The daily gazette., 1880-05-18
Board Of Health.

| RhouLAh MEETING LAST EVENING
STANDING CoMNuTTEEs-THE GAR
BAaE CONTRACTOR BROUGHT UP
WITH A SHARP STICK.
The Board of Health met last even
ing in regular session, President Sing
ley in the chair.
Clerk Frazer stated that Mr.. Bickta
called upon him and stated that the
nuisance existing in the Third ward
that had been complained of at a pre-
vious meeting, had been abated.
The President next announced the
following standing committees
Committee ON Impurities in the
Brandywine-Albert Thatcher, DR..
Blocksom, H. M. Mullen.
| Committee on Accounts - John
Aiken, John P. Lynn, ]. e. Frock.
Committee ON Garbage-Enoch
Moore, Jr., Richard Kelly, M. ]. Bow
ers.
Contracts and Licenses-H. e. Lam
nan, A. Bickta, H. H. Hawkins.
Mr.. Thatcher, from the Committee
on Impurities in the Brandywine,
stated that he had visited the Ban
crofts one day last week, and they had
informed him that the pipe for convey
ing the dye stuff across the creek had
been ordered, and that work would be
commenced at an early day. He also
stated that he had visited other places
along the creek and had found the
drai iage flowing from the cemetery in
to the race.
ID. ii. Thomas, Executive officer for
the Eastern District, submitted his
annual report for the year ending May
LIST, which is as follows Dogs buried,
40 cats, 1877 rats, Al chickens, 90 ;
goats, Q; hogs, IL made 1 arrest !;
served 30 legal notices, verbal notices,
100, and abated $50 nuisances.
William Bowers, Executive officer
Western District, also submitted his
annual report which is as follows !:
Visils to the Brandywine, 10 written
notices served, 20 nuisances abated
by verbal notices, $50; dogs buried,
53 {; cats, 151 chickens, 300; goats,
8; rats, So hogs, 10 horses, l.
Mr.. Moore, chairman of the Com
mittee on Garbage, stated that he had
received numerous complaints in re-
gard to the garbage contractor. He
had written to the contractor in regard
to the complains, and asked him to
appoint day to meet him, (Mr.
Moore.) Thus far he had received no
reply. On motion of Mr.. Moore the
committee were empowered to employ
a sufficient number of carts to remove
the garbage where the contractor had
tailed to do so, the expense ofsuch re-
moval to be deducted from the con-
tractors bill.
Mr.. Frock offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted
Rssolusd, That the Committee on
Impurities of the Brandywine be au-
thorized to notify the cemetery COM
papy that they must carry their drain
age over the race.
On motion of Mr.. Thatcher the clerk
was instructed to compile all ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in regard
to the duties and powers of the Board
of Heal h and have 100 copies printed
in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Lannan gave notice that he
would at the next stated meeting offer
an amendment to the rule in regard to
the cleansing of cess pools, allowing
them t. be cleaned by the bucket sys-
tenn.
On motion of Mr.. Hepborn, when
the Board adjourn it adjourn to meet
at the corner of Seventh and Locust
streets on Saturday afternoon next at
$50 o'clock.
The clerk read for the benefit of the
Board number of selections from
health magazines in relation to typhoid
fever, etc.
On motion adjourned.
During the evening orders were di-
rected to be drawn in favor of the Ex-
ecutive officers for their salaries, as
follows d. H. Thomas, $25.86 VIM.
Bowers, $27.51.