The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-02
FIRST EDITION.
7TmE BOARD OF HEALTH.

The Beard Of Health met last evening
IN regular session, and In the absence OF
Secretary Frazer, who was attending
the moettng OF Council, Mr.. Singley WAS
called upon to act as Secretary.
To the surprise of q great many men,
bers Of the Board, one OF the Messrs.
Bancroft wss present, together with
An effort was made by them TO have the
suit now pending at Court withdrawn,
but after some debate, the further con-
siderat,on VI the matter WAS postponed
until Friday evening next.
The COnmittee on Impurities Of the
Brandy wine water made the following
report:
WHEREAS, At a joint meeting of a
committee OF this Board, and commit
tea Of the City Council In reference to
certain impurities in the BraUdywine
held on the 22nd Of July last, after con-
ference with the firm or Joseph Ban
croft & Sons. the following revolutions
were adopted:
Resoived. That In the opinion of the
joint committees of City Council and
Board of Health, 1t would be- a satisfac-
tory disposition Of the dye stuff drain
age from the works Of Joseph Bancroft
~ Sous to discharge the same by pipe
across the Brandy wine, int, the north
AoOot oH iusO = boWcT 10 Do COuStTuCLeO
~ the city commencing at q point near
Rattlesnake Run. -l
Reaoiced, That we recommend Coun-
Gil to Immediately direct survey and
estimates of sewer on the Brandy wine,
commencing near the mouth of Rattle
snake Run, and discharging into the
Brandy wine below the ,hird darn.
The eaid resolutions were afterwards,
on the 24th Of the same month, reported
TO and adopted by the City Council.
AND the members OF said firm were
present at said meeting and expressed
necessary pspers for the discharge OF
said drainage ON their works, either
into the north race or into sewer to be
constructed by the city on the south
side Of tho Brandywine. as above men,
ttOned, a. soon A practi cable after the
City Council Should determine which Of
SAID methods would be most desirable.
And the City Council has as yet taken
no further action touching SAID proposed
sewer, and II they shall determine to
but Id the same, its construction will be
delayed until after the necessary appro-
pria'ion for the purpose can be made.
And the Superintendent Of the City
Water Works stated at said joint meet
ing that an arrangement existed be-
tween him and the said firm by which
the pumps were stopped once week
while said drainage was being discharg-
ed; and that no appreciable part Of said
drainage was in fact pumped into the
city basin.
Therefore RESOLVED. That in the judg:
meDt Of this Board the Indictment now
pending In the Court of General Sessio ons
against NJ essrs. Bancroft should not be
pressed to trial at the next September
term, or at any subsequent term until
they shall be afforded reasonable op-
poTtunity to lay the pipes necessary. for
the discharge OF the drainage from their
works either into the north race OF into
sewer to be constructed by the city on
the south side of the Brandywine, as the
City Council shall determine to be most
expedleiit.
Mr.. Kennedy said that he was present
the IN Messrs es B%ncrofs Khey ~ stated @ so TO
the meeting that they were perfectly
willing C. discharge their dye stuff where
ever the city should determine. The
Council had ordered survey for sewer
to be made, In order to ascertain the
probable expense, but a. Council would
think It right to press the suits now
pending In Court, as the Bancrofts wern
perfe city willing TO abate the nuisance.
Mr.. Slngley said he was not In favor of
the report, neitherD was he in favor OF
Withdrawing the suits. The Messrs. Ban
croft bad no right to ask the citizens to
construct sewer costing from $1,000 to
so 900, for their benefit. After three or
four years, during witch time they never
paid any attention to notices of former
Boards, or never endeavored to abate
the nuisance in shape or form, they now
come here with their attorney and ask
the present Board not to press the p end
Ing suit in COurt. At the last May term
when the suit was called their attorney
asked for postponement, and an
nounced to the Court that 1t was a new
Board, and that new broom always en-
deavored to sweep clean" Now he
upon his clients. If the firm had ever
endeavOred to abate the nuisance he
would be in favor of showing them some
concession. But have they abated the
| nuisance? No, on the contrary they
have paid no attention. whatever to tht
| matter. He thought the SUIT should bt
pressed mo matter what the conseq uences
| were.
Mr. Kennedy said he would have to
| take more liberal view OF the mattel
| than the gentleman who had first spO
ken. If the Council had determined tG
| build sewer for the Messrs. Bancroft
| why the Board of Health had no right tC
| queSliOn its actions. In regard to the
attention paid by the Messrs. BPS, tC
other Boards, he cared nothing whatever
for, but IL was the present Board that he
was looking after. He thought as the
firm had promised to abate the nuisance
and City Council were going to build s
sewer, he was not in favor Of press
ing the suit.
Mr.. Bennett stated that Mr.. Bancroft
and his Attorney we're present and or
his motion, Mr.. Spruance was given tn.
privilege to address the Board;
Mr. Spruance addressed the Board fo
about fifteen minutes during which h,
said the Messrs. Baucrofts were willing
to do anything that the Board might de
termine, but be did not think 1t right fol
the Board to press the suit, until sOms
definite action had been taken by CiIy
Council. The Messrs. Bancroft were
well known in this city as their fathel
was before them. They are honorabl,
gentlemen, and do not desire to violate
the law.
They have expended several tbousant
dollars in order that their dye stuff
should not be discharged In the Brandy
vine. He hoped the Board would calm
~ consider the matter and not press tht
suit. There has been an arrangement
with the engineer OF the water wotks VOTES
whereby the pumps are stopped while
the dye stuff is being discharged, SO tba
none of 1t ia pumped into the Reservoir
He thought that was sufficient to with
draw the suit.
Mr.. Kennedy moved that the furthe
consideration Of the matter be laid ovel
until next Monday evening.
Mr.. Spruance said that If 1t was mo-
definitely settled before that time h'