The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-18
MORE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
The County Board of Health Meets and
Adopts Several Resolutions.
A Wrangle Is Likely to Occur-City Boards
Served with Notices BY the County-Trains
Being Inspecied-New Appointment.

The County Commissioners. who are ex
oficio the County Board of Health. held q
meeting yesterday morning. as announced
to take some action regarding health pre-
cautions. Besider the commissioners thcre
were present county Attorney Brown, at
torney Spencer for West indianapolis
John G.. Picrson, president of the West In
d~ianapoIis Board of Health, and Secretary
o. s. Deitsch. of the County Health Board.
The object of the meeting was to take
action in accordance with authority vested
in county boards by the State Board Of
Health. The first thing done was the adop
tion of the following resolution:
Now. therefore, be it ordered by the
Board of Health of Marion county that,
pursuant and according to the terms OF
said order. all trains bringing passengers
coming from the city of New York shall be
carefully inspected, and to this end the
city Board Of Health of the city of indian.
apolis. together with sucb physicians and
inspectors as may be employed by It. are
hereby authorized and directed 10 rendeI
such assistance Is may lay within Its
power TO fully enforce the spirit and letter
of said order of the said State Board OF
Health, and csrry out fully every other
and all provisions of the order and anthor.
lty conferred upon 1t by said State board.
and for that purpose said City Board OF
Health. with its physicians and insDectors,
10 hereby appointed to act for anu III con
junction with this board, whenever 1t may
be deemed necessary, at points within the
county of Marion. outside u beyond the
Jurisdiction of said City Board OF Health as
now conferred pom it by law, and wnen.
ever said CITY Board of Health 80 acts and
exercises authority In pursuance and IN
conformity to the order of said state Board
Of Health ifQ Rcfa Ara her0hY authorized
and confirmed.
The above as seen, confers additional
powers on the City Board of Health. DR..
Deitsch then presented q complaint OF clti.
of Insane Hospital sewage into Little
Eagle Creek. DIR. Deitsch said the offal
emptIed into the creek was q menace to the
health of the people in that neighborhood:
After hearing this complaint the board
adopted the following:
Whereas, The Insane Hospital has O sewer
pipe emptying into Little Eagle Creek. near the
town OF Mt. Jackson; and, whereas, vault.
cleanipgs. slops and other foul matter is emptled
into tho stream against the health and welfare
of the citizens of Marion county; now, be it
Resolved, That the continuance OF said vault
cleanings, slops and other foul matter EN- ptied
into Little Eagle creek, be. and the same Is
hereby declared q nuisance. and the same shall
be abated within ten days from dare.
The Sellers farm nuisance was then
taken M, DR.. Deitsch stating that, al.
though the Board of Public Works had
been notified time after time to abate it,
reached this city. he said, this distric,
would be q greet breeder of disease. On
this statement the following was adopted
Whereas, The city of Indianapolis ia the owner
and lessor Of Sellers farm; and.
Whereas, Said city is permitting the garbage,
slops. vault cleanings and other foul matter to
be dumped thereon against the health and wei
fare OF the citizens OF Marion county; now,
Be it resolved. That said dumping ground be
declared a nuisance, and the came nbated with
In ten days from date.
The above notice was served on the
Board of Public Works and also on the
Board of Health. A Journal reporter YES.
terday called at the office of tho latter
board Md asked Clerk Parker If be could
see tho notice. He fatty refused to show
it Had there not becn other Off ces in the
courthouse where the document was on
than thism q Parker, tho public probably
would not have been made aware OF the
action of the county board.
Dr. Deitsch also suggested that the city
was ut fault in regard to the City Hospital.
He said the sewage from the hospital il
river. He said this sewage is very danger
ous. In regard to this the following order
was drawn up:
Whereas. The city of Indianapolis has a sewer.
pipe extending from the City Hospital OF said
city to Fall creek, from which there Is cmpried
vault cleanings, garbage and other foul matter
against the health and welfare OF the citizens o.
Marion county; now
Be il ordered that the emptying of the vauli
cleanings, garbage and other foul matter by the
city OF indianapolis as aforesaid Is hereby de
clared a nuisance. and the. same is ordered
abated within ten days from this date.
This notice VA served on both the BoarC
of Health and the Board of Public Works
There 10 g0ing TO be Q wranglo over this
Same thing. President Morrison, of thl
city Health Board. declares that tho city
authorities have not sufficient jurisdiction
while the county board disclaims its right
to 60 ahead. In speaking about the hos
pital matter Superin tendent EdenharteI
said he was glad of 1t. The dump was .
nuisance, he said. and ought to have beer
condemned long ago.
Yesterday all through trains from tht
East were inspected. and about thirty per
sons, who had been In quarantine. were
found. All, however, had clean bills o.
health.
James r. Donovan was sworn IN as {
sanitary Inspector.