The record-union., 1894-08-09
ELI MAYO And HIO SWAMP AGAIN.
Once More the Place Has Been De-
cIared a Nuisance.
What the Board of Health and Sani-
rary Officials Have Been Doing
the Past Month.

The City Board of Health held its regu-
lar monthly meeting last evening, Doc
tors Wizard. Huntington, Glow and Wag-
goner being present. DIR. Wizard presided.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Herr
was asked what was the present condi-
ton of Eli Mayo's low lots at Sixth and
@ streets, and what had been done to re-
quire Mayo to abate the nuisance that he
has maintained there so long by allow
ing stagnant water to remain on the lots.
Herr replied that Mayo was arrested
for allowing the water to remain on the
lots, and was acquitted on the ground
that the water collected from natural
sources, for which he was not responsible
ana could not prevent.
DIR. Glow said such action on the part of
a jury or court was not encouraging the
board, which is doing all in its power to
keep the city in a healthful condition. He
thought that notwithstanding the ac-
quittal of Mayo the lots were still
nuisances if water was allowed to remain
on them. No matter how the water came
there, if Mayo did not remove it he was
still guilty of maintaining menace to
the health of the city. He was in favor
of asking the City Trustees what the
DECLARED A NUISANCE.
On motion of DIR. Huntington, it was
decided to, declare the lots nuisance, on
the ground that they are below the grade.
In submitting the motion, DR.. Hunt
ington said he thought that the action of
the board in declaring the lots nuisance
on account of their being below the grade
was a good way in which to make Mayo
obliterate such dangerous source Of ILL
health to the city.
SANITARY INSPECTION.
Sanitary and Building Inspector Herr S
report for July was as follows: Awnings
removed. s; arrests made, 4; buildings
inspected, 81; basement filled, l; cess
constructed. %; cesspools repaired.
2; closets repaired and disinfected, 90;
closets abated, 3; closets cleaned out. Ii;
closets putin (patent), Is; drains repaired,
&; drain pipes put in, IL; diphtheria no.
tice posted, /; dead animals-cats, dogs,
chickens, removed, SO; garbage piles
abated, q; inspections, I35: sidewalks
condemned, II; sign taken down, /; scar
let fever notices posted, z; low lots filed
and being filed, 13; traps put in. 6; vent
pipes put in, II; vaults constructed, B.
PLUMBING INSPECTION.
Plumbing Inspector Y. J. Tolley sub
mitted his report, which is as follows:
Plans and specifications received and ap-
proved, l9; first inspections. l9; final in
spections, l6; taps inspected and put in,
II; plumbing work condemned and new
work required at 223 K street and 304 ]
street.
REPORT OF THE CITY PHYSICIAN.
Following is the report of DR.. G. Z.
Fowler, Health officer: Thirty-three
deaths were reported for July, as against
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spending month in 1892. The causes of
death for July were: Consumption 6,
cerebral apoplexy 3, cholera infantum 2,
typhoid fever !. The number of conta-
gious diseases reported were seven.
Eighteen births were reported for the
month"; males and females.
Assistant City Physician Ogden's re-
port was as follows: Number of pre-
scriptions rehlled 165, new patients go,
number of patients treated at City Dis
pensary 337, County Jail 26, City Receiv-
ing Hospital 1t, outside patients IL. To-
tai number of patients treated 42l.
Secretary Fowler reported that baby
was allowed to be buried in the Helvetia
Cemetery by the Superintendent of Gem
eteries before permit was issued by the
Health Officer. The matter was referred
to President pro tenn. Wizard for investi-
cation.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The premises at 42l N street were con-
demned as unhealthful and ordered de-
stroyed, and the house on the northeast
corner of Fourteenth and p streets was
declared q nuisance, and the same or
dered abated.
The matter of establishing dumping
place for garbage, which was referred to
the Board of Health by the City Trustees,
was referred to DR.. Gardner.
The bonds of A. NJ. Smith, Chris
Schimd and II. 4. Petroli as Master
Plumbers were approved.
The matter OF placing consumption,
typhoid fever, measles and whooping-
cough on the list of contagious diseases
was referred to the Committee on Infec-
tious Diseases.
City Physician Fowler read lengthy re-
port on the sanitary condition of the pub
lie and private schools of the city, and
Which is published in another column.
MARRIED ladies' try SECURE. Take no
substitute. See general notice column.