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Report of The Nassau Co.
Exfermination Board
MlneoU, U I.. Aufust U, l>i<. Hon. Lindley A. Willianu,
8taln Commiaaloner of Health. Albany, N. Y. Dear Sir:
In accordance with the requirement* of .Section 416 of Chapter 408 of the LtRWa of 1916 wo have the honor of sub- mlttlni; the loilowin^ report:
Thin CommlRslon was appointed by the Appointing Board, County Judge .Mi^mann, County Clerk Cheshire, County Comptroller Bennett, May 26, 1916, aS followa:
Arthur D, Jaquea, M, ET, Lynbroolc. for a term of four years.
J(;hn T. Pratt, Glen Cove, for a term of three yt-ara.
(-'harles C, Adams, Lawrence, for a term of tAA'o years,
I>-iniol Morriaon, Freeport, for a term of one year.
Arthur t}. Hodenpyl. Locust Valley, ap- ixiintecl by the .Stale Cunuiiissioner of Health,
i'liilip J, f'hri.'«t, Ncw Hyde I'nrk, Chair- niiin (if llic Board of Suijervlsor.s,
The ('omniHssion organized for buslne.ss June 16. 1916,
P'rom the start the Commisaion rea- liai.il that it was und'.rtiikliiK a l.nrge priili'iHitiiiii in the extermination of nio.s- liiiitMc.s from NiL-^.-iau (-'ounty, Conse- '. 'Illlmly it VVIIS m-i.-efisary to ndopt some I bnijid ciiiiiprehensive plan covering all the wcrk.
Ah th(r Coniml,'.-,ilon Is limited by law jil, 111'- iii'itt-r of lt.« expindlture it ^.iriH'l Hi-iii.i 1- Hint It divide Its work In two <l,-i,s,seK, naui'-iy;
Permanent work cevi-riiiK a period of MVcrnl years ciiiisi.stiiig of lilling, ditch- irii,- (liainiiiK, etc.
Temporary work olllnjr, clennlng, re¬ moving obstructions In strcains, inspec- Imn of iirimi.se.s, removal of temi)orary bncdinBr spots, etc,
Iu connection with this work we pro- |ii se to carry on a campaign of educa¬ iion showing the breeding habits of the miLsiiulto In order thnt we may obtain the active aid and co-operation of all iiur ciiizi.'iis in the work of extermina¬ tion.
The principal breeding places of mos- (lilltiKH ill Xa^isnii County nre known to be the ."ult marshes along the shore of the Orent South FJny, nnd in certain Iiliicus on tho--north side notably Port VAn.Kliiiigtnn, Rdslyn, Locust Valley, Mill .Nick nnd Oyster Bay,
Much u.-<('fiil work has been done nl- rendy by local coninilttec's In the vnrl- iiiis ,si'('tiiiria In keeiilng breeding ns low as imsKible in ttiosi- .sections, but nothing shert of the county unit will result In extirmination.
In iirdir to properly handle flu ; reat (|U( stion of ellminnting the salt marsh iiiesiiuiiii. the <'(iiiiiiilsslon has called to its aid illl 1 xiii'i iciiccd engineer in the iiirsnii (if Mr, Russell W, liles wiio has had severnl .venrs experience ns consult¬ ing ungim-ir nnd chief ln.sp<'Ctor In Union ('ounly. .New Jersey,
M.ips have heen pri'pnreil (.Nos. 1 nnd 2 ulilch we 111,'iki' :i |i,'i|-t ef this reiiort) .Nil, 1 .sliowiiig inii,-:'|uilo brei-dlng iii.'irshi'S between Hiihiil (-'hannel and Garrett I.e.'iil, nnd No, 2 hbowing iniwiulto breed¬ ing iiiarshes belwieii (Inrntt I-ead nnd I'l'ipnn, The ncniige hns been cnre- full.v ciiiiiiiiited and idans fur drainage ;mil iliti'hing hnve been carefully lire- pni-eil.
