Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-09
COUNCIL WORK
LAST NIGHT
Ordinance Relative to Board of
Health Receiving Garbage Com
plaiuts introduced By 0berly
TO INVESTIGATE FRANCHISE
ACTION OF STREET AND SEWER
DIRECTORS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH PRESENTED.

OF HEALTH PRESENTED.
AT last nights meeting OF City
Council an ordinance in respect to the
receiving OF garbage complaints was
introduced by MI Oberly and received
two readings
The ordinance presented read as fol-
lows:
1T shall be the duty of the executive
officers Of the Board OF Health to re-
port all complaints from the residents
of their respective districts Of failure
on the part of persons employed as
aforesaid to collect and remove gar
bage and offal to the secretary of the
Board Of Health. and it shall be the
duty Of the secretary of the Board of
Health to receive and carefully note
all complaints lodged with either the
executive officers or otherwise and re-
port the same promptly to the contrac-
tors for the respective districts; and
the contractors shall apply at least
twice daily to the secretary of the
Board Of Health fora lst Of the com
plants filed with him.
Further, the secretary Of the Board
Of Health shall report on the first OF
each month to Council the number Of
complaints that have been lodged with
him for each district for the month
Immediately preceding, and after no
tice to the contractors. have been
promptly removed by the contractors.
1T shall also be the duty CT the sec
retaryof the Board OF Health to forth
with report the failure to remove the
complaints to the chairman OF the
crematory committee of Council"
1t was referred to the Law Commit
tee
Previous to this Mr. Stewart present
ed letters from John B. Bird and Henry
b. Thompson. complaining Of garbage
collections.
Mr.. Smith held that the secretary Of
the Board Of Health was not attending
to his duty and should be made to do
so.
TO INVESTIGATE FRANCHISE.
The acticn OF the Street and Sewer
Department in granting franchise to
the Universal Conduit, Light, Heat and
Power Company was taken up and dis
eussed by members.
Mr. Monaghan brought the matter
before Council by stating that IL was
reported that the Street and Sewer Di-
rectcrs had granted TO a corporation
an unlimited franchise Of the city's
streets.
He stated that Council had received
no official information Of the granting
Of the franchise, and suggested that a
committee of three be appointed to in
quire into the matter.
The committee recently appointed by
Council to confer with the Street and
Sewer Directors regarding the Sixth
street railway controversy was in
structed TO look into the matter. This
committee is composed of Messrs
Kane, Oberly, Mousley, Fisher and
Stewart, AS Council has no authority
to deal with legislation by the Street
and Sewer Directors, it is likely that
the directors will pay no attention to
this move.
BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT.
In, the annual report Of the Board
of Health presented last night by Sec.
rotary Wigglesworth, it was stated that
40 complaints were received during the
year, 157 OF which were found to be
RrCundless.
The executive officers served notice,
as follows: Water in cellars, 256; IL
lots, Al defective drains, 149; drain
age, 116; rainspouts, &C: hydrants, IL
paving in yards. 191: connect with sew
ers. Sc; clean cesspOOls, 1,450; clear
cellars. 1895 clean yards 1873; clean al
leys. 9S clean cutters. so; defective
sewer inlets, 2: cut weeds On lots, ia
They also fumigated 300 houses.
Secretary Wigglesworth, in the re
port, speaks Of an Improvements in th'
collection Of garbage. and Of the re
suit OF his visit to a number Of cities
In part. he says: 81 regret to say tina
in the month of December the Cit!
Council passed an ordinance takinl
from the Board of Health the power o
awarding the contracts for the collec
ton Of garbage and placing the sam
in the hands OF the Council. Thus tn
City Council has assumed all responsi
bility In the matter and the collection
and disposal of garbage, one of tn
greatest sanitary Questions that con
fronts progressive cities of today, ha
been made the reward of political ser
vice"
Tho number of deaths was .294. o.
an estimated population of 1880 tn
rate is 1850. There were 142 death
of consumption and 107 of penumoni;
There were 1872 births in the year an
654 marriages.
Five hundred copies Of the repor
we're ordered printed
ROUTINE WORK.
Meat Inspector Adele reported thes
Inspections: 5.736 head of cattle, Al
calves, 1888 sheep. 14.7S5 hogs, 7.4C
carcasses of beef, 942 of calves, 15. .1F
sheep. $50 Of hogs. He condemned cai
casses Of beef, calves, OF mutton an
COWS.
Milk Inspector McEvilly reported Z
inspections Of $500 quarts Of milk, OF
notice sent and dairies examined
January. Coal Oil Inspector Kelley r.
ported 1920 gallons of oil inspect,
in the same month. Crematory Supe
intendent Cannon reported 735 81
pounds of garbage burned and 15i g.
pounds of coal used in January.
On motion Of Mr.. Monaghan an o
der for $3.50 was drawn as a contil
gent fund for the Police Commission
The bill G. Eugsn1 u. Sayer5 e