Public works . nspections should be made of theentire zone at weekly intervals during the summer combined with the data obtained by catching adult mos-quitoes wherever possible and the breeding out of larvae, theseinspections should show the locations producing tliis work, a good inspector is a prime essential. The organization to carry on a campaign of this sort for acity of about a hundred and fifty thousand population is notnecessarily large, nor will the work be very costly unless thelocal conditions are of an extraordinary character. In additionto a well-trained
Public works . nspections should be made of theentire zone at weekly intervals during the summer combined with the data obtained by catching adult mos-quitoes wherever possible and the breeding out of larvae, theseinspections should show the locations producing tliis work, a good inspector is a prime essential. The organization to carry on a campaign of this sort for acity of about a hundred and fifty thousand population is notnecessarily large, nor will the work be very costly unless thelocal conditions are of an extraordinary character. In additionto a well-trained engineer directing the work, there should betwenty to thirty laborers, divided into two gangs, each with aforeman. If more men be employed, a general foreman may beneeded. The equipment will include a light truck and the neces-sary tools for this number of men, as axes, hoes, mattocks,bush-hooks, picks, and long-handled, round-pointed man in charge of the work should be furnished POND CONTROL BY DENUDING AND CLEANING Supplementary Oiling When Necessary, Thi^ is Very •Effective and Not Costly. - — . >^ 240 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL AND PUBLIC WORKS Vol. XLVII, No. 16 For the maintenance of the work, once the actual construc-tion has been completed, a much smaller force will suffice, per-haps not more than five or six men. In the early spring, whenthe entire system is in need of cleaning and general mainte-nance work, it may be economical to employ a larger numberfor a few daj-s, while putting the work in shape for the sum-mer. A good and reliable foreman is a necessity and when oneis found, he should be retained. It will also usually pay toretain the men from year to year, employing them otherwiseduring the winter months, if necessary. AID BY CITY ENGINEERS. While not every city in the country is yet able or willingto inaugurate an anti-mosquito campaign, the engineer can pre-pare for the coming day in many ways. In looking over thecond
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