Daily Republican., 1883-10-17
board OF II Healtb.

LIT. bubn Presided at the rtguli
nesting Of the Board of Health Ia
evening, and all the members we
present. Complaint was made OF wat,
IN the cellar of the premises Of Dani
McCloskey, No. SO Lord street, and IL
Secretary was instructed 10 notify hil
: that unless the nuisance was abated, b
would be prosecuted. Officer WilliaI
: Cory explained that the waste watt
from the adjoining houses runs into hi
alley at No. 9l2 West Second stree
and DR.. Springer was appointed to IL
vestigate the matter.
4, Edward Burns complained of tn
smell from the pig pens at the slaughte
houses of Joseph Beste and DAME
Bickta, at Eighth and Madison streets
DR.. Grimshaw and Mr.. Gawthrop wer
appointed q committee 10 investigat
the matter and report at the next meet
ing. The following, which was oftere,
by Mr.. Pickles and adopted at the las
meeting of City Council, was to,
and read !:
WHEREAS, 1t has besn reported tt
this body that matters detrimental tt
the health of the people are allowed t,
enter the race at the point where Rat
tlesnake run enters the said race, and
| WHEREAS, II Is the duty of the Board
OF Health to prevent the polluting OF
the water supply of the city /; therefore
belt
lsesolved, That the Board of Health be
req uested to investigate the matter and
take whatever measures that in their
ju udgment they may deem advisable.
1t was on motion decided that when
the Board adjourned, it be to meet this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock at Rattlesnake
Run. The following paper was pre-
sented by President Bush, and after be-
ing read and adopted as the unanimou
opinion of the Board, the Secretary was
instructed to send copy to City Coun-
Gentlemen: At the last meeting of
the Board Of Health l was requested to
bring before the Board at Its next meet
Ing my views Of its authority and duty
~ to the use of offensive or deleterious
matter, whether from the streets, gut.
ters, or from other sources, by the city
either for paving or filling up streets or
vacant lots. In reply, will state that
section three of the ordinance concern
Ing the health Of the city directs that
no person shall deposit in any lot, lane,
street or alley, or on any wharf or near
any dwelling house, any matter in an
offensive state and also that section
10 directs that it shall not be lawful for
the Street Commissioner or any person
in his employ or any other person to
use the scrapings 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 sweep
ings or scrapings be placed on any
vacant lot
"ln regard, ,therefore,as to our duty in |
such case it appears to Inc that this |
Board should notify any person, whether
A private citizen or an officer of the City |
to desist from such depositing, |
and in case of failure to comply with
he direction of the Board. that the
Board should direct that such person be
brought before the Municipal Court of
his city az a violator of the health or
finances OF this city"
A manuscript copy of the law defn-
ng the jurisdiction of the Board was
presented by the Secretary. Two new
'ssss of smallpox were reported for the
'ast week. An order was drawn in
avor Of James Stuart for 81.