The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-04-30
F|LTERING PLANT
FOR MAYSV|LLE REC.
OMMENDED BY JURY
Mason County Grand Jury Returns In
dlctments Against Carnival and
Discusses City Water Ques.
ton ut Length.


which has been in session for several
days adjourned this afternoon after
making long report on the city wat
er situation recommending the INSTALL
alton of a filtering plant and returning
ten indictments, five Of which" were
kept secret until arrests are made.
The indictments were returned as
follows:
Emma Wilson-Grand larceny.
Archie Rigdon and Walter Craig
train wrecking.
X. G. Barkcot-operating gambling
machines and devices.
X. G.. Barkoot-permitting the oper-
alton of gambling machines and de-
vices in property under his control.
A. w. misunderstanding infant chill
dren.
There were five secret indictments
which the jury did not desire publish
ed until arrests are made. The in
dictments are for bootlegging, it was
learned
The Grand Jury report which was
quite lengthy dwelt almost exclusive
ly on the city's water situation. The
report in full says;
ITO the Hon. c. D. Newell, Judge of
the Mason Circuit Court:
"The Grand Jury for the March term
Of Mason Circuit Court reports that
they have been In session six days and
have examined about so witnesses and
have returned q indictments. They
have examined the public buildings
and find them in good condition and
we'll kept. They find the general con-
dition of morals and conduct in Ma
son county good. The thing most need
ing to be called to the public's atten
ton, however, is the general sanitary
situation in the City of Maysville.
"The jury has made careful exami-
nation of this matter and finds the en-
tire sewerage system insufficient, es
pecially in the East End. They are
advised that private vaults in many
instances are not connected with sew
ers and no sewers are available.
"The water supply for the city of
Maysville is bad, in times of high
water and worse when the water is
clear. The chloride plant has been in
effectively operated and at times not
operated at all The river at the point
of intake is very impure, owing to the
fact that for a mile above it, public
and private sewers empty into the
river and just outside the city limits, a
creek carrying the sewerage from
numerous residences empties in. The
effect of the chloride when properly ap
piled is to furnish the city of Mays
Vile with water in which the sewerage
germs are merly dead instead of alive.
II the intake was further out in the
river it would help the trouble but not
cure it. A good sewer IN the East end
of Maysville and the prohibiting of all
sewerage into the river would be some
help but finally it is the judgment Of
this body that only an up-to-date fill
ter plant will give Maysville water fit
to drink.
"If the Water Company is in condi-
ton to do this they should do so or
suffer the penalty. II they are not, the
citizens of Maysville should at once
take steps to provide against the ex.
listing danger.
incidentally the Grand Jury is ad-
vised that there are now about 20
cases of typhoid fever in the city of
| Maysville and none outside in the
county, whether this is tracible di-
rect to the water, they do not know,
however the jury desires to urge upon
the City of Maysville and the Water
Company, prompt and effective action
to avoid the existing danger.
"a toilet on the second floor of the
Court House is very much needed.
"All of which is respectfully report