The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-04
OUR POLLUTED stream
Board Of Health Devoted Considerable At
ten!iOn 10 Them.
SUGGESTIONS TO The COUNCILS
The Latter viii Be Asked to Take
Steps to Make the Streams Less
Dangerous to the Health of the
Community - Food Inspector
Thomas Still Pursued by Garbage
man James Ouggan.

Yesterdays session of the board Of
health was v lengthy one and developed
considerable business in consequence
of the long spell of hot weather which
has caused much sickness, and made
Stafford Meadow aud Roaring Brooks
nnd tho Green Ridge stream polluted
carriers. In fact considerable por-
tion OF the health officers report sug-
gested immediate action to purify these
streams and councils will be asked to
take action upon the matter and build
sewers in number of thickly popu-
lated districts.
The secretary's mortality report for
July showed the total number Of
deaths to bo 161
DR.. Aliens report showed that the
excessive heat had developed large
number of smelling nuisances, and that
low water in q number of streams has
put them in polluted condition
There is not enough of water in the
Stafford Meadow brook to carry off Il
large accumulation OF refuse from the
silk mill and brewery and a sewer of
pipe drain should be laid at once.
ROARING BROOK Is FOUL.
The same cause has turned the Roar
ing brook into . source Of foul aud dan
gerous odors. particularly below the
steel works. The Green Ridge stream,
flowing from the cemetery is used as q
sewer aud during the dry season has
failed to do its work,
The secretary was instructed to no-
tify all property owners conducting
sewage into the Green Ridge brook to
disconnect within twenty days and to
ask councils to hasten the building of
sewer in chat district.
The health officers report mentioned
the need of sewer on upper West
LackGwanna avenue, where there ex.
lists an almost unbearable gutter odor
and general nasriness," as DR. Allen
expressed it, 1t was stated that this
condition would exist until sewer Is
built, and the same reference was
made to Scranton street. The condi-
tion Of both these streets will be made
known to the sanitary committee Of
councils with the suggestion that the
districts affected be properly equipped
with sewers.
The report of Food Inspector
Thomas showed that he had been after
those who sell bob veal.
MR.. THOMAS EXoNERATED.
1t having been charged by James
Duggan, q North End garbage man
that Food Inspector Thomas did not
placard houses where contagious dis
eases exist in the time specified by law,
Officer Burke reported that be had
seen Dr. Roos, the attending physician
at two Of the cases specified by Mr..
Duggan, who stated that the charge
was untrue.
Mr.. Duggan appeared later in the
session and said Mr.. Thomas had not
Waited several Green Ridge milk depols
in month. The board informed the
garbage man that any further discus
sion was unnecessary.
Sanitary Officer Burke announced
that during the summer months com.
plants are coming in so rapidly that
he has not time to give them all proper
attention. All the alleys and lanes
should be frequently visited and for
this purpose he suggested that the
mayor be asked to assign a policeman
to assist him for as long period as the
work demands The secretary was in
structed to ask the mayor to detail an
extra sanitary policeman.
DR.. Payne called attention to the uu-
healthy condition of Robinson street,
and his motion that property owners be
directed to connect with the sewer
within twenty days was adopted.
REPORTS FROM THE BoRoUGHs.
Owing the proximity Of Dunmore
and Taylor to the city line and 10 the
possibility that contagious diseases
might be contracted from residents OF
these boroughs, their boards Of health
will be required to forward weekly re.
ports to the health department of this
city, and special reports il necessary.
1t having been called to the atten-
tion of the board that q number OF gar
bage collectors are not using closed
cans according to law. they will be
given five days to procure proper
equipments or they will be prosecuted.
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