Daily Republican., 1879-09-02
THIRD EDITION.
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more Disc ussiOn In Prospect.
Tbs Board Of Health met last evening.
The Committee on Impurities in tho
Brandywins offered the following re.
port: /
WHEREAS, At joint meeting OF q
committee OF this Board and commit
tee Of the City Council in reference tol
certain impurities in the Brandywine,
held on the I'D Of July last, after con-
ference with the firm Of Joseph Bancroft
& Sons, the following resolntions were
adopted:
Resolved lst, That In the opinion OF
the Joint committee OF City Council ana
Board Of Health, it would bs salts
factory disposition Of the dye stun
drainage from the works Of Joseph Ban
croft and Sons to discharge the same BY
: nine across the Brandywine into the
North Race, or into sewer to be CON-
struoted by the city commencing A.
uoiut near "Rattle Snake Rum"
End, That We recommend Council 70
Immediately direct survey and esti-
mate of sewer on the Southern side
of thu Brandywine commencing near
the mouth of Rattlesnake Run and
discharging into the Brandywine below
the third dam.
Ths said resolutions were afterwards
ON the Oath of the same month, repor
ed TO and adopted by the City Council.
And the members Of said hrm were
present at said meeting and expressed
themselves ready and willing to lay the
necessary pipes tor the discharge OF
said drainage from their works, either
into tue North Race or into sewer to
be constructed by the city Oh the south
side Of the Brandywine creek, al
abov- mentioned, as soon a.
practicable, after the City Council
should determine which of said meth
DDS would be most desii able (and the
City Council has as yet taken no action
touching said proposed sewsr), and ii
they sh all determine to build the SAINT
its construction will bs delayed unit
after the necessary appropriation fal
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 (the superintendent) and tn
said firm, by which the pumps wer
stopped once a week, while said drain
aye was being discharged; and that NJ
excsptionabls part of saiddrainags va
in fact pumped into the city basin
tnrrefore,
Resolred, That in the judgment Q
this Board the indictment now pendin
in the Court of General. Sessions agains
Messrs. Bancroft should not be presse
to trial at the next September term, o
at any subsequent term, until the
shall be afforded reasonable oppor
tunity to lay the pipes necessary TO
the discharge Of the drainage from thei
works either into the north race or int
aseSrr to be constructed by the cit.
ON the south side Of the Brandywin,
as the City Council shall determine
be most expedient.
Discussion followed pro and con.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Bennet
Mr.. Bancroft was given permission
speak. His counsel VIM. c. Spruanc
ESQ.,, then stated that the Messrs. Bal
croft endeavored to get rid Of dsinag
but the ground is so situated that tt
stuff cannot be carried away. tt
Messrs. Bancroft are we'll known in Il
city, and their father before them, al
as an evidence of their desire not
violate the law We but state that The
paid several thousand dollars to ha,
the matter removed. He alluded to Il
desire of the Court to have the matt
fixed by conference.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Spruance
remarks the motion was laid over vi
til the next meeting on Friday evening
Mr.. Lannan of the Tenth ward cor
planned of a collection of garbage
that locality.
The Tenth Ward reported that thu
visited the establishment of A.
Vaudever on last Saturday and foul
i. open and no one there. Fourd t'
watts and great deal of stencil, II
run that carried off the refuse was fill
with water covered with vermin, al
the stencil was such that people sh
their windows.
The nuisanc. was ordered to
abated.
The report of the Committee
lucket system was laid over until NE
Monday.
The bills OF D. H. Thomas for $24
and William Bowers, S2b.ll were p