Dr. W. T. O'Brien
is th ehealth officer. His salarey is $25. For this
compensation th edoctor is expected to perform all the duties of health
officer, including quarantining and faumigating after contagious
diseases, the city only paying for the chemicals used.
There are two other doctors ehre and they are prompt in their
dealings with the health officer.
There are two hotels here, the Mauston Hotel adn
Central House. They both hav neat wash and toilet rooms and supply
individual towels.
There are two small markets in neat coniion and I have no recommendation to make in connectin with same.
Water supply is from drive wells, the supply furnished through pumping station and reservoir.
Mauston has public sewer syste, but no orinance to
force connectin with same. I took this matter up with the
authorities. There are two blocks of open ditch parallel with and
one block west of the main street. Sewer shold be laid to drain
this ditch of stagnant water connecting with the main sewer at the
south end of the ditch if there is pitch enough to allow of same.
The health organizatin here is made up of two
councilmen and Dr. O'Brien. The doctor has not qualifed as health
officer adn I asked him to go before the city clerk and attend th
this matter.
In the offie of the Register of Deeds I find all
certificates filed and indexed up-to-date. I spent about two
hours in looking over the files and their returns come in quite
complete from all places except the town of Kingston and Lyndon
Station. I could not find a thing from Lyndon Station since
January and I am sure there must have been births, deaths or marriages
there since that time.
NEW LISBON, JUNEAU COUNTY
S. E. Cooper, a
merchant, is health officer here and his salary is $25.00 per year.
He has been reappointed this spring. He seems to be a
conscientious man and tires to do his duty and tells me that the two
doctors here are very kind in assisting him in any matter that comes up
that he does not understand.
There is no contagious disease here of any kind. Last spring they had one case of smallpox.
Water supply here is entirely from domestic wells. A
water tower has been built as the start of a public supply but no mains
have been laid yet.
There is no sewer system here and there are some bad
vaults and Mr. Cooper has these in hand now. There is no board of
health or committee on health here, Mr. Cooper having been appointed by
the mayor and confirmed by the council.
There are two meat markets here, both in fair
condition. The high and grad schools are combined in one nice new
modern building.
Park Hotel is the only one taking travelers and
everything seemed to be in a clean condition and they furnish
individual towels.
Contributed by Jackie Hufschmid
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