The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-08
GUARDIANS OF Health
DR.. Allen Presented a Thoughtful Report for
Their Consideration.
PLACES WHERE DANGER Turks
The Wooden Pave in Front of the
Markets on Penn Avenue Is to Be
Deoderized Daily-Next Friday the
Members of the Board Will Go to
Elmhurst to Examine the Reser-
voirs and Water Shed.

The board of health had a most inter-
esting meeting yesterday afternoon.
When the routine preliminary business
had been passed Sanitary Officer Burke
explained that it was the order Of
Health Officer Allen to him to swear
out warrant and serve it on Michael
Hand, proprietor Of the Meadow Brook
brewery, for dumping into the Stafford
Meadow brook refuse from the
brewery, polluting the stream and be-
coming accessory to maintaining q
nuisance. The warrant was sworn out
accordingly and was about to be served
the day Mr.. Hand was thrown from
his carriage and injured. Since then
the nuisance has been abated. The fol.
lowing report was submitted by Health
Officer Allen:
During the month of August the work
of the health department has been as salts
factory as possible. The councils are do
ing everything to facilitate matters and if
property holders in certain districts Of the
city would show a little willingness to cor
rect some bad conditions themselves, it
would be still better.
The little LackGwanna river, am happy
to say, is deodorizing and disinfecting the
sewage Of the city in its usual style,
Notwithstanding the long drought, but
where would we be il the mine pumps
should stop running for O few days?
Councilman Roche is earnestly advocating
in councils the erection Of o city market
house, consummation most devoutly
to be wished for. There certainly is a
crying need for one in this city. Scranton
is behind little towns of l0, 900 inhabitants
all over the state.
A STRIKE AT WOODEN PAVEs.
Should this materialize lower Penn ave-
nue. might become less unclean, though
not decent while the rotten old blocks re-
main in the street. The familiar aroma
from the bone ambulances Is now thing
of the past, rs covered metallic cans serve
to do the work perfectly.
would suggest to the board that postal
card blanks be furnished to physicians
and midwives, especially the latter as
am informed they have charge of most Of
the cases and seldom report. The birth
list should be in excess Of the death rate
here and would be if correctly reported.
The court between Sumner and Brom-
ley avenues, above Swetland street. is in q
| bad condition and can not be remedied un-
til the conrt is graded. The nuisance at
Deacon street can be easily corrected by
connecting with q privata sewer which
empties into the river. The street com.
missioner declines dong this as the street
is not graded. There are streets. courts
and places in this city that have been
opened and built upon for thirty years
and have never been given grade. If all
such streets could be graded, there would
be few standing pools left.
The mortality for the month oi
August showed total of 1856 deaths as
against 16l in July. So far this year
| 1895 deaths have occurred. Births fol
the month amounted to 172, and con.
tagious diseases to 81.
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
A communication from City Clerl
Martin 7. Lavelle relating to the water
supply was read. The sanitary com
mittee Of councils sent recommends
tion to the board that the city water b.
analyzed once q month and the resul
submitted to the committee. This me
with favor, but Colonel Ripple ex
planned that at o very conservative cal
at least Sl5 for each reservoir, Of whicl
there are five. making a total of 81
per month, and there is no appropria-
ton to cover this expense.
By motion 1t was decided to motif,
councils to make an appropriation nee
essary. Health Officer Allen reporte,
that West Lackawsnna avenue wa
suffering from lack of sanitation an
general uncleanlness, and he adde
that if the street commissioner wer
instructed to flush it twice a week
, there might be some relief obtained
The suggestion was put into effect b
motion.
Some time ago the property owners
living along Sandsrson creek in Greel
Ridge, who had been using the cree
at the basin for all their sewage, wer
notified to desist, and at the same tim
an effort was made to make provision
whereby they could connect with
private sewer. The arrangements fel
through and the families were ordere
to cease using the creek, as the stu
was carried to the doors of people liy
! ing below it, making life almost intol
erable in that vicinity.
In compliance with the suggestio
in the report of DR.. Allen in regard t
disinfecting Penn avenue between
Lackawanna avenue and Center street
J on motion Of Colonel Ripple the boar
resolved to purchase street sprinkle
and with it sprinkle the market plac
each day with water saturated wit
deodorizing disinfectant.
The members will visit the reservoir
,, and watersheds at Elmhurst next Fri
day, leaving in carriages ats o'cloc
O. IN,
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