The Morning herald., 1878-06-18
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THE HEALTH BOARD.
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The Board Of Health met last evening,
President Roberts In the chair. '''2
The Fifth Ward Committee reported tho
abatement Of the nuisance at Fifth and
Monroe streets. - fs.,4 ,sr.,y.,4 ...:, .
The Seventh Ward Committee reported
hat the nuisance of privy wells on Jscksons
street had not been discontinued, and th
parties refused to. do so. o.. ,..,.l....-.
II The Tenth Ward Committee had spsken
IT'D parties. .harboring nuisance on VanBursn
street, but they had also refused to abats.
COMMITTEE from the Fifth Ward reported
abatement of a nuisance at GA Orange
street
Committee from Tenth Ward reported
that two nuisances referred to at previous
meeting-ons of q lot north of Second
street between Adams and jackson streets,
In which there was two or three feet of
stagnant water, and the other on Secon
street between v VanBuren and Harrison, had
not been abated and parties refused to
abate. ... - .r..
The two nuisancss were recommitted to
the committee with power to abste.
The Chair made statement in reference
to nuisance of bone mill on West Front
street., just outside Of the city limits, that
had been brought up at last meeting. He
had conferred with the City Solicitor In re-
lation to it, who had informed him that the
Board had as much control over 1t as If It
was nuisance within the city limits. The
Chair had also visited the place IN company
with the Board physician, and found that
the persons there boiled the bones for the
purpose of getting the grease A stream
runs by the building, and into this refuse
is emptied which impurities the water. The
firm had promised to discontinue this. The
smell, however, is quite offensive, and the
Board Is left to decide the question. The
COWS drink from water, which renders the
milk offensive. Now who are the guilty
parties, those who sell the milk or the pro-
prietors of the establishment in questions
If the proprietors are not doing an injury
| 1t Is not right to break up their business.
DR.. Draper said that no complaint had
been made of the odor, but of the water.
The stream is beyond tho Jurisdiction of
the Board. The people complaining must
| seek redress In the Courts. iH
The Chair stated that the Board, accord
| ing to the City Solicitor, has rs much juris-
diction as II the nuisance in question existed
| in Market street.
Mr.. Sharp thought that the nuisances in
| the city, and within one mile, were to nu-
| merous and thought that this one should
| be abated. ..r - -, a.r.. .g..rf
DIR. Shortlidge moved that the matter be
referred to the Tenth Ward Committee
with power to abate it as a nuisance.
| Mr.. Burke thought that It would be much
| better for the Board to meet on the spot.
The motion was amended that the Board
meet at the scene of the nuisance. e ~
A lengthy discussion of dullness and
obscurIty followed, and finally the motion
% amended was carried: yGI| ;oTgrls
The Secretary was instructed to inform
the Board of the time when they would
| meet. ''"' 90 "'.'' '".""
A nuisance of stagnant water was re-
ported by Mr.. Burke st Second and Searles
streets. Referred to Tenth Ward Com
mittee, '". '.h '
The chairman informed the Board that 1t
was the duty of the different ward com
mittees to complain before the Mayor of
all persons who refused to abate nuisances,
as several were reported at the present meet
| ing to have done.