taken for
analysis from the source of supply
and distribution points showed bac-
terial counts of 5, Z and 9 per cubic
centimeter respectively and bac-
terra coli was not present in 100
centimeters.
! Mr. Whitaker also investigated
conditions in the North Mankato
school, and gave a report on the
matter of the sewerage disposal. This
school is a two story brick struc-
ture, eight rooms and basement, on
| the corner of Belgrade avenue and
| Center street 1t is attended by
| about 300 pupils, and it is expect
ed will soon have about 400 pupils.
The report states:
| line village mas no sewerage SyS-
tenn, but movement has been start
ed to install one. The school board
is about to install toilets in the base
ment of the school building and must
provide a means of disposal of the
sewage. The problem of disposing
of the sewage from this building en-
tirely on school property would be
| impracticable and any satisfactory
means would require an outlet into
the Minnesota river. Such means
of disposal would require quite an
expenditure of money and would
only serve the public school building.
1t would be much wiser policy to
contribute this money toward a
municipal sewerage system which
would serve the school.
Should Have Sewage System.
cit is recommended that the viii
lage should install sewerage sys-
tenn which would serve the village
in addition to the public school
building. The sewerage system in
stalled should be one of the sani-
tary type which excludes all roof
water, and surface drainage, with an
outlet into the Minnesota river. The