The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-10
STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH WILL ACT
Bailiifs Win Be Asked TO Remedy
Conditions on Vernon Street.
BROKEN SEWER Is A NUISANCE
And Must Be Aba,ed immediately
Prof. J. W. votsy Investigates Con-
di,ions Near Snowflake Canning Fac
fory-riro Escapes.

The state beard of health will take
steps today 90 compel some action 70
he taken AZ once "a ahnte the nuisance
on Vernon street near the factory ni
the Snowflake canning company, which
exists in the shape ~ broken sewer
which l. diseharging its contents IN
Snrh way ms 90 be a menace 20 the
public health. Several weeks ago the
local board Of health ordered the baii'
ins 10 take some action IN the. matter
and the bailiifs, believing that the Con,
neciieut River Power company should
remedy the existing conditions asked
the company 20 attend 70 me mn'tsf'
Las, week the local board Of health be-
lieying that something should be done
Immediately brought the matter 10 the
attention of the state board OF health.
Prof. i. W. Notey of Burlington, con.
snlting engineer Of the state board of
health, came 20 Brattleboro Friday af'
ternoon and visited the territory Affect
ed by the discharge from the broken
sewer. John Calvin. chairman OF the
selectmen. Health Officer Tucker, ii. =.
whitney and George Pearson repre-
senting the Connecticut River Power
company, and DIR. II. ID. fiolton accom-
panied Professor Votey on his inspee..
iion. While looking into the matter oil
the broken sewer Professor Notey ex'
amined the method Of disposing OF The
sewage from the plant OF the Brattle'
boro Cabinet company which did not
meet the approval Of the local board OF
health. Arrangements have been made
To- care for the disposal of the sewage
from this plant that are satisfactory
10 the state board Of health and no or
der will be made in the matter. The
order was made this morning by the
state board of health directing the
bailiffs 10 attend TO the matter OF the
broken sewer Immediately. The order
is as follows:
L. ]. Waterman,
Chairman Board OF Bailffs,
Brattleboro, Vt.
Dear SIR
The attention Of this board has been
called TO the conditions OF South MAN
street sewer. Gu inspection we hnd that
il is broken in two places. The iirst one
near the corn canning factory and the sec.
ond at the foot of the bank in the rear OF
the Brattleboro Cabinet, company's iae-
tory. AT each OF these places more or less
sewage is discharged, creating a nuisance
These nuisanees should be abated, hence,
your board are hereby ordered to take I'M
mediate measures to abate both OF these
nuisances and put the pipes in such re-
pair as will take proper care OF the sewage
from the sewer. These pipes should be eN-
tended so as to discharge their contents
into the current of the Connecticut riyer
In behalf of the State Board OF Health,
Henry ID. Holton.
Secretary and Executive Officer.
While the Connecticut River Power
COMPANY does not acknowledge its re-
sponsbility for the conditions on Yer
non street Clarke c. Fits. counsel LOT
the company. has assured the Dailius
that the company is ready to do what
ever it ought to in the matter. Satur
day morning a meeting was held III me
selectmen s room of persons interested
in abating the Vernon street nuisance.
DIR. Holton, Professor Votey, Mr.. Fits,
Mr.. Calvin and others were present;
Though the bailiffs had been notlhed
that such meeting would be held they
were not present. After discussing the
sewage proposition the matter of fire
escapes was taken up. The state Doafd
of health does not approve of the type
of fire escapes in use on the Brooks House
and American building and will make
an order that those buildings and also
the Hooker and Ullery blocks be
equipped with fire escapes approved by
the board.
PROFESSOR NUttN CAdhIhth
which the Connecticut River Power
company have prepared for remedving
the Vernon street condition Of affairs
and gave his approval. Whether these
plans will be adopted is matter for
the bailiffs and the power company to
decide. In view of the approaching
warm weather the state board OF heaith
is anxious that steps be taken at once
TO remove the menace that now exists
from the pollution which is being dis
charged over a considerable area near
the canning factory. 1t was not the
intention of the local board of health
to crowd the bailiffs in the matter of
the broken sewer, but the odors aris-
ing from the sewage which is being car
ried over quite territory demands
that some action be taken and accord
ingly the state board of health was
asked to urge the necessity of doing
something in the matter at once.