Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-20
Board sf Health.

REGULAR MEETING OF TIE REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE ON NIGHT scAvRNeERs--MR.
SMITH AND TIE REPORTERS.
The Board OF Health held regular stated
meeting, last evening, President Mccall in the
chair.
The Seventh Ward Committee reported pro-
gress in relation to the sanitary condition OF
Henry Clay Factory, the nuisancos complained
of in McDowellville abated, and that no nuisan-
ces exists, as complained Of by Francis Vincent,
at Fourteenth and West
The Ninth and Tenth Ward Committees re-
ported progress on all business in their respeo-
tive wards.
The Committee on Impurities OF the Brandy
wine water reported progress.
The Treasurer reported that he was unable to
collect the money due for draining the cellars
Hf a number of houses at Maryland Avenue and
Front streets, and offered his resignation as
Treasurer of the Board. The motion to accept
the resignation, ,however.was not adopted, ,as that
officer had been authorized by previous reso-
luton of the Board to place the bills in the
hands OF the proper person after the lst OF DO
tober.
The Code of Regulations for the better gov
ernment Of cleansing cess pools, which had been
laid over from last meeting, was then taken up
for consideration and adopted, section by sec
tion as already reported in the columns Of the
COMMERCIAL. The blank in article sixth was
filled by the insertion of $l000
The declaration proceeding the Code OF Reg
ulations was ON motion Of Mr. Eckel, adopted,
after which, on motion OF the ssmo gentleman,
the Code of Regulation, was adopted as a whole.
On motion of Mr. Eeke to appoint Commit
tee as required by Rule Sixth, the chair appoint
ed Messrs Eckel, Mccullough, and Wright, said
committee.
Mr.. Bogia moved that the comm ttee just ap
pointed be instructed to advertise for proposals
under the new Code of Regulations during the
first week in October.
Several OF the members thought that the
Committee should not wait 80 long, but should
| advertise Immediately.
MIR. Mccullough moved an amendment in-
structlng the Committee to ADVERTISE next week,
| which was adopted, and the original motion as
amended was then adopted.
Mr.. ShGrtlidge offered resolution which was
adopted, ordering S. ID. Forbes, who is erecting
row OF dwellings, III the Ninth Ward, to alter the
| privys attached thereto aud have them erected
/ according to law.
| Mr.. Glatts reported a pond of water in the
middle of Orange street below the railroad
| which had become nuisance. Referred to the
| street Commissioner.
Pending motion to adjourn, Mr.. Smith was
allowed the privilege OF in Iuiring. why breach
i OF faith m tde by the reporters OF the press
in publishiI & the report of the Committee aud
| the Code OF Regulations, after being requested
i not to do so by the Board. He read from the
pub ished report of the CoMMEH not a CON
| temporary az Mr., Smith stated, to show that the
| request of the Board had net beau complied
with. He criticised severely tue action OF report
ers who were allowed the comfortsof seat desl
| light aud stationary, and would afterwards be
tray the confidence bestowed in him,
Mr. Eckel, stated that if Mr.. Smith had beer
present at the meeting of the Board when these
proceeding took place he would have known that
no request was ever made by the Board not tt
publish the report. hope was expressed by
two or three members that the report would no
be published but the minutes OF the Board show
that no action was taken. and consequently nj
faith was violated.
Mr. f. then stated that he as chairman Of thu
committee took copy OF the report 10 the Com
MERCIAL, Iemarkng that he could see no goot
reason why it should be withheld from the pub
lic and giving the editors the privilege of doing
as they pleased about publishing it. He als'
took copy to another paper with the same in
structions, which fully accounts for the publish
ing Of the report.
Mr.. Smith expressed himself perfectly salts
fed with the explanation, after which the Boar
adjourned.