Evening journal., 1910-07-12
Health Board Adopts Four Sec
tiOnS of Resolution Pro-
vidine for More Sani-
tary Care
TO CONSIDER OTHER
SECTIONS AT MEETING TODAY

! tiOnS and all further business were
! left to be discussed a a meeting at
o'clock this afternoon. The sec
! tions which were passed are as fol-
lows:
A Resolution for the Better PrOtec.
tlOn of the Health OF the Citizens
of Wilmington.
Be II Resolved BY the Board ol
Health
Section /. That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to cart
carry or transport the body of any
animal or any part thereof, which is
to be used for human food, through
any avenue, street or alley of the
city unless the same be so covered as
to protect it from dust, dirt and in
sects.
Section 2. No meat, poultry, game
fish or shell-fish shall be hung or eX-
posed for sale in any avenue, street
or alley: or outside of any shop
wagon, stand or store; or in the open
window or doorway of any shop or
store in the city unless the same be
so covered by glass; cases as to pro-
tect II from dust, dirt, insects and
! handling.
Section 3. No meat, poultry, game
| fish or shell-fish shall be hung or ex-
posed for sale within any shop or
store in the city, unless the same be
protected from insects by the proepr
screening of the doors and windows
of such shops and stores.
Section 4. No meat, poultry, game,
/ fish or shell-fsh shall be hung or
exposed for sale I'm any shop or store
in the city unless the same be so
I fa -
IL from dust, dirt, insects and
handling
After some discussion on section 3,
il and section we're left for to-day
meeting. The section reads as fol-
lows:
Section 5. Any person or persons
offending against the provisions of
this resolution shall be deemed guilty
of maintaining a nuisance, detrimen-
tai to the public health, and shall,
upon conviction thereof i'm the NUM-
cipal Court, then and there forfeit
and pay a fine of not less than ten
dollars or more than fifty dollars, and
in default may be imprisoned until
such fine is paid, such Imprisonment
not to exceed thirty days
The discussion was on the question
whether the Board Of Health had the
right to impose a fine or imprison-
ment. The general sentiment of the
meeting was to the contrary, most Of
the members thinking that the section
should end with the phrase, "detri-
mental to he public health"
The sixth and seventh sections pro-
] vide that the meat shops be inspected
and that the resolutions go into ef-
feet July 25.
/ Mr.. Litz. a member Of the board,
/ spoke against section 2 He urged
that since the small merchants, par
/ ticularly the farmers In the street
market, would be much injured by
/ this provision. it should be changed
to a requirement that flies be kept
| from the meats by lappers and
screens, and that customers be for
! hidden to touch the meats. The
glass cases. he said, cost nearly S12
and are liable to break
Or. Henry Cleaver said in reply
/ that no hardship was intended to the
small dealer, but the screens break
and so admit the 'typhoidal fly" and
even when the screens are sound they
are not proof against the bacteria in
/ the dust. "The public health and
safety" said DR.. Cleaver, ARE more
important than the convenience OF
/ the butchers" When the vote was
taken II was found that remarks were
/ in accordance with the opinion OF
most Of the board DR.. Cleaver sub.
mitted to the board a magazine art
icle on THE Disease Carrying House
Fly"
The resolution, as originally drawn
up, contained the word "breadstuffs'
along with the meats, fish, etc. Since
the present problem regards only
meats, the word "breadstuffs" was
removed. with the unanimous ap-
proval of the members.
The Board of Education complain.
ed of the unsanitary conditions pre-
vailing I'm Sweetman's Court, or
French street, between Third anc
Fourth. which backs on Public Schoo
Building No. 6, on Walnut street. Sec.
retary Malcolm reported that he haC
found on investigating, the most un.
sanitary conditions in the row. The
Board Of Health ordered that the
nuisances be abated in 80 days.
Howell s. England came before the
board representing Mr.. Schwarz, tn,
owner of the property at No. 211 Wal
nut street The Board of Health haC
ordered him to connect with the
sewer. Mr.. England requested tha
this order be modified, since Mr.
Schwarz intends to build
new house there I'm three months
and would in event of connect
ing now, be obliged to tear out hii
plumbing when he builds at loss o
about $50 Mr.. England asked t,
have the Injunction postponed unit
Mr.. Schwarz builds, provided that HI
in the meanwhile makes cemen
alley. imperious to water so that th'
drainage shall not iniure the prop
erty of Mrs. Eisenman, next door. al
it has done in the past. His reques
was granted on the condition named
with the stipulation that he build o
connect with the sewer I'm thre
months
Mr.. Moore, OF the real estate firm o
Gibbons and Moore, protested agains
complaint made by one of his ten
ants. Mr. Gooding, of No. 1905 Yves
Ninth street. that his cellar wa
leaky Health Officer Shaw reporte
that he found the cellar in good con
dition after aheayy rain. The boar
resolved to notify Mr.. Gooding tba
they found no nuisance,
Mr. Hawkins Of No. 1908 Oak street
who is doing some building aske
for an extension Of ninety days, pro
vided that the drains at his propert
be kept open and afford no nuisanc
10 neighbors. His request wa
granted.
Patrick Welsh will be required {