It is the infJiition of the ("oniniission ! In let n I'lintrnct fur draining nnd ditch- j iim till' section ef meadow im shown up- eii .Mnp -N'o, 1 this yenr. Tin- plans for next year's w-ork as shown on ,\ln|i No, '.' have ri-(-eivi'il the ciin.tidernlion nf the I'iiiniiilssiiiii nnd nwnit the apiiroval of 111,' .--iHite lli'iilth (Viiniui.-'slon, ]
The (.'ominkssiiin hns ('"ntrnet.-d for the ¦ cli-,-iiiiiiig of (-i-rlnin ponds of Woiulbury I 111 nil i'xpi'ii,si'nf Thirty nine liunilnd nnd ' lifly eUht Iiellnrs ($;HJ,"i8,i)(i), 'vvhcrcby lertiin niixiiius breeding iilnces wiil be, I'h.iiiiinleil, This work will be done with- i '111 ixiieii.se to tlie coiiiit.N- Other thnn I 'tllll nf supervision of the work, ns the] iiinpi rly owneis hnve contributed thc , 'nil ennlrncl price. I
III nililition to its snlt iiiarslies Nassau '¦•liiity tins a large nmiiber of ponds nnd lining strcnins, -Alnny of these hnve hud ittintinii frnm tlnir owners nnd nre In ixei llent cniiditinii and add to the beauty ,iih1 ,itli','i('tivi'hi'S.s lit the scenery, Mnny i'linds, liowever, hnve been neglected, the strennis hnve biconie pnrtlnlly filled mill sluggish, nnd in the grasses nround the edges of the lionds. and along the edges nf the Ktieniii breeding Is found, I Mnny of nnr citizens through ignorance | nr cnrelessncss hnve innintnined private dumps or "cntch-nlls" on their iireinise.s. In thi'se pinci's nre found empty barrels, inns, scultl'S, scoops,, tubs nnd other re- ceptncles, little n'ld trig whieh upon be¬ coinlng pnrtlnlly lUlod with water make excelli'iit breeding iilnees fnr thc pest,
Thnt these mny be properly located, nnd the owners attentloii called to the sniiie, with a refiuest that conditions be remedied, nnd in the event of the owner refusing to provide auch remedy, that the Coinmisslon may enter uiion such pre¬ mise for the purpose of draining, oiling, or cleaning, the Coinmisslon has appoint¬ ed a number of inspectors.
It is the aim of the Commission -to mnke a house to house Inspection nil over Nnssnu County, and Ave earnestly seek the aid and co-operation of all our licoiilo.
The expenditures to date have been a> follows:
CLAIM NO, ONE, Howard C Hennet, Insiieetor, Aug. 3. Work done at Locust A/alley:
Tnols J H,(iU
Carfnre 7,02
Laborers' wages,. 32-1,,'M
Freight on oil .98
Team hire 4,00
Trip to Greenwich Conn
Work done at Roslyn:
Uos «t ti.
38.00
-I 33.00
• CLAIM NO., FIVE,
Russel W, Gles, One-half of contract for services aa en- Klneer for 1916,, 200,00 Personal expenaes acct, carfare, ho¬ tel bllla, phone, auto hire, etc., 48,09 Three da. aervlcea
T. C. Dufgan,. , 15,00 Expenses of T. C,
Dugg^an 11,86
-J2:4,95
CLAIM NO, SLX. Cornelius.L. Both. FrnfeB'sal services preparing map showing marshes between Broad Channel and Gar¬ ret Lead 41,fin
l'l blue prints . ,, , 1,60
Typewriting •. 4.00
Telephone 1.60
TrnA'eling expense 3.18
i B0.28_
-I 33.00
FREEPORT. L.l.
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CLAIM .VO, .SEVr:N, Corni'liu,-; L, Both. I'rofess'nl serA'iei's Iireparing mnp showing HHTrshi s between Onrnt Ld, & Freeport,, CO,00
Tel.phnne tr,
Trnvellng expenses 2,66
-» 60,28
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-t .';,3,4i
-$ ass,94
Carfare Laborers'
26,94
.'t,;iii
368,.56 .1,99 41,17
Work done at Manhasset,
Plandome, and Port
Washington:
Tools
Carfnre
Wages
Teniii hire
Freight on oil ....
.Salary of H,C,Ben¬
net for July , ..
Expenses of H, C.
Mennet for July
Salary of E, I, Ev¬
erett for July ..
Expenaes of E. I,
erett for July ..
