South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-12
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JUNE H. 1918
NOW OUR BRILLIANT CITY HEALTH OF
FICER SEEKS A GOAT"

Administration officials of the city health
departments. are having a great time trying TO ex-
cuse explain away. cover and otherwise relieve
themselves Of the odium their due for their neon
petence. II criminal negligence in turning the
city from the North station reservoir as they
Friday proper sterilization for the
protection Of the public, as exposed by us Sunday
morning Employing the administration organ, seem
ingly willing condone anything that Carson
onicals do-even wnking at existing bookkeeping"
which the mayor confessed i'm addressing the sun
DAY school conyenton-the latest effort seems to be
to somehow blame DR.. FIELDER. 5acterologist at the
Epworth hospital and make Of him goat which
is prevarcation cowardly, and as unprinciped as
the work OF such incompetents. seeking screen
themselves could possibly make it. Get this.
Friday. ne CDR. p. 6. Freyermuth.
health omcerl stated contaminated wa
in the city mains when the north
pumping station reservoir was opened up
and the water pumped into the mains
According his findings is not known
who opened the mains this time. but j. ".
Toyne former superintendent the water
works department. called Herman Fielder
pathologist. who mas been testing water and
had sample taken from the reservoir. The
water was found to be contaminated and
when waterworks officials were notified the
water was turned reports of the
contamination. II is said, were made at the
BOARD Of health office by Mr.. Fielder until sew
eral days after the contamination noted
In the past daily reports were made at the
health office of the water conditions"
As said before quoted il. get Now fol-
Read the first paragraph again. See what
happened last Friday
Then that j. ". Toyue called DR. Fielder and
had sample taken from the reservoir and tested
which found contaminated All this then
must have been since Friday. Read again the second
quoted paragraph. and carefully
And review more the part following the
asterisks q - and you find mo reports of the
contamination. is said. were made the board of
health by Or Fielder for several days after the con
tamination noted, but the who lied.
How many days are several days" we wonder? II
only been i've days Friday told and Or.
F. G. Freyermuth city health officer admitted to us
Saturday night that Fielder had turned over 10
him his test Of the reservoir water Saturday morn
ing The be test results within "A
hours after the water turned the mains from
the and did what should have done.
II ne did what he ne did He says he shut the
water off from the mains and opened taps at the
END Of the mains to let the contaminated water out
Why this effort TO make goat Of DR. Fielder?
We printed the story inside OF hours IL is naught
out vicious incompetent seeking shirk response
bility that other of Dr. Freyermuths find
ngs quoted. that 'ft not known who opened the
mains. just another rank preyaricaton Let him ask
Water Supt Luther and maybe me knows enough
about his business know. or are these dexterous
gentlemen getting ready 70 spring IT, as blind for
their incompetence that il was pro-German pot that
put 10 overe
You can expect mos, rethiue from the city han
these days.