Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-06-21
BOaFd Of Health.
REGULAR MLEIIAa LAST NIdHT.

i
Fhe Board OF Health held It's regular semi
mouthiy meeting last night, President Mccall III
the char, 80 i'as 4t+ -.4l atF4a 10
The committee Of the Tenth Ward reported
that the water III the.eellArs on Mglylanf Al Gu
ue below Front street had not heeu Removed, snd
asked the Board Tor tuItuer lus1uctlOns. AItyr
considerable deDale by Messrs. Eckel, McCul-
luugn, Taylor and Others, II was decided that the
conimlttee had ample powers TO aDate the nut
sanee Without any furtner INSTRUCTIONS from the
Board 5v~ Is .i.tfJ 5t#t3a5lIat 51l
lhe same committee was continued on nuisan-
ces at Third and Harrison on West Liberty. and
Reed street. whlcr Lad not yet been abated,
DR.. ShouIldgs- reported that the committee
appointed at tine last meeting of the Board to
investigate aud report III reference tOimpnrltleB
III the si1fsndywtue had pushed their
Investigations az far up the creek as. tne
Rocklaid mHls and would be ready to present u
detailed written report at the next mesting Of
the BuAI d.
L. T. Warner and several other residents on
Delaware Avenue complained OF collection OF
plg pens IA tue vicinity of Adams street and
Delaware Avenue, Which had become a source
OF great annoyance TO the residents of that
neighborhood. II was represented by one of
the nemDs that the garbage collectors were in
tie habit of selling tbeir garbage to these pig
pelf UwIeTs, thereby creating the nuisance com
| PLAIN OF. the complaint was referred to the
seventh Ward Committee.
William reynolds complained OF filthy gut
| ter III Shipley street betNeeu Ninth and Zenith,
which was reefETed 10 the EItIh Ward Committee.
/ Mr.. Mccullough wanted to know why there
| was SO much IrregHlarlty IN removing garbage,
! some persons complaining that the carts did NOT
| come around more than Twice month
/ Ihe President stated that this evil would soon
| be renedlsd by the action OF council the
| 1rst and third districts being already provided
for and the remaining districts would soon be
provided Tor. - = - 49, = - y
Mr. Glatts stated that there was much com
plant by the citizens. about the ,stenoh. comlpg
| from the HIDE and 1alloW ASSOCIATION iu Tat
nah street above Second and made a MOTOR
that The Board hold special meeting on the
pre- misses ON Saturday evening at O'Clock
DR.. Draper thought that under the charge o.
4 the Court at IFS last session. this was qnSstioI
over which the B4ard bad Ao control, Dut tina
/ any private cillzen could present the same to thl
| Grand Jury a nuisance aud have the Bamt
abated Mr. Gatts then Withdrew the motion
MIR, 6fatts stated that ths' Executive utficer
| OF the Board complained that they had no place
n in which 10 bury dead atimals, IN censeqhehe
OF winch they were carted beyond the limits o
thsclty and deposited on sople persons prlyat
|. propeTty7 only TO BECOME fresh nuisance. II
sugges led that a committee be appointed to wa
upon the llty Uounch aud request that body I
provide tsOme place where dead animals could b
deposited, a-
MIR Hawkins thought that the City Counc
was already hound to provide such a place. an
twas the duty Of the Executive officers to bur
4 the auimals. 1...z.. 5.y.-= .5at..
I'coHinnttee to prepare some better arrangement
TO govern the night scayengefs, which was, OF
I motion, sferrBd 40 the committee already col
stilul ed, to dehue more clearly the powers q
the Board Of Health. 5.L-i4t5.s #5l ....it#t5
4 pKe following orders v ere drawn:
John Longreen, S34 4s John Curry, $3.50
George w. Jacksoni u 80. ~ : 8 an