Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-13
HOARD ofuenlth.

The Board met pursuant to adjournment
DIR. Thompson in the chair.
The Secretary being absent, DIR. Boyle was
appointed Secretary pro tenn. /
The roll being called, the following MEM
bers answered to their names: Messrs.
Thompson, Trevitt, Gay, ST. Clair, Dalton
and Boyle.
Absent-Messrs. Field, FELTON, and Pol
lard-Dr. Mahlmann being excused.
At this point, the Secretary, Mr.. FELTON,,
came in and took charge of his duties.d u
The reports of Inspectors being called
for, and the Inspector of the first district
being absent, the Inspector of the second
district reported.
The Inspector of the second district Mr..
Amos, reported that he had examined since
the last meeting, all premises situated on
the south side of South Public lane, from
Washington avenue to Third street; north
and south sides OF Jackson street, from
Straight alley to Eighth street, and east and
west sides of Eighth street, Ann street.
George street, Mohawk street, Parsons
street, Poor House lane, and the west side
of Third street from South Public lane to
Division street.
He states that there Is large quantity of
water standing on the vacant lots in that
part of his district. He also states that
there is pond on the lots belonging to g.
M. Parsons, which he considers needs i'm
mediate attention-also another on the lots
belonging to the Dryden estate. Both Of
them being great nuisances.
He also calls attention to sewerage in
that part of his district-also the particular
attention Of the Board, asking them to take
some action in regard to hogs and hog pens.
The Board took up this report, and DR..
Boyle moved that so omuch of the report as
regards hogs be referred to the committee
on Nuisances, with instructions to report an
ordinance for the future action of the City
Council, prohibiting hogs from being kept
in close confinement.
That part of the report on sewerage was,
on motion, referred to the committee on
Nuisances.
The report of the Inspector of the 1st
District was then called for.
He reported that he had examined all
premises situated on the east and west sides
of third street, from Long street to North
Public lane-east and west sides of High
street, from Long to the depot, and east and
west sides of Front street, from Long to
Spring street.
He recommends the necessity of IL or
15-inch sewer in Prentiss alley, from Wash
ington avenue to a junction with tho sewer
in Medary alley, little west of Eighth
street. He also calls the attention of the
Board to the necessity of having the City
Council publish the ordinance requiring
the citizens to clean the cutters, streets and
alleys around their premises.
That part of the report in regard to
sewers was referred to the committee on
Sewerage, and so much as regards the
cleaning of alleys and cutters, to the pro-
per committee of the City Council.
Mr.. Walker, the Inspector of the First
District, gave deplorable account of the
filthy condition of the privies in portions
OF the district he had lately examined,
which will be properly attended to by
those in authority.
A committee consisting of Drs. Gay and
Thompson, reported that they had visited
the Franklin County Infrmary, and con-
firm the report of the Second District In
spector.
The sum and substance of the report
was, that the rooms in the Infirmary were
badly built, especially those known as the
Lodge for the violent insane. They state
that the inmates have neither light, heat
nor ventilation as tley should, and they
could see no way of improving it ex-
cept by new building.
They state that in the present condition
of the Inirmary, should an epidemic pre-
vail, it would result in an immense loss of
life.
On motion, the report was referred back
to the committee, with instructions to con-
fer with the proper committee of the Leg
islature to pass law authorizing the levy
of a tax sufficient to build new Infirmary.
On motion, the. Board adjourned.