Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-25
Board of Health.
FINAL MEETING. ADOPTION OF IMPORTANT
RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLUTIONS.
List evening, the closing meeting OF the
hoard of Health was held, In the Council
chamber, President Mccall in the chair
Various committees reported progress in
the abatement of instances under their
charge.
The Committee to whom was referred the
report of the OiOrless Excavating Com pa.
ny, reported through the chairman, Mr..
Ecksl, that the resolution s,ed at tho last |
meeting, calling the attention of tho NJ ayor
to the violation OF tho law hS night scaveD.
gers working under tho old bucket system,
| " Oul1 receive the attention and co-opera-
| ton OF his Honor, also, that IN tho opinion |
| OF the committee. the O1orless Excavating
| Company is doing all that coud ba expect.
| ed t. satisfy the pubiic, in regard To tho
lcheapnass, com piotenesa and cleanliness oi
the work performed; aud that no further
action by tho Board was at present necessa
Try.
The report was adopted.
| A communication from his Honor, the
| May or, was road, stating that the police on
patti ol duty would be Instructed 10 report
| all cases OF violation of law In tho manner
com planned of.
| the Treasurer repolted that the assess-
ments for draining the cellars Of some
houses on Maryland avenue, and Tor paw
Ing the bed oi Conrad street, wore being
lcyilecicI hy process Of law.
Tho ConinittUa on Impurities in the
Brandy wine Water, r. ,rteI that the City
Council Was taking a,tion ia regard 20 this
subject.
| the sprrlai committee to whom was re-
, tsrrud tho communication from Vim CAnly,
, President or tue WiimlnetonM Brandywiue
Cemetery Company, III relation to the re-
, moval of small -pox bodies from said come
terry, presenie ed the following resolutions.
Resolped. That 1t shalf not he lawful here
after, for any Cemetery Company or Super
D intendeut OF any cemetery or burial place
Y | In "A a thH IN A ~ N
j may have died OF small pox or other infect
: ed or contagious disease, within six months
meaiately preceding The Tune OF such
disiuternent.
VI Res0iped, That bsfore any disinternent
y or removal shall take place. tho Supeiin-
iendeut of the cemetery or burial place, or
u the person acting as Superintendent or
o grave digger, shall iirst have in his pos
session, n written or printed permit thert-
II for, duly signed by tho Registrar OF Deaths
o anu burials, setting torth the name. lime Vi
q death and nature OF the disease Of The pei soi
o to be ak humed and removed.
e RcsOiVed, That il shall uot DO lawful iol
"a any Railroad Seainbot or Transportation
Company, or for any PERSONS by eithel
public or riyato conveyance, 10 bring int
, this city the remains ot any person, who
;, NAV have died ot any infectious or contag
!, ious di sease, within period OF six months
q Immediately preceding the limo ot sucl
70 convey ance: and At no time thereafter un
, Iolution, shall be first had for that purpose
,,fI ResolDcd. That in all cases of violation o
p the provisions of those rules the party o
II parties so offending shall, upon proof there
I Of before the Mayor, ho fined twenty iiv
H. dollars for each oilense.
70 IAMFs | a. nmAprE Speclai Committee
~ The resolutions were adopted SeTidtiDn
and the fourth. on motion of Dr. Shortedg
was amended so a. To make tho fine for vi
olation fifty instead of twenty i've dollars
On motion of Mr., Eckel, tho cOmmitte
CT was authorized to embody the Above ESQ
lutioas in an Ordinance, and present tn
is same TO the City Council for passage, Il
order that the penalty may be enforced b.
III law.
A communication was read from j. w
-, Sheppard owner OF the house No. II Mary
land avenue, stating that Le had once drs u
e,i his cellar, but that tho entrance OF th
'h Wilmington < Reading Railroad into tn
n city had nlled up the drain and necessitate,
at the covering OF his cellar floor with gravel
r. Last summer the Board drained the cellar
of several houses on MARYLAND avenue. in
Is, Guiding his. and asses sed him SID which Ia
I'D paid. He asked that the amount paid II
refunded.
re- On motion of Mr. BuZine, tho communi
1e cation was laid on tho table, but aft or ward
on motion OF Col. Mccullough, this actio
=. was reconsidered, and the communicate
rs -, was referred to tho Tenth Ward Committe
u for investigation,
A communication was read from Charlie
10 Agnes. ssk ing for night scavenger' license
III The chair decided mat under the preseU
'h law, such an application could receive n
notice from tho Board.
nd On motion Of Mr.. EckeI, the Sevent
Is, Ward Committee Was discharged froI
IS further consideration Of tho nuisance
Henry Clay factory, as said factory is NJ
in operation and no Impurities are hkel
to ilJw therefrom into the Brandvwine.
nj An order tor s37 Is. in favor OF VIM. S
m Hayes, Secretary If tho Board, was direc
IL eli to be drawn.
On motion OF Mr.. Buzine, tho Board al
!. =, journed sine de. subject to the call of I'll
-, ~ President should any exiEency arise durin
" the week.