Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-11
Board Of Health.

COMMITTEE on CONTRACTS AND LIcEssE.
The Board of Health held regular meeting
last evening, President Mccall in the chair
The committees on the reported nuisances in
an alley running from Conrad street at the
corner Of Linden and Van Buren, streets; impur-
tties Of the Brandywine; aud Henry Clay F4cto-
ry were continued.
The Treasurer reported that he had received
t546 43 additional for draining the cellars Of rome
houses at Maryland Avenue aud Front streets
and that all vino had not paid had bsen sued
and Judgments obtained.
The report Of tue committee on contract and
licenses being called for, Mr. Eskel re I'd the
following
REPORT.
The Committee on Cont acts and Ljcesse. in
submitting their report, beg leave to say that,
in pursuance OF a resolution passed at the last
meeting OF the Board. they visited Baltimore for
the purpose Of making a min1te examination Of
the character and operation Of aDewly invented
machine desigDedfOr the cleansing OF cessp0ols
and known as the" Odorless ElcdUdtinI ADDd-
rdtus. The apparatus was put into service in
presence OF the committee aud his honor the
Mayor OF this city, who, by invitation, aceompa-
MED the committee. and in every particular il
fully confirmed all that had been promised for it
by the pateneee, aud satisfactorily met every ex.
pectation the committee had formed respecting
lts merits and capability TO do whatever had
been claimed for 1t. With fUCr men-all tod--lt
passed from well that had not bsen cleaused
Tor twelve years previously. 4SJ gallons Of night
soil through one hundred feet OF thrse-inch rub
Der hose, into an air tight tank 10 the space OF
minutes Of time and in less than two mia.
utes thereafter, the couplings we're loosenei.
the hose detached and the tank War
/ ready to be drawn away with its load
weighing two tons. Having become emptied Of
its contents, the tank returned for it's second
load, which 1t received aud was ready te be
| driven on with In eleven minutes. The differ
ence in the time between the first and second
loads was caused by the fact that the last load
had to be drawn from greater depth in the
we'll. The operation was performed in the day
| time, at the palAtial residence of a prominent
citizen OF Baltimore, who was present during
the greater part Of the time and who upon it .
completion expressed his unqualified spproba-
| ton and satisfaction with the work. The hose
was stretched from the we'll some fifty or sixty
feet along his private yard to adjoining stree
| in the rear of his premises, and was there at
tached to the tank 10 full view of neighbors and
passers by. During the whole operation. not
| the slightest indication of anything offensive
/ to sight or smell could be detected II was al
/ this, as we had been informed Dy diziuterested
parties in Baltimore, it had been at every other
| trisl, a complete success.
Your committee, to obtain further informa.
/ ton, also waited upon the Mayor OF Baltimore
| Hon Joshua Yansant--and during pleasant
| and most agreeable interview with that gentle
man, who very cordially received our delegation
and paid several very handsome compliments TO
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| entire satisfaction with the machine, added his
testimony unreservedly in favor OF it's introduce
tion in that city, and intimated that in his opin-
ion 1t was destined TO work an entire revolution
in the manner OF cleansing wells In all the lar
| ger cities Of the union.
| From every quarter, our inquiries were met
| with the same answer, assurances favorable TO
/ the merits of the machine. In view of these
| facts, therefore, your committee earnestly and
| urgently recommend its introduction and use in
this city. as the best method Of cleansing cess.
pools without giving offense to the most deli
| cate sensibilities
Agreeabiy to article sixth Of the code OF Reg-
| ulations adopted by this Board, your commit
tee advertised for doing the work therein
| DaLned, and al provided in article seventh, the
! committee duly opened and examined said pro-
posals. II il deemed proper here to state that
Of the whole number Of proposals received, twt
only were within the time prescribed in the ad
yertisement, three were outside Of and beyont
that time. Those forwarded to the committee
| within the advertised time are;
First, one from Charles d. Agness proposing
% cleanse by the bucket System. SuTeties WIN
| McCauey. Victor DUPONT.
Second, one from Charles Z. Evans. Bucket
| system. No sureties named
The proposals which the committee received
| after the advertised time, are
First One from Hayes q Gallagher-Sure
ties, Evan q. Stotsenburg, William II. Griffin.
Second-One from Patrick McVey-Sureties
Francis Gallagher, Michael johnson.
Third -One from John ]. Gill-Sureties, Joe
@. FlAnnigen, Henry +. Mellon.
OF this latter class, two propose the buckle
| system, and one machinery.
The irregular manner in which the proposal
came in, ,abont two thirds OF them being receive
after the time in which the committee deeme
that they had any right TO act upon them. W
have therefore concluded that the more pruden
course to pursue would be to submit all the pro
posals and accompanying documents to tn
| Board without recommendation as to any par
ticular one of tho parties, in order that it ina
take such action in the premises as it may deen
for the best interests Of the people and the pro
motion OF the general health.
Signed by the Committee, Henry Eckel,
Mccullough, r G Wright
On motion of Mr.. Buzine the proposal o
Messrs. Hayes and Gallagher was read, when o
motion of DR.. Shertlidge, the committee was In
structed to contract with Hayes and Gallagher
The prices for clearing privy wells, will be- al
ranged between the contractors and the commit
tee Immediately. and reported to the next meet
ing of the Board.
On motion of Mr.. Buzine an order for Sl5.8
was drawn in favor OF the committee visi1jn
Baltimore.