The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-14
GARBAGE MUST BE REMOVED
BOARD OF HEATH LAST EVENING
 so NOTIFIED CONTRACTORS.

bage Received Kecently-Dr. Fleischner
 Elected President of the New Board of
 uealth-The Board Again Urges the Need
 of a Contagious Disease Hospital.
 The newly appointed board of health last evening by electing Dr.. Henry Fleischner president, Samuel D. Dibble and Plumbing Inspector Ed ridge members of the committee on to examine plumbers for H. censes, and Commissioner Blake and Dr. F1eischner members of the commit tee on auditing. The names of MT. Blake and Dr. Maher were proposed by MT. Dibble as members of this com mittee, but Dr. Fletschner thought that the president of the board should be a member of this committee ond pr. Maher withdrew in favor of Dr. Fleischner.
 The chief business before the board
 
 Der of complaints that the garbage col lectors have failed to remove garbage, which the complainants have them selves been obliged to have removed. John Lawrence and Patrick Daley, two of the contractors for the removal of garbage, appeared before the board and were questioned as to their fall ure to perform their work. MT. Law renee stated that his chief difficulty was to secure men to do his work. On be- ing questioned by Mayor Farnsworth, he stated that if he paid higher wages he could probably secure men, but said that he took the contract for such a low figure that he could not afford to pay very high wages to his men. He was advised by the mayor to attend to having garbage removed properly and was told that unless he did so he would either be fined or be obliged to pay the cost of having the work properly done.
 MT. Daly stated to the board that he was bothered in his work by the pri- vate garbage collectors who visited other places with their wagons than those from which they are licensed to remove garbage. He was advised to secure from the clerk of the board a list of the places from which private collectors are authorized to gather and to see that the garbage was removed from all other places In his section.
 After considering the matter it was to fine all garbage contractors who fail to do their work and the gar- bage inspector was instructed to re- port at the next meeting of the board the number of cases of failure to re- take stringent measures to compel the contractors to do their work.
 Health Officer Wright reported that during the month of June there were in the city eight cases of typhoid fever and two deaths from the disease, twen- weight cases of scarlet fever and one death, thirty cases of diphtheria and ten deaths. Dr. Wright also urged that some measures be taken to compel par ties transporting offals through the streets of the city to carry such offals in closed cans and to transport them as quickly as possible. He also ad- vised that the bringing into the city of any offals be prohibited He stated that frequently car loads of soap fat and refuse are brought into the city for the use of soap factory and said that this material is frequently allowed to remain In the cars over Sunday and that the odor therefrom Is very offen- sive as Is also the odor from the wagons in which the offals are conveyed to the soap factory.
 Dr. Wright suggested that as the officers had decided that they could not prosecute under rules of the board of health steps be taken to have passed an ordinance covering the matter. A committee consisting of Commissioner Blake and Health Officer Wright, was accordingly appointed to draw up an ordinance to cover the question and to report at the next meet ing, when further disposition of the matter will be made.
 On motion of Dr. Fleischner 1t was voted to appoint 8 committee to revise the rules of the board of health and on motion of the same gentleman the clerk of the board was directed to com- municate to the common council, ex- the sentiment of the board of health in regard to the urgent necessity of providing a contagious diseases hos pttal and to urge upon the common council that immediate steps be taken to provide such a hospital.
 Extension of time was granted by the board for the removal of vaults and cesspools at 11S Carmel street, 245 Munson street, 94 Ashmun street, 24 Bristol street and 10 Mechanic street.
 Vaults and cesspools were ordered removed at 133 and 236 Greenwich ave- nue, 90 Wolcott street, 907 State street. 37 Clay street, 61 Arch street, 2O6 and POS Edgewood avenue, 145 Ashmun street, 62 Bristol street, 369. 375, BIT and 379 Orchard street, 92 Wallace street, POP and POS Blatchley avenue.
 Complaint of lanthus tree at r Col lege street was made and the tree was ordered removed.
 After an informal discussion of the contagious diseases hospital matter the board adjourned