Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-04
EoyDs oRDER ED PfID.
CITY Council Clearing: Up Former Loan of
SisG,oOO-Esport of Board Of Health.

sl.G,ooO-iseport OF Board OF Health.
The blizzarrily weather of Thuraday
seemed 10 affect tho Republican mem
bers of City Council worse than ii did
the Democratic memhers OF that body.
OF the Republicans Mr.. Robertson was
the sole representative, whereas of tho
Democrats there were present President
Bayis and Messra. McSulty, O'Neiil,
Oharly, Leary, Meancy and Smith.
Mayor Jotieris was also present
Ona Important matter which Was
passed without Discussion or delay was
the interest and hand lists. On the
certificate OF el7G, 600, interest amount
ing 10 81, 400 will be due February LIST.
Bonds due on that cato arc loan No p,
$3.50, 600. and part OF No. IS. &c. og0.
making total OF SIG, 900. Council
passed orders for the interest list and
for the payment OF the Sl76, 900 of hondB
due. The bonds will ba paid from the
proceeds OF the sale OF the new loan last
Tuesday.
The report of the Board Of Health for
the year ending December 3lst last was
received and ClerkMorrisson read Presi-
dent Pyla's portion of it. DIR, Pyle
said that the sanitary condition Of the
city seems exceptionally good, the
lioalh iuic ipI tub 1dbL ) cdr DSiLB boioN
| the average of the last five years. No
epidemics have been prevalent, and
contagious and Zymotic diseases COM
| parntively rare. The secretary's report
shows death rate of l6. 62 per cent in
| tbs 1000 of inhabitants.
Attention ia called TO the dilapidated
condition Of the crematory. which seems
to be near the end of its natural life.
Although still doing the work required
| of ii, disastrous breakdown a. any
\ moment would Gauge little surprise to
one familiar with the plant. In view
| OF the fear that tho plant will not last
through another summer it seems wise
to devise other means for the disposal
of garbage, To this end the board
has invited propositions from makers
of such plants From the data pre-
sented the board ia unanimously of the
opinion that the Rowland Sanitary Re
duction Co. Is System seems the best.
1t is carried on in alright chambers
and commends itself as perfectly sani-
tary.
The board desires the passage Of a
lien law, by which the abatement of
nuisances could be materially FASTENED.
This would also prevent the loss of
much money when necessary work is
done by the board On property OF non
residents or those beyond the legal con
troll of the board. DR.. Pyle favors addi-
tional powers whereby the board can
compel all owners of properties fronting
on sewers to connect with them.
DIR. Pyle gives mis- consideration to
an ordinance passed June 9th, 1885,
| which requires early reports of con
tagious diseases, and includes typhoid
fever. On this point DIR. Pyle says,
among other things, "Under circum
stances where the patient is being
properly cared for and properly guarded
why place stigma on himY Why
pursue him from place to place? Why
individualize and quarantine whom il
but adds to the mental distress OF
family and friendsY" DIR. Pyle be.
lieves the means proposed will be pro.
ductive of hardships without cor.
responding values and that it 10 both
unnecessary and Inefficient. The board
has the power to put an infected house
into sanitary condition, it has func.
tion to perform in detecting diseased
meats, in discovering milk from tuber.
culous cows, in securing better drain.
irg, in cleaning open spaces that pure
air and sunlight may get into houses,
but he holds that when it looks heyond
this and seeks the care Of the indi.
vidual, it transcends it's duty and DO
comes oppressive. I'm my judgment, u
, he concludes, "the care of the indi
vidual should be left whore it belongs
, to the conscientious phyician.
. The report was accepted, and OF
] motion of Mr.. Oberly the printing com
mittee was directed to have 800 copiel
: of it printed.
| The fire committee reported fayorabl,
upon the request of the WecGacoe Fir,
i Co. to have The cooperation of Cit.
, Council in securing a chemical engin
for the company. The committee re
3 commended the passage of bill by tn
Legislature to allow the company Il
> secure au engine.
: City Treasurer Adams reported tn
: balance in Union National Bank to th
! account of current expenses TO be SS7,
: AT. SO; 10 each of the four deposition
: banks, Sll, 900; special fund for par
purposes, $40, 2G3. IS
q His receipts were as follows: From
r Tax Collector Sayors, $500; Tax Col
n lector Mitchell, $1,000; deposition
banks for interest, SIS. 50.
f Tho miscellaneous payroll of s..
. lGl.7l, payroll of Council S275. q
o and the payroll of Police Department
o So, 20732, were approved and ortlcrc
paid. Bills in favor of LeiiGn Collin
0 for S22O.83, Thomas Pagan for sGOt
IS Charles II, Colbourn for el5i. lG, Mar
J., Barry for 81, John NJ. Rogers for SIT;
!. William DolIard for SIG so, and Owe
o j. Hossion for $50. 80 were ordcre
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