The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-28
SOME TALK ON NUISANCES
At a Board of Health Meeting Last
Night.
HOGS AND ALLEYS CONDEMNED
The Board Says Many Causes of Complaints
Would be Abolished if the Alleys
Were Properly Graded-The
Lady and the Hogs.

The Board of Health met last night and
spent some time in discussing matters bearing
upon sanitary affairs The members in
attendance were President Spalding, Messrs.
Malone and Morrison, Secretary Curtin and
Health Officer Conry.
The epidemic committee reported that
three cases of diphtheria and two of typhoid
fever had been reported since the 18th inst
Health officer Conry said only one of the
diphthera cases remains and the typhoid
cases are still under treatment
The committee ON neurology reported that
2S deaths were recorded since the last meet
ing, Of which - were due to cholera infan-
tum, to acute meningitis, to maasmus
and to paralysis
The case of Anthony Flynn was again CON
sidered. The committee on nusances and
Health officer reported that the creek that is
responsible for the nuisance is natural
water course and has been made a nuisance
by the borough allowing people to connect
their outhouses with it. The connections ex-
tend all the way from the First ward to the
Commercial hotel. The place is not only
nuisance to Mr.. Flynn's family but to the
noighbors as WE'LL and there are cases of
typhoid fever in the vicinity. The matter
was disposed Of by resolution to the effect
that the President and Health Officer go be-
fore the Borough Council and see if some
thing can be done to abate the nuisance
Health Officer Conry read lengthy written
report in which he showed that he had taken
steps to abate twenty-f five complaints of
nuisances Special attention was called to
filthy yards and it was stated that at POS, PA
and PIG Poplar street there are filthy yards
and hog pens and diphtheria existed in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. Conry also stated that he paid Il visit
to the Leitzel property on East Coal street
and found hogs on the second story where
hay is stored Only a partition of boards
separates the place from dwelling apartments.
The officer asked Il woman residing in the
apartments if the hogs were "A nuisance and
she averred that they were not. Let them
alone. 1t would be a pity to part them, said
member of the Board as the officer concluded
his statement,
The officer also stated that many of the
nuisances in existence are due to the un-
graded condition of the alleys
President Spalding said the hog nuisance is
certainly something that the Borough Council
should try to abate, and the Council can do
more to clear the town of nuisances by in
sisting upon having the alleys graded than
any other measure can accomplish.
The president also complained of the care
lessness shown by physicians in filling out
returns to the Board. He cited as instances
returns by physicians that they did not know
whether children of afflicted families were at
tending school, or whether premises required
attention as to their sanitary condition.
Kendrick House Free Lunch.
Planned oysters on toast tonight
Hot lunch ON Monday morning.
Port Norris oysters.
Cape May clans
Meals served at all hours.