, 1876-08-31
BRIDGEPORT SMELLS.

TIE U0AnD or HEALTH ldQuEsIED To GARRY
OUT THE LAW RELATIVE 70 THE sTINK Nul-
aANCH. -
All adjourned meeting Of the Committee
having In charge tho investigation Of Bridge
port stlnks wAs held yesterday afternoon at
Room ct Kentucky Elock. Aid. Tllroop pre-
sided, md there was h largo attendance. DR..
lloyne acted "a Secretary.
At tho last meeting the Health Commissioner
was instructed to detail special sanitary police
men to thoroughly investigate bridgeport. Mr..
Alcrki, to whom, with three other health officers,
had been intrusted this duty, stated that they
had bceu round about tho rendering and ttrtil-
izing establishments every night s!nce Friday
last. It mus not until Monday night that they
found stInks, which wore ct 6herNin's and
Shoencman's. Tuesday night mas much
better for smells. Libby ds McNeill'R
among others, emitted some very foul odors,
aud Obendorf q: shephurd's was especially Of
fcusivc. Rnlston's and Thompson d Edwarla'
were also Offensive. :
In answer to Dr.. stcVickar, A1r. Meski said ho
did not know whether the foul gases would be
experienced In the city on Monday night. He
Judged, however, that smell would be felt IN
thc northwestern part Ut the city on Tuesday
Mr shcrwIn, with regard to tho smell at his
establishment, said on the night In question
large pipe had become d!sconnected. which hin.
dcred thc!r regular process Of consuming their
smells from working u uaual.
MR. ]. 9. AMDLHN
submttc4l the following report, which was
placed OIL fllc:
Tho Committee on Heports hava made = partial
and find that reference II nade 10 one Of thosa TO
r. ss%:a FL saa d. s;,ox Es:s6:a
aidefalion OF the subject cannot bn given, Ia tha
absence of tl!ose documents, anless thsir; ~.
sabeit matter, in which case they can oxamae for
places mentioned. H. Gnsou. Chairman.
Dr. +Alcylckar, who had been requested to con-
duties Of the Health Officers In tho premises.
presented the following report:
have conferred with the City Attorney a. TO- the
powoss Of the Committee Of ltoalth under shs lays
reIatiso I 10 ia Boar u i1eait r ses!tnx tit Il
shall be the duly Of tho States Attorney etc, ha
liz snrs@e 1 as hsnss no powaI Of
fo1 violating tae samo Isee. 80. ats lii tofes .aa
ungue.tlonably psoceedIngs. had under this Sec
e would, Il folowed gP pessstentl!. aeeomplI.h Y
o sea - III
committee haYs - Il vele taken advanced ground
TO that which I pIoposed, and I an prepared %
establishments are complying with tho require.
| !ncnts Of ths SECTIONS or nut. but It hha alwaya
been and stil will continue q dttdcult matter ia
| declu whence offensive odora ffnu 1panufactuf!ug
establishments eulnc, wtrn rho nnn6Fance Af!ethQ
from them IL not tsaceable to the immediate neigh
| bofhuOl, hut It 10 only ManifeAt 10 Shoas whom
they reach, now In this section Of tho city, now r
eae other. according 10 tho direction Of the wind.
| II mannfactuEcrA have hes!tAtcl to act becnuet
The last cause OF Sec. g3. that thsy shall adopi
such machinery ~ tbs Heal Qtdcct may diFott,
has not been carried out, TINT d!tlcuty can b OBJ
Waited In single days hut u would be bcttet prob
machinery. and aso!d The reaalt Of ersoFs Of judy
unnecessary uxpen.e probably, upon them and no
much upon your attention, 5sgardice. OF squlb
aud YIdlcute, cDtnp from wb1teyet soutco thu
may. I propose to l2ltate thIs matte
| uniii by your consent VIC drup 1t a. q bad Job, o
arrive 1t some talisfactosS ISOLATION of tho dithcul
IT, In my opinion. the question has before llos
! hacn within The ssnuh Of so!ut!0n but II has no
becn prrsso'l 10 Its results, nnt hrs lecn d.oppe
because t,oss h4ntlinX It had become tired Of II
II will depend upon you whether gct ttEed Of
| or not
GENERAL plscussibx
on tho stink question ensned, Messrs sheEHlr
6choenman, Kalatou, and Thompson Asscrt!n
| that their establishments were not responsible
for tho nuisance. True, now and then soms Q
tleIr machinery would get out OF gear, but =
general rule their establishments wetc fire.
from foul smells. IT 1t could 20 shon
that they were nuIsarcea ~ charged, they Noul
close doWR their work. BY the sdoptlon .