Show RURAL sanitation kentucky town solves problem of sanitation MT STERLING stenling ky what a me mall il to town wn can do about iti its limitation p problem r eblem oblem has ha b been e en demonstrated in t ahli thli hl 1 small toba tobacco cco and arming farming center several years ago garbage wai was collected in open truck trucks which toured the citys city cites residential and business areas with their smelly cargo out but that thats all ancient history the city councilmen decided to tn in vet vest in modern equipment to move garl age and refuse they bought a new type load packer truck which mechanically compresses garbage into tight bundle bundles the rear end of the packer is I 1 open only long enough for or city workmen to dump garbage and refuge refuse into it there Is no odor and no way in which garbage might be strewig atrewri strewij about the streets spreading all U type types of germs sprayed lie the sewer sewers the city father fathers working closely w with ith the county health department alio iso bought a large power prayer sprayer it li is used to spread insecticide insecticides on and around garbage cans can and in area areas where trash and refuse to Is found the health department st v e n prayed the sewers later a longtime resident telephoned the department to congratulate it on the results sults of the sewer spraying project are you going to keep it up the she asked yes ye lady unless our money runs out the chief sanitarian said now look here young man it if you need any money for such a worthwhile project you let me know and ill get it for you the ile new equipment has all but eliminated tiles and mosquitoes in the town also the department which formerly mod used five men and two trucks to make garbage collections in the residential and business busl neis area areas now uses three men and rid one truck and the job Is done don better and faster praised by state the health department uses a fly co counter anter nter to determine when to start its spraying program once started the spraying is continued throughout the summer the county health department reports that the chemical treatment la Is used only as a supplement to improve sanitation and not as an alternate representatives of the kentucky health department agree that mt sterlings sanitation program is topi in the state and wish that more eltlesbad citleahad sucha program sanitation experts repoint repoit report the thi small towns sanitation program is not too expensive for other towns and could be adopted in almost any sectlcn secticit of the country |