Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-07-19

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hEAtin- STANDING hvlaANcE pitlAELn
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Nnni.r afternoon the Board OF IIealu
hold tu ,iIouruci meeting At the cay j. al
tor the purpose OF viewing THE cells and
ietidin" whether they axe Auuisauce or NOT.
IL would be well here 10 state That. anti
J cipating the Bnsri's ,irit. eyeiyeNertion at
tht police oilee WAS made Ia present 70 good
appearance and 10 have The coils ~ clclu.
ns POSSIBLE, HE floors Of The cells had
cru eu r'cclitY b. rulhrt that tLc hsirha
we're -'ill vet tni ~ rAuit time had
ritpapd Hiue" the Whitc-is tHAiuE OF the
wnll- that the settles with the white
washing material 100 them and the brushes
uset hadnot been removed.
: The iiuarl were shown in with Rlacri "
and trat visited the small cell, in the
1 southeast corner OF the hail Here "a gen
/ efd CONVEX aiion took place.
Tic large cell waH nest visited and viewed.
Mr.. Eckel here asked IT no nuisance eN-
istcd, mo- bad smell prevailed. why the ne
] ccsHity Of using disiniectautse Then 1t
appeared that Al times bad odOr did dis
/ tufh the occupants
! Mr. Eckel-AIr Mayor, do you deem theae
cells nuisance ! would like you to base
your answer ON their general condition and
on your own experience here during this
[ season.
Mayor Smms-I am not prepared TO an.
swor Now when The wind is blowing from
the East the smell from them is very had.
The Board then proceeded To the Council
Chamber and Mr. Chrisiy said he cnuldn't
see 'lat there was anything for the Board
Mr. Eckol moved that the cells he dc
Glazed a nuisance because 81 the occasional
II not constant stencil nrlsiug from them,
Mr. Buzuc seconded the motion.
Mn thris'y again asserted that he could
not Fce that there WAS anything for The
Roari 10 act ON.
Mr. Gintts said the celia were a nuisance
f.4t InI
fuf tho firm of tilatts X Eckcl EVrHf
EVENING hulldingl was affected because
of it.
Air Rosia said the cells for years had
hern nuisance and that they had only
been clchnsed "A iew hours before the Board
met there for effect. The Mayor admitted
thar nuisance existed there, and for these
reasons he would support Mr.. Eckels
Col. Mccullough said it was the duty Of
the Board to suppress nuiaancea. not to say
they had existed IN the past, There WAS M
gentleman In the Board. he presumed. hui
who would admit that a nuisance ia the
. ! past did exist there, Ia very important
. ! admission from the ColOnel hut to-day IL il
ahated. He WAS evidently referring to tho
WITHDRAWING and scruhhing that had been
! carried ON during the day. aud mistook this
q Tor 70 suppression Of the nuisance
Mr.. thristy again said tor the third time
; tposshA hrcause he could not say anything
else hat hc could not see that there wai
ANYTHING for the hoard 10 uct on
, Mr.. liuYiuc said he would be governed hI
; the testimony OF the Mayor. who had AS
a serted that the cells were \ nuisance wher
the Wind Was blowing from the East Al
. underground prison is certainly u nuisance
i and he would so vote It,
; MIR Srith said there had been som,
smell from the cells but there was non,
thea. They might have been. As he helicvet
they we're gust cleansed. II WAS reported
that they had been aeAudalouslv neglected
until recently, but they were clean now
:, much more so than 5OO other places in tn,
Mr. Eckel claimed that the Board wer,
< sworn to prevent AS well Rs ahate nui
. sances, and If i could do it il was its dutl
b to do 50. The Board undoubtedly has thi
y power. lie had been told by the police
- officers that the cells were whitewashe,
u every few days. Why was this done
e Simply to keep down the intOleIahle smel
y that came from them No man who hA
! been around the Hail for ten-years cal
g honestly claim that in all that time tn
G cells were anything but nuisances.
4 For the fourth time Mr. Christv reneate,
| his storcutyped sentence" that he cuuli
d not see that there was anything for tn
! Board 10 act Oh.
i col Mccullough again took the floor bu
o Az his motion had not been recorded prOl
y erly by the Clerk or stated BY the Chair
o. both Of whom had II that Mr.. Eekel ha
simply moved that the cells be declared
o nuisance, without adding the words "bt
= cause Of the occasional If not constan
= stencil arising from them" Mr. r. called o
e. the EVERY EVENING representative for hi
u nutes of the motion.
g. MIR. Smith WAS Mortified NJ this reQues
and was willing to 'reuOldN every man hi
nghta, hut did not think newspape
reporter was the proper person to refer I
for such Information.
y. Mr. Eckel said he didn't "recOrd " hu
usually ace Orded every man his rights, an
n Objected 80 all further debate until hi
II motion s. ~ properly stated
e. He again called On our reporter 10 stat
il the motion AS he md taken il down.
4 Nur notes wert then passed 10 Mr. T.. VIII
j.. read "Mr Eekel NOS ed city cells b
u declared nuisance, because Of &C. if no
IS const. stencil arising fTom them"
% MT. Saith could not understand soc
M aud "cunst" aud thought our record agree
exactly with tho CLERKS
o. MIR Eokel reminded him that soc" mean
~ occasional, and "const.N was an ahbreyff
t. tion of constant further. that II the idea
o. of newspaper reporters were not abOv
10 those of the man Of backbone from tn
n Fourth Ward, they would make out msers
n bly, NJ reporting.
The llnl aud nays were thGn called O
u MI. Eckeps motion, rs recorded by our r.
s- porter and II WAS lost By the followin
Ie vote
Ycas-Rogia, Buzine Derrickson, Eckel
dlatts and kenuedy-6.
70 Nays-Bennett, thfisty. Lamplugh, Nj
. cullough, Smith, Tay Tor, Wright and Pres
G. ideut Metals
i, On motion of Mr., Glatts. the Board thel
# adjourned 10 Films Court and declared
II nuisance existing IN the yard OF one Of tn
slaughter houses there,