The daily gazette., 1882-06-28
flli TIM BOARD OF IIEALrH.
Regular Meeting Last Nlght-.A,BiR Batch
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At the regular meeting of the Board N
Health last evening DR.. Bush presided, and
a number Of nuisances were reported
Z gIheJ Morton Poole Company complained
OF terrible nuisance on 9he dock near its
establishment, caused by refuse matter from
Slaughter houses being thrown into the
lssFer. The Board ordered the arrest of the
Offending parties, who are known.
A complaint was received from w. II.
Harrison that ash contractors were empty
ing ashes and all kinds of filth on Monroe
street, between Fourth and Fifth. Referred
TO the Street Committee OF Council. The
chairman of the Street Committee was
again Notified of filth being carried into the
longrace atlthe City Mill.
Samuel McClnry complained of a filthy
unpaved alley In the rear of row of houses
on Madispnistreet, between Fifth and Sixth.
| This place was before the Board last fall and
declared, a nuisance. Under the new law
'abatemeilt will be enforced, which could not
| be done under the old law.
Complaints ofSthe non-removal Of garbage
were stated by Secretary Frazer to be very
numerous, particularly from the Second and
Fourth wards, Messrs. Prichett and Ander-
son, contractors. The Board determined TO
compel the prompt removal Of the garbage
Mr.. Kane offered the following which was
adopted ''Af4lt It
ResoIued That the Street Committee of City
Council be requested TO have the CUTTERS flushed
with water at least once a week during the
months Of July and August.
The President of the Board presented the
following which was adopted and referred
TO a committee composed Of Drs. Draper
and Springer:
JUNE, ~, lsS2.--Some three weeks ago the
engineer for the City Mill called upon me to
state that for several hours Of the night pre-
In nf tha ufraae en. a
been highly col0red with dye stun which, MS 1t
was afterwards aseeTtained was from Baner0ft's
mills, and by some oversight although notice
had been sent, IL failed to reach the engineer.
1t appeared, as was then stated, that there is
n potlOniOf the tank into which the Bancrnfts
discharge their exhausted dyes which lies below
the outlet conducting. to the north side of the
Brandywine and thatit becomes necessary Occa-
sl0nully to discharge this sediment Into the
creek. This Y q serious matter andtO n eonsid-
eiable degree heatralZes the ad vantage gained
by our city In its drinking water by the drain
pipe above mentOnedf Iabf|II Z FNff. I
Twould therefore asked the Board for a com
mitteo ~ Visit the works of the Messrs BAN
erOn and ascertain the actual condition Of
things as above referred to and report to the
Board atits next meeting,. Respectfully,
IN }tf.1.J.4 4ttif J.. II. BUSH, President.
The following resolution was presented by
Dr. Bush ad fonl motion OF DR. Draper Il
was ordered to be entered upon the minutes
and - copy sent to the City Council +:
Ton, Del.:. The Board of Health respectfully
ltprcSent tllpt some two months since there
met u committee from the city Council from
the Board Of Health and from the board Of
Trade to confer upon system Of sewerage for
the CITY of Wilmington. The Importance Of
the a hlect was fully discussed, especially by
Mr. B6ltrt, ami tile superiority OF the seperate
system o. Drainage was acknowledged A resO-
lutiOn was tassed Mt that meeting addressed to
the CityCouncH asking tlfat II survey Of the
city be made with view to the above men
toned Object and nm estimate made OF the ek-
penses Incident TO It's Accomplishment. This
Board therefore respectfully ask that any
vacancies In the committee of Council be filled
und that the said committee be authorized io
employ q competent engineer ami well nc
qphhned With this system Of sewerage TO carry
ont the objects suggested in the resolution OF
the Joint committee above mentioned. .a
The Board tleil adjourned
1t was decided to- have future offenders,
wlid tlirowf market lrefnse iii tile streets
arrested.
An order for S. was drawn in favor of
William Stewart