Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-27
rnE BREWERY sosAyoo.

| TIE BREWERY B0GABOO.
The session OF the Board O1
Health Last Evening-The Hart.
man d FohrembAch Nuisanee ne.
ferred to the Committee ON Fun.
DuPiaies.
The Board Of Health held special
meeting last night, aud the session
was prolonged much more than that Of
the Board Of Education, a thing un-
usual. t
NUMBERING LINDLEY MURRAY.
The Committee on impurities in the
Brandywine through Mr.. Thatcher sub
mitted the following ungrammatical re-
port:
tions, which was being discussed before our
last meeting and referred to us to report at
an adjourned meeting, would respectfully re-
port as follows First we visited the premises
and the run where the said nuisance existed;
we examined the stream OF water above and
below Riddles road, and also along the road
to the on p1Rsse to nd gu;
l
kind besides that which came from the
brewery. We found none. There were leaves
and places Of wood and dead limbs which we
rated out and aftSf We had washed the sarne
ittey had no Offensive 0nell. Z, ~
| We further examined me priyies, and the
nearest enc To the run belongs to Hartman 4
Fehrenbach, which had been cleaned by or.
der Of the committee the house where there
was some DRAWINGS trem the kitchen also
belongs to the same parties; from the pr.vies
there was no sign Of anything, either seen or
smelt on the other side Of the run there
were some stables which your committee is
attending to. Therefore, these minor things
we will attend to without bOthering the
Board with them.
We alse examined above the road and
found nothing there that was offensive Of any
kind. Now we will return to the main ques.
ton: Where dses the refuse matter come
from which causes the said run to be
nuisance which is emptying Its impurities
into the Brandvwine?
Your committees answer to the question is
from the fact presented to them 10 their
scar shing and evidences both Of smell and
sight. It came from the brewery on Riddles
| read, which is occupied by MesSrs. Hartman
d Fehrenbach in the mandatory of beer,
which was built some twelve or thirteen
year ago, and from appearance their business
has been on the increase in the same ratio,
from tho mandatory OF beer or the washing
of beer casks, and discharged from said place
into the gutter on the sido Of the road leading
to the lun, and the bottom Of said gutter and
run have become impregnated more and
more until 1t has relched ITS present climax.
Your committee without any intention on
| their part oil injuring either In their business
or character Of said parties must be guided
by the facts presented to them and point out
the above named place where the cause Of the
nuisance in said run comes from.
This is the unanimous opinion ofyour com.
mittee and II Messrs. Hartman and Fehren-
bach will carry their refuse away or dispose Of
II in scme other way than 1t now Is the run In
short time will become as pure ss 1t was be.
fore this brewery was built which then was not
Isemplained about.
/ Therefore your committee would present to
the Board for their consideration the follow
/ ing resolution as substitute for the second
and third, ever which were not passed at our
regular meeting on last Monday night, and
give to them to act on
Resolved, That said nuisance be aud is here
by referred TO the Committee on Impurities
/ in the BrandyWine to have the same abated.
A'THATCHBR,
H. M. MULLIN,
J. J.T.V.BLocKsoM,
Committee.
Mr.. Moore stated that he could moi
agree with the report Of the committee,
He had examined the run and was
fully satisfied that nothing from the
brewery contributed an offensive smell.
He also went one hundred yards above
the junction of the gutter and the
Brandywlne and there an offensive
odor prevailed.
PERTINENT QUESTION.
DR.. Blocksom asked the gentleman II
he had visited the brewery previous Ia
investigating the nuisance.
Mr.. Moore replied that he considered
such question an impertinence and a
reflection upon himself.
DR.. Blooksom said that number Of
gentlemen and himself went some dis
tanoe Ibove the run and they could de-
tect odors which arose from the nuis-
ance. He further stated that q gentle
man who had been drinking beer could
not detect the smell of stale beer aris-
lug from gutter.
Mr.. Moore endeavored to Impress
upon the minds Of the members Of the
Board that the nuisance was caused BY
leaves, weeds and garbage. He also
referred to the committee as being
prompted by animosity.
At this juncture Mr.. Thatcher arose
and asked Mr.. Moore to explain.
Mr.. Bickta called Mr.. Thatcher to
order.
IITTLB CLASH.
The two gentlemen then began a con-
troversy and Mr.. Thatcher told Mr..
Bickta to hold his tongue and said he
would come to order when he had been
req uested by the President.
After considerable discussion the re-
port and resolution were adopted. g
The following resolution, which was
presented by Mr.. Thatcher, was accep.
ted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Garbage
and also on Contract and Dicense be request
ed to report at our next meeting the condi-
tion OF their apparatus.
DR.. Blocksom reported that the nuis-
ance at Third and Van Buren, streets
had been abated.
Mr.. Lsnnan reported that the nuis-
anoe at Second and Searles streets had
been partially sbated, and that it would
be entirely removed in q very brief
time.
The Board then adjourned.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.