The daily gazette., 1877-09-18
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What a Board Of Health Com
mittee Saw.
The Health Board

The Health Board.
IReo'iiar Meeting Vario,ts Nuisancss Discuss
ed and Disposed cf-Dirty Drinking Wafer
Brdndy,otne MA Owners Instructed TO
Abdte Certain M1tsances, DC.
The Board of Health met in regular
session, last evening, President Roberts
in the chair.
The First Ward Committee reported
that the nuisance caused by the burning
or oyster shells In the rear of the gas
house would be abated as the parties
owning the kilD'would be careful here
after to thoroughly dry the shells before
burning them. Adopted.
The Seventh Ward Committee, in re-
gard to the nuisance caused by stagnant
water at Wawaset and Jackson streets,
reported that In the opinion of the City
Solicitor the nuisance was caused by the
street grades, and should be abated by
the city. Referred to the Street Commits
siener for abatement.
The Ninth Ward Committee, in re-
gard to the stagnant water at Twelfth
and Claymont streets, reported that the
nuisance had been temporarily abated,
but was now worse than ever. Referred
to the committee, with power to act.
MIR. Burke from the Tenth Ward Com
mittee, made report in reference to the
! stagnant water in the lot bounded by
Front, Second, Adams and Monroe
streets, and stated that the nuisance e
could not be abated until the sewer at
Front and Monroe streets was repaired
by the city. ...
On Mr.. Burke's motion Mr.. VIM. A.
Murphey, one of the owners of the pro-
perty complained of, was given the privi-
lege of making statement.
Mr.. Murphey stated that it was i'm
possible for the owners to drain the lot
until the sewer was repaired and enlarg-
ed. If the city would do its part, the
owners would see that no nuisance was
maintained on the lot.
Mr.. Burke followed in brief speech
supporting Mr.. Murphy's opinion.
! President Roberts agreed with the two
previous speakers as to the cause of the
nuisance but contended that the Board
should insist upon its abatement. If the
property owners cannot get the city to
repair and enlarge the sewer, they should
be compelled to abate the nuisance in
some other way. He claimed that the
owners were resisting the Board by de.
clining to try to abate the nuisance.
Col. Mccullough thought that in view
of the condition of the sewer it would be
unjust to compel the property owners to
abate the nuisance, particularly as Coun-
Gil had decided to rebuild the sewer. He
thought the Board should insist upon
Council rebuilding the sewer as early as
possible.
After some further discussion, Colonel
Mccullough moved that the whole sub
ject be referred to the City Council, with
request that the sewer be rebuilt as soon
as possible. Adopted.
The Garbage Committee reported that
the garbage contractor would have all
his carts covered and tightened by the
next night, and that he had enough teams
to serve the entire city. Adopted
Mr.. Mullen, nom Committee on Con-
tracts and Licenses, reported that recent
ly he had caused the arrest of two parties
for cleaning cesspools without a license
They, and the owner of the property on
which they were at work, were tried be-
fore the Mayor and required to pay
costs.
Mr.. Mullen also stated that in accor-
dance with the instructions of the Board
he had requested the Solicitor to prepare
an ordnance embracing the rules of the
board in relation to imposing fines on
persons cleaning cesspools unlawfnlly
but that the Solicitor declined to do so.
Report adopted.
Dr. Shorfledge, from the Committee on
Impurities in the Brandywine water,
presented the following report:
TO the Board of Health of the city Of WI
nlingion!
In accordance with the resolution
adopted by the Board at the last meets
ing, the Committee on Impurities in the
Brandy wine, together with the standing
committee Of the Seventh Ward, accom-
panied by the Executive Officer for the
Western District, have made an exaDni-
nation along the banks of said stream.
and make the following report:-
That by personal observation we have
more than verified the truth OF the
statement in reference TO nuisances on
the Brandy wine. made to this Board by
the Executive Officer for the Western
OlSuflcU, anu Uudb COnncuCihB hb AshD-
tlesnake Run, including all the terri.
tory as far as Squirrel Run (the limit of
our observations) the Brandywine re-
ceives, and is the conduit for. a large
portion of the filth. sewage and fecal
matter arising from a population OF from
1000 to 1000 inhabitants settled upon Its
banks. This must be the case from the
configuratlon of the land, and the estab-
lishment and arrangement Of the set
tlement along its course, and on the runs
emptying into it.
Rattlesnake Run, from it's source and
on its passage through the Seventh
Ward, is channel into which is emptied
the drainage of the cesspools, stables,
hog pens, and the slaughter houses in Its
vicinity, and is the sewer through which
such matter is carried off. The slaught-
er house Of Mr.. Macklem is drained into
1.-THE car stables are drained by it
Rosendale Park discharges all Its efete
matter into it-Fehrenbach's brewery
has its drains so arranged that all waste
mat ter Is carried into it-and from time
to time, when let loose, the stencil, we
are credibly informed, is SO offensive
that some of the inhabitants on Riddles
Banks, as well as those passing the road,
are almost sickened by it, and all this
matter is poured into the Brandywine
via Rattlesnake Run. In a word, the