1,35
2,00
100,38
15,75
1,48
200.00
43,90
100.00
9.65
-i 443.96
$ 121,96
-I 363,93
TOTAI tl'r,69,B
Owing to the f,'i('t thnt Coinmissioti wa," nrganlzed so late in the seasim. the work in the county hns necessarily be'n lim¬ iled lo a coniiJiirntively sniall area,
Ho-wever vve rnn ri'linrt effective work In Creat Neck, Bnslyn, Port AA'ashington, .Manhasset, Plandoine, Locu,st Valb y and Mill Neck,
The methods employed have been the usual one's of oiling the iionds, or els,- li-iWi-ring the wnter for temporary work filling the mnrsiies and low plnces, visit¬ ing and inspecting private property, nnd causing tho elimination uf breeding places.
Our experience in the work although necessarily limiti'd in Its scope has been such na t'l grent ly encournge the Coni- misslnn. nnd ndd tn the hope that the pest thnt has sn lung annoyed and men- need the pinpi.. ef nur county Avill In a rensnnnbly slmri time be greatly reduced [if not entirely dislrnyed,
Ki'siie.'ifnily submitted, : AllTHCll I), JACliUE.S. M, D,
President, CHi:.STLU PAINTElt,
Secre tn I.v,
' SUPPLEflflENTAL REPORT^'
nf the insiieelors en the .North .Side
August 21, 1916, Antl-IVIosqulto Campaign. I The .Nnrlh .'^li'.ie work hns been mnlnly Icnndiied lo th'' fnliiming plnc(-s: Maiih.-is- :si-l, Lneiist Vnliey, Unslyn. Creat N.-ck. i'l.'inilnine nml i'nit Wnsliington. Thi.s wei-k hns b.en ni-g.-iiiized previous to ttn- nppeintiiient nf the ('nniiiilssinn niid AV.-is llirilled hy the vnrinus leenl orgnnizn- tiniis Inclinling the Cn-nt .Neek Assncin- li.in. the .Alnliiiee.'i'k Neighborhnnd A.'-.sn- cinliori, lhe .\In.-:i|iHlii I'lxleiniin.ntion Cmii- inillee nf .\I,'inh,'iss. t, I'l'ltiilnine nnd Porl WnshiHgtnn Mild the Itnslyii Neighbor- hoiid -\Ksncintiiin, Thi,s covered the terri- Inry on the Norlh .shore frmn the N'-w A'ni-k City line enst In Oyster Bay, ex- eept c.h-n Cove nnd ,Sea CIIIT,
On .Inly 1st, tin- wmk of these v.'irioiis i.ri,.,,-iiznlioi.s u.is taken ovi-r b.v lhe Cmninisslon und h,'i« since been under its iliri'i'linn. On .August 1st. inspectnis W' :•' r-iPiininted to i-over Ibe olher .Nnrlh .'-^hore Aillngi-s while i-('g(il,-(r inspections i,,.<i IOll jiii'viniisl.s been c'lrried out,
'I'he werk mn.v In- conveniently divided intn the f'lllouiiig:
I, Salt M.irsh, Tin mnin mnrshes in the Norlli Sh' l-e enst of Cimt Ne.-k nr.' Ihi-w.' in the vicinili of Locust \',-ilI.'y. .Aiill Neck nnd Oyst.-r Bny, itegulnr iii- spectinns hav.' b.en ninde nf Ihese in the l.oi-nst A'al^.y District, .Some addi¬ llonnl ditching wns found to he neces¬ sary a iinrl of wliK'li was done In Mny nnd ,liiiie nnd lhe remainder In July: Prnctlcally nil the lineding thnt hns been loenfed since this ditching hns been cnri'il fnr by oiling,
.Aed.'S .Snilicitnns flhe while banded
snlt mnrsh nio.sfniito) hns I ii the pre-
vnlent s|)i'cies thrniighoiit th.' terrlt(lr^-, They ui'i-e very troublesnini' .August 1st tn Sth nnd h.ive been ninie nr less nii- mernu.s throughout the siiinnier. This cnndilion wns due Inrgely tn thc un- dr'iinod mnrshes on tbe .Sniith Sh.n'e,
II, Fresh Water. H.i nu.se ,.f the pre- v.'ileiice nf malaria thrniighnut the vil¬ lages In this district, lhe fresh water swnmp.'i and ponds have been given care¬ ful attention, in Manhnssit considerable ditching hns heen done nlmig Manhns- set Bay from Bayview .Av.'nue snuth to tbe Post Olllce. As a result of this work mnlnrin hns been grenlly deerensed thrnughnut the v-illage. The enses re¬ ported are ver.v few and in scnttered territory. There still renin ins consid- ernble swnmpv Innd Act iiiulrnined near the pond in the Whitney Ksfnte,
In Koslyn the work hns been thorough¬ ly done. The ponds and ditches in the Uoslyn I'nrk iinye all been thoroughly elenned. The Grist Mill Pond had around it n large enX tail swamp nnd this has been entirely eliminated and ninde free from bre.-diiig. As a r.siill nf the work done, only two cases of mnlnria were repnrted before Auguat Sth,
The prnblem of preventing malaria in Locust A'niley hns also r.-celv.'d careful ntteniion and ns a result of draining and oiling only three i)os,sibli' cases were re¬ ported throughout the entire community .August 2oih.
