Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.
A Regular Meeting Yesterday-sug-
gestiOns From the Health Onicer-
Proposed Removal Of the City Dis
r,auSarv-War ON Dogs.

pensary-War on Dogs
The Board of Health met in regular seS-
sion at 4P. NJ. Yesterday, President Punk
ct IN the chair, and DIS. Buist and Comp
ton and Mayor kercheyal present.
REPORr OF HEALTH OFFICER.
DIR. Morton. Health Officer, presented a
report, showing the number and location
of the various nuisanccs abated by his or
ders since the last meeting OF the board.
The report closed as follows:
II would recommend the removal OF the
city dispensary to the Health office as soon
as practicable.
~ would suggest the Medical Society of
the city of Nashville be invited to hold
their meetings in the Board of Health Of
fee.
~ would suggest the Board Of Health
request the City Council to assign SIX carts
and mules two men TO each cart, beds on
said carts TO be water-tight, two hickory
brooms of good size TO each cart-to carry
the filth and debris from the streets and
alleys placed there by citizens for removal.
~ suggest all citizens be required to
put all debris, slOp and filthy waters Of
every character in water tight barrels and
place them on the alleys, or on the side
walks convenient for the carts TO remove
them when making their daily, or tri-
weekly rounds.
Il would suggest the cellars under Ma
sonic hall are in such condition that they
cannot be cleansed and disenfected so as to
make a lasting job of it; therefore the Lodge
should be required TO drain and cleanse
said cellars and lay water tight floors above
the point the water rises in said cellars. l
do not think the nuisance created by said
cellars can be abated without such i'm
prOyement.
II would suggest the mOltuary report IS
not so lined as 10 contain all the infoTma-
ton l think necessary being put to record
therein, enabling your Health Officer to
keep the mortuaTy records in so neat and
full a manner as such records should be
kept. therefore suggest better book be
provided.
Il beg leave to report % deaths reported
to lie since the 4th inst"
REMOVING CARRIAGE.
DR.. Compton, of special committee APP
pointed TO prepare list of nuisances, stated
that he had not yet prepared report, and
asked further time, which was granted, and
then a general discussion enSued with re-
gard to the cleaning of yards, OutbuildlngS,
cutters, etc.
DR.. Compton thought that citizens
should be required to pay for the removal
of nth, the work to be done by licensed
scavengers, at fixed rates.
DIR. BUST suggested that the city be d.
vided into two districts, and that the con-
tracts for cleaning up garbage be let to bid
ders who will do the work at the least pos
sibIe COST
DIR. Plunket urged the necessity Of some
stems for the abatement of nuiSances being
taken at once, and he hoped that DR..
Compton would present a report on the
subject as soon as possible. He thought
thai owners Of property should be held re-
sponsible for the condition of privy vaults,
and the tenant for the removal Of kitchen
garbage.
SANITARY LAWS.
The Executive Committee was instructed
to codify all the sanitary laws Of the city
and recommend the passage of others if
such course is found necessary.
SALARY OF THE HEALTH OFFICER.
DIR. BUST moved that the President of
the Board and the Mayor be appointed
committee to report what shall be the sala-
~ of the Health officer, and whether bond
shall DE required Ol Sdlu OuACCA- -ANopbCA
REMOVING THE DIsPENsARY.
On motion of DIR. BUST, the Mayor was
appointed a committee of one to secure
the removal of the city dispensary to the
Board of Health office.
MASONIC HALL.
The suggestion with regard TO the cellars
of the Masonic building in the Health Off
GERS report, was taken up, DIR. Morton sta
ted that there are several springs in those
cellars and that the only way to abate the
nuisance. would be to require the owners
of the building to construct 4 sewer tap
ping the Maxwell House sewer. The
matter was referred to the Health Officer
and the City Engineer.
DEODORIZERS.
The Health Officer asked further time in
which to prepare a report of deOdOrizers
and disinfectants, which was agreed.
A BRACE OF NUISANCES.
A resolution was adopted calling the at
tention of the chief of police to the fact
that garbage is being constantly thrown
upOn our streets, in direct violation of law.
CAVE CANEM.
DIR. Pluuket offered a resolution providing
for an enforcement by the city marshal of
the ordinance in relation to dogs running
at large from the fist of July 10 the first of
August without being muzzled. Adopted.
Adjourned to the next regular meeting.