CITY SANITATION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 9

CITY SANITATION.

0 A NEW SCHEME ADOPTED. .';■ After , havirig'-'gohe ; fulijr into- tie. matter, of , ; the "suggested "reorganisation . of' the Sanitaryi)6pai?tliient of tho corporation staff the JtLoaltn, .Committee of .the, City Council brought'down the*; following:' rocommendationi at last night's ' meeting■.—•''.. " : ■ ■'•"■■■".■■■■■ -",: : -:."-■' "'■'■•-...,■ ■ ■ 1. That 'a■.'deputation', of the.council wait • ;on ' th 6 ■Minister, lof.- Justice : with- regard to en-, eurlng better police regulation of. traffic,; and , to request that the Department take action in connection with oSences such as street obstiuc-. tion , and breaches of good order, as set- out in the' Police OfEencea Act, Part 1, Sections 3, 4, I*2. That'-Mr. DoyloretaW the control and isSne of licenses in .connisotion.with hawkers, ; cabmen,: publio halls, etc.;, .•-■-> ;': "/y: •; •, " 8. That Mr. Watson act as chief assistant to ilr. : Doylo, but to be toore'particularly, ongaged %ith the, inspection fof shops for the.sale of food, restaurants 'and-; hotels, etc. : s ", ■; i. That the present rait-ger, Mr.c. Greeks, bo required, to • do all the ranging work in con-, nation with'the city, and.tnat hd,be provided . with a horse. I. i. ■; '•;, '..■', ''■' i'~ -J' :•■ "5. That.three inspectors be appointed for tho nbuse-to-house'inspection,of the c|ty. ..':,' ',-.. - 6. That a junior dork be appointed,, and suitable office accommodation provided witii direct telephone. ..-.-- : , •. , . , • ;.!_■ ; ;■ 7. That an arrangement be entered.into witn the Publio -Health Department .whereby. the ■ disinfection of houses snail be , , carried but by them for < the yearly isum , 6i-:'JZVX),\ and that : the fees for euch services bo collected "by the corporation. In cases of poverty, the cost.of ■ the service to be reduced or remitted as deemed i advisable.' ■ ; ' r </' ■: ' ! ; : ",-■' i :■■--■■■■.■:■'--.■■■!■■ ■■■; 8. That the chief sanitary -inspector carry i- out his duties under tho direction of the Oity :' engineer. V. ' : : 'i' '-■■--.' . ■'■/■; k;; •■■ ■ A. etatoment of receipts and «xpondiiui9 for the'Banitary, Department for tho your ended i March 31; iaO9, showed receipts £355 l Ba.. inadi* '■ up 4 a's unders—Licenßec, £H7!,i Court.. feos, > J8134 135.; auction sales, \£s9 C ss.i disinfection i feesi' 7s. The expenditure totalled 19s. 4d., made up".of salaries JEB6O; .public , health account (plaguo hospital, etc.), >5292 195. , 4d. The. estimated , receipts and expenditure with the staff rearranged shows receipts J53676V ana expenditure X 1535 11s., made up as I toders-Salanes - ! Chief wnit»ry. inspector, ' JBSOe j assistant inspeeUr,' i2w; three district 1 injectors, ranger, p h«rse alUwI »nee for ranger, £50: junler tlerk, >665; tele--1 Bftenej XI Us.; disinfeetien,;. £M j : , sundries, i tdvertisements,. etatienerr, ete.', public I htilth aceeunt (Plague Hoipitel), X 136. : : An amendment was reeved that the number j e< ihspeftters be two instead of three, but this „ was not carried. '..:■.:•-■ ■ - .. ~ ■■•',. ° .After a leng discussion the recommenda.tiens >■ were adopted as submitted by the committee.: