Show ABA ABATE TE TB TillS THIS PUBLIC NUISANCE The st statement of City Physician King concerning concerning concerning concern concern- ing Salt Salt Lakes Lake's filthy street cars which appears in another mother column ol mn of The fhe Telegram should he be carefully care care- fully read and considered by bJ every person in the city The Telegram on se several seral ral occasions has warned the patrons of th the trolley line that the filthy street tr et car car caris js is a menace menace to the p public health that it itis itis is js in tact fact a private bacteria a preserve elYe Here ere is what Dr tr King says tays on the subject There are only two kinds of cars cal in service ser in Salt Lake They are are re refrigerator cars and airtight cars In those of the former fOlmer class s the patrons are aie exposed to 0 the most inclement winter weather with no protection from the cold winds that bring colds olds pneumonia and consumption con with them The idea ilea of f open summer cars in winter is preposterous and would probably be he tolerated in no other American city of the size of Salt Lake LaIe The Tue airtight cars are ore a positive poi poi- tive five menace to the health community School Schoolchildren Schoolchildren Schoolchildren children are packed in the cars as close a as sardines and compelled to breathe and breathe re-breathe the foul fetid atmosphere from lom which the vitality has haR been extracted and which is freighted with poisonous g germs These conditions a are e favorable for propagation tion of disease and expose the passengers passengers to fo c contagion conta nta gion in every cery form Health and decency r require tl that at people should not ot be he crowded d into so small a ac c compartment as a street car absolutely without ventilation Ten ven yet Jet this is being const constantly done on on cri t the lIe street cars CaLS of this cit city Such a condition that as-that described by Dr Dl King ICing calls for apt action ion While hile the tho trolley company has hus been permitted to c an utter disregard of f the conen convenience ence and comfort of its patrons patron it should not be allowed to endanger the health of the community Cit City Attorney Nyc in response re reo re- re to a request of Dr 11 Kin King ICing stated that he believes be the company ma may be le pro prosecuted for its Cn failure to properly ventilate the he cars and keep them cleanth clean Mr ML th Nye Nyc says however that there is n no specific ordinance ordinance nance covering the case hut but that the general law Jaw only applies We e disagree with the City Attorneys Attorney's ney's feys nes opinion We Ye hold that disease bearing cars are public nuisances There Thele is an ordinance pr providing provid prid id iding ing lug for the abatement of nuisances The city health officer declares that the trolley car is a u. u menace to the public health Does not this spell nuisance Abate the dirt dirty street car nuisance |