The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-11
more SANITARY Officers
Board Of Trade Mil Ask Councils
for Additional Ones.
ESTIMATES FOX YEAR 1896
Contagious Diseases Must Nc Attended
TO With Moro Strictness In Future.
Food Inspector Thomas Street
Cor Pass VIII Bs Applied For.

An adjourned meeting OF the board of
health was held yesterday afternoon.
The matter of business that engaged the
attention Of the members was the ar
arrangement of estimates for the fiscal
year 1896.
What was principally discussed was
the necessity of having more than one
sanitary policeman. Captain w. II.
Burke, the the present efficient officer,
cannot cover the city as the growing
needs and progress of it demand, and
II was the sentiment that there ought
to he at least four officers and district
created for each. The councils will be
asked to provide more sanitary police
men.
Under this head the serious question
of contagious diseases was brought up.
No little part Of the duties Of the sani
tary officer is to go around and placard
the HOSES where such diseases exist
DIR. Bentley's motion was adopted
providing that it shall be the duty OF
any physician attending a contagious
disease to report the cOnvalescence OF
the patient SO that the sanitary officer
can have the house properly fumigates
and any dereliction on the part OF the
physician under this rule will cost him
u penalty of S.. The health officer will
see that no placards are taken down
oHtu uitSA tuS pidCc IL luUlISuteG.
In order better to carry out this rule
of the board. motion was passed re-
questing the mayor to detail an officer
from the regular force or else appoint
one specifically for this purpose. pend
ing the request for more officers from
councils Food Inspector Thomas sug-
gested that the councils be asked to
pass an ordinance forbidding the allow
ing of poultry to be brought here with
out being viscerated. He said that in
other cities they do not allow market
men to buy poultry and clean them
after being bought. 1t will be seen II
the councils or board have the power to
do this. and II so law covering this
matter will be passed.
Action Was Postponed.
Mr.. Kelly though it would work an
injustice to man who might ship poul-
try to the city In good condition. The
matter was left over until the next
meeting. Charles Cooper applied for a
Scavenger's license and will receive II
when he complies with the provisions
necessary In such cases.
The secretary read the contract made
between the board through Superln-
tendent LOTUS and T. T.. Carr & Son.
for the removal of ashes from the
crematory. The contract took effect
Jan. 8. 1896. and will terminate Jan. 9,
1897. Carr & Son will pay the board 50
per ton for the ashes and 1t will have
to be LOADED on the car for him.
DIR. Bentley and DR.. Paine will repre-
sent the board at the annual meeting
of the association of the state boards
OF health at Harrisburg. which will be
held on Jan. % and "a. In view of the
fact that the Traction company can
celled the street car pass Of the food in
spector. the president and secretary
will confer with General Manager Sill
mar to have the pass renewed.
The estimates for the year as pre-
pared by Secretary Briggs are as fol-
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