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George Campbell, a sanitary inspector in Bas Obispo, informs the Chief Sanitary Inspector for the Canal Zone, J. A. LePrince, that he has not had problems with his pail closets.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector J. A. Corrigan reports to his superior that in the past year only two pail closets remained unemptied and in those instances only for twelve hours.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Foreman Garcia reports to his superior, Chief Sanitary Inspector LePrince, that the night pails are emptied regularly and are never allowed to be over full. The only problem Garcia finds is that the pails in houses 22, 32, and 51 sit too low relative to the height of the seat. Garcia also reports finding the closet that had been carried away by the river.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector Heinemeyer informs his superior, Chief Sanitary Inspector LePrince, that only three night soil pails were nearly full–two on account of water being poured into them and the other from not being emptied the night before. According to Heinemeyer, the pails have to be watched very carefully or men will say they emptied them when they did not.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector Mitchell informs his superior, Chief Sanitary Inspector LePrince, that he has not had any difficulties with the pail closets. The pails are emptied every night and also in the middle of the day when they are full.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector Quayle reports to his superior, J. A. LePrince, that he has not had any trouble keeping the pail closets clean. A complaint made to headquarters was investigated and determined to be unfounded.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector Rayon reports to his superior, J. A. LePrince, that the night soil pails are regularly emptied and are rarely full. There were a few problems in the past, but they have already been addressed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector A. B. Tucker informs his superior, Chief Sanitary Inspector J. A. LePrince, that there has been no overfilling of the pail closets. In two instances he found that access to the pail closets was inconvenient, but this has been remedied.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-22
Sanitary Inspector Everett Frederick Quimby informs his superior that he has inspected the condition of “pit, pail, and flush closets” and has found the labor camps amply supplied in every instance.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-21
Chief Sanitary Inspector LePrince requests information from inspectors and foremen about the operation of the pail closets at their stations. He wants to know if the pails have ever been full in the afternoon or evening, as well as how many times the night soil men missed collecting the pails at night.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-21
Sanitary Inspector Jennings reports to his superior, Chief Sanitary Inspector LePrince, that he has examined all the pit and pail closets in his Districts. The closets were clean and disinfected, and the pails were less than half full at eleven o’clock.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-21
Jacob A. Riis assures President Roosevelt that he depicted Roosevelt accurately in his recently published biography, as it has been “the delight and comfort” of Riis’s life to know the president well enough to write such a book. He expresses concern for Roosevelt’s safety in his travels and asks to join a future trip in the capacity of a bodyguard. Riis also expresses agreement with Roosevelt’s choice of Ernst J. Lederle as sanitary expert on the Isthmus of Panama.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-26