Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Garbage Will be Disposed of in Same
 Manner as Last Month.

|
 The regular meeting of the board
 of health was held last evening and
 all the members were present. There
 was no startling business transacted
 unless it was the resembling of the
 former vote in regard to the paying
 H. M. Rigney $500 a month for dis
 posing of the garbage. Commission CT Fitzpatrick said that the former vote would not stand and offered the following:
 | Voted, That the sum of $500 be paid to Hubert M. Rigney for the dis posal of garbage during the month of April, 1906, this sum to be In full for all labor employed by him i'll ;uch disposal, for damages to his land where the garbage Is buried, and for his services in renal ing and clean ing up the crematory and the adja- cent grounds"
 It was passed. | This vote of course also approved MT Rigney's bill for $500 for his first months work and this will ill all probability be the procedure for the next eleven months and the bill of the collector will be approved month- | ly. This will allow the board to get around that clause in the charter which says that no work involving more than $1,000 be given out except by contract and to the lowest bidder. The bill of P. H. Carroll for $1,400 for the month of March was again held up and committee consisting of Commissioners Fitzpatrick and Bland was appointed by the chair to confer with MT Carroll to see if some compromise could not be made. Dr Engelke. on the recommenda- ton of Commissioners Noonan and Bland, was appointed city bacteriolo- |gist. He will receive $2 per examina- tion. His appointment is the result of the efforts of the Waterbury Med- ical society which asked that the ex- animation of supposed diphtheria and tuberculosis cases etc take place in this city as 1t was too much of a delay to send them to Middletown.
 Health Officer Kilmartin gave the proposed pumping station between City corners and Nichols Falls a black eye and his suggestions were adopted by the board. Part of his report on the same went as follows:
 The formation of a pond extending from Nichols falls to City corners would constitute an additional nuisance in the city, furnishing as it would. new location for the dispos- al of rubbish of various kinds, as in the case of the present Benedict pond.
 ''The odor from such a place would furnish residents and property hold CTS in the neighborhood with just cause for complaint and would prove an amending source of trouble to the health authorities.
 Such a pond contaminated by sewage from towns located above the city might eventually result in nearer the city somewhat the conditions existing at Platts Mills pond at present.
 ''In view of these facts, I would advise that your honorable board of the erection of pond at the locality mentioned in the re- port of the board of public works"
 The health officer also made a re- port in regard to the nuisance said to be existing in the vicinity of Bridge street and caused by a couple of smoke stacks of the Scovill factory. It was stated that the nuisance was caused by the burning of an extra of soft coal but President | Goss of the factory said that 1t would | be eliminated by the coming of two | more boilers which will be installed | about the first of August. The com pany is only too willing to get rid | Df the trouble and will install the I boilers as quickly as possible.
 The bill of Contractor cronin of | s515.95 for repairs to the crematory I vas approved. All the work has now been completed at the crematory | with the exception of the erection | If a new smokestack. Notices calling 'or bids for the same are now out.
 The hottest communication yet re- .eived by the health board is the Iollowine:
 Waterbury. April 25. 1908. To the Honorable Board of Health.
 Gentlemen:
 I have noticed in the Waterbury ,apers that you are having some dif- ieulty in locating a suitable place o burn the city garbage and would Iuggest the Wilson Pierpont prop 'rty near the Mountain of Stupidity n Waterbury near East Farms. IT lo not think that the people in that Ticinity would object for Mir Pierpont 'oIlects all the old fish from Noore's ish market and it is very evident hat the people do not object to a title smell think that if you would investigate you would find a uitsble place without difficulty.
 Respectfully.
 H. B. SANDERSoy.
 The cormuaicstIon was placed on \ lie.
 The reports of Food and Mf1k Tn- pecfor keelev. Sanitary Inspector N 'zIlshen and Health OHcsr KiImsr- fn Ee-- read and eruror.L no uz-n II