The Morning herald., 1878-10-08
ONE CENT.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

TALKING ABOUT CLEANING CEssPooLs BY
THE BUCKET sYsTEM-IMPURITIEs IN
THE BRANDYwINE AGAIN.
The Board of Health met last evening
with Pr esident Roberts in the chair.
The First Ward Committee, on the mat
ter of tsllow factories, reported progress.
The Second Ward Committee reported
the run of water in the cellar of the house
ct No. 1, E. Front street, sbated.
The Seventh Ward Committee reported
the abatement Of the nuisance in the alley
back Of Tatnall street between 18th and
18th streets. Also reported nuisances
abated in the 9Th and Sd Wards.
The Committee on Licenses on petition OF
Allen Ruth and others asking for licensts
to clean cesspools by the bucket system.
reported that it had no power to grant such
petitions.
Petitions were read from John McKen-
ney and James Williams, asking that per-
mission be granted them to clean cesspools
with buckets were read and referred to the
Committee on Contracts and Licenses.
A petition was also read from George
Campbell, calling attention to the fact that
the sewer at Maryland avenue and Avenue
and Chestnut streets, was In condition
detrimental to the health of the families
| liy ing in the vicinity, and asking for relief
not only In its cleansing but In the changing
of the sewer SO that filth would not lodge.
The matter was referred to the Tenth Ward
Committee.
| A communication from Pusey Head, M.
ID, which had been directed to Council and
afterward referred to the Board, was then
read. 1t called attention to q terrib
nuisance existing in the neighbOrhOod OF
the Aged Women's Home and the Academy
of the Visitation, which was caused by An
overflow of the cesspools of both these In
stitutions into terrs Gotta pipes which emp
ties into drains along Van Buren, streets,
thereby causing much much loss to his
Higienic establishment, and much inconve~
nience to all living near. The communica-
tion WAS referred to the Seventh Ward
Commit zee.
A petition from Hartman g. Fehrenbach
was read complaining of nuisance at 4th
and Orange streets, caused by the new hog
pen of Eising & Lange, and Mr.. Bickta
stated that the nuisance had already been
abated.
Another application for permission to
clean cesspools with buckets, signed Milton
Burr, was read and motion was made 10
the Committee on Contracts and Licenses,
as had been done with the others.
Mr.. Simmens asked If there was any
power In the hands of the Committee to
which all these petitions had been referred
to grant licenses to the petit ttioners, and Mr..
Morrison informed him that the law would
have to be changed before such action
could be taken.
4 DR.. Draper moved that the following be
referred to Council with the petition, and
supple mented his motion by stating that
this was the only wsy of coming to an
, understanding.
Respectfully referred to the City Council
with the information that this Board cannot
without violation of the Boards own rules
and enactments, grant any license to clean
cess pools by what Is known as the bucket
system. The Board would further respect
fully inform Council that after carefully
, testing both systems they are fully con-
!, vinced of tho improperly Of so altering or
amending the rules to allow the bucket
system to be introduced into the city
The motion was carried.
Mr.. Miller offered resolution to the effect
hat all persons having licenses as scaren-
gers shall not pump any offensive mstter In
the streets, sidewslks or cutters upon the
L VI IuclT ilCcupCS uulCoo ohSy n"so
permit from the President of the Board
of Health. Adopted.
Dr., shortlidge stated that communities
tion from Messre. Bancroft & Son had been
read at previous meeting, In reference to
the Brandywine water, and moved that the
committee on impurities in the Brandvwine
be instructed to confer with the Water Com
mittee on Council. Adopted.
During the evening orders were directed
to be drawn as follows: Geo. w. jackson,
So. SO; John Loughlin, $22.s0; William
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