No case hna been reported frnm I^lan- doine. Owing to the lack of nn inspec¬ tur for Port Wnshingtnn, the wmk there hns been nininly eoiilln.d tn oiling,
III, House to House inspection, Ilegu- lar insp.'Ctinns hnve b.'.n iiinile to locate breeding pl,-iees nrnuiid houses in Koslyn nnd I-,ncii,-il Vnliey, The third inspeelinn is nnw being mnde in thns.' A'illnges, As n r.-sult of this work the fnllowing ac¬ tual nnd iirobable breeding idaces have
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der the directinii nf nn iiisi" cH r, ,'-11'. lh,'it dnte, wilh tin' r.-sult thnt lii<-,-il 111.-eding conditions are now Well under conirol.
The district was divided into si.ctiniia cori-esponding to about what nn inspic¬ lor should cov. r in a day, nnd inehi.led lh,-it pnrl ot .Mnnhnsset east nf the slrL-:itIi riiniiing inin .Alnnhnssel Hay.
A hnuse to house hook, with the name of till' owmr and lennnl nf eneb piece of proiierty, was cmnpile.I; and a mnp oulliiiing all peiinniient iiuis.'Uicis, such ns"swniiips nnd imnls, wns drawn, Cnrd indie.-s w'.-i'e k.-iit nf the house to house insp.-elioiis, and will serve as a periiuui- .-iil i-.eor.l for lulurc us.-.
.-Although .'.'irly spriiii,- w.-is excei-dingly wet, the syst.inatic oiling nf all plneea found breeding, wliich could nol be nthcrwise .'liniiiiated. kept dnwn exces¬ sive brnnds With July nnd dry weather, conditions imprnved fi-w Incnl breeding nins'iuiloes Inking wing. It wna nnt until the Hrst week in August, that inosfiuilo.'a npiienied in nny numbers, and those wrre found to be, ns n result of night 1 (illec- tions, Aedes Colicitnns (the striped leg¬ ged mnsauitoes), from the snlt marshes, This heav.v brood lusted nbnul ten dnys, but hnve now prncticnlly disnpiienred,
.As a result nf the cninpnign. the Ano- Iihi-les, the only known carrier of malnria. nnd a local breeding mosijiiitn. bus been Iirnctically eliminated. Sev.'rnI earlv enses of malaria were reported; but during July nnd August, two of tlie worst months for mnlnrin, but few new cases nppcnred, resulting In dnte. in approx¬ imately a 73'.'r decrense over lust year. Malarial Table
1014 1915 1916 Previous infections .,,, 20
New infections 20
Total of cases 140 40 'It
Per centage of decrease, 7o 72,6
M.,,- ,, . ' -- .11-. 1)1. . <lim h.ui H.-. n H.111..I
lo be i.|"\,-,l' l.l r,ii.l a .1.1 ii.i: irons iiiiil.'M.o III M.. i,li-:.-s. 1, Iln s.iH in.ii.-h "»i,.d by
ar.-,-i wns -'n;- lin.ui^hi ui..|. i K.nlr.l nn-l lie- T..wii.'l' N.'ilh I 1. nip,-Hn.l, wns laken
p.-rni.'im'nlly .liininate.l. It rt iii be f. uml .-.i'.- .'I. lln- oM .lil.,n,- h,iv.- H. . n re-
n.-i-.ssii-i lo l>..-p ...iislniit w.'ll.-h ..v.r ' ;.. n. I, ,-<, '..ml I., inu in ,-i l>;..| .-nnlilinn,
this ,-'-<-lioii ami k.-.-p the ditches frmn ..,ii,;; H' lln- v.nsh ti..ni Un- in.i.N.
