The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-03
TESTIMONY OFFERED.

The first person who testified was
the housekeeper of the Rudolph, who
stated that the guests of that hotel
were constantly complaining of being
kept awake by canine yelps ana roos-
ter's cries. Proprietor Godfrey, of the
Jermyn. testified in like manner \
lady living in the block next the store
said that the proprietor was in the
habit of taking the dogs out for eX-
ercise about l. o'clock and that this
also made a great deal of noise
Mr.. Jadwin said that the tenants in
the house opposite, which he is agent
for. had complained to him of the
noise. Several of the tenants them
selves also testified in a similar strain.
DIR. Hand, whose residence on Penn
avenue extends to the rear of the
store. referred to little fence, thirty
feet high" which he has built to keep
of the smell. He said that this keeps
off the odor all right but that it acts
as n sounding board for the various
noises. He averred that every Sleep
ing room in his house is provided with
abundant supplies Of cotton batting
to be placed in the ears before retir-
ing. He said that he has been un-
able to sleep half as much as he should
since Mr.. Fox has occupied the place.
He said that the term bird store" was
a misnomer ana that it should be
called dog store" and declared the
English language could not describe
the terrors of the place.
The board finally decided to refer
the matter to the health and sanitary
officers with instructions to confer
with the city SOLICITOR and act under
his direction
The report of DR.. Allen called at
tention also to the numerous COM
plants received against the riley water
being supplied by the Providence
Water company TIE health and san
itary officers were directed to call the
attention of the superintendent Of the
company to TIE matter. 1t was also
decided to forward the samples of
water taken from the various reser-
voirs to the state board of health for
analysis.
FOOD INSPECTORS REPORT.
The report of Food Inspector Wild
mayer was next presented. 1t was as
| follows: Store and market inspec-
tions COZ milk tests, Iactometer, 22O;
milk tests, Babcock, 81; average pei
! cent. total solids. 1923; average pei
cent. butler fat. 36S Food destroyed:
! Fish, 400 pounds; clans. 1850 pounds;
| Mushmelons, Co.'s; tomatoes, 40 bas-
| kets; cucumbers, 10 baskets; pineap'
| pies, 300; cabbage, Az barrels; milk
| 222 quarts; bananas, one car.
Mr.. Widmayer stated that the milk
| tests showed the average per cent. OF
| total solids to be less than the stand
| ard, 1850. He said this was due tC
poor pasturage. He also reported that
several milkmen We're adding "aqua
pura" to the milk and that they had
| been warned not to repeat the Offenst
| under penalty of exposure and fine
The car of bananas destroyed, II
seems, were delayed IN rrapsit by a
wreck and ripened. Seventy~tive cars
Of the same shipment We're destroyed
last week in New York.
The report of Plumbing Inspector
| OMalley was next read and approved
| 1t showed the following: Water tests
| IL smoke tests 13; old building in
| speCted, 3; re-inspections, 6; visits t.
| buildings being constructed, 3; tive
sets of plans approved.
The secretaTy's report for the monti
of July was next presented, The fol
| lowing are the figures: Actual cit!
mortality, 1G9; deaths from aCci
dents, 10; mortality for preceding
years, 1895. l73; 1896, 1874; 1897, 1873
Gases of contagious diseases, 80;
deaths from contagious diseases. 7
births, ~ males, 81 females; mar
| riages, Is.
A motion was made and carried en-
| gagingl the extra man at the crema
tory for a period ending Sept, s. TIL
committee appointed to investigate tn
weighty question as to who shall re
| move the ashes from the CrematOr.
and who term themselves the "Asl
committee" reported progress. Tn
usual bills We're ordered paid, afte
which the board adjourned.
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