Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-06
BOARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Received Communication From Roy 2.
 |. buckWaIer Of WateNllIo.

luuI tne memD6rS or the D01ru or
 health will do all in their power to
 make the Connecticut Railway x
 Lighting company heat It's cars was
 made evident last evening when the
 commissioners voted to have Dr Kill
 martin take action immediately, 50 as
 to compel the company from running
 ice boxes. President Freney stated
 that on Tuesday several complaints
 came to him about the freezing condi-
 ton of the cars As a result he talk- cd with Superintendent Wales of the
 trolley company and asked why the
 rolling stock was such a frost. Mir
 Wales Informed him that because of
 the condition of Bulls bridge the company was short of power and if heat were to be had, the schedule
 would be knocked out as fewer cars would be run. President Freney re- piled that 1t would be much better to operate less cars with more heat and told Mir Wales he would like to have that done. "The trolley man gave no assurance that the condition would be bettered, but made one of those idle promises which amount to noth- ing said the chairman. "What schedule are they on now" asked Commissioner Bland. "A seven minute one" replied President Ere ney. Yes" chimed Captain Fitz- patrick, "a seven minute schedule means that the cars wait seven min utes on every switch" Qf he rode on the North Willow street line he would have made 1t half hour.)
 Very poor service" said Dr Bland; "One day walked from the center to Brooklyn and although I left the cen ter at the same time as car, I ar- rived across the bridge before it.
 Although the commissioners were of the opinion that the company should be made heat the cars they were not sure they had the power 10 proceed against the company. But Dr Freney said that when cars were very cold they could be termed nn- sanitary and there was no reason why the board could not prosecute. In the opinion of Dr Bland. care should be taken that the ordinance against expectoring in cars should be strictly enforced at the present time. Some serious accident might happen if some one should expectorate in a car, and the sputum should freeze. causing someone to slip and break some of their bOnes," stated the vet erinary.
 Rev F. l.. Buckwalter of Water vile maintains that garbage is still carted to the crematory in such manner as to cause nuisance. Health Ofiicer Kilmartln read two communications received from MT Buckwalter and also one which Mayor Thoms sent in reply. The were to the effect that the drivers of the garbage wa gons were pulling the plugs and al though Mir Buckwalter wrote that he knews the names of the drivers who were pulling the corks so as to allow the juice to trickle along the streets of the yille. he refuses to give their names as he was afraid they would lose their positions.
 The health officer informed the board that he made a thorough in- spection of the wagons and had fol- lowed all the drivers at some time or other and had seen no violations such as Mir Buckwalter spoke of. a More over he had talked with almost all the business men of Waterville about seeing wagon going through tie streets with the plug ont.
 President Freney declared that In view of what the commissioners had done some of the remarks of the min ister were absurd and his last com was not even worthy of any notice.
 "The man must be afflicted with mental dyspepsia" declared Captain President Freney stated that on one damp and heavy night, with couple of companions he drove through Waterville and they were unable to detect any offensive Odors. As an example of how some of the citizens in the ville have been draw ing on their imagination, one of them informed Commissioner Noonan one that the stench from the burning garbage the night before was terrible. At that time the plant had been shut down for more than two weeks and when Mir N0onan inform ed the fellow to that effect, the con- plainant almost threw fit. The question was discussed freely and the board at length voted to place the of Mir Buckwalter Dn file. The report of Health Officer kilmartin who with Sanitary Inspcc- tor Callahan inspected the rag shops of the city, reported that ]. Roscn- baum at 21 William street had Il very filthy place. The yard was full of old rags. bones and bottles and look nd like dumping ground. That of cebler X Levitt at G4 Wad street was in a similar condition. That of Albert Brothers on Bank street near he freight yard WAS found satisfac- tory. The board regarded the form IT places as nulsanees and voted to ibate them. The proprletors will in III probability have to move to the outskirts.
 When Commissioner Fitzpatrick moved that the Ice ponds in the city ,e inspected the other commissioners 'miled. but it was finally voted to iave the health officer. food inspector md the sanitary inspector look tiie ponds over and see if they are all hey should be.
 On recommendation of Food and