The daily gazette., 1881-06-15
THE nEALrH DoARD.
Regular Meeting Last EyenAng-
Nufsances RepOrtsd-RuIss Gev.
erning the Oderless ExeavatAns
COmpanfes.

erning the Oderlcss Exeavating
Compsntes.
As.regular stated meeting OF the Board
OF Health Was held last evening, Presi-
dent Bush In the chair.
The Executive officer Of the Western
district was instructed TO notify Geo. M.
Bacon TO abate nuisance on his prop
erty No. 4 W. Fourth street, within
fifteen days.
On motion the Executive oflcer to
cease serving notices. ON the property
owners over Shipley Run.
The Committee appointed to revise
the rules governing the Od0rless Exca-
vating companies, reported the following
which were adopted !:
1. The board shall grant licences to
all applicants It may think competent.
2. The carts used by the Odorless
Excavating companies shall be water
tight aud have sufficient Govern TO pre-
vent spilling.
aoparatuses shall be hel ! responsible for
any nuisances caused by them, and shall
abate the same without delay.
A, The board may by resolution sns-
pend the actions Of the Odorless Exca-
vating companies at any time during tho
summer months that 1t may Gee proper.
8. All licenses shall be signed by the
president and attested by the secretary.
9, II shall not be lawful for licen-
sed dealer to place the Contents of q
privy we'll or sink within one mile Of
the city limits.
7. Every owner Of odorless excava-
ting apparatus shall be required TO keep
the carts, when not In use, under cover
and from public view, especially when
within the city limits, and the tops OF
cover shut, except only when receiving
the contents Of privy wells or sinks.
3. The board may revoke the license
Of any odorless sxcavating compsny for
refusing TO comply with the above
rules.
o. Every odorless excavating conpa-
ny shall be required to keepa record oi
all wells cleaned, and for whom clean
cd, aud report the same quarterly to the
board.
10. The price for removing the con-
tents OF cesspools for the current year
shall be not more than one and one
quarter cents per gallon or ten cents pei
cubic foot.
ii. Each odorless excavating compa-
| ny shall hold Its tanks, barrels, hose,
pumgs, ETC., subject 10 inspection by the
executive officer, who shall report TO the
board once month on the condition of
the same the 0dorless excavating COM
panies shall perform at once to the ex-
clueion Of all other business, any busi-
ness referred 10 them by the Board Of
| Health.
13. The board reserves the light to
amend these rules at any time.
The Secretary stated that since the
last meeting of the board, iifty-eighl
complaints had been received by the
Executive officers, twenty. four OF which
number had been abated.
Executive officer Underwood called
the attention Of the Board to nuisancef
in the following cellars, created BY
water standing IN them
Augustus Schofield, No. 704 e. Sew
enth street ; NJ. Dunahee, 8. w. cors
ner Seventh and Poplar streets; Mrs.
Sweatman, No. 308 French street
VIM. Kitchens, 8. w. corner Fourth
and Walnut streets, and Mrs. Down
ing, Thirteenth street near Walnut,
DIR. Draper and Mr.. Otto were aps
pointed to investigate the first named
case Mr.. Kane and DR.. Springer the
second and third cases Mr.. Otto and
DR.. Bush the fourth, and Drs. Draper
and Bush the two last named.
Exective officer O'Toole notified the
Board of nuisance existing on O va
can't lot on Sixth street between Mon
roe and Adams. Drs. Springer and
Bush were constituted committee 10
investigate the matter. He also re-
ported nuisance existing in the real
Of the Swan Hotel and VIM. Baxter's
property, and to a gutter at the north
east corner Of Ninth and Monroe streets.
Messrs. Otto and Kane and Drs. Bush
and springer were constituted COM
mittee to look after the matters com.
planned of.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Street Commissioner to comply
with the ordinance requiring him to re.
port to the Board of the number Of
cesspools dug every month.
Mr.. Otto and DIR. Draper were ap-
pointed to assist the Secretary and DIR.
Bush in revising the present ordinances
governing the Board OF Health.
On motion adiournad