Show LEAN CLEAN CITY HONOR HONORIS IS CAPTURED BY I SALT LAKE Ogden Loses Race Through Lack of Garbage Disposal Disposal Disposal Dis Dis- Facilities RURAL SHOWS RAPPED Officials Criticise Conditions Found in Country Schools By DR T. T B. B n BEATTY ATTY The anual clean town adjudication tion ion is virtually the taking of an arm inventory of the public health conditions conditions conditions con con- of the state This year on the whole shows a considerable improvement improvement improvement im im- im- im provement over last Several Seve-al towns which were very deficient last year were found to be near the top of the list this year yea having been spurred into activity by the discovery ery cry of their shortcomings This his is is the proper propel spirit and one of the I most important benefits of the measure A town with a score of less than I fifty should consider itself disgraced dis die I graced and if it is content to re remain remain remain re- re main in in that category is convicted of lack of civic pride and a decent I regard for fer the community health The mayor of one town having a aVery avery avery very low score last year stated to tome tome me that he and the other authorities authorities authorities ties and good citizens felt deeply I humiliated and determined to make amends by competing for first honors It is interesting to note I taw how well they succeeded I The town secured the tho highest score in its class this year having been literally transformed Among I tho improvements improvements' were the installation installation metal metal- lation of a splendid water system I and the the beginning of a sewerage I I system A community has just cause to tobe tobe I I be proud of such an achievement I I and may be assured that all the ef effort ef ef- fort and expense will be amply re rewarded rewarded rewarded re- re warded by the safeguarding of th te I I public health and the satisfaction afforded its citizens citizen I ISalt Salt Lake City is i is' is the tile cleanest I jn city in b lj 1 As a model of cle cleanliness san sanitation san I and health conditions it I stands out spotlessly immaculate immaculat 1 from the tho other incorporated cities o of the state The rhe decision giving Salt Lake the time I honor place was announced yesterday I following the completion of ot inspection i lion tion scoring and the tabulation of ot the I cities and towns In Utah by the officials oHI- oHI I of ot tho clean city contest I Last I.-ast year eal Ogden was chosen as the I model This year yeal Salt alt Lake City by a I close margin took tool the title The report of or the inspectors in the I contest contest contest-C. C. C E. E Emery and J. J II It Walls Wallis show show a marked improvement in sanItary sanitary san san- I conditions all over the state It is doubtful says the report if It any state in the union can show such systematic and continuous health work as has been accomplished by the In Incorporated Incorporated incorporated in- in cities and towns of at Utah since the inauguration of ot these clean city elty contests by the state board of ot health Better Water Standards The water supplies of the state have been brought to higher standards says the report Sewer conditions conditions' in the rural districts were never better Salt Lake City Is the only city in inthe inthe inthe the state that has any kind o of systematic matic maUc method of or disposing of ot garbage The sewage and garbage systems o of the capital ell city were the principal points on which the honor position was awarded Dr R. R AV tV V. V Ashley Ashle city health commissioner com corn missioner Is given praise In the re report report report re- re port for Cor his aggressive campaign against persons who refused to connect connect con con- with the sewer The laxity in this particular was the cause of ot adverse criticism In the contest between O Ogden den and Salt Lake says the report The improvement In sanitary marketing of foods in Salt Lake Is la notable and the score would have been still higher had it not been tor for the dirty conditions found at some of Df the dairies There was wal a material loss in the rating on weeds and vacant vacant vacant va va- va- va cant lots Ogden lost on the garbage collection Continued on pa page p 2 2 CLEAN CITY Y v Continued from page 1 J In spite of ot this fact tact Og- Og d n shows hows shows considerable betterment in int t too c sanitary measures enacted in the list last year year ear George Shorten sanitary inspector in inspector inspector in- in for Ogden has been specially c commended for tor efficient performance performances s 's s duties r. r Condemned pearly nearly early all an of the cities arc are com com- for excellent ent work in caring l f r r Idle lands and the vacant lots Jots f jh in the tho past according to thet the t r report ort have at last been made att attractive at- at t and in some instances re re- re uner Rural motion picture houses are Sven ven a rap in the report and classed a as breeders of germs unsafe in th the e matter of fire tire protection and unclean Rural school conditions yet previl pre- pre vil in unwholesome sanitary uy condit condi- condi t ons ns and are a menace to the healtha health a and d l life e of the pupils says the re- re 2 rL i Some of the buildings listed accord accord- Leg ing in to the report are nothing but b fire tire traps ps and to send children to such places places is classed as a criminal act Salt Lake City won over ogden in c Mass ass A division by a margin of 15 per cent Salt Lake won with percent per cent and Ogden scored 72 per cent Scofield Is Low fIn ln class B Logan had a total of ot winning over by 45 per cent T The he other towns in the list were Provo Springville Murray Tooele Eureka P Park rk City and Spanish Fork I Class C was led by Richfield with a total of 72 per cent against Ephraim's per cent American Fork came t third ird The others were Lehi Nephi Payson Price and Brigham City t R Class Glass D was led by Manti with Smithfield second Farmington third ah ad Mammoth at the bottom of ot the list lists Garland heads the class E division w with th a total of 74 per cent Castle d' d Gate Cate te came second Copperfield with 3 3 35 5 per cent held low position Class F composed of most of the towns in the state under population population population tion was headed by Tremonton in Boxelder Boxelder Boxelder Box- Box elder county Tremonton won the place with an average of per cent Scofield field had the lowest score with 27 pe per r nt |