The daily gazette., 1880-06-08
FIRST EDITION.
Board Of death.

evening in regular session, Presi-
dent Singley in the chair.
The Committee on Impurities in
the Brandywine water made the
following report
Your Committee have, and are
yet attending to their duties to pre-
vent any impurities from flowing
into said stream of water. We have
visited as far as Rockford dam, and
have only found some minor nui-
sances, which we hold under our
care. The Messrs. Bancroft are
laying pipes to carry away the re-
fuse from their dye mills, and have
already reached the point where
they intend to cross the creek below
Jessup's paper mills. Here they
have bridged over temporarily for
'the purpose of laying the pipes,
which they think that in a few days
they will be able to reach the other
side. The work is in a fair way and
will soon be accomplished, and then
the water we use will be clear of all
this dye stuff, which has been giving
us so much trouble.
We would further state that the
lessee of Riddles factory will join
in with these pipes and carry off
their waste dye stuff, therefore we
hope that we will soon be able to re-
port this annoyance which has been
before the Board of Health so long.
ended.
In the opinion of your Committee
| the course of ofRattlesnake run should
be changed before it reaches the
Brandywine, and brought down be-
low the upper dam, and there cross
the race by means of a siuice bridge.
This would be source of great ben
eft in keeping our water pure
There is a great amount of filth and
different kinds of impurities, which
come from the many different places
in the neighborhood of said run, be-
sides there being large scope of
territory, the surface drainage there
in case of q heavy rain must ine-
vitably find its way into this stream,
and then into the Brandywine race
where our supply of water comes
from. There are other places be-
low along the race before we reach
the cemetery that should be attend
ed to, and carried over the race.
As your Committee was directed
by the Board to look after certain
outlet into the race from the ceme-
terry they did so. This nuisance has
been abated. There is a matter
that should be attended to at once,
in the shape of a spring in Jefferson
street, and along the edge of the
cemetery next to said street.
We had a talk with some members
of the cemetery company, who appear
ed to be willing to do anything to-
wards draining their place and that the
city should build sluice bridge at
jefferson street. In conclusion we
would take the liberty to say that the
Board of Health should solicit the City
Council to make these improvements
winch are 30 much needed. The re-
port was adopted.
The Committee on Accounts report
ed the bill of d. Ii. Thomas amount
ing to $25.41 correct, also bill of Will
liam Bowers, amounting to $27.46, and
orders were directed to be drawn for
the amounts.
Mr.. Bennett stated that a number OF
cutters in South Wilmington were in a
very bad condition, and on his motion
the Secretary was instructed to notify
the Street Commissioner to have them
cleaned.
Mr. Kennedy reported that a num-
ber of cellars had been dug on the
Hilles property corner of Tenth and
Walnut streets, which were filled with
water.
On motion of Mr.. Thatcher the mat
ter was referred 10 the committee oi
the Sixth ward, with instructions to
have the nuisance abated.
On motion of Mr.. Kennedy the Ex.
ecutive officer of the Eastern District
was instructed TO ascertain the owners
of lot at Eleventh and Wilson streets
and notify them to abate a nuisance
existing thereon Of stagnant water.
The chair called the attention of the
Tenth ward committee to a stagnan
pond of water at Tenth and Searles
streets.
Mr.. Thatcher offered the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolye.i, That the President be re
quested to lay the matter of changing tn,
course of Raitlesnake Run before COun
5 Gil also the nuisances at Jefferson stree 8
/ and other points, aud ask them to confe
with the Committee on 1mpuri les of thu
q Brandywine in the matter.
! Mr.. Lannan called up for final ac
! ton his resolution in regard to cleaning
cess pools by the bucket system. Ii
: calling up the resolution he also pre-
j sented and had read a petition signet
D by number of residents of the Tent
5 ward, asking that the bucket system
be allowed.
Y Mr.. Moore desired to know hov
e many names were signed to the peti
s ton, and being informed that ther
:. were 1872, said that 182 out of 40, OO
= inhabitants asked the Board of Healtl
= to take a backward step and licens
), the bucket system. He believed tina
e should the Board take such step tina
d it would be condemned by vast ma
n jority of the residents of the city. Ii
was under the impression that tn
g Board of Health was created for til
g purpose of abating nuisances and nc
ls to create them. He thought by allow
u ing the bucket system the Board woul
:, be creating a nuisance.
. Mr.. Lannan said he had introduce
the resolution at the request of man
:. = citizens, and believing that the charge
- - made by the odorless companies wei