Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-07
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"IlihIN Won, irV', iooh ihnp''E"i W
the District of Columbia, speaking o.
meats in his report to the Board OF
Health says: W. have three classes Of
butchers. First, onr regular butchers,
who sell first class meat. Second class,
who sell an article Imported, and the
Third cla-s, who sell poor meats devoid
Of nutrimrnt and used mostly in sau.
sage. The butchers who suppl Y our
markets have many disadvantages to
contend with not met in other cities of
our population. Our customers require
the tender fine cuts for brain work
Inspector Wolf says: "When the far
mer turns butcher, a suspicion is a,
once aroused. There are those who
would not hesitate to dispatch an ami
mai whose leg had been accidentally
broken or some bodily fracture impaired
and offer the fevered or diseased meat
as food for consumption in the city. -
These things deserve your special at,
tsntiOn.
This does not include the Registrar
of Deaths and Burials. Ourpopulation
being one fourth or th.reabout W. have
for all purposes in the Health Depart
ment the sum Of 5000.
Gentlemen: The Registrar Of deaths
ard burials has issued tor the pastyear
over one thoEsand certificates tor deaths,
removals, etc. He makes out a month";
ly statement Of the m0rtuary and has ii
printed and mails one hundred besides
the other entries and indeXing, and lr-
ceivrs many communication which
take his time and attention, and as
your Secretary he does the best he can
tor you u.ider the circumstances,
Respectfully submitted,
Il. B. FRAZER, Secretary.
The report was accepted and ordered
to be placed in the minutes.
Mr. smith, Chairman Of the lmpuri.
ties on the Biandywinr, stated in his
judgment the Brandywine was in as
good condition to-day as it has been
for % years. II seems to hiC natair
for parties to write articles in the pa
pers and not sign thei' names to them.
The Board OF Health have don" what
they believed to be- their duty. Last
year lJ2 ce3spoUls were taken Of and
many other nni5amcrs abatea. Au-
guslne's paper mills have heen thor
oughly drained. There is only oAS
thing III that stream, that is the dye
stuff that comes from Bancroit-, that
teirg the only thing anybody can say
about the BrandyNine to day. lie ad-
mitted that 1t is a veXci question and
one that will incur great deal Of rX-
pense. He had talked plainly with the
Messrs. bancroft about this matter.
They know az well as he did that it
was objectionable and he thoucht the
time is not far distant when it will be-
abatrd.
The Executive officer spent days
and days on that stream last summer
but parties all along the banks will
throw dead animals, cats and pigs into
/. and he SAINT find who they are. 1t
seemed to him that the people are Il
little derelct also in the matter. Now
it does seem hard to 60 to the Messrs.
Bancroft and make them move every.
thing, From thearticle he had seen in
the newspapers he had not the ability
nor had he the time or disposition to
enter into the controversy"
Mr.. Smith suggested that the Ex-
ecutve CompIittro be requested to fur
nish a full report in April Of the dead
animals they have buried during the
year.
Mr.. Smith further suggested that it
would be hardly necessary for the
Board to bold more than one or two
meetings before April.
On motion of Mr.. Smith the Board
adjourned to meet at the call of the
President.
During the evening tn" following
orders were directed to b. drawn:
William Hickey, s26.Gl, John Lungren
s23.II.