The daily gazette., 1883-10-17
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.
AFFAIRS or NOTE ABOUT THE
CRY.
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
Nuisances Reported Abated : Measures for
Improving tho Drinking water-O Other
Matters t

At the last evenings meeting of the
Board Of Health President Bush presided
and all the members were present.
The secretary was ordered to. notify
Daniel McCloskey 20 abate q nuisance Of
water in the cellar of his property, No. 81
Lord street, or he would he prosecuted. DR..
springer was appointed to investigate the
complaint OF 0fiicer Thomas Cory that
waste water from adjoining houses runs
into his alley, At No. 912 West Second
street. DR.. Grimshsw and Mr.. Gswthrop
weFe appointed . com nittee to examine into
the complaint Of Edward Burns of the nuis
ance caused by The pig pens at Eighth and
Madison streets, belonging to Joseph Beste
and Daniel Bckta.
The following preamble and resolution.
offered by Henry y. Pickels and adopted q
the last meeting Of City Couucil. was pre-
sented and read: sst7
WHEREAS, It has bsen reported to this body
that mat ers detrimental 70 the heath OF the
people are allowed 70 enter the race at the point
where Rattiesnske rnn enters the said race.
WHuaxAs, II Is the duty Of the board Of
Health to prevent the pOltuting OF the water
supply Of the cityi therefore be II
Quested TO inveDtignte the matter and take
whatever measures that In their Judgment they
may deem adviaable-
A motion that when the board adjourned
1t adiourns 10 meet at the mouth OF Rattle.
snake run ct 4 O'Clock this afternoon was
then made and carried.
President Bush presented the following
which was by resolution adopted as the un-
anilnous opinion OF the Board, and copy
was ordered to be sentt to City Council:
s'GENTLEAfEN: At the last meeting of the
Board Of health l was requested to bring
before the board ct Ms next meeting my
views OF itb authority and duty az to the use
OF Offensive or deleterious matter, whether
from the streets, cutters, or from any other
sources, by the city either for paving or fill-
ing up streets or vacant lots. In reply, /
will state that section 5 of the ordinance
concerning the health of the city directs
that mo person shall deposit in any lot,
street, lane or alley, or on any wharf or
near any dwelling house, any mater in an
offensive state;' and also that section Is
directs that 1t shall not be lawful for the
Street Commissioner or any person in his
employ or any other person TO use the scrap
ings and sweepings OF the public streets In
filling up other streets In localities where
such deposits will prove deleterious to the
health OF the neighborhood, nor shall any
such sweepings or ecrapings be placed on
any vacant lot In regard, therefore, as to
our duty In such case it appears to me
that this board should notify any person,
whether 9 private citizen or an officer Of the
City Council, to desist from such depeslting
ard in case OF failure to comply with the
direction Of the board, that the board should
direct that such person should be brought
before the Municipal Court of this cisy as q
violator Of the health ordinances of this
city,"
A manuscript copy describing the juris-
dicdon OF the Board was presented by S9c-
rerary Frazer, who also reported two new
cases of smallpox since the last meeting.
Before adjourntng the board allowed James
Stewart $500 as janitor Of the b ard room