Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-10-04

REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENINd-co COMPLAINTS
INSTANCES, &c.
regular meeting Of the Board of Health was
held last evening, President Mccall in the chair
NO new nulsances were reported and those al
ready referred to the respective committees
were either wholly or partially abated.
The report of the Committee on night scayen-
gers being called for, MIR. Eckel chairman
stated that several proposals had been made
IN response to the advertisement of the COM
mittee one of them proposing to remove the
night soil with the improved deodorizlng ma
chine recommended by the committee Having
already seen the machine in operation lie was
now ready to sign contract, but his two col
leagues upon the committee desired first to
know more about the machine, and sec it tested
before signing articles OF agreement upon such an
important matter. 1t was due to his colleagues
who had but recently been placed upon the COM
mlttee and therefore were not 30 conversaut
with the details of the newly proposed plan, as
those upon the old committee that they should
be fully satisfied. He would therefore defer
making report for the present, and move that
that the Committee be authorized to fully eatis-
ny them selves I'M regard to the practical working
OF the proposed apparatus before signing con-
tract.
This motion, involving another visit to Balti-
more 1t was opposed by Messrs. Thatcher, Lin
coin and Taylor, but was finally adopted
Mr.. Hawkins the Treasurer reported that OF
the 1925 Ol assessed for draining five houses on
Maryland Avenue ard Front streets, Sl2s.s5
had been collected also that fsuit having been
entered against one of the house owners she
came forward and paid the money before iudg-
ment was entered thereby throwing the Board
into the costs amounting to So so. Also that
judgment had been obtained against Margaret
Burke for 1858 with nine months stay Of ex-
ecution. The judgment on motion of Mr.. Uaw-
kins was entered upon the minutes.
A resolution offered by MIR. Buzine calling
the attention OF the chairman Of Public Build
ings to the filthy condition of City Hall cess
pools, was adopted.
Mr.. Lincoln called the attention of the Board
to boat loads of decayed fish and king crabs.
which were stopped from going to Philadelphia
but were allowed to go up the Christiana to Wal
ton NLanns phosphate mandatory. The
stencil arising from this decayed matter, not
only after Its arrival at its destination, but on
its way up through the city, was intolerable. Mr.
IL wanted to know where the power was to pre-
won't it.
Dir. Draper stated that his jurisdiction as
Heath officer only extended to vessels upon
which were infectious diseases Ibut that he would
examine the matter complained of and make a
report at the next meeting of the Board
MI Taylor again called attention to the stag
mated pond OF water on Linden street near Van
Buren, which had been referred to the street
Commissioners and stated that the nuisance
still continues. The nuisance complained of was
| then referred to the committee of the Tenth
Ward with instructions to have the nuisance
abatod.
Mr. Smith complained OF some person making
COW yard Of that part of Sixth street betweeE
Church street and the Swedes Church Cemetery
much to the annoyance Of citizens. The Presi-
dent stated that parties complaining could have
redress before the Mayor, aud that unless it wat
nuisance injurious to health this Board had
no jurisdiction.
The following orders were drawn George S
Hagany 50 80; John Lungren, $500 john Cur
ry, $24 20 jenkins Atkinson, IS 6l: Croas-
dale Cameron, $50, Glatts y Eckel, sI3.25.