Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-07-03
Board o. Health.
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lLMPURITIEs IN THE BaANDYwINE .wArER-

fP4ckAL Akk1kSo LASE EVkNxAo-BUbJEc1 OF
lIMPURITIEs IN TIE BRANDTwIER .wArER-
orHER pverNNlS w aah hHh4ptt
special meeting Of The Board Of Health was
held lAstexenlnk, fstahS parpOse, ,ASi tlafed by
Presideat Mccall, Sf ESceisiheH he report o. the
Committee to investigate the condition of the
BraudyWino water, aud TO transaot such other
business as would have come before the Board at
its regular meeting night which comes, this week,
On the Fourth Of July.
The communities appointed to define the pow
era and duties Of the Board in regard 70 the pra-
ssrvation of health, presented the following re-
port ....
Your committee considcrthat ths powers and
duties Of the Board are cleatlY end cbuCisey set
forth in Chapter 73, Sec "a Of the Laws OF the
State Of Delaware, as follows:
sGc. "a. The JmeAhem a Council shall consti-
tute the Legslattgo body OF said city, and shall be-
denomtnAted, when assembled, the City Council :
The CITY Council shall have power to enact ordI-
nances to preserve the health Of the city, aud to
prevent the introduction Of any infectious or con-
tRgions disease kfQg which puspose ks jursnictien
shall extend - any diaGance within one vntleN
the limits of the city,, and IN such ordinances may
organize q Board Of Health for said city, which
Board shall be invested with all the power and
authorities which the Council might or could sx-
ercise relative TO the object of their institution
The City Council may also paas ordinances TO de-
nne and remove nuisances, &c
These powers in the judgment of your Commit
for the faithful discharge OF any duty within the
province Of the Blard. ~, r-s.r. , .-.s
signed by tie OomShiltoe.1 WY " cue 10
On motion, the vSp~a was adopted. ana copies
ordered 10 be printed tor tho use Of the members
The committee appointed 70 investigate the i'm
pUrities of the BrandyvIne- water, presented q
lengthy and thorough report, which will be found
elsewhere.
On motion, the report was accepted and 1000
copies ordered to be printed for distribution,
.ad6s.s GHs SS.Slss s e S tA were
That portion of the report relating to the Henry
Clay Factory, was toforTUd 10 tha Seventh Ward
Committe for attention.
On motion, Nj. Mcdowell, member Of the
Board from the Seventh Ward who has declined
serve, was requested to tender his resignation,
in order to admit Of the elecgion Of q member II
his place. VI -
A cOmplAiAt wsi read from WIN, Ferris. GEO
Weldon and others, In relation to the odsnsi: &c
condition Of the receptacle for city garbage in
ohristianA hundred, near the city limits Referred
On mOtioRof Mr. EokeI, q committee Of three,
Messrs. Ecksl, ShOrtiegs and Draper, was aP-
pointed p report some system pt properly end
thoroughly clsAusing privies and water closets.
On motion Of DR.. shOrtledgs. the attention Oi
the Street Commissioner VAS called to two privy
wells in the bed OF, Eighteenth street, near
Market. ..-- .....
DR.. ShortlsdQs, ana Meusrs ECkeI and ,MeCul
Tough, were appointed the committee provided foI
In the resolutions offered by the Committee on
Brandywine water. fH A'N&&ga &lGA
On motion Of Mr.. Buzine, the rule in relation
to the meetings Of the Board WAS amended 30 a
to require meeting on Friday evening Of saci
week.
The First Ward Committss reported nnisAao,
in .BnghFs Alley,y nsar fBOnt and West IN,
Board resolved to meetS there at 61k o'clock, thi
evening. and investigSte the same.
The Fifth Ward Committee reported that tn
garbage was NOT removed from the Eighth stree
Markst. Referred 20 the cOmmittse for settle
meat. "a D. - VS.
The Eighth Wand Oommittoe reported a nui
sance, cOnBlsting OI eollsction Of staWnaAt WatO
in an unPaved alley bStWOen Eleventh AM
\ Twelfth, and LomhnHd and Pins streets. RefsrreI
| to the COMMITTEES for abatement.
The oWnen Of several houses on Maryland Av
enue, having failod TO comply with the notice o
| Board, and drain their csllaTR. the Tenth War
Committee was instructed b haYa the work don't
aud collect the oost iron the ownn1A
This eOmmitose Feporteda nniaance on Mad
son street, between Front end Haco1id, which th
board resolved 10 inVoitigate thll evening
OnAen we're diEactsA 10 Be afawn ns follows
John Curry, e24.65; John Lungrsn, e24.40
On mOttOn, the Board adjourned.