The daily gazette., 1879-04-08
SECOND EDITION
Tho health Board.

Important Action Against the intro =
duction VI Yeiloto Ferer or other
contagious diseases.
The Board of Health held a meeting
last evening, President Bailey in the
chair.
The bill, of the Executive officers, for
months salary and burying dead ani.
mails, were allowed, as follows. VIM
Hickey, Western District. S34,9 ,96; John
Lungren, Eastern District, S45,36. Mr.
Lungren had the luck, during the past
month, toget twelve pig- to bury, which
I 80 cents apiece, amounted to SlZ:oO,
and thus put his bill ahead of Mr.
Hickey.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee on the
nuisance in Shlpley Run, reported that
the run was still in the same filthy con.
| dition, and that the City Council bad
done nothing TO wards abating the nui'
sance.
Mr.. Mullen, from the First Ward, re.
ported that the nuisance in Bright's
Alley, was not yet abated; that the prop
erty holders along the alley expressed
their Willingness 10 abate the nuisance,
but none Of them seemed anxious to
start in the mater.
Mr. Seeds said the nuisance caused by
Rattlesnake Run still existed ,aud moved
that a committee of three he appointed
to take the subject into consideration.
Adopted. Committee-Mess essrs. Seeds,
Sharp aud Miller.
The Clerk stated that he was request
ed to read section of the ordinance in
relation to the ISSUE of permits for the re-
moval of dead bodies to this city. for in
terment. He then read the section, as
follows:
An Ordinance concerning the intrOduc-
ton and removal of dead bodies within
the limits of the city.
SECTION 3. That 1t shall not he lawful
for any railroad, steamb boat or transpor-
t.tion company, or tor any person or
persons, by either pubic or private con-
veyance. to bring into this city the re-
mains of any person who may have died
Of any Infectious or contagious disease
within a period of six months immedi-
ately preceding the time of such convey
ance, and at no time thereafter, unless a
permit, as provided in the second section
of this ordinance, shall be FIRST had for
that purpose.
Mr.. Smith said there were rumors to
the effect that several bodies of yellow
fever victims were to be brought here for
reinterment He did not deem the six
months limit long enough, and was of
the opinion that no such bodies should
be removed hero until cold weather.
DIR. Draper said If there was any dan
ger in removing the bodies, the medical
authorities in the South, who were
thoroughly conversant with the phases
of yellow fever, would refuse to allow
them to be diSinterred. Six months had
expired since the close of the epidemic,
and as all the bodies had been buried
that length of time, he thought there was
now no danger of contagion.
The clair said an eminent physician
had told him that 1t would he best not to
allow any of these bodies to be brought
here until cold weather.
Mr.. Smith moved that no permits be
issued for the intsrmeut in this city OF
bodies that have died of contagious or
infectious diseases, until next December.
Adopted.
Mr. Burke stated that people on Laf-
ayette street complained of nuisance
caused by Chaaies Agnes, cesspool clean
er. washing his barrels in the street.
Mr.. Glatts also spoke Of the nuisance,
and said that while Mr.. Agness cleaned
other peoples cesspools, he allowed his
own to remain in very filthy condition.
No action was taken in regard to the
complaint.
Adjourned.