The Newtown bee., 1891-09-18
TRUMBULL.

The meeting of the board of health at was attended by every member. Dr Hill stated that it was called chiefly for the purpose of giving the complainants an to be heard and, as they were present, he would like to hear from them. The following petition was then presented and read:
 All who are in favor of the removal of the piggery in Nichols, please sign this petition. IF. H. Turner, O. B. Plumb, F. E. Baldwin N. J. Clark, H. s. Lyon, Isaac E. Nichols, K. K. Bennett, Samuel Wildman, Charles B.Nichols. Nichols, Conn.,, September II, 1891.
 MT Turner first took the floor and said that he bought the place where he lived about two years ago and moved into the village, hoping that his wife's health, which had not been good, would be im- proved by living in the country. Not only had she not derived any benefit, but, during the last Summer, other members of his family had been sick, in conse- quence, as he believed, of the noxious smells and poisonous eXhalations arising from this piggery. His house was near and, at times, the stench was terrible, almost beyond bearing. MT Carr, he thought, had tried to keep the place from being objectionable, but he did not be- lieve so large number of pigs could be kept together without being nuisance to those living in the vicinity. Mir Clark stated that he lived within p rods of the building and sometimes, when the wind blew from that direction, his people were obliged to shut the doors and windows, the stench being perfectly intolerable. The smell had not been as bad, this Sum- mer, as last. but he did not believe such a business could be carried on so as not to be nuisance and he wished the pigs might be removed. MT Baldwin, MT Plumb, Mir Nichols and others followed in similar strain. A decision given by Chief Justice Park, defining the powers of town boards of health in this State, was read and commented upon. This opinion was thought to settle the ques- tion that authority was given the board
 
 cause to be removed any business or any thing threatening the health of the neigh borhood. Philip Carr, proprietor of the piggery, was present, was called for and stated, in substance, that he had conduct ed piggery in Nichols for long time, but that, previous to last year, there had been no complaints. He had put up a building, subjecting himself to consider able expense, hoping it would be an im- provement; but, since then, the neigh There are no more pigs there than three years ago. Undoubtedly, when there are good many pigs kept, there is more pig smell than where there are a few. There arc other unpleasant smells, but the question whether this particular smell is injurious to health was one to be decided by other authorities than any there. He would be the last man to do anything to expose the public health and he had tried to aviod cause for complaint, the past Summer. The piggery had been cleaned twice week and, in warm weather, three times; had generally looked after this matter himself. In reply, however, to a question from the chairman, he admitted that the statements made by the com plainants were substantially true. Sub- sequently, he said that, if the board of health should decide that the piggery was injurious to the health of the neigh borhood, he would cause it's removal, if it was necessary to bring every pig to the block. Considerable informal dis cussion followed, after which it was unanimously voted that Drs Hill and Starkweather be a committee to take charge of this matter, with full power and authority from the board to conduct it as shall seem to them proper or advis- able.
 A missionary concert was held in the Congregational church Sunday evening