The daily gazette., 1877-09-18

Above and immediately next the new
II. a. DuFonCs settlement we found
ten or more cesspools, including hog pens
and stables, on rocky he'd an the ~ ~ =
gan Of the stream, all drained -by the
Brandywine ,i,l - -, '''o
y At Walkers mill, eesspooI over the
sfM race, and the same at the Henry Clay
L On Squirrel Run everything in the
way OF drainage from houses, hog pens
eesspools,i &c, is carried off into tL.,
Brandywine. We examined nineteen
establishments OF this kind, and there
are many more. -
NO inspection was made between the
pumping station and Rattlesnake Run
we beg leave to add that 1t will be a
grtve duty for this Board to devise the
remedy Tor the foregoing, and to correct.
II possible, the evil.
All of which is respectfully subm,tted
.'A .''h LEoNAD G VAN KLxncK,
JOSEPH c. SEEDS, 4'
ALLEN SMITH,
A. BIcKTA.
EG. SHoRTLrpGE,
unit. Committee.
Wilmington, Del, Sept. II, 1877.
DIR. Shortledge also presented the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Joseph Bancroft,
In relation to this subject:
ROCKFORD, NEAR WILMINGTON, DEL,
9th month, 9Th, 1877.
10 me hoard o. Health Of the city of WI.
We notice in the public reports of your
proceedings, month since. vaona
charges BY your inspector, that at onr
place the contents or outhouses were al
lowed to discharge into the Brandywipe ::
and in the report published last evening
OF your last meeting, particular charge
that cat Bancroft's n n SIX outbonses
emptied their foul contents into the
stream, either directly or indirectly y
NOW we believe we were the first parties
on the stream to prevent, m any years ago.
all In our power of foul drainage from
our property into the Brandywine. All
or our outhouses anywhere near the
stream being set over cemented masonry
pits. and regularly emptied.
we deprecate any controversy, but
cannot remain silent under such charges
so publicly made, and the more unjust
that we have not had any notice, and no
call from your inspector since his former
report, and will say here, that as far as
we know, that they are false in effect, and
that II true to any extent, so little so that
1t had escaped out notice. But that if
any such nuisance can be pointed out TO
us, which we do not believe, it shall be
aoated. Respectfully your friends,
Jos. BANCROFT q Sons.
Mr.. VanKleeck insisted that the state
ments OF the committee were correct, and
that Mr.. Bancroft was mistaken.
DIR. Shortledge moved that the report
be adopted, and that the Executive Of
ficer be instructed to have the nusances
ahated within fifteen days from to-mor-
row. .a o. ...
Mr.. Smith stated that one of the nui-
sances, at Riddles mill woud be abated
sooH, as Mr.. Riddle had no knowledge of
its existence until recently, and was
willing to do what was right, He was
sorry he could not say as much TO par
ties further up, at the big stone mill,
where there was anotice on the wall-and
a one-armed man to call peoples atten-
tion to it-stating that no more news
paper reporters would be allowed to come
upon the premises in order to write lies
about the place.
DR.. Shortledges motion was then adop-
ted.
The First Ward Committed reported
nuisance caused by an offensive privy
we'll on West Second street, between
Madison and Jefferson, which they were
instructed to have abated.
A communication was read from Albert
Thatcher, asking the Board to cause an
abatement of the nuisance on the lot
on which the new p. W. & B. Il. r.
round house stands, which causes sick
ness in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Bailey moved that the Board meet
on the premises on Saturday evening
next, at 8 o'clock, Adopted.
The Sixth Ward Committee reported
nuisance caused by hog pens between
French, Walnut, Eighth and Ninth street
which were ordered to abate.
Adjourned.