filling in. Oiliim in s|i..ls is slill advis-ibl. , Tin- ---'ill in,'ii,-li ,-iii-,-i ,-.r..iin.l K-l llronk
in,-isiiiui-li as HII is in-.-ded in one |,;irt of .-^u,-,iiip, I.ns i,..t li. . n Inu,,.I Hi.-. .Hi.:;,
tin- swniiiH, nani.'ly, niong the pip.' line. Tl,.- foil. ,\v ,ii:; is lln .'i|.|.i oMiii.i I.' iiuiii-
In II..- ,',-11 .1 lln- piiinpin^ sl.ti.-n .f i-r • l |..| .1 (Hl.liin;, iin.l.-i HiK. ii Ihi.s
III.- ,M.ii!!..ISS.-l-l.ak.-vill.' WaHr Ceiiipniiy, y.,-ir.
,1 siii,-ill . ,-n H'lil sw,',iiip wns ih-,'iim .1 into ('..niiiiissioii (iw
l:.\ l'i.i|.H
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,'1 Hin..k whi.-h led inio .Alnnhnssel liny
S. V. I-al dil.-h.'S .111 th.' west si.l.' of Silt M.irsh,
\\lilii.'\'s I'ond, soulh el' th.- N.,illi N.w ., ::"
ll.-iiipst.,'iil Tiiri.i'ilM . will h. .-I.'S..I, and (H.l .., ::"L'
w-m-li will umioulil..llv I,.- uml. link, n nn Inl.ind Areis,
the .-wnnipi- ,'11. a ,'it lln- seiith.iii end N.u ., 1,'."
l.r the pnn.l, N. w , , H'.'l
lb) Salt IVI.-irsh Areas, i'M ,,. 2,iii7,
Allhough 111.-.'itches on tin' Liltle Neck .
111,-ndows iKid be.-n op.-m-.i up In lilir,. It T"H'il 27Mt
was necessnry to reopen nnd el.-nii tin ui, .N.H : npHi-nxiiiinl.ly live nnd iine-lmlf
and in severnl plncrts, to cinislriicl m-w mil. s ot dililiing.
nms. Th.' result of tin' work is .'X- Kespeclfiilly siihinlfli-d,
n-ll- s-.iH-r-,,-ini-i-. nn Hi-.-eilim; hnvlng W, H. TAI.HOT,
been found there during tbe summer. Inspi'i-tor.
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Ifidll 23976
28796
Total number of enses tn dnte, nnd In¬ cluding that part of Manhasset west of the n^jenm which leads intn M.anhassct
Help Wanted and Furnished
CO.MPLTK.NT, i;.\I'i:UlI';.\Cl';i) NClt.SIOS; iMAlD.S, COOKS A.MJ GIO-NKKAL llOrSI';WOUKi;H.S; I'lKCK A.M) FAMILY LACNHI'IUING, HOl'.SK AND CCKNITrKI'; UK.NOVA'I- ISC. MF.S HV IXAY. \\l';i.'K OH .MO.STH. ALL KI.NDS Of'' WOKK BY CO.NTHACT.
Anderson's Employment Agency
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Cisterns , ,. Cesspools • • , Toilets , Miacellaneou
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$1283.79 CLAIM NO. TA\'0. Howard C, Bennet, Inspector, Aug. Work done at Locust Valley: l^iborers' wages . 101.29 Work done at Roslyn: Laborer's wagea ,, 103.79 Work done at Manhasset,
Plandome, and Port
Washington: l.aborers' wagea.. 46.00
1 260.08
Aug. tith, work done at
Locust Valley: l,rfiiK)rer8' wages,,. 67.88 Work done at Roslyn: I.rfil)orers' wages., 165.81 Work done at Manhasset,
Plandome, and Port n^
Washington: Laborera' wages.. 41,46
f 264.94
Aug. 16, salary of H,
C. Bennet 10U,00
Aug, 16. aalary of E.
