Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-20
The 13oard OF ffeaith.
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TnB opoRLR5H ExCAvATgp

SEss1oN SATURDAY NIGHT NUfsA AcEs--i
TIiB opoRLB5a ExCAvATep, II
The board Of Health held an adjourned special
session, Saturday night President McCaIl In the
chair
Nulsances were reported in Bull Alley, (Front
street, between West and Washington, Oh East
I .sh 81 .eet, near Lombard, ut Seventh and POP
lar aud ut N'ath and Kirkwood streets. and we're
referred to various committees Tor abatement
Thes, nuisances were all described In our repoi.
of ,te meet ng OF 'he Board last IL, when the
Different places were visit ID
Treasurer Hawkins reported prog .ess in coliec-
ting the assessments for the paving OF CoprId st.
| Teuth We'd.
Mr. Ecael from the Com ruittee on Contract
and Licenses, to whom refei red the three r. -
monstrances against the introduction OF the Oior-
less Excavator reported that there we're noground
| for said remunstra. IS. The committee was
discharged from further consideration OF The sub
lect.
The committee to whom DIR, Flelds' invention
for cleansing pools was referred reported That
no action on their part was necessary,
Action on the communication received from
VIM Candy, some time ago i'll reference 10 ths
removal OF small -pox bodi, ; from the Wilmington
" Brandywine Cemetery was iuf'"e' ue'e'reo
until next meeting.
IL,s Was tho meeting at which the Odorless
Excavating Company, according 10 the terms OF
its agreement with the Board, WAS to present u
port of its operations tor The past three months
! aud the prices charged for the work dome
ri The report which was read by Mr.. Ecksl, stat
ed that tile Company had strictly observed AIS part
. of the contract, Uut that the Board hau mol been
r | 30 lust Us the old scavengers were allowed to
pr,cerd with their work, without license, IN viola
ton of the law aud TO the uetrihehl oi tue Com-
pinys business,
G stoned bv John Mcbride, BenjaI Nieids, A.
Speakman, ThOs. j. Lawson, DaSid Wooman,
Tnos. H. Sharpe, Bc!lah u Elliott and many
}, others who had used the Odoress Excavatiug
o ! Machiue highly approving its action, aud rs-
J. commanding its services tn tho cit'zans III gen
d eral.
Il follows nuinb-r OF gulons OF night soil removed
Is ia January, s. 2S5 during February, 1910 dur
n ing March 1890, total, 2S ll5 GALLONS; aIAoun
n received for this work, s354.36 or Que and twen
E ty-slx hundredlhs cent per gallon anu h,ne ah.
cents per cubic ioot,a rate consul
10 erably below the maximum Price hAeu ny III
II Boar. ,
On motion Of Mr. Eckel, the report and accom-
. panying documents we've ordered TO Oe spfead o
:, the minutes. .
d Mr.. Eckei alluded to the failure OF the Board
fulfill it's part of the contract, aud thought the In
l. terests OF the Company shouia In Justice be pro
= bated,
o. Messrs, ShoItiedge, Smith, Mccullough an
=. Lincoln all thought the continuance Oh The wofh
'u ugs OF the bucket systeni by the old ssavengeI
IN Was u crying public nuisance, which should
~ ~ abated.
'g Ihc report of the Odoress Excavating Compan
was, motion Ut Coi McCullouBht fciCiicu W "a
COMMITTEES ON Contracts and Licenses.
Mr. Buzine offered the following resolution
N. which was adopted:
NJ ResoIrcd, That this Board approve the workiDl
ee of the Odorless Excavatiug Company for the pa
ed three months, aud will endeavor to protect 1t
" its operations, to the fullest extent.
10 Col. Acl u!lough supplemented the above re
of olution by the following, which was also adop
he ed:
up Resoived That the Mayor be equested to
nd al, uct his police 10 abate the nuisance caused
the tue continuance Of The work OF night scavenge
ian b., the old bucket system, and n case he deelin
Licenses be empowered TO adopt means ior t
abatement OF sand nuisance.
ian Orders were directed to &c drawn as follow
nd jenkins and Atkinson, 80 IL, John Curry. 81
~ John Lungren, s79 45; Elwardlt torresf, for pi
ire ~ o o,ot'an ,hs poard adjourned
inn. Ou uosobi soS