| Show POLLUTED WATER in the distillery region of the south there here are people who object to the water of their locality as a beverage because Us ILs so 0 o powerful bad a big drink would kill 10 it would appear that the inhabitants of san ban francisco soon will be in about the same ame frame oi 0 mind unless unites there in IB an early change that je Is it if the investigation made on saturday Satu rasy by mayor sutro butro brought out an accurate report regarding a part of the cotys water supply in he be western metropolis lake merced la in made to furnish a large proportion of the water used in the municipality after the visit and investigation there mayor butro reported of all the vile con laminated tamIna ted pestiferous places I 1 ever saw the region round about lake merced to la the worst s that was waa not a very cheering recommendation men dation for the water used by sae and the analysis made does doe not improve matters matten the detail of the contamination complained ot of included the slope lope of the creek which feeds the lake and which for three miles on either side Is covered with pig wallows wallo wp atone at one place the investigating party saw a herd of fully one hundred swine wallowing to in the creek and the spectators concluded that they would not dot care to bathe la in the liquid after that much less drink it there were also several dairies along the watershed and alternating with ci w yards yard and sand bog wallows were numerous vegetable itar bardens dens on which all sorts of fertilizing matter were used during the rainy season the impurities from these naturally washed into the creek and down to the reservoir then the creek was said to be tile tie only sewer for the towns of lake view and collma colima the conclusion was therefore reached bythe by the investigators that the safety ol of the city demanded immediate action to go secure purification of the water in salt lake city we are fortunate furi in n having the sources of f water supply kept comparatively free by nature from the danger of such pollution as aa that corn of in the incident r yet there are many ways in which the city water can be and some times Is befouled the narrow canyons and precipitous mountain sides pro preclude olude any menace from the fertilizers or decayed matter of vegetable gardens and there are am no locations location of hog wallow or eow yards nor are there any towns tow above from which sewage can be turned into the streams str earn there are however still left a variety of ways in the water may be rendered impure were it not for the diligent work of the waterworks water works department in keeping the reservoirs clean clearing the creek beda keeping away sheep cattle and other animals etc even with all this olty city water is not at all times timea as free from impurities its ae would be desir deehr i able particularly during the heavy thaws of spring and early summer and as an the quality of the water used for culinary purposes our poses la Is largely responsible for the health and longevity lf if the people there is ie realized the necee sity for health officers paying special attention thereto salt lake has no fears of such a state as that described for san francisco yet the public would he pleased to have I 1 from the health officials als once in a while a depoi t of the condition of the sources of supply and storage just joet to satisfy them that these are not being forgotten or neglected |
