The daily gazette., 1877-08-21

hEtULAh Ell N G-BUT LITTLE
BUSINESS TRANsACTED--THE BRAN
DIVINE wATER-LoNG DEBATES.
The Board of Health held its semi-montb-
" meeting last evening, Presidents Roberts
in the chair. .I . -
The Second Ward Committee repor ted
the nuisance Of night carts abated.
The Tenth Ward COmmittse, reported
progress upon the nuisance existing at
1921 aud 1923 West Front street.
The Committee on Impurities In the
Brandywine water being called, DR.. Short
lidge the chairman Of the com mittee stated
that on last Tuesday be in company with
two or THEE other gentlemen Including Mr..
Litehenstein, PresidenL of City Council
droveup to Rockland, aud upon an exami-
nation above the herd gate there they found
about an eighth OF an acre OF green matter
upon the surface OF the water, evidently in
a state eofdecomposition. of Mr.. Luke. fore
man OF the paper mills, was very anxious
to have It removed, but he thought 1t would
not be wise to let It run out into the Gre, K.
We were OF the sane opinion, and conclu.
ded to have 1t pumped out. 1 then ordere d
Capt. Gallagher To- have the work done and
on "Wednesday last they pumped out nine
loads. Yesterday l was rrding up In the
same neighborhood, and saw quite quan :
tlty OF the same material all along the mid
die OF the stream. be thought that 1t was
caused by the grass grow ny ap, and when
reaching the race Il became decomposed.
He requested Mr.. Lake to keep the head
gates up, and tue matter comes down now
la such small Quantities, not enough to
hurt the water. t'H tNr
Mr.. Mccullough, wished to know if the
committee had discovered auy other i'm puri-
ties except from the factories.
DR.. ShortIldge replied that the matter
spoken oi was not IRON the factories.
Mr.. Burke, am CT cieditably Informed that
there contents of cess pools, and hox
pens are running into the creek in that
neighborhood.
Mr.. Ga" throp moved that the executive
officer Of that district be allow ed TO make a
statement in reference to the matter. So or.
dered.
Mr.. Hckey-Hs had made three trip,
up the creek as tar as the HIgley powder
works siuce he was elrcted executive officer
He had found along Squirrel Run a great
many nog pens, goat pens and ces' pools, sc
set that ,he matter would Kun into The creek
The last time he was up, he had called
at house, anu asked the | dy for a drink
| He made some remark about water, ano
she replied that II you had been here on
such day, YOU would have seen five dead
dogs lying there. He then asked her where
they W. re now, ana she replied that the las
rain had washed them down into the b an.
| dywiue. The LADY also told him that the
factories also empIed large quantity o
d e stutf into the creek frequently.
DR.. Shol tlidge replied that what thu
gentleman had said amounted to nCth
ing 1t will go before the public and il
was very wrong that le should com,
there and make such statement. IL,
ought to go again. Mr.. Mccullough in
terrupting the speaker, asked Mr.. Hick
ey if he did or did not see privy wells 81
situated that the contents were dis
charged into the water.
Mr.. Hickey, Il think / did"
DIR. Shortledge continued; He says h.
thinks he did. He had better go again
because what he says is not true. Tn
cess pools of Walkers, Riddles an,
BancrofCs are SO constructed that it i
impossible for any of the contents t
reach the creek. 1t is very wronF for tn
gentleman to make such a statement.
, Mr.. Burke thought that 1t was wron
in the chairman OF the committee
censure the executive officer tor dis
charging his duty. ,F...#......
The Committee on Accounts reporte
: bill Of. w. H. Foulke for $14 correct
: and an order was directed to be draw
for the amount. -. q,
MI. Munson, from the Ninth Ware
stated that there was a pool of stagnan
water at TaelfLh and Claymont street.
and that it had been standing there Il
several years. 1t is in an old SAND pi
! and in order to abnte the nuisanceit wi
require considerable amount of none.
! as ditch would have to be dug and ra
l under the railroad. DR.. Snortledr
. moved that it be referred to the C III
!. mittee OF the ward.
The question was put by the chat
but he also added to the motion wit
power to act" and the motion 80 passe
J, After considerable de bate the vote WI
o rescinded on motion of DR.. Shortledg
= Mr.. Burke moved to amend the motlC
with power to act.
Il The chair stated that that motion ht
passed once but was rescinded.
8 The question was again debated
n length. after which Mr.. Burke withdre
his amendment and the original motto
passed.
The Secretary stated that he had la
the resolution passed by the Board
reference to the sewer at Second al
d Adams streets before the City Count
u and that the matter had been referr'
to the Street Committee with power
:. act. He also stated that there had be-
a nuisance abated in the Tenth War
and that the property owners had n
paid for it yet
, On motion the committee of that wa
~ were instructed TO have the bills MAJ
a. out and endeavor to collect them, al
if the owners refused, to hand them
0, the Treasurer for collection accordil
N to law.
81 Mr.. Burke stated that Cheny stree
which recently came into possession
y the city, was in a bad condition. I
motion the Secretary was instructed
p lay the matter before Council-