Wichita eagle., 1889-07-07
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
Discuss the Condir.o on Of Chisholm Greek and
Various Opinions as TO Cause-Other
Points Considered

! Ic PUBIC ued1Lu SEEMS I'd Uc
thoroughly stirred up to the working
point 4 meeting was held yesterday at
the Office Of Drs. Fordyce and Van Nuys.
| which dealt in an earnest manner with
many complaints that had been submitted
| In fact each one seemed to have been
sought vigorously by number of those
submitting complaints, and all seemed to
be loaded with something to report The
meeting was attended by Drs. Van Nuys.
| Minnicx and Wassam and Council
Members Wight and Herrig. The
sanitary policeman was on hand with in
formation, having spotted number Of
places not exactly pleasing TO the smell
| The leading trouble and complaints
seemed TO come from Chisholm creek The
| people living along the creek. many of
them from the packing house down, were
complaining about an unpleasant odor
arising, said TO be the result of sewerage
| from the packing houses. What could be
done TO relieve them was the question.
| DR.. Wassam seemed TO think the wash
| out OF the Lewis dam could be
| considered the cause of the trou-
! BILE, as il had reduced the
| speed of the current in the creek. His
| proposed remedy would be TO get those
who served an injunction TO prevent re-
| building of the dam, 10 withdraw the suit
and force the water again down Chisholm
( creek
| Dr. Minnick said he thought IL the dam
at the Hydraulic mills was out of the way
tie current in the creek would be increas-
ed and the amount of water that naturally
comes down the creek would be enough to
prevent any difficulty arising from the
packing house sewerage He said he had
visited the creek at the Thirteenth street
bridge, and it seemed there was no current
at all and the water heavily charge with
Objectionable matter.
DR.. Wassam again insisted that an ef-
fort should be made TO get the parties
serving an injunction on the Lewis dam
construction to withdraw and allow the
work TO continue.
DR.. Van Nuys thought something should
be done and that something ct al early
date
Wassam said the opinion OF the city at
torney on the city's power to move the
dam at the Hydraulic Mills was due on the
9Th of July and hence should be ready for
that meeting. He supposed it would
come in surely at the next meeting of the
council He seemed to think the board
would be compelled to remain ''up a
stump" until the city attorney could De
heard from. So with this the Chisholm
creek discussion was discontinued.
The citizens living near Third and Water
streets had submitted quite lively com
plants and suit threatened strongly
against the city and said TO be ready for
fling by the first Of next week. The
trouble seems to come from the Citizens
electric lighs plant which allows q large
amount of water to run out in the street
and collects in the deep gutter on the east
side of Water street from third to Second.
This gives an excellent oppor-
tunity for neighbours poultry to have
a very pleasant time but the people seemed
to object quite seriously. 1t was sug-
gested that the council had taken some
action in the matter and it might be well
to call upon the city engineer. Il WAS also
stated that the street commissioner had
said he was waiting for orders from the
city engineer. The city engineer, Mr..
Jackman, was called in and asked if tie
street commissioner had called for grades
in the locality mentioned, when he replied
in the negative. He said that they had
talked about how ito fix it." To this DR..
Wassam replied that the council had de
cided show to fix it, by using pipe and
sand TO fill in, and tina, matter had been
Dafsed upon two weeks ago and should
have been given immediate attention. The
street commissioner had said he would
make Improvements as soon as grade was
given.
To this Mr. Jackman said he I
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street commissioner and had not under I
stood action of the council as had been I
stated. He then stated that he had been /
preparing plans to relieve that vicinity. /
As far as Investigated it would be neces- f
sary to run pipe on north side OF Third
street from Water 10 Waco and on west .
side Of Waco south to Second street 10 4
connect with Second street surface drain /
age pipe. By such main the Water .
street property could be relieved. He said .
he was trying to get the plans ready to be .
considered by the council az its meeting !
tomorrow evening.
1t was suggested that it would be well .
to fill the ditch with sand for temporary (
relief Of residents.
1t was moved by DR.. Wassam /
10 request the street commissioner 4
TO fill in with sand as soon as possible, and /
carried unanimously.
This completed the consideration OF 4
Third street, and a number OF other points 4
were considered in different parts of the 4
city.
some of the parties who live on the Lit
tie river and who are interested in the in
junction suit did not seem TO like the
argument that the dam should be rebuilt,
and such action IS necessary 10 relieve the
Chisholm creek trouble. One seemed - i
think the work OF tie sewer might be
hurried up and reach the packing houses,
which would bring relief With this came
up the question that the sewer system
would not be completed for year. and the
city would have 10 control over il until il
Was completed and accepted.
THE GREAT PIXIE FIGHT AT NEW
ORLEANS.
Jerry Dounelly, an ex-knight Of the saw
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