The daily gazette., 1881-09-14
FIRST EDITION.
THE HEALTH BOARD.
Proceedings OF Last Nights Meet
tng-ResIgnatiOn of Executive
Onieer O'TOOle-Garbage Contract
Awarded.

1nE-RenIgnattO OF Executive
Onicer O'Toole-Garbage Contract
Awarded.
The Board of Health met In regular
session, last evening, DR.. Draper presid-
ing, In the obsence of President Bush.
Various nuisances were reported aba
ted, and others were referred to COM
mittees for abatement.
The resignation of James OToole,
Executive officer for the Western Dis
trict, was presented, read and accepted.
Austin V. Gaynor was unanimously
elected to succeed him.
A communication from VIM. Bush,
complaining Of nuisance caused by
numberof pig psnslat Front andFranklin
streets, was referred TO the Executive
Officer.
A nuisance caused by pond Of stag
nant water at Sixth and Monroe streets
was referred TO Messrs. Kane and Otto,
who were also instructed to look after
an obstructed drain on Conrad street.
The Secretary of the Board was in
structed to request the Street Commits
sionef to fill up the bed of Bradford
street, east Of Lobdell, South Whining
ton, as 1t is now IN condition to cause
O constant nuisance.
The following proposals for removing
garbage In the second District (north OF
Sixth street and east of MarkeD were
opened and read:
Franz GiEgelbocb,. b,................ $1,000
A. q. b. Anderson. 1910
VIM. W. Pritchett,".. 14OO
The Board, after 40 Executive Ses-
sion OF fifteen minutes, for consideration
Of the bids, awarded the contract to A.
u. b. Anderson.
This is the district lately served by
F'ank Forsythe, who also has the con.
tract for the Fourth District, (north OF
Sixth and west Of Market.) So many
complaints have been received from this
district that the Boar6, after considera
tion Of the subject, unanimously adop-
led the following resolution:
Resolped, That Frauk Forsythe, the
present contractor for the removal Ol
garbage and of,l 10 the fourth district
OF the city Of Wilmington, is not faith
fully performing, aud has not faithfully
performed his said contract In this, that
he now fails, and has habitually failed
TO remove large quantities of garbage
and offal, which 1t was bis duty, as SAID
contractor, TO remove, and the Board OF
Health have, In eonseq fence of the said
non.removal of the said garbage and
offAl, been compelled to supply men and
teams on their own account to do the
same; and be IL further
| ReSoiUed, That the City Council OF
Wilmington are hereby requested to re-
scind aud revoke the contract Of the said
Frank Forsythe for the removal OF the
garbage and ofial from the fourth dis
tricL OF the city OF Wilmington aforesaid
for the ssons set forth II! the precediDl
resolutions; and be II further
RESOLVED, That the clerk Of the
Board Is hereby directed to send copy
OF these resolutions to the City Council
Of Wilmington aforesaid.
The Secretary reported six new case,
of smallpox since last meeting, only one
Of which had gone to the hospital.
DR.. Hszlett, assistant vaccine physi
clan tor the Western District, reported
that a new case Of smallpox existed a
No. 407 VaDBuren street, but the Othe
members of the family, acting unde
the advice of their physician, DR.. Ne
gendank, refused to be vaccinated.
Without taking any action on thi
matter, the Board adjourned.
| ORDERS.
During the evening the following oi
ders were directed to be drawn: 2
James Belt, $4.l6; James Stewart, "a. II
W. F. Holland, $40; John w. Oglt
$1.35.