The daily gazette., 1882-05-03
|TTVS IN THE CITY.
.,., LOCAL DRIFT OF A
DAY AND A NIGHT
MR. HEALTH GUARDIANS MEET.
p.,,,,us Board Holds its Final Meet, Get,
rhe heu, m,rnbsr OF Nuisances Reported
ing-a .,,on Taken Upon Them-An In
and ,,en ae address by President Bush

., mseting of the Board of Health
Inc unng nnr' was attended by all the men,
en. o,,;re business consisted
,ite ine ,snsl number of complaints ana re-
L1 VIZ s.om Officers Gaynor and Underwood
ois ius,nInations m made and notices given by
AsI, .,b.ome alley, between Twelfth and
iI."n,b and Tatnall and West streets,
DnS'I'r S'aisro6 a nuisance, and Officer Gaynor
y "s,rurted to notify the owners TO pave
Islu y on'nnlaint concerning the miserable and
nj Sondition of Shipley run was referred 10
be street commissioner.
y TSo bS'U, matter of the foul odOr arising from
n,htor ~" house refuse thrown into Stallcup
'n uSa's' ,r"s referred to Officer Underwood.
4 netton from residents Of King street,
oIoT Second, complaining of the disagree
bie ie' odor caused by cleaning fish on the
pDsbs,one and asking that dealers be re-
ralned from continuing the practice was
.respnted by fish man, who has stand In
Ie vcinity' The matter was referred to
opncI inasmuch as the ordinance passed
Them allows the sale of fish on King street
HI places no restrictions upon the cleaning
the same.
The treasurer was instructed to ask the
loapcll for 500 for necessary expenses.
The following bills were allowed: VIM.
Holland, 81; James Stewart, s.; A. V. Gay
m. S11. 10: &. d. Underwood, S2O.2O.
On motion vote Of thanks was extended
President Bush for the able and excellent
banner in which he had presided, and a
|miar compliment was paid to Clerk
|1zer
Dr. Bush, in acknowledging the compli-
at said he had endcavored always to
Ir the Board conduct its meetings with
hcieucy and harmony, and how far he
n succeeded the members knew.
An address was read by the president and
fdered to be placed upon the minutes. II
egau by referring TO the appointment Of
be board, It's work and the opposition 1t
al at times met. He secuted the old idea
bat diseases, particularly zymotic ones,
ere the visitation of God, that nothing
bud be done 10 prevent them and that
rtion had to be postponed until an epidemic
Ad commenced. They were largely, he
elared, the result of neglect of the laws of
Od instead, and produced by the profusion
filth and decayed matter lying around.
be board had done its best TO remove such
emicious influences.
lie continued "To do this in q way
tsactoy 10 ourselves, in the present con-
tuition of our city and of the appliances
dwellings is impossible. To say that
l@e private arrangements are primitive
lOald be too strong an expression, but that
TOO many instances they are only one re-
pose from that state is too true. We may
d despair, however, of better state of
Angs in view of the incipient steps taken
The Council in regard to system of
paate sewerage. The public mind is now
'Hakenng to the importance of this part of
edulies Of health board, and it Is 10 be
'oped that this important subject will be
Ply appreciated and strongly pressed by
lr successors whoever they may be.
ihr rapid growth of this city makes the
average system imperative, but IL can never
successfully accomplished without the
teesslty of its adoption being imposed
Poh every house owner under the direction
competent and reliable building COM
rsslOner, both as to the method and
la'eTlal OF all attachments TO the common
Ever, and unless this be faithfully executed
|6e system will be worse than useless.
EPoh the City Council now rests the burden
us accomplishment. 1t will require
InoaV, 10 accomplish it but without refer
te 10 health it will be great personal
''g%aomy VI and great public benefit"
ine report in touching on the question of
la4lEpO&, says that the few cases still eX-
elHS are attributable to the usual upturn-
ngoi moving day, and that the vigilance
etciNeu by the Board will, If continued,
y'H completely eXterminate the disease.
Y fs.v'il4uOn Is strongly pressed as a means
prevention, and DIR. Bush thinks the time
20 Vone when it should be made compul-
,Oi3' IN 'hat lle vaccine physicians should be
+n according to their labor, and that they
Igu'u De required to render detailed re
PO'' oi ~ Their work with the success in every
,.s ase The speedy adoption by Council, with
SssalI ,' lyIlunge, OF the health ordinance pre-
ar 4,,u oy The Board is subject of gratihca-
y", , ana served to convince the Board that
Ips,.,, ssuvil was ready to second any important
G1a,aIcs Tsa Ut regarding the health of the city
Sris. ioorl made by the Board to remove
4 Nssn.gs ss,., along the Brandywine has resulted
ySGG'a'y improving the condition of oui
'rlnking water.
,s. "' uoctor concluded his address by say
rra. IL Is my opinion that the attention
Brn.a a.u ny The purity or impurity of thu
|tha WINE water should be exclusively in
ronhS nahuS OF the Board of Health. who's,
w. |WU'lTrs with the Chief Engineer of tn,
strv,, tg% Department have for years beer
|imrnr,s,~ ~ plpress the public mind with tn,
Inn saipe G,s 'i " removing the source of sup
|bJe "; TI. Iur cily as far up the river as posi-
|proieo, ,'is' OF course, will be an expensive
|donLn,a, out II must inevitably come, ant
II ss' ree' tile sooner, the better.
|bnn"hp,u pu.u DC well if the people could b
var,al mn 10 consider how great are the ad
tqc,iose oi prophylactic means in the pro
Jom VI health and life, and not 90 OF
as # no seiIffatlon to generation as heretofore
The ad,,a n" leeotrse were left, but to wait 70
mean m'vIlt as oi an epidemic before the prone
ton IN VI aslriestlhg 1t were adopted. Educa
neraa,a, 'iiS point has been too muc
in otba. = nor II is in matters of health, a
hayng thlllgs, that the period of yout
made passed, PASSED, permanent impressions ar
Lygsno" "ith difficulty. The subject 4,
Of 9ta'I aI snould constitute one of the branch,
private III al an our schools, both public an
Yield No, anu ia the time spent upon it wi
Of the WI oS,ns ,ess rich results in life than an
tention' 'slier ag subjects which claims the n
u'toh .t. OF the student. ''ie "
Board IL no%' gentlemen, the work of th
motion - uohe and we are ready for
W auJourn sine die"
Don,. "a o. U. w. Work.
Order i3n;,rlh "lahd Master Seal of the Ancie
Castle VI ohiIed Workmen will po IN Nc