Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-19
HEALTH NEEDS
OF CITY RUN
INTO MILLIONS
DIR. Morgan Tells Council
Grave Disease Conditions
Confront Municipality.
HINT OFFICIAL NEGLECT
Epidemic of Typhoid Pre-
dicted Unless Steps Taken
to Remedy Situation.

That some startling facts concern
ing sanitary conditions of Indianapo-
lis, which will require from five to
ten millions Of dollars to rectify, so
as to remove an ever present danger
of typhoid fever, will DE revealed
soon, is promised by Dr. Herman g.
Morgan, secretary of the, board Of
public health, at the regular meeting
Of the city council last night. Wash
ington. D. c., is first and Indianapolis
is second in the present rating, ne
said.
DR.. Morgan disclosed that a complete
survey Of the city's sanitary problem
has been made. the findings Of which
wiz be given to the public eventually.
A hint that proper cooperation from
other city officials had not been re-
cefved also was regarded as having been
given by the secretary when he declared
Recommendations have been made time
in and time out withOgt effect"
Councilman Gustav g. Schmidt called
upon DR.. Morgan TO explain where S2O0.-
OOO which the board Of public health de-
sired authority to borrow upon a tempor
ary loan was to be spent. He flayed
some Of the insanitary conditions which
he said he had come into knowledge OF
recently, asserting that he had come 10
believe that they were not so much the
fault OF the health department as OF
the board Of sanitary commissioners. The
council passed the ordinance authorizing
the temporary loan, but not until Mr.
Schmidt had scored what he termed Of
fetal neglect and DR.. Morgan haf
practically agreed with him and asserted
that II any Of the responsibility rested
upon him he was willing to shoulder
II to the end that conditions upon which
he had preached and argued and I'm
plored7 for ten years might be remedied.
SCHMIDT DIsLIKED
MANNER OF REQUEST.
My reason for opposing the suspon-
sion Of the rules upon this ordinance last
week was based upon dislike Of the way
in which the request for its passage
came from the board CT public health, g"
began Mr.. Schmidt. II feel that Il is the
duty Of this council to know what this
s20O, 600 IS 70 be spent for, especialIy
since the city's sanitary conditions are
getting worse every day.
an creek IS nOCAlDg out cesSpoOl+ =
that IS the condition OF Eagle Creek and
White River. too, while we recently have
come into possession Of facts which show
that Pleasant Run and Bean Greek are
open sewers.
There il q lot OF talk about spending
ten or twelve millions Of dollars for a
monument for the soldiers. It occurs TO
me that It IS high time to spend some
money 10 clean up these streams. They
are running through the most beautiful
parts OF our city. In spots they are as
stagnant IS an clubhouse and that Is put
ting it mildly when I speak Of Fall Greek.
II that IS on account Of lack OF money II
IS high time for us to turn finances in
that direction. II it is on account Of
neglect OF duty, then II IS nighttime to
ask for the designations Of Responsible
officials
Il, for one, would Ike to be able TO
explain to my constituents why it is that
Capitol avenue has become the stencil Of
the north side. I'd like to have DR.. Nor
gan tell me. Somebody is not attending
to business and I'd like 10 know who
It is and as long as I'm a councilman I'm
going TO discover who it IS and try to
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