Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-05-09
TuEBOARD OF HEALTH.

THE NEW BoARD-MR. ECKEL ELECTED
PRESIDENT AND GAIT. DouGHERTY TREAS
URER.
The ncwlv-cected members of the Board Of
Health met last cvening,in the City Council
chamber for organization. The membeiselect
were swotn in by iheMay or with the exception OF
Mr.. Hawkins " no came IL later and was qualified
bv the Clerk.
Henry Eckel was elected Pr, ,siient by acca-
nation.
Upon assuming the chair, Mr. Eckel returned
thanks to the Board for this exhibition Of CON
idence in him and hoped he would lie able TO
fill the position and perform It's duties as salts
iactoiily as his succesaor Geo. Mccall, Esq.,)
had done. lie alnded to the zeal and impair
tally which the old members of the Beard had
exercised in the discharge OF their dnty, and felt
assured from their conduct in the past, that they
would ieaI essly perform their whole duty IN tie
future.
John w Hawkins and h, j. DOugherty
were nominated for Treasurer, and captain
DougheIty received II votes to for Mr law
kins
The Treasurer elect returnt thanks for the
honor conferred upon him and said that he
would strive and 10 do his duty, and would
always would be found on The side of the
Board of Health,
Mr.. Thatcher moved that John III. Lungren
and John Curry, Executive Officers for the
Eastern and Western districts, be reelected
by acclamaion.
On motion of Mr.. Lincoln, the matter was
laid oyer until next meeting, ana The Old
officers instructed TO serve until then,
The rules covering the old Board were read
when
On motion OF Mo. Thatcher, Rnls XVI
was amended 80 as 10 iequiro meetings OF
the Board on Ibo INST ana third FRIDAY ev.
eninss oi each month, al = O'Clock. uniIi
otherwise ordered.
Tho rules, MS read, were tLen adopted.
On the call oi coniniltees, Mr.. .Smlth, from
the Fourth Ward, stated that he had ex
aminod into the uuisance ia the cellar of II
house on East fIitG street, al oiniug BiK
or's Morocco Factory, and found thai 1t
was occasloneu by "a How OF SUI lace water
from lhe adjoining houses, aud leak ages
nom the cgsspools, and Hot from the mo-
rocco factory. He said that the nuisance
was a serious one ana demanded imine / ate
attention.
On motion of Mr. Thatcher, the commit
tee was Instructed to ascertain tho exa act or
lgin of the nuisance, and then notify the
property owners TO abate the same, under
the penalty oi The law.
Nusancos at Seventh and Poplar, and be
tween Pine, EirkwoUd, Ninth and Tenth
streets were reported as abated.
Tho Committee on Contracts and Licenses
reported that the resolutions adopted by the
leS had boon incorporated into All Ordinance
and passed by the City Council.
DIR. ShoItledge, from The Committee on
Impurities IN the BrandYwine Water, stated
that ho thought this subject was "A proper
one Tor tho CITY Council 10 consider.
The Chair stated that Council was TAX ing
action To insure tho purity at tho Brandy
WINE water.
EX-Ireasurer Hawkins stated that he had
ohtalnod Judgments against ali tho owners
Of the houses on Mary land Avenue, the
cellars of which had been drained, and
against the owners OF houses along tho Con-
rad street alley, recently paved by the
Board, and that tho amounis would soon
be received.
On motion OF MIR. Hawkins, a committee
-Messrs. Nj McCall anu McCullough--was ap-
pointed TO audit the accounts of tho lale
Treasurer.
The Chair then appointed tho following
standing committees
Committee on Accommodation. Mccall,
German ID. Lincoln and James j. X ennedy
Committee on Impurities in the Brandy
wine Water-Col. T. Mccullough, DR.. l..
q, ShOrtledge and Albert Thatcaer.
Committee on Contracts and Licenses
Robt. }. Wright, Il. }. Dougherty, Allan
smith.
Mr.. Crawford reported a nuisance con
slsting OF pond OF stagnant water on Elm
street, which, however, tho Tenth Ward
toiu,nltleo Slatou was being attended tn.
MIR. Lincoln complained that the old light
scayangors were slill pursuing their work,
contrary 10 law. He said that one man on
ly had been arrested ior Tins oiiense, and
he had been informed that ihs Mayor, after
bnlng HIM, turned on his heel and walk oil
Away. He asserted that the Mayor and DO.
lice were not performing their duty IN this
respect.
President Eckel slated that tho consure
which he heaped upon The Mayor is unde-
served, and ho thonEht Mr.. Lincoln was
mlsiniormed. The Mayor Is desirous OF
DONG his duty, 3ut he ~ hedged about With
difficulties. The law requires complaint to
be lodged before tho Mayor, NJ. ainst viola
ions OF Ordinances, by parties witnessing
such Niolation who can thus establish The
charge. Iio thought 1t WAS the duty of ey-
cry good citizen 10 report theso violations,
and said IL would DO Uet tor Tor tho Board TO
assist tho officers i'll performing their duty
Than III he pecking al every little petty dif.
ference.
MIR. Thatcher said the Mayor was at por-
iect liberty To walk away attor inning an OF
idnder, AS 1t was not his duty, but the duty
OF the Chief OF Police, to eoisct fines.
Orders wore directed TO be drawn as fol-
lows: WIN. c. Spruance, $40; John Curry,
is o3
On mnlion, the Board adjourned.