The daily gazette., 1878-09-17
THIRD EDITION
The Health Board.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
-NUIsANCEs ABATED, OTHERS
REPoRTED-THE LIE

-NUIsANCEs ABATED, OTHERS
REPoRTED-THE LIE
GIVEN.
The Board of Health met last evening
in regular session, President Roberts in
the chair.
The First Ward Committee, to whom
was referred the condition of cellar on
Front street near Tatnall, Mr.. Glatts,
reported that he had visited the cellar
aud found about three feet Of water in
II, but the water was clear spriHg water
aud no smell came from ii; nethertheless
lie considered it n nuisance and wanted IL
abated.
d.. Draper thought that if it was
spring water it was not dangerous to
parties Lying in other houses in the
vicinity. /. might be dangerous to per-
sons living in the house, if they slept
there. otherwise he did not consider it
al all dangerou..
On motion of Mr.. Baily, the commit
tee were discharged from the further
consideration of the subject. ,.''.
The Fifth Ward committee reported
tha. the nuisance, No. 603 Market street
had been abated, and also the nuisance
complained of at Ninth and Orauge
streets, in the Lafayette Hotel stable.
The committee also reported progress
Oh the nuisances existing in All alley
running from Monroe to Adams, bet tween
sixth and Seventh streets.
The Ninth Ward committee reported
progress Oh the pig pens complained of
over Eleventh street bridge.
The Tenth Ward committee reported
progress OH all Luisances reported in
that Ward.
The committee on Impurities of the
Brandywine wat had no report to make.
The First " ard committee reported.
a nulsances as existing in alley running
oh OF Front street, between West and
Washington. They were ins ructed to
have i. alb Ated.
TaE TALLow FACTORY.
Mr. Glatts, from the First Ward, stat
ed that the slaughter houses, and the
fdtrendering establishment on Tatnall 5 =,
had commenced to smell again very
much. On Friday afternoon Iast he
was on his way to Market aud when he
passed there the smell was perfectly
awful he had been sent Tor seveIa
times TO look. at tie above place.
Mr.. Bickta' aid that be did lot know
whether the gentleman who had Just
spoken had all the smell in his own nose
or not, but he did not hear the neighbors
complaining any. He did not think
thst lie (G.a'ts) was competetent to de-
d ,rmine what q smell was.
Mr.. Giatts, in reply, said lie was com
peteDt to d, termine smell, and that on
the day mentioned the smell was horri-
HE. He had also noticed a smell at
M irtin's place.
Mr.. Bickta said the gentleman hal
Just told plain lie he comes to my
place 1oks in and then goes running up
;he street, past Martins aud the NOR
roco factory, whera the smell is much
greater and is more complained Of than
my place. Ii he says that he stopped at
Martins he is a liar, as the never put his
nose in the door.
MIR, Glatts swell ] want to report the
place as a nuisance that is what is the
IN lter.'
The Second Ward committee reported
water in a cellar on Front street near
Market. Referred to the Committee with
power to act.
The Fifth Ward Committee reported an
alley between Madison and Windsor
rect, and Sixth and Seventh in a very
bad condition. Ordered to have it abated
The Seventh Ward Committee report
ei nuisance existing in all alley between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and
back of houses fronting on Tatnall street.
Referred to the Committee with power
To- act.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, a vote of
thanks pNtnn1aI tn Tho lafa tan
aud also an order for $40 was drawn in
lis favor.
A communication was read from num-
Der OF citizens recommending John
stevenson as sui able person to receive
license as night scavenger.
Adjourned.
ORDERS.
During The evening orders wnre hirnci-