Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1891-10-23
Unsayory Smells.

night the Board of Health, through it
Secretary, E. D. Colbert, reported that th'
water closets in the house of Mr.. Huff and
on the property of Jno. Graham were
draining into the ditch running through
their properties to the annoyance and det
riment of their neighbors; also that the
run crossing Washington st. at Miller
planning mil is full of offensive matter
also that the alley west of Main st. from
the Reed and Wick stables to this same
run is in unhealthy condition; also that
the alley back Of the Aiken d Campbell
store and Weitzel property is in very bad
condition, also that the yards and closets
of the Steen House, near p. d W. depot.
| are in bad condition, also that the drain
from house of Los. Brackney on South
Side empties into hole in the alley and
alley is full of compost heaps; also that
the yard of Jos. Moore on Hickory st. is
| full of garbage and decaying matter, also
that there is an overiowing closet on the
| Stewart property on Ziegler Ave. and the
yard of same is in very bad condition, also
that there is stagnant drainage on Zieg-
ler Ave. near Peter Marshall's; also that
alley running parallel with Lincoln Ave.
| is full of garbage and imperfectly drained
and that Short Ave. is in same condition
| as regards drainage; also that the street
| running north from Lincoln Ave. is in an
| unhealthy condition and that the alley be-
tween Lincoln and Maple Ave's has oyer
flowing water closets along it; also tlat
the yards west and south of the plate glass
works are full of filth and garbage, and
water closets full and overfowing; and
that the condition of these places is such
that they recommend prompt and imme-
diate action for temporary relief and also
the construction of a main sewer into
this district as the only means of perma-
nent relief; also that the ordinance regu-
lating the throwing of vegetable matter on
the streets and alleys be enforced; also
that the closet on the Berg property at
corner of Main and Cunningham SITS. is
annoying the neighbors.
The report is signed by D. Cupps, Pres
ident, and Z. d. Colbert, Sec'y of the
Board, and both stated that it is only a
partial report, that it takes time to get
over the town, and that they intended to
report everything that annoyed anybody.
motion to receive the report and
carry Out its recommendations brought up
the question Of extending the 15-inch
sewer from the Centre Ave bridge around
the creek to the vicinity of the West Penn
depot for the accommodation and benefit Of
the people living north Of it, and also
around to point below the plate glass
works for the accommodation and benefit of
that part of the South Side that cannot be
drained by the Centre Ave. sewer.
The Council is almost unanimously in
favor of so doing, but where is the money
to come fromG-the sale of bonds has been
very slow of late and the general fund is
being absorbed for general purposes. The
matter was discussed and referred to the
Engineer and Sewer Com.
The Boro Treasurer was directed to pay
Mr.. Osborne any more money received on
the Main St. paving; a conditional war
rant, drawn in favor OF Mr.. Hughes
was changed to 50 days; Mr.. Doyle was
also present wanting money but the mat
ter was held over. The brick for W. JEFF
ferson st. are arriving and are being piled
along the street; they are from Franklin,
Pa.
A renewal of the motion to require the
English Lutheran congregation to build a
boardwalk along their Clay ST. frontage
brought on discussion as to the necessity
of the walk, signatures to petition, ETC.,
and the motion was defeated to 3-on
rising yote.
A petition for change in the grade of
the street fronting the Arnory building,
was referred to the Engineer and Street
Paving Committee.
Solicitor Campbell presented the Assess
ment Ordinance for E. Jefferson st. and it
was passed, but he afterwards discovered
that he had omitted the Treasurer's per-
centage and withdrew it, and it will haye
to be rewritten and re-enacted. Mr..
vogel objected to the big culvert being
included in the Assessment, but as it
makes but two cents foot front difference,
the Council d id not sustain his ''kick"
Mr.. Cupps presented bill for $3.50 for
building crossings and culyerts on the
South Side ordered by the member of the
Street Committee for that ward, and it was
allowed, but some of the other members of
the same Committee did not approve of
one member ordering work done without
first consulting the Others, while money is
scarce.
Mr.. Stamm's motion to lease an acre or
| two below town for dumping place" was
refe rred to a Committee consisting of
Messrs Stamm, McJunkin and Perrine; the
| Boro solicitor was directed to discontinue
| the Howard ST. suit; Committee consist
| ing of Messrs Schenck and Forquer was
appointed to settle with Mr.. McClain; Mr..
Slater was notified that his building at
junction of Centre ave. and S. Mexican st.
encroaches upon both streets and the Boro.
solicitor will proceed against hin if he per
sists in building upon the street; water
plug discussion ended in being referred to
the fire Committee, and council adjourned,
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