Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-31
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chairman Cross Suggests New Way of
 Collecting Garbage.

Collecting Garbage.
 Bouquets of the most aattering na- ture Were flying around on all sides at the meeting of the board of public health yesterday afternoon. The work
 of the health officer, sanitary inspec- tor, milk inspector, collector of garbage and the newspaper men were ably commended by the different members of the board. The speakers used only | Iadjectives of the superlative degree to describe the efficiency of the above men. The recipients of these votes of thanks made suitable responses. A rip pie of laughter went around the room when Milk Inspector Keeley stated that the members of the board had shown remarkably good Judgment
 when they appointed him as milk in spector.
 Commissioners Frost, Cross, Finn and Conway, Sanitary Inspector Moses, and MILK Inspector Keeley were pres ent at the meeting. Commissioner Cross was made chairman as a tribute to his being the senior member of the board and also because he was about to retire from the board of aldermen. After the minutes of the last meeting had been read and approved, the
 monthly reports of Sanitary Inspector
 Moses and Milk Inspector Keeley were read and approved, as were the miscel-
 laneOuS bills. A few minutes later
 everyone present was pulling on a
 good cigar, a box, the compliments of
 H. M. Rigney, collector of garbage,
 having been passed around. The
 board voted to invite MT Rigney to be
 present at the meeting.
 Just before MT Rigney entered, Com
 missioner Finn remarked that the col
 lector of garbage must be performing
 his duty in most satisfactory man.
 ner as only one complaint had been
 registered against him during the past
 month and about 10 during the year.
 Before the meeting adjourned MT Rig
 ney was warmly commended for his 1 efficiency by the members of the board. Health Officer Frost was asked con- cerning the reported case of smallpox 1 in Simonsville. He replied that four cases of skin diseases had been mis- l taken for smallpox or smallpox was l feared. Dr Frost also stated that the city was prepared for the breaking out of the disease. The pest house was in readiness and twenty patients can be l lodged there. Two or three nurses could be secured on short notice. The only trouble might be ill transporta- 1 tion. He also said that the people l in Waterbury are generally yaccin- ated. The Hartford board of health has taken steps to recommend to the people vaccination. Dr Frost thought that owing to the proximity of cases of smallpox in Bristol and New Brit ain vaccination should be urged by the board to the people of Waterbury. The resolution was passed.
 There was considerable talk con- corning the present manner in which garbage is collected Chairman Cross thought the present way is crude. His plan was that the city should furnish two sets of cans, one for the house holder, one for the garbage collectors. When the collector called for the gar bage. he should take one can and leave the other. He should place two tiers of cans in the wagon and carry them to the crematory. This would be his ideal method. H. NJ. Rigney thought that Waterbury would be the frst 10 have such a system as no other city Tn the world has such a method. There was more talk about the manner or collecting garbage, the cans used by the householders, the amount of water in cans, etc. That was all the Dusl-
 ness before the meeting and then the
 flashes of oratory began to dazzle the eyes of those present Each member of the board and every official who has any connection with the city,s health were loaded down with praise.