Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-06
PRESIDENT o'NEILL RESIGNS.
Another Stormy Meeting OF the Tow
Board of Health This Morning.

Another Stormy Meeting OF the Town
Board of Health This Morning.
There was another red hot meeting of
the board of health this morning in the
district court room and it became so ex-
citing to the presiding officer that he re-
signed.
President O'Neill called the meeting
to order. 1t was moved that commit
tee of two be appointed by the chair to
investigate the matter of nuisance on
the pr amises of E. E. Wright on the
Cheshire road and report back to the
board.
Attorney Bronson amended the mo-
ton that the committee be appointed by
by charging that President O'Neill was
acting for Ward; that writs had been
drawn up in his Office.
Attorney O'Neill denied this charge
emphatically and said that Constable
Egan had brought the writs to his office
to be copied. The amendment was
carried.
President O'Neill said he took this as
a personal reflection on himself and ten.
dered his resignation as president OF the
board.
On motion of Attorney Bronson it
was accepted.
coed to the election of a president.
Mayor Webster and George 1. Bough
ton declined the office and then Attor
ney Bronson was elected and accepted
he said, not because he wanted the
office, but to do his duty.
The original motion was then put and
Mayor Webster and Selectman Pinney
were appointed the investigating com
mittee.
1t was reported that the draining of
of Rutter's pond had been stopped be
cause of the heavy rains. The matter
was continued until the next meeting.
| Health Officer DIR. O'Hara reported
that at the residences of Messrs. How
ard, Wedge, Baxter and Farrell the
work of cleaning up was going on. He
had fumigated a residence on the Brad
leyville road. At Barnard & Sons rains
prevented them from removing nuts
ances. DIR. O'Hara's bill, $112 for month
of April, was sent to the auditing com
mittee, consisting of Judge Root anC
City Attorney Burpee, as was Pierce
Dillon's bill for $31.25. The meeting
then adjourned for one week.
The investigating committee then ad
| journed to the police court room, ano
heard witnesses on both sides in regard
to E E. Wright's premises.
James Porter said the complaint wa!
made more in apprehension of the com
ing warm weather, and not caring for {
repetition of last summer. Professor
Porter presented his complaint on paper
signed by sixteen names of persons whC
wanted the committee to show whether
it was proper place to maintain pig
gerry.
Charles Miller and Herman Miller boil
complained of the odor, but said thu
place was in good condition now.
Sarah Hine and Fannie Porter pre-
sented dates to prove their claim of 1
nuisance, and were the most wrathfu
witnesses against the place.
All the witnesses for the petitioner
admitted that the place was in gooG
condition now.
DIR. Castle, Wright's family physician
William F. Norman, Clifford A. Pond
E. j. Leach, Oscar Fairchild, Edsor
Hitchcock, S Bronson, Edward Pritch
ard, Samuel Munson and William Aus
tin, neighbors, and others, who have oc
casion to visit or pass by Wright's place
all approve of its excellent condition
and said that no nuisance existed there
Wright himself made a long and fail
statement, and the committee adjourned
TO visit the place and report back to the
hoard