Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-01
BOARD OF HEALTH
Appointed Committee to Look Over
 Crematory at Waterville.

The board of health held d meeting
 last night, Chairman Freney presid ing, and all the members being pres. ent.
 The cremat0ry at Wateryille was
 the principal topic discussed. The
 plant w;ts represented to be in bad
 shape, the walls cracked. the smoke
 stack moth eaten and the whole m,l-
 chinery out of kilter. How moths
 could live long enough to do harm in
 the smoke stack of a furnace that is
 almost constantly in use may appear
 somewhat strange to the ordinary
 mortal, but Chairman Freney said 50
 and as he was on the ground once or
 twice during the past week there call
 be no doubt about it. No formal com
 plaint regarding the condition of the
 plant was submitted to the board but
 Commissioner Fitzpatrick said he had
 seen something about it in the papers
 and considered it of sufficient impor-
 tance to warrant investigation.
 Unfortunately it developed during
 tie exchange of opinions that only six complaints were received during the past months with reference to collections, but it was stated that this was due to the cold weather. The mat ter was finally reported to d commit tee consisting of Health Officer Kil. martin, Daniel F. CrOnan, who had charge of the masonry work on the plant when it was built; Charles Bel fit of the Thatcher company. who did the piping; and the patentee, MT Smith of Bridgeport; for investigation and with the understand ing that the chair will call meeting as soon as he hears from the commit tee.
 According to the terms of the con- tract, the present contractor, r. II. Carroll. will be in line for a renewal of his contract for another year with q substantial increase for doing the work. beginning April l, unless some- thing turns up ill the meantime.
 The monthly report of Health Officer kilmartin showed less sickness of contagious and infectious diseases in Waterbury than usual. It also con- talned recommendation regarding the advisability of dispensing with the services of Dr McNeil of New Ha- ven, who has been acting as bacteri- ol0gist for the board and requesting the clerk to notify all city physicians that blanks can be had at the office of the sanitary Inspector on which should be made out all cases sent to the state meteorological institution. Dr kilmartin also reported that .he water ill the new well at the clock shop would be analysed as soon as the work on the well is finished.
 The monthly report of the sanitary and the milk and food inspector were read and approved. The milk and food inspector submitted d statement regarding the condition of forty-two visited. most of which were found in good condition. but a few were in poor sanitary condition and the inspector thinks something should De done to compel the owners to clean hem up. In one place the meat mar set and chicken coop were on the same floor. and about dozen birds were wandering about the department md meat thrown here and there on he floor. He was requested to make another call on these places and re- port at the next meeting if he notices my Improvement, also to ltcuntinue he work of investigation all over tho ny. In another communication the Inspector called attention to the sale )f bob" veal. and told of entering one slaughter house in cOmDany with Fitzpatrick and finding n unborn calf. one that was taken rom q cow after the animal WAS ,utchered. hanging up by the heels, ready for sale. This shock | ,d the commissioners but it appears nat they are not yet fully equipped With ordinances to combat wrong ioers and no move will be made in l hat direction until the additions to l he new code. which is now being Ore. pared by the health officer. has been icted upon. Chairman Freney con- | ,limented the milk and food inspector ,n his efforts during the past month | md hoped that he would keep at it tight along.
 The matter of providing badges i or the sanitary inspector and the | milk and food inspector was brought l ID by Commissioner FitzDatrick. | .hairman Freney wanted to know if | hey couldn't get hold of a couple of | hose nice gold emblems now in pos- ession of the oll board of safety, but l he inspectors didn't think so. It was | 'oted that badges be bought for thc 'fficers and that the chairman he l authorized to procure them.
 A communication from the hoard or | afety came near being the cause of clash between the board and the of finance. The docu | nent that so much of the recomnc, Iatlon of the health board as pertaig- d to salaries had been approved. bnt he recommendation regarding trans. 'OrtatiOn expenses had not. The rc. olution directed the inspectors 10 end in Jn itemiZed statement of tbeIr expenses every month. The chair remarked. with fire in his yc. that he didn't think the compli.. toners of finance had any right m l ictate to the health h,arl on tiat natter. adding that if they didn't like he recommendation forwarded to hem they had right to turn them own. but that was all. Dr Bland bought so. too: so did Commissioner 'oonan. and Commissioner Hunger. ord nodded his assent: so that rN Tere worked ID tO the fighting point then quiet was restored by inc intro uction of motion requesting Com. lissiOneT Fitzpatrick to appear b. pro the bDarI of finance toda,- ,n,I