Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-06-19 | Page 11 | Isolate Bugs in City Water, Plan

BUGS IN r mm m mm mr s 11 f CITY WATER IE PLAN 1 1 aul and Lynch Will Wil Take l Samples Sampes of Suspected Supply In in an cf effort rt to further determine to hat extent the waters of ot Parleys ock ar nrc contaminated with danger- danger Bus US us bacilli Health Commissioner 2 G. G and Dr DV Hardle Hadl Lynch ty will take samples t both City crock creek and Parleys creek day anti and make a comparative f th them m to be toll followed Owed by cultures analysis or of ho bacterIa In an effort to tho ot of the various Monies developed Tho former tests have Proved that water is Js' d d with ais aa r C bacilli In most moat SOS are aro of ot the tho i colon variety Now he bacteriologist will attempt to iso iso- ate ato tho the various colonies nn and b by cul- cul uro ure tests and microscopic e on Ini determine l to what hat classes of ot they belong Whet these thes tests are aro completed a a. report of or what Is found will bo be by th the health department and to tho city commission with i possible recommendation from the of or health that some dras i tic Ie Ic measures be adopted to prevent contamination of ot the tho canyon streams nd md steps be taken at once to clean up ht h canyon canyons especially Parleys Reports of or the bacteriologist that tho anyon nyon water Is contaminated d has hh aro aroused sed consumers of or water ater th the city and tho the water cleat de- de pat at ot Is being besieged with inquiries from mon men and women as to what hat water they receiving arc at It their homes To less lessen n the tho dan danger er tho thu water department de de- de- de his has h 19 shut out of or tho s system stem as much of ot the Parleys canyon supply as It Is possible dispense to-dispense with and this Will b be continued until the natural de- de In supply in tho the other canyons canons snakes akes It necessary to use all of the Parleys s 's flow low