The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-26
SAMUEL E. DIBBLE ELECTED


OF HEALTH YESTERD1Y
corporation COunseIs Opinion us to
Power of the Board to Abate Smoke
Nuisances-A New Laboratory Want
ed-Comp1aints Concerning Hamil
tom Street Goat.
AT the meeting Of the board of health
held yesterday afternoon S. e. Dlbble
was elected president for the ensuing
year. Two ballots were taken. The
Townsend and Mr.. Dibble, each receiv-
ing two votes. Dr. Townsend then stat
ed that he did not care to serve as pres
ident for another year and the next bal
lot resulted in Mr.. Dibble receiving
three votes and DR.. Townsend one. Mr..
Dibble said that he would accept the
position with the understanding that
he was to have the cooperation of the
other members of the board. DIR.
Townsend was appointed committee
to audit the accounts of the department.
A communication was read from the
corporation counsel in response to re-
quest from the board of health for an
opinion as to the power of the board
TO abate smoke nuisances. In the opin-
ion, the corporation counsel stated that
the board Of health had power under
the charter to pass rules for the abate-
nfo VI wi n hp
of the board was prejudicial to the pub
lie health. The corporation counsel
stated that the board of health was the
sole judge as to what is prejudicial to
public health and if the board thought
that thick smoke was so prejudicial the
board might issue orders for its abate-
1nent.
Not long ago a complaint was made
that soft coal was used at factory on
Orange street near the foot of Center
street. causing a thick, black smoke
which was very disagreeablet to nearby
residents and business places. In the
complaint it was stated that the fac
tory had a short chimney and that per-
FLAPS If higher chimney was built the
smoke nuisance might be abated. The
corporation counsel states that in his
opinion since the smoke is the nuisance
complained of and not the chimney, the
board of health may order the smoke
nuisance abated, but has no authority to
order higher chimney built. The
opinion was tabled after it had been
read.
In his regular monthly report Health |
Officer Wright referred to the advisable
ity of having the watering troughs about |
the city inspected again this season. He
said that about the time the troughs |
were inspected last year there were a
large number of cases of CHAMBERS
among the horses of the city. Not |
many cases have been reported this
summer, but DR.. Wright thought that
it would be well to inspect the troughs
again to guard against their becoming
infected with CHAMBERS. The board voted
to order the troughs inspected and
cleaned.
Another matter discussed by the
board was the advisabilty Of having
fitted up over the board rooms, a room
to be used as laboratory by the bac-
teriologist of the health department. No
action was taken on the matter.
1t was reported that an order of the
board to remove goats at 1853 Hamilton
street had not been complied with
was made that an Italian who
lived on the ground floor at that num-
Der kept goats which butted upstairs
residents when they went into the yard
and ate up clothes hung in the yard to
dry The case will be turned over to the
city attorney