The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-19
Proccedin0s of the Board OF Health


FORFIoE oF.BpAnp OF HEALTH,
COLUMBIA, June II, 1872.
O'Clock. Present Levin. Wal.
ker, Baldwin. Davis. Eilhardt, Puph.
Boozer, Williams, Goldsmith. and Si.
mons. Absent-Messrs. Rose and Minis
The following letter was received nn
information:
COLUMBIA. June 8. 1872.
Hon. John alexander, Muyor, Columbia.
s. c..
DEAR SIR: have to acknowledge that
L was wrong in reference to the bad
odors that supposed to originate from
the cemetery. The trouble is in aav o,cn
house. On yesterday, tho stencil was SO
great that, ut the suggestion of pro.
perty-owner III my neighborhood, l ex-
nmined under the roof of the house. ane
there, hanging to tho rafters. were large
numbers OF bats, and immediately under
meath their ordure lay piled to tho depth
Oh about one foot-evidently the accu-
mutation of many years.
Should have wounded The feelings of
any of tho gentlemen who addressed You
On the 2Sth nlt., in my card published in
the Union aud PHOENIX OF the lst and 2d
inst, respectively, beg to apologize.
Anxiety as to the welfare Of my family
may have caused mo to use language
that might -bn construed by tncm ~
iarsh. Very respectfully,
The following nnisnnces were reported.
and the Chief OF Police INSTRUCTED to
have them nb ,tcd forthwith:
WARD No. 1-soink at Mr.. Aliens. on
Gervnis street; promises owned by DR..
Z. w. Green, known as "Buzzard
Noost, on Asse,ably street.
WARD No. 3-.Allcy- way leading from
Richardson to Assembly street, known AS
Davis alley" sinks, yard and stable
In rear of Coiumbin Hotel; sinks aud
water pipes in rear of J. II. Kinards; :;
SINKS anu street drain in rear of w. ID.
Love Co.'S and w. 81. LyBrand's;
street drain Ill trout of the Columbia
Hotel; culvcrt ut corner of Richardson
anu Taylor streets; street drains in front
OF y. q. Seegers'; rear of E. Hopes; on
the corner Of Bull and Laurel streets; on
Taylor street. between Marion aud Hen
derson streets; alley yway from Heinitsh's IS
drug store to Sumter street; premises
owned by estate OF Samuel Fair, on Plain
street; vacant lot, property Of NJ. Foot,
IN rear OF Or. L. j. Rawls'; sinks in rear
OF L. ). II. NJ. Gibson's store; Jerry
Jones bnr room; Mt express office; Theo-
logical Seminary; i'll rear of Brown $
paint store; ut Charlotte, Columbia aud
Augusta Railroad yard; premises of Sum.
Bateman, corDer OF Banding aud VIM
streets; Mrs. Rowans, Blunding, near
VIM street; Roses Hotel premises.
WARD No. Attic story of the
Walker House," occupied by John
hlctSueen, Esq on Boundary street.
The committee also recommend TINT
the occupants of houses be required to
examine under the roofs of their houses
at least once q year, and have them tho.
roughly ceunsed.
cleanly condition.
The following resolution was mani
mously adopted:
Whereas the Committee of the B card
from Ward No. 3, having reported os n
nuisance the "Davis Alley. way" sinks
and water pipes in rear of the Columbia
Hotel and J. Il. Kinard's store: and from
the evidence adduced before this board
1t appears that said nuisances are caused
by the filling up of the drain in said
alley way by the city authorities, thereby
not only causing sickness, but iniuripg o
the property upon the alley-way; be it,
therefore,
Resoioeol, That the Chief of Police be
instructed to forthwith open tho drain
III said alley-way, aud have the nuisances
complained Of rem owed; and that the
action OF the Board in this matter be
communicated to the City Council at
once.
On motion, Mr.. ". l.. Rose was or
dered to be reported to the City Council
Tor neglect of duty, rs n member of the
Board.
On motion, the Board adjourned until
Monday next. at 5 o'clock T. NJ.
JACOB LEVIN, Chairman.
THos. P. WALKER. Clerk pro tenn.