The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-03-18
PURE WATER, | |
lot OF; n, WILL
Be PROVIDED
FOR / .B||:EMIDJl |:
Bonds Bringing $50, 900 70,
Improvement Of System to
Be Sold ali Once. y
CITY PHYSICIANS REPORT
ACCEPTED BY COUNCIL
Six Applicants for Position Of
Engineer and Committee to :
Investigate Qualifications. y

i water free from contamination, and
the supply will be sufficient to meet
/ ali ) needs, within the> next two
\ mon this. r. Last evening the council
voted to advertise for bids for the
j purchases OF the $4,000 bond issue
+ provided by Ordinance 90 and work
Of Improving the three deep wells
and the water system in general will
The contractors TO be. in charge of
J the work expect that q supply Of l.
+ 900 900 gallons of water q day will
4 &ibe provided, and this will be double
the needs Of the city during the hot
summer days. Dead ends OF mains
I In several sections Of the city are to
4 be connected and this will do away
! entirely with contaminated water
which is found In some Quarters OF
the city at present. ,'..-7
.a-5z5 Two Large Reservoirs.
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
all times. Members Of the council be-
fieve that the alterations 70 be made
will remedy the hserio iohsness of the
water situation Tor some time to
come - ..3i 37.. Es ss:ss e.:
81. 8. A. Shannon, city health Of
ficer, filed his report and 1t was ac-
cepted. The report included many
interesting figures. It Shove that
during the past year there were IL
900 cases of inhsen ss, mol. inclaad-
ing the cases brought here from else
where and that III deaths 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
pnuemonia 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 especial nurse, dur
Ing the epidemic. There were i've
cases OF typhoid fever, three OF scar
let fever and one of diptheria during
the year, together with several in
fictitious diseases which were curbed
through the assistance of the school
nurse. 5+sssas.,. II . s%,
DR.. Shannon recommends thet a
sewer be established at the foot Of
Minnesota avenue near the Great
Northern depot and tnat q four or
FIVE room house be purchased for nse
In caring for contagious diseases.
Notes Of Session. :;
DIR" NsV. Garlock. was placed on
the. health committees An place Of AL
derman Cooper. -; -
The bonds of DR.. E. A. Shannon,
health officer; George Rhea, city
treasurer; George Stein, city clerk
and Joseph Hahn, scayenger, were
approved. =.
Aldermen Backus, Joanfs 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 qualifica-
tions OF the men desiring the office.
Applicants are r. 4. jacobson OF
SEargo, 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. q. Everts of this city.
Herbert Warfield applied for the posi-
tion OF superintendent of the water
department, but this office is to be
combined with that Of city engineer.