Show CITY PHYSICIAN EXPLAINS Citizens to Join in a General His Position Position tion in the Matter Provo Dec J II H t city u health ph physician this evening gave ve out the following ug statement explanatory of his connection with time the general unsanitary p condition in this city lt It seems a number of men in Provo al are of the opinion that fighting the board of health gives th the city a better reputation than to quietly clean up their premises as re I know that Provo 1 Is as ef clean n as tile average town but that thatis Is no excuse for Its not being cleaner and ha having ing better bettel sani sanitation than an any and I 1 have worked to this nus view These tar fury places do o exist and all the resolutions and anI abuse In hI the world cannot make mak ii otherwise If H tH anyone one will take the trouble to visit our slaughter houses or 01 go be behind huRl hind the bill boards or 01 store buildings building the they can see It for themselves rIme fhe court courthouse courthouse house block Is as bat bad as an aimy und and ns as Mar Marshal Henr Henry say I am not rea ready to gize for tor anything done so for far and only hope it will cause a general cleanup AU All AUthe the cases pro prosecuted to date have been lost by the cIt city not on account of luck lack of justice of the case but for technical er errors errors In the charges or lack hICk of proof that the tho accused party caused tile the nuisance No denial was made as to the existence of ofa a but something was weak In iii a legal wa way which Is surely no fault of the health offic officer l This is based upon the statement of one of the and hl he said suid time the rest agreed with h him himL m 1 L telephoned Dr Beatty of time the result and advis advised him that we plug pluggIng gIng away but any expert advice on h hi part would be appreciated He sent Dr Clark to and the Salt Satt Lal Lake e maper getting hol hold 1 of it roasted our city JU in their usual manner Mr Irvine president or of time the Commercial club called me inc back of tile the store building about the fIrst of November and asked if such a nuisance could not be abated by bythe bythe the board of health und and requested that hiI hi name be not connected with It I prom promised promIsed to use aU all time the means within m powel to have It done and the marshal started at time the work worl immediately Immediate for which Ur Mr Irvine thanked rae me and hoped honed It would succeed Since then as president of time Commercial club hi he called a meeting or of prominent clU citizens ens to pass re resolutions of indignation at t my action and to avoid showing his first connection with the mat matter matten ten ter studioUsly avoided sendIng m me an In invitation to the meeting President Brimhall at this meeting fleeting mUst have guessed at the condition of Imis school and I hope he guessed correctly for a student suffering with diphtheria mingled with tile the others for three thre or four da days s and BrImhall was unaware of his illness even after lie he ha b boon n After several years struggle Dr Tn Taylor lor as health officer succeeded in get getting getting ting our schools In fairly good sanitary condition and I 1 ant am trying to carry this good work worl forward In thIs we have be been ll ably assisted d by Superintendent Rawlings Is one of the most interested Interest d and in men I ever came in contact with oi 01 sanitation and lie he has Imas the r sup sun support port of lime t teachers ill In marked contrast contrat to time the attitude of a number of our business businessmen men In spite of this good condition of our schools and Mra Mr statement there have been or thirty cases of contagion sent home by teachers instead of three and J 1 believe one ot of the members of the n committee h hail this happen in his family attack made upon me b by L I Ito Mr while I was not present of a coward to answer only that and was br brought on by fear that in my be so successful in efforts he would not future cases BY abuse he attempted to intimidate me but should have known that he h has s never been able to do so in inthe inthe the past and It would have been far Car bet better better ter for hIm to have accepted the inevitable with I more my mv grace graceI position is right and I In Intend Intend Is ob obtained tend to keep it up until success finish In con or am to n a elusion I haVo received en Will Ul sa say that great number of our a citizens Ja J It iI SLATER M I D Provo Dec 31 t 1906 1006 |