Evening journal., 1896-04-28
NEW BOARD OF HEALTH.
City Council Has Decided to
Appoint One Next Week.
AFTER THE HUNGARIAN HOUSES

Accompanying Secretary Frazer. OF tho
State Board OF Health, Councils Com
mlttes Inspect DobbInsvne Property
aud Decide to Comply with the state
Law aud Appoiot City Board OF
Health
City Council has decided to appoint a
Board Of Health Secretary B Fr z'r,
OF the State Board, accompanied by
w. Lowe, came to New Castle last
evening ard, with the Health and
Nuisance Committee Of City Council,
made an official inspection Of the
Suburban city OF DobbInsville
| According to q statement made to an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter By one OF
chs committee, they found that nearly
400 Huugarians, Slsvs or Polish psople
| live In the rear and middle rows OF the
| village. After consultation about this
condition of affairs the party at once
decided that 1t could do nothing 80 long
as the inhabitants kept ia good hsAlth.
Then the drslnsge VAS inspected and
/ found TO be bad and IN the judgNent OF
the committee prejudiciAl to hsalth
Surface water Is lylng about stagnsnt 10
several places Mayor Boyd, who WAS
scco sing the party. fell overheard IN
one place aud went about all the ovenlng
with water in his sbos
An examination OF the outhousen Of the
tenements where so many people are
huddled together was msds By the party
These were found to bs full TO overflow
iug.
nIr. Frazer Lars Down the Law.
Upon returning TO the mayors office.
AIR. Frazer asked the committee what Il
proposed to do Messrs Fagsn, Morri
son aud Harrington we're OF the opinion
that Councils power was limited, inRs-
much that owners or agents might sp
peal from any legal proceeding which
the com mmltteo might choose to take.
President Morrison csilsd Council 60
order at 8 o'clock in special session to
hsar the views OF Secretary Frazer Mr.
Frazer took eff bis overcost aud proceeded
to lay down the Law to Council in no
unesrtsin tones
Gentlemen, said he, II propose to DO
nothing in this matter beyond reporting
1t to the State Board OF Health, Of which
am the sanitary inspector. You have
been going on here for several years In
| open dtdance OF the state law.
| Nov here is the act OF Assembly Of
/ 1891 whioh you are ignoring every year Of
your life as city, and 1 don't see how
you expect to have good government"
Mr.. Frazsr then read from the act
which provides that the council OF every
incorporated city or town shall annually
appoint a Board OF Health, OF three,
soven or FIVE responsible cltIzsns, one OF
whom shall bo pSac,iclng physician Of
the town, and this Board OF Health shall
have power to abste or cause to be re
moved ell nuissuces
IL shall further produce the health
and purity of the commonwealth by
causing all persons maintaining suoh q
nuisan 20 to be arrested, brought before
the mayor OF magistrate, ani IL
sdjudgsd guilty, 6asd; aud there shall
be no appeal.
Take Pride ia Your Town.
Now, gentlemen, continued Mr..
Frazer, that is all that can say or
suggess You certainly want 20 tske
some sction for the health and cleanliness
OF your town Ard there are six cases
Of typhoid here now. as l understand.
By al means have clean and pure town.
Take pride Ia your city 90 that you will
have something to show visitors when
| Luby cOmo mere p5tluo uliNy KuOlbi5i
disgusting hog pens or oye'fDwiag out.
houses
Now the law gives you all the sup
port. Appoint that Board OF Health and
every court in the state stands back
OF It"
To Appoint the New Board.
Councilman Pagan, in Offering a reso
luton that the law be complied with
stated that hs had besn Ignorant Of such
law or he would have advocated its
enforcement Immediately. He suggested
that the president select board OF
health to meet the approval Of Council,
at 2 special meeting on Wednesday
evening, aud that Couacil then surrender
to the new beard full power to act
Mr Harrington did not approve oI
such hasty action. and suggested that
the matter como up for fasl adjustment
st the regular meeting next russdAY
evening.
The resolution Vas thus amended snd
passed aud Council sdjourned after offsr
ing 5scrstary Frazer q vote Of thanks.