| Show Comments Comments- Upon Water Conditions Editor The Telegram M My letter appear appearing ng in Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednes Wednes' Wednesdays days day's issue of or The Tho Telegram de describIng describing do- do scribing water t ler conditions arising from practices of or residents in Mountair canyon told the story In detail Now may I comment upon these conditions 7 The conditions described have havo exIsted exsted ex- ex Isted sted for far years ears The Tho city commission commis sion slon was advised d of or the danger in 1924 1 and did cUd nothing Our city health oCI officer r has known of or the situation situation situation sit sit- for years and has done noth noth- ing Tho The man at at tho head or of tho the water department has lias' known of or it and has haa done nothing His Ills Inspectors inspectors tors torim of course know of It and possibly possibly pos pos- sibly thought thero was there was no use 1186 r re re- porting It Very possibly our mayor or who appoints the head of tho water department and our commissioner of or public safety who appoints the cl city y health officers knew v of or it and did nothing As soon saon as I learned oC oJ it I 1 called the attention of or Dr Beat Beatty y of ot the tho of or health to tho the dangerous dangerous danger danger- oils ous ous condition and ho start started an Investigation investigation In In Investigation at once He Ho didn't akIf ask ak If the they were prominent p people He found the conditions in the canyon as described and the water in Parey's Parleys Parley's Par Par- Par Par- ley's leys creek and and nd in th the Mountair creek as described Dr Beatty Beatt at once notified the water vater department that Mountair must be cleaned and that these people peo peo- pIe must be forbidden Curth further r use uso of or the canyon canan until further precautions precautions u are taken to prevent pre of ot 01 r city water wlter supply Now that you you know what is the probable cause of epidemics of or In Intestinal intestinal In- In al troubles our Wa wa- wa- wa I ter tel what do you OU think should be bedone bedone done Ilane about it Do you OU think the tho people who are ue responsible should be prosecuted Do you feel that the they should be permitted further use of oC the canyon canon under any re restrictions restrictions re- re They would not be permitted permitted permitted per per- to build cottages in City Creek Creel canyon under any kind of or restrictions Doesn't it seem scent that the many who drink drinkwater water Wlter from fron Parleys Parley's are entitled to as safe sate protection protection protection pro pro- as the few who drink drinkwater water from Cit City creek And what of or the officials who have permitted these people to en endanger endanger endanger en- en danger our lives year after aCler year car caran Can an we longer anger have confidence in them Will the tho people of or the city be safe under their continued su su- su or or lack Jack of or it I learned of ot these conditions b bj by accident who accident who knows knot but there thero ma may maybe bo be similar situations in our watersheds watersheds water water- sheds Now a a. word to the other members members mem morn bers of ot the city commission You Youma ma may not be responsible for the tho conditions conditions con con- In Mountair but people don dont don't discriminate Possibly you ou owe It t to yourselves as well as ns to the people of Ot the tho city to make sure that SL all steps necessary to protect our water wate supply are taken at once A supply of r good goodwater water fit and safe to us use uso by the present generation who by bythe bythe bythe the wa way cast votes is more Important important Im- Im im- im and more moro vital to the city welfare than a a. greater supply o of water for future generations This Thi question cannot bo be settled until i It ItIs itis Is settled right In conclusion le leus let letus us give si a vote of thanks to our stat tato board of or health C. C D. D KIPP |
