The daily gazette., 1878-10-08
The Board of Health.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING-A
BUSINESS sEsSIoN-No NUIsANCEs
REPORTED.
The Board of Health met last evening
in regular session, President Roberts oc-
cupying the chair.
The First Ward Committee reported
progress on the tallow factory on Tatnal
street above Second.
The same committee reported progress
on the alley on Front street, between
West and Washington streets.
The Second Ward Committee reported
the water in the cellar of the No. E.
Front street, as having been abated
The Fifth Ward Committee reported
progress on the alley on Madison street,
between Sixth and Seventh.
The Seventh Ward Committee report
ed progress on the alley in the rear Of the
houses on Talnal street between Twelfth
and Thirteenth.
On the petition of Allen Ruth, and
Others to allow cess-pools to be cleansed
by the bucket system, the Committee on
Contracts and Licenses, reported that the
committee had no power to grant licenses
to night scavengers, under the present
laws governing the same. The report
was adopted.
The petition of fAdam Christmas, which
was read at The last meeting of the City
Council, and by that body referred to the
Board of Health, was read, and on mo-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Contracts and Licenses.
A similar petition was also read from
James Williams, and was on motion re-
ierred to the same committee.
A petition was read from Geo. Camp
bell and others, complaining of the bad
condition Of the sewer in the vicinity of
Maryland avenue and Chestnut street.
He asked the Board to have the stagnant
water removed, and to have the sewer so
constructed, that the filth would not
lodge there.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the matter
was referred to the Tenth Ward Com
mittee.
The long communication of DR.. Pusey
Heald, complained of the filth that came
from the Academy of Visitation and Aged
Women's, which was read in City Coun-
Gil on Thursday evening last, and refer
red to the Board of Health, was read, and
on motion of DR.. Shortlidge, the matter
was referred to the Seventh Ward Com
mittee.
The nuisance complained of by Hart
man and Fehrenbach, as existed at Els
ing and Lange's, on Orange street above
Fourth, was repor ed by Mr.. Bickta, as
having been abated.
Mr.. Glatts, presented a petition from
Gilpin Burrows, asking to be granted a
license to cleanse cess pools by the buck
ct system, which was read, and on me.
ton referred to Committee on Contracts
and Licenses. :"
/. Mr.. Simmons wished to know what
power the Committee had, whether they
could grant licenses or not.
DR.. Morrison said that under the pres.
ent law the Committee could not grant
any licenses to clean cess pools by the
bucket system.
DIR. Draper said that the Board had
been charged by members of the City
Council with pocketing all such petitions
and he would, therefore, offer the fol
lowing notion
Respectfully returned to the City
Council with the information that IL is
Board cannot, without violation of the
Boards own rules and enactments gram
any license to clean cesspools by what IL
known as the bucket system. The Board
, would further respectfully informC Council
| IudJ hlbtl bCopihk pc"h pJooNaAA
theyare fullyconvinced ofthe impropriety
, of so altering or amending the rules to
allow the bucket system to be introduced
into the city.
The motion YVES adopted.
The Fifth Ward Committee reported
the nuisance at Ninth and Orange streeus
abated.
A letter was read from T. III. Brown
thanking the Committee and the Board
for what they had done.
The Committee ON Accounts reported
the following bills, and on motion order:
, were directed to be drawn for the
, amounts:
Geo. w. Jackson, So 50 John Lun
gren, $22.80; William Hickey, $3.50:
} Mr.. Miller offered the following which
: was adopted:
| All persons having licenses for clean
ing sinks, cesspools, wells, cellars, etc
shall not pump any offensive matter into
the streets or CUTTERS under penalty OF
the forfeiture of their licenses, without
3 first getting an order from the President
. of the Board of Health.
On motion of DIR. Shortlldge, the Com-
mittee on the impurities in the Brandy
4 wine water, were instructed to coniel
with the Water Committee OF City
, Council, in regard to the proposition o.
:. Bancroft & Sons to supply the city Will
p water.
On motion adjourned.