Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-06
THE WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT, TH
PlaaERY pRoNouNcEp.A NUISANCE.

PlaegRY PRoNouNcED.A NUISANCE. The Board of Health Takes Action in
 Regard to the Pollution of Mad River. The following notice was sent out yes- terday to members of the town board of health by the secretary of the board, James J. Madden:
 justices of the peace of New Haven
 county, residing in said Waterbury:
 You are hereby warned and notified that the board of health of the town of Waterbury will meet in the district court room in the City hall building in Waterbury on April 6, 1893, at Il o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of taking such action as may be deemed expedient in abatings the nuisance said to exist on the premises of c. Art Ward of said town, on the Mad river, near the Meriden turnpike, by means of which it is said that the waters of Mad river, which flu, nishes supply of drink ing water to the inhabitants of the town and city of Waterbury, are defiled, and the health of the inhabitants of the town and city is put in great jeopardy.
 J, J. MADDEN, Secretary.
 At Il o'clock this morning President John O'Neill called the meeting to order and read the call. Judge Cowell objected to doing any business or taking any steps relative to the hui sance until the board had visited the place in a body. This was objected to O'Neill, on the grounds that heresay evidence was sufficient to denote that a nuisance was being maintained there. Mayor Webster moved to proceed at once. The following motions were then put separately, and after being dis cussed carefully were unanimously carried.
 "Voted, that tkis board examine into the nuisance and sources of filth said to exist in certain dead pigs lying in Mad river, partly decomposed, on the prem ises of 0. Art Ward of said Waterbury, near the Meriden turnpike at it's junc- tion with said Mad river.
 "Voted, after making due inquiry, this board finds that certain dead pigs, partly decomposed, are lying in the water of Mad river; that these waters supply the inhabitants of the town oi Waterbury with water to drink and fol cooking purposes; that these dead pigs belong to and are the property of c Art Ward of said town, and are in said river upon the premises owned and oc' cupied and under the control of the said c. Art Ward: that in the judgment oi this board said pigs are nuisance anC sources of filth injurious to the public health, and it is ordered that the saiG pigs be at once removed from said river and buried at a reasonable distance away from said river and that the ex pense of said removal shall be paid by { the said town of Waterbury.
 "Voted, that William J. Rigney anG John W. Mcdonald constables of saiG town are hereby commanded forthwith to take such assistance as is necessary and to remove the said dead pigs out o the waters of said Mad river, and tC bury the same at a reasonable distance away from said water.
 "Voted, and this board of health find as fact that c. Art Ward of Water bury owns and occupies premises on thu Meriden turnpike in the town of Wa terbury near to the junction of Ma' river; that Mad river furnishrs the in habitants of Waterbury with a suppl. purposes; that the said c. Art Var has established and for a long time il the past has maintained a piggery upol his said premises upon the banks of sai, Mad river and within the limits of tn stream of the said river, in whicl
 the said Ward keeps and maintain 8 large number of pigs, to wit, on
 hundred and fifteen in number; that tn filth and offal arising, produced and ac cumulated by the maintenances o said piggery, by the force of gravitatiol and percolation finds it's way into sail
 Mad river, and thereby is nuisance an, source of filth. injurious to the health o the inhabitants of said town, and in tn judgment of this board, endangers tn health of the inhabitants of said town and this board finds that the said Ware is the author and cause of said nuisanc and of the accumulation of said filth now, therefore,it Is ordered that the sait c. Art Ward shall remove the said hui sance on or before Saturday, the 9th day of April, 1898 at 9 o'clock in the forenoon under the penalties provided in section 2592 of the general statutes of Connecti cut.
 "Voted that William s. Rigney, constable of said town, immediately giv, notice of the foregoing vote to the sait c. Art Ward by leaving with him, or a his place of abode, 8 copy of the fore going vote."
 Sheriff Mcdonald and Constable Rig ney were ordered to begin work at ono and report to the board of health Satur day morning next at 10 o'clock in tn district court room.
 $The officers went out to Wards plac \ this afternoon and removed and buriet three hogs, a dog, cat and 8 number o chickens.