The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-15
BOARD IS AGAIN INvOL WE'D
 WITH FIRE CHIEF

Explanations as to why they have not compiled with the mandates of the Health Board to abolish alleged nTls- ances on, property under their man. 1 agement must now be made to Pros i ecuting Attorney Delaney instead Of Health Board officials by Judge E. K. | Nicholson and Fire Chief Edward | Mooney. This decision was made at ] last nights session of the health com lnnissioneTs following a report from Inspector Dunbar, saying that the changes ordered have not been made
 It was reported that property at Gil- man street and Fairfield avenue own ed by Judge Nicholson, had been or dered improved by the abolishment of ] a cesspoo1 and connections made with a sewer. According to the reports the plumber gave up the job when rock was struck. Sympathy was-ex- pressed but, as President Ives express 1 ed if, the person given orders by the board should comply with them ire spective of who he is- He said that he intends to see that the boards or- ders are enforced without fear or fa- vor
 The controversy between the board and Chief Mooney as to changes at to his sister, Mrs. Mary Pagan of Brooklyn, of which he is agent. came up when Inspector Dunbar reported that some improvements have been made but that he was unable to find that the toilet facilities have been connected with a sewer and that a re- port has been made that the vault in stae rear of the property is still be- ing used. Referred to Prosecuting Attorney Delaney was the motion passed The property is located at 100 Stella street.
 IF. M Hall was ordered to clean out 8 cesspoo1 at g King street, and keep it cleaned and another Willow street was. the cause of like action. It was directed that orders be given Mrs. Mary Suggett of Suggett's lane, to have toilets placed in some of the houses controlled by her in that neigh borhood and connect them with a sew CT. Directions were given to have vaults at 698 Housatonic avenue re-s moved under penalty of having the
 Commissioner William Zepp said that he has received complaints con- cerning$ sewerage from the plant Of the Atlas Shear company, being emp tied into small stream near there and becoming offensive to inhabitants in that district. It was ordered that a sewer be constructed to run under the Island Brook bridge and empty under the tide water limit Failure to do so will result in the case being referred to Prosecutor Delaney. Tn eonnec- tion with the case, Commissioner Zepp criticized the procedure followed in re- gard to cesspoo1s in many instances l and said that persons not keeping them clean should not be allowed to have them.
 A peculiar case came up concerning conditions Pine street extension. it was reported that a sewer pipe laid for the Bridgeport Land & Title Co., by the B. D. Pierce Jr., O., had dis appeared. It is surmised that it has sunk out of sight. Resulting from this it was reported, the cellars of three l houses are filled with sewage back 1 flow. At a previous meeting the Land 1 & Title, Go. has been ordered to abate the nuisance. In reply they said that I although they had had the pipe laid as an accommodation, they were not l responsible The sewer simply was 1 run through some of their property 1 The commissioners agreed in this. The l property owners contended that they could not clean out %he pipe as it | was on property not belonging to [ them.
 An appeal to Public Works Director Courtade resulted in his saying that 1t. was private sewer and therefore not one for which the city is responsible. As a way out of the controversy the i property owners using it were order ed to devise some means of cleaning i it out and putting it in order. It