Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-14
RWARD OF HEALTH.


 The Much Talked of Beaver PoLd Nuisance Ordered Abated - Two Weeks fin Which to Cleanse the Premises-Petftions Heard-A Grand Avenue Fishmonger's OGsnse - Quantities of Spoiled Fish Seized.
 A meeting of the Board of Health was held last evening. Dr. A. E.. Winchel pre- sided. The meeting was largely attended. Twenty persons living in the vicinity of the Beaver ponds were present to be heard as to the old Merwin slaughter house, now occu- pied by F. s. Andrew & Go.
 MT. A. A. Townsend. of the coal firm ot Townsend & Briggs, said "that the place oc- cupied by MT. Andrew was an intolerable nuisance The smell is fully as strong dur ing the day as at night. I am only one of the one hundred and eight signers of the pe- tition which is before the Board," said MT. Townsend, 'and we are very anxious to have the nuisance abated."
 MT. Samuel Warner, of 75 Dickerman street, said "that his wife had been made sick on account of the nuisance" MT. War ner, who is a contractor at the Winchester Arms company, said when returning from his work one evening quite recently that he was almost prostrated by the bad smell.
 S. Cruttenden, of 455 Dixwell avenue, said that the nuisance was 8 shame and he was positive of It. P. B. Futile, of Orchard street, said he was obliged to shut his win dows and doors quite often to keep out the bad odor. His wife had been made sick by the odors. John Warner, of 347 Orchard street, thought that the number of petition CTS could be doubled if more time was used. Mir. Warner thought that the nuisance should be abated at once. Isaac Taylor, of "A Dick erman street, and Samuel Root, keeper of the Boulevard House, gave the Board some "points" on the nuisance.
 Doctor Lindsley also stated that he had visited the place and he thought it was 8 plain violation of the law to allow such 8 place to exist.
 The Board was also informed that the con- cern was packing meat ill buildings near by. It was unanimously voted that City Attorney Cable be notified to find whether there was violation of the law in allowing soap to be made without license and other nuisances to prevail on the premises.
 The Board also voted that the F. s. An drew Co. should abate the nuisance com plained of within two weeks under penalty of law.
 Clerk Bailey of the Board read reports of the following nuisances: The stable at 666 State street kept by P. Fleming. Improper drainage was the cause of the complaint. It was referred to the standing committee. A privy at 237 Hamilton street, which empties it's contents into ditch alongside the Con- solidated railroad tracks, was reported. Re- ferred to the standing committee. A cesspool and privy at 242 Chapel street were ordered cleaned, filled and abolished; a cesspool and privy at No. F Edwards street were ordered abolished; privy was ordered abolished and filled at No. 34 George street. E. B. Richardson of 28 York Square appeared before the Board and denied that his premises were in an un- sanitary condition reported. The case was laid over. A privy abolished at No. 8 Artisan street. The complaint from the oc- cupants in the vicinity of the Bicycle hall, formerly occupied by the Salvation army, was referred to City Attorney Cable. The complaint of nuisance prevailing at No. 107 Olive street was referred to the standing committee.
 The members of the Board seemed greatly pleased at the decisive step taken in regard to the Beaver pond nuisance. It has trou- bled the otherwise pleasant meetings of the Board for some time.
 A report was resd which stated that a quantity of fish, vegetables, clans, oysters, etc., had been seized in Grand street fish market. The stuff, among which was a number ot hundred pounds of mackerel, was in a spoiled condition and was being retailed daily to people in the vicinity of the market. The proprietor of the market was warned not to sell spoiled fish again.