The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
PURE / WATER ! | Fl
lot OF II, Will
Be PROVIDED
FOR B| |
Bonds Bringing $50, 900 for
Improvement Of System to i.
Be Sold at Once. -
CITY PHYSICIANS REPORT
ACCEPTED BY CoUNCIL
Six Applicants for Position Of
Engineer and Committee to a
Investigate. Qualifications. "

Il Bemidii is to be provided with
water free from contamination, and
!. the supply will be sufficient to meet
. all needs, within the> next two
I months. M Last evening the council
voted to advertise for bids for the
purchases Of the $4,000 bond issue
provided by Ordinance 80 and work
Of improving the three deep wells
and the water system in general WILL
begin Immediately llsa@ /. ~ -.
The contractors to be in charge OF
the work expect that a supply OF l.
100000 gallons Of water a day will
be provided, and this Will be double
the needs Of the city during the hot
summer days. Dead ends? Of mains
4 In several sections OF the city are to
{ be connected and this will do away
entirely with contaminated water
which is found in some Quarters OF
the city at present. ~
Two Large Reservoirs. 49,.
Two large cement reservoirs, each
capable OF holding 400, 900 gallons of
/ water, are, to be constructed just as
soon as the weather permits, thus as
suring an ample supply Of water at
4 all times. Members OF the council bes
iieye that the alterations TO be made
will remedy the aseriohsness of the
water situation for same time to
come. * - = :, t
Dr.. g. A. Shannon, city health Of
ficer, dled his report and It was ac-
cepted. The report included many
interesting figures. It shows that
during the past year tharel were 4 Il
600 cases OF infipen 90, not includ7
ing the cases brcugltt here from else
where. and that III deathss resulted
from the epidemic among Bemidu
people and "a persons from outside
points died while being cared for
here. According to DR.. Shannon
most OF the deaths resulted from
pneumonia following influenza. He
referred to the splendid service given
by the hospital and the JEFFERSON
hotel and the State Board Of Health,
which provided q special nurse, dur
ing the epidemic. There were i've
cases Of typhoid fever, three Of scar
.1et fever and one of diptheria during
the year, together with several in
fictitious diseases which were curbed
through the assistance Of the school
nurse. ss5...s!y II Tx
DR.. Shannon recommends th1t a
sewer be established at the foot Of
Minnesota avenue near the Great
Northern depot and That q four or
five room house be purchased for use
In caring for contagious diseases.
.5 ., i Notes Of Session. )
DR.. A.sV. Garlocks was placed on
the health committee. An place Of AL
derman Cooper. -. 49,
The bonds of DR.. e. A. Shannon,
health officer; George Rhea, city
treasurer; George Stein, city clerk
and Joseph Hahn, scavenger, we're
approved. 4
Aldermen Backus, Joanis and
Cooper were absent from the meeting.
Six applications for office of city
engineer were received and a commit
tee comprising Alderman Bagley,
chairman and Aldermen .Barnell
Palmer, Garlock and Benner was
named to investigate the qualiiica-.
tions of the men desiring the office.
Applicants are r.. 4. jacobson d. Of
Fargo. r. C.. Bowerman Of st. Cloud
g. Fl. West of st. Cloud; John A. Nc
Lean OF Grafton; w. W. Peterson of
Mora and w. e. Everts of this city
Herbert Warfield applied for the posi-
ton of superintendent Of the water
department, but this office is, to be
combined with that of city engineer.