The daily gazette., 1880-07-20
Board of Health.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
THE LONGEST SESSION YET-THE
| BREWERY QUESTION
The b lard of Health met last evening
In regular session, and to the surprise
OF every one 1t was nearly 10 o'clock be-
fore it adjourned.
The Committee on Impurities in the
Brandywine made the following report
which was adopted:
The Committee was called together
on the - b of June, to examine the
run near Riddles Bank which empties
into the Brandywine, where the refuse
| OF malt and other matter from the
brewery runs into it. We, in our judg-
ment declared 1t to be a nuisance, as
1t was poll ltlng the water we drink.
We had Messrs. Hartman & Fehren-
bach arraigned before His Honor, the
Mayor, for said offense, who held each
one OF them to bail in the sum of 81, 900
to answer the indictment at the Court
of General Sessions, of New Castle
| county. We have visited his place
| since, and the said run continues to
get worse every day. The sides and
bottom of said run are being saturated
with the rotten refuse of malt and
hops, or other waste material from
said brewery. Your committee met on
the 10th inst. with the committee of
Council to look at Rattlesnake Run,
and we paid the run above referred to
a visit at the same time, and the COM
mittee of Council was surprised that
such stuff should be allowed to run in
to the Brandywine declaring it to be
| the very worse kind of a nuisance they
had ever came up with, and that the
| p irties who caused it should be indict-
ed and summon them as witnesses as
to the facts. The chairman of your
committee met the City Council on
Saturday last at Rattlesnake Run, and
and they also paid visit to the other
place above where the brewery empties
its stuff. We do not think there was
a dissenting voice with these gentle
men, but what the place was nui-
sance and should be abated, but they
did not want to interfere with the
Board of Health, believing that they
would attend to it and have the nui-
sance stopped.
The owners of the Riddles factory
| have made their attachment to Ban
i Ci'ib pipes WI bnO pulDoHO vi
their dye-stuff into the North race; so
we have gotten rid of another trouble in
our water which we drink.
Mr.. Mullen, from the First ward, re-
ported that great many complaints
had been, and were being, made against
| the tallow rendering establishment of
Martin & Co., ON Tatnall street, between
Second and Third streets. He had visited
the place aud found the smell abomina-
| hln a had anruaA a nnfiaa m than 70
a5ate tho nuisance, which they had
promised to do, but had thus far failed.
He wds instructed to have the parties
complained of arrested and brought be-
fore the Mayor.
Dr. Blocksom, of the Third ward,
stated sha. the pool of stagnant water on
| the lot at the corner of Third and Van
Buren, streets had not been abated. On
his mott On the Street Commissioner was
Instructed to open the drain leading
| from said lot.
Mr.. Kennedy, of the Sixth ward, re-
| ported the cutters Oh Walnut street, be-
| tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth, in a
very bad condition. AS nothing could
| he done with them unless they were paw
ed, the matter was referred to the City
| Council
Mr., Byron, from the Tenth ward, re-
ported that the nuisance consisting of
| stagnant water, on vacant lot, corner
| of Second and Searles streets, would be
| abated during the present week.
The resolutions offered by MIR. Thatch
| er at special meeting of the Board,
| held on the 14th inst, dec laring the run
from Riddles road to be nuisance, and
also declaring that the nuisance was
caused by Messrs. Hartman q Fehren-
bach, were taken up for consideration.
| The first resolution, declaring the run TO
| be a nuisance, was adopted unanimous
| ly. The other resolution, declaring the
| nuisance to be caused by malt and other
refuse matter from the brewery of Hart
man & Fehreubach, gave rise to consid-
| erable debate.
After the debate had lasted about an
hour, during whi ch time both sides of
| The question were discussed, Mr.. M oore
| moved that the further consideration of
the matter be postponed until next Mon
| day evening.
Mr.. Thatcher moved to amend that
| the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Impurities III the Brandywine.
Mr.. Moore refused TO accept the
amendment, and as 1t destroyed the
| sense Of the original motion, the Chair
| refused to entertain the am sndment
Mr.. Thatcher appealed from the deci-
sion of the Chair, and upon the question
| being pat, the decision of the Chair was
sustained by vote of to 6.
| Inc mOJlOu W poetpOho oho Wooh was
then adopted.
| On motion of Mr.. Kelly the resolution
was referred to the Committee on I'm
purities in the Brandywine.
Mr.. Thatcher introduced resolution,
which was adopted, requesting the At
torney General to discontinue the In
dictments against Bancroft 8 Son, they
having complied with the wishes OF the
| Board.
| On motion the Board then adjourned
| III next M onday evening.