South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-15
CHy Health Present and Future

DR.J Hurry OF health Charles
II bury city appear the the
yesgaion locally Hurry assistants typhoid
We for Dr. Hurry point at least His investigators may be in
Bosenbuy they
least though perhaps accidentally struck the nail on the head once
We like lot of other people have believed that the local typhoid
epidemic wholly chagb the city supply the inexeden
reclamation of the old central Notwithstanding.
may degree proportion
amount of used could scarcely has been charged against
We commend Dr. Bonbu and the local health board and
along wit" them to the public opinion of the city little more backing for the
antouhouse ordinance sumbng council
the whole that the very lifted he'll scorch
those sleeping cuncimanic gentlemen favorable legislative action
AYE, there's the Hurry may quite right when
South Bend the diies city the state but dirty enough
ti o s garage S"ee's anu aneo Gn WIN h uSe
Ii is sometimes question of funds and likewise question of authority
which councils withhold though that the council
carry all the blame instance making
spuge for political administrative do
the authority the funds they
We have had with Mayor Keller DR. BOsenbuy incident
housing campaign paper year
Conditions existed with probable effects bad just reported them
later by Surgeon survey
and have again typhoid epidemic several deaths
certified to by Dr. Fiurtys investigators.
We became quite convinced the time that neither Mayor Keller Dr.
Bonbu would 40 much relieve the situation they could could they
they
councmanic cooperation by healthy public opinion
essential include senng
ceymen and church deacons who seemed anticipate this years funerals
and feared that improvement housing sanitary conditions
tendency the popuang typhoid
Rudolph Ackmann
mayor NUT have been watching the that better housing campaign
and apparently caution realizing necessity
councmani cooperation carrying the work He his PLATFORM
"The health of the community will carefully guard
ed funds authority enable the health
patment carry its work intelligent and efficient
manner will the common council cooperating, be pro-
vided for this
would splendid compliment present
10 the administration authority established
The time members that
connection into serious accoubeoe returning them present posts
in the capacity gave-dgge yphodS
MI Ackemann then proceeds outline the special things would
health funds general
report that has been spent this way efficiently
"The supply" Analysed to guard
against disease at least each week the city sewers"
have been kept flushed guard against foul stenChes;
the streets alleys" been kept clean"
garbage collection extended the
whole city include o
conducive of i1-health" and "evey
possible" has extended n meeting
problems progressive ciy,-ncuding sewerage
extensions and the extension of water MAINS
plank OF MI Ackemanns platform transcribed into the
People spending economically
and when the public health is really
late much of Keller there
o follow is no 10
useless "c spilled milk but let not stand by and the
bucket kicked again
agitation year ago. the part
Mayor Keller and Dr. BOSenbuy finally Surgeon
health officer and council carrying his
mendauonS all OF evolutionary
but typhoid epidemic busy
and do something
brought
without waiting its execution should way
This matter of life death this administration
South Bend
this S thing
We glad indeed that Nh Ackemann alive
and has designs upon dealing it in an effective manner
We do not know whether Dr. Frank Carson painless tooth extractor