I, Everetl GO.OO
-$ 160.00
CLAIM NO, THREE. A'lllage of Lawrence. Services of Lecnard
S, Combs 1 mo,, 75.00 Servicea of Joi'dan
Aorama 1 mo,,,, 60.00 Juiy 1, 8 bbls. oil.. 37.42 Aug, 1, 10 bbls. oil 46.79
-I 665.02
-» 209,21
CLAIM NO. FOUR. Danlei E. Sealey. Typewriting 660 fo-
-1209.21
133 TOTALS 429
These nre being eliniinnted aa fast as possible by the property owners and ten¬ ants,
IV. Education. Literature hns been dhstrlbuted throughout the territory at . every house. Talks were given to the , sehooi children In Locust Valley. Cam- [ palgna of education had been carried on j previousl.v in Roslyn. (Jreat Neck, Man¬ hasset, Plandome and Port Washington. ¦
V. Olllno. This has been systematic- i ally done throughout the entire territory, i about every two weelts. As a result of ! this many of the breeding places have been temporarily eliminated until the time that arrangements can be made for proper drainage.
Respectfully submitted, (.Signed) HOWARD C, BENNETT. I Inspector in Charge, |
Oreat Neck. L. I,,
Auguat 28th, 1916, To the Membera of the Nassau County j
Mosijulto Extermination Commission, | Gentlemen:
The following la respectfully submitted aa a report of the Mosquito Extermina¬ tion Campaign undertaken by the Oreat Aasoclatlon to July lst. and continued from that date to .September Iat by the Nassau County Commission,
The work naturally falls under the fol- i lowing four heads: i
(1) Oeneral conditions,
(.2) Inspection.
(3) Oltlng,
(4) Drainage-
fa) Inland Areaa.
(b) Salt marah areas.
GENERAL COIsTdITIONS. |
Since April 16th, Mosquito Eztermina- i
tlon work haa been carried on by the I
Health Committee of the Great Neclc As- :
soclatlon. The campaign has been im-
Harrels
Cisterns
Dm ins
Cuttera
Diiiiil) Heaps , Roslyn, : other Receptacles
2ns,CeIlnrs, Dugouts,
38 ! Catch Knsins !13
117 : Culverts I 2'
66 .Swamiis | | 3
Wondhind I^ioIs.,|
fnher I'nols I 1
riuck Ponds I 2
Streams
Ci'ssiiools IlO
Olien, piped dralnsl 8i li 1
TOTA L ,, Note: excluding Kensington, OILINC
Many places were found which re¬ quired emistnnt wHtcnn I ' could not be permanently eliminated. Such l>lnees were eueU iej,Jlnio, v, mi ., view to killing mosquito l.irvHi . I'.'lrn- leum (fuel oii) was obtained from the Standard Oil Company, and whs spread in a thin lilm on all water in whch egga or wrigglers were found. Catch-basins and street gutters were oiled regularly in order to ke.-p them free frnm larvae, and resulted In eliminating them aa a aource of breeding,
DRAINAGE, (a) Inland drainage.
The greateat amount of drainage was on inland areaa. .Several pools imd heen ditihed and drained by the Great Neck AssoclHtlon in their campaign nf exter- miiintl'in in the summer of 191.'). The ditches were found to br In good condi¬ tion, It being necessary slmiily to clean the edges, in order to allow free passage of wnter.
Drainage work waa begun in the early imrt of July, and haa b'-en continued to date. The first i)ro|x>8iti<in undertaken waa cleaning the dltchea which drained several pools In the Slntinn Knad Fectif<n, north of Kensington, acroaa the penlnsu- bT of Oreat Neck, Into Little .Neck Bay, ¦Wooley Brook was used a« the main drain.
A large swamp on the property owned by the Citizens Water .Supply Company, south of the Long laland Itailroad tracka and west of Cutter HIII Road, was drain¬ ed, Sereral thouaand feet of ditchiaK
SANITARY GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Do away with thc filthy Gaihji(,'(; I'ail, with Hh fearful Korms, odors and vermin. Thc iojiical nay to dispone of garhage is hy fire IIFHS IT in a
Ricketts Gas Incinerator
giiaranlccrt ahsolutcly od orlcss and sanitary, IUirn,s up wet .ind dry garhage costs little to intitai and little to ojicratc. .No iiouhlc, .Solves your KarhaKc prohlcm.
What thf RK'KKTT.S (iA.S INCLNKUATOH Is, and what it atcompli.shoH in results are told in a iKioklct which will be gladly sent to you on reqiiest.
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