Show now concrete reservoir Is necessity nece for health protection in price city now pacing typhoid cyp h 0 id damage 6 suits by WILLIAM T IGLEHEART 1 I strongly urge that the storage reservoir reser Noir at price be immediately cemented I 1 hats dint dr T B beatty state health commissioner tells MB maor or iv r olson in a letter dated february 16 1931 dr beatty is without question the foremost public health expert in the west cst and has leie ived vat national ional recognition tion for his achievement ement in more moret than linn a quarter of a century of dc dention deo tion otton to the cause of medicine and find public health in utah the adobato lias has said before and und again 9 0 aidi repeats the provision of an adequate and PURE supply of water is the first duty of a municipality opponents of the bond issue for which would price with decent facilities and other badi needed adjuncts of a 1 cry er poor water amstein arc are attempting b to base baw their pica plea D the proposal on the basis of personal politics neither personal pe ronal nor part politics figure in the problem at all it is a case of sheer necessity essit jf if ani am i oter permits his or her personal prejudice to their ote note on a matter of such paramount importance the should be dis franchised construction of a proper the pro provision ision for additional water unemployment relief adea tc fire protection m insurance of mater ater for increasing c population arc are all alt included in the bond issue which will be noted upon march 14 but the ia greatest of the measures profiled vill be PURE WATER price cit is now nom facing r ta two 0 or suits u which aich it if carried against the cit will cost the taxpayers to or more these suits are threatened a as the result ot 0 typhoid infection acquired ih 1 ali bugli r the use of water from the mud votes oies called irs up on the hill there may inar be more suits but liu t he the iveas advocate Adio cate will gladly furnish full details of the cases mentioned to ana an responsible person meanwhile lets see what else dr beath has to say on the subject his ilis letter follow s please find enclosed cop of mr males report which 3 ou reque requested ted also letter which is in point I 1 would strongly urge that the storage at price be immediately cemented there can be no question as to the real danger to the public health resulting V from the present earth bottom reservoir from the financial standpoint alone the community cannot afford to take chances on a typhoid outbreak should such occur in new view of the fact that the attention of the authorities has been called to the existing menace the city could undoubtedly be held liable in damages v many heay judgments e hae been rendered in such cases A recent one in olean new york cost the town and within the past bear ear suits hae liane been instituted against the city of O ogden oden den utah demanding dm di manding anding c indemnity for deaths from typhoid tristim Tru trusting 11 that favorable and prompt action will mill be taken to 3 our m ater N in the manner described signed si r ned IT 11 BEATTY state commissions 1 I lion liere here is what L 11 II male san itar eai engineer t incer for the st ite board of heil tl had to tell our city of fieni a bear ear and a liila ngo ro R o read this too here he lie goes ilan MB haa or and caa cit council II price utah non vomit ambor 19 1 19 J becenti Re centi i we e mailed 3 ou reports of bacteriological cal anal alises acs of water samples sent in b leo counard Dou nard water superintendent in the analois an alsis of sample from the spring indicated that the tle water was nias good qu alit liou ho boeer eer eNer samples collected f from roni harants hd rants showed considerable pollution since the bacillus us coli was m as confirmed in many of the portions analyzed I 1 I 1 these reports indicate that the w u ater supply of price is 14 ing animal or human pollution in 10 the open earthen reser air we ive are desirous of knowing u what hat the city is doing rela ta tle e to the construction of an enclosed concrete reser re senoir air sone some time ago we me were informed that the city eity was uns arcady to proceed with this will aou ou keidl inform this office if this tills implement linar 1 I ement is contemplated this coining coming ear |