The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-06
IMPROVEMENT IN
CITY SANITATION
IS BEING PLANNED
Harry o. Duerr Points Out Serious
Conditions in Paper Given at
Meeting of County Medical As.
ISOLATION.

The feature OF the evening" pre-.
gram at the meeting OF thc BerualilU
County Medical association held iu
the Chamber OF Commerce Mcdncs-
day was a frank discussion OF sanitary
conditions la A~lbuqu"ruuc, as pre-
scented IN u paper read bN u -.
puerr. OF Denver. who H. consulting
engineer for Albuquerque. some of
the appalling conditions Ia this city
as described by MIR. Duerr are as FOL
lows:
"Ten to fifteen percent Of the c.u
has no sewer.
Fifteen to twenty five percent ~
that portion OF the city which has e
sewer. ~ either not connected to ~
on not being used
Portions OF the city connected Boy
sewer has no water. You probably
are not aware Of the fact that this
city Is consuming less than 81 gallons
per capita during the summer season
and 30 gallons per capita In the win
ter season. which is less than one
hnlt the amount Of water consumed
by the average city OF this size.
Then again, a large portion OF the
population living adjacent to the city.
hut aot within its limits. mas neither
sewer nor water and are not regulated
In any manner being without the
jurisdiction Of the city ana are there
fore u serious menace TO the city.
There are t%hirty-one miles of
streets ana as many alleys within the
city limits ana OF these only I percent
of the streets and only one block of
the alleys are paved. Therefore can
be- kept clean.
There are mo- ourbs ana cutters.
Therefore improper surface drainage
oNists
In a great many places there are
no sidewalks. Many of tuc existing
sidewalks are in such a d%llapidnted
condition that they have become re.
ceptacles for dirt and refuse. and are
breeders of disease germs
The present ordinances are not
adequate tu protect tho public from
mcnHces which cNist In public places
such as restaurants, butcher shops.
fruit stands, ice cream pariors. soda
water fuuntain stands. Barber shups
n other places which as. Yervirg Inc
iublic. ~ present the board Of health
dpes uot have the necessary aud s5c.
rific authority To protect tn" pub
lie.
Meat Is brought into the lily
which ~ killed outside uf M ,uriSdic.
ton and supervision 81 auv authority
In spite of the ordinance 20 tho
contrary igs are permitted within
the city limits
Refuse. garbage. empty milk ard
'tt'r cils are ~cli.sttrtlN ,Npuscd an
such a manner is Il, triuri' tho
~ Gains - file" and NrrWin.
such conditions as exist ON Tii"ras
avenue. between First and S'"ou
streets. where tho manure H Inches
deep and apparently uu cti, a. Nude to
Keep It clean. These piuces breed
fl!os and Vcrmin ana are a terrible
menace 10 the city
YOU Gre maintaining ai open sew
81 through the heart of tae Cits iu
the shape OF a drainaE" ditCh IN
i;roadwaS
In the discussion yhlrh follow 81
:his Paper. IL was brought out tho
some way must he found Tor Alhu-
qUoruue 10 secure control of It's own
taNcs Ia the end that improvements,
lmperativcly needed 10 Keep this city
In the forefront of modern health re
sorts. ho CARRIED out
Aldo Leopold, secretary Of the
uf Commerce. Wac WIS pres
ent as a guest. stated that a commit
was already at work investigating
laws, to the env that relief
ON the present unjust system of
the distribution Of Albuquerque axe
might be secured Mir. Leopold urged
the citizens get behind the move
mHuguratcd 10y the New Mexico
Public Health association 80 secure
BE- Standardization OF health work
throughout the state, pointing out
the only hope for improved san
itnry conditions IN Albuquerque, AZ
well AZ In other Towns 81 the state,
In placing the work under he
supervision of an expert stnitarian,
who would he "A mCmbpr ~ the pro-
posed state department OF health