Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-26
BOARD OF HEALTH
STANDS PAT ON ITS
ICE PLANT ORDER
Continued from page 1.


Major Lawson also declared that he
was moro or less disguised with the
board being held up continually by
seeking legal advice. This outburst
took place while the arrival of the city
solicitor or his representative was
awaited. He added that II tho BOARD
cannot transact business itself, that
IL is about time for the members OF the
| board TO resign and let someone else
run the business OF the board. He
continued that he was tired of vast
ing a day week. lie concluded his
statement with the declaration that II
! is an unfortunate situation II a man
can jeopsrdize the health of the com
lnunity without making an effort 10
relieve Il.
Miss Dugan, the spokeswoman Of
the party. declared that she regretted
| IL was necessary to come before the
board again and she said she felt il
was absurd to come a second time.
Tho conditions objected To she said.
have existed during April. May. and
June. and she said they are not any
better. hut IL anything. are worse.
| Last Saturday or Sunday. she said, II
i was IfiAtA hAtAiisiittAt anu al
most impossible to live" She added
that the situation actually was dis
grace TO the city.
Want Peace and Comfort.
The speaker took fling AT the
newspapers She said we are not.
as the newspapers have quoted us and
are not here TO put any individual or
corporation out of business. We are
hero asking for the peace and conn
fort OF our homes. and II this body
hasn't the power To give us this peace
and comfort. there IS something
wrong"
! She continued that we are not
cranks or nuts as the newspapers
have called us and people who mis-
represent facts are absolute liars.
think that The owner OF this place has
had long enough 10 abatc this nuts
ancc' Every Evening was not the
offending newspaper).
MI Hartman said the only objection
which might be considered before the
Board of Health was relative to the
offens!veness of the odor, and added
that II the odor is only offensive To the
senses It would be necessary to e
before Superior Court or the Court OF
Chancery for a restraining order.
The vibration charged and the al
legged smoke nuisance are not the mat
tiers Of consideration for the Board o
Health. declared Mr. H1rman. VIII,
said that these are not matters of pub
lie health. Dcnncy's counsel present
cd a petition. which he claimed wa
signed 10y 40 residents of the vicinit!
of the ice plant, some Of whom, h,
added. actually lived next door Il
some Of those present at the hearing
He added that he could present Ii
with twice this number Q" names.
MIR. Hartman said tn sew u at
tempts have been made 10 q m ne T.
the odor. but the var.cCs h"mF hav'
failed TO comply. He "a thai D-nne
is at ihe present tire wai:ng 70
some OF thu equipment. NJ. Harma,
also said iha- the fl, remedy Wa {
go 20 the chSnNel.cr, as hos d tn
is grave doLbt If il cCnCe. MS the ~
lie.
/, Mss Dugan again was given III
rrt eye Of - floor and st d thet
b the s.gners of TIE pe''~Cn SD tn
l.HH NJ WIS HNA q AAA = AANNf MY W 8
. net ConNe 80 rt With tho fec 5. Majo
Lawson de- Jared th"t VIII t-ie boa
was trying TO do was to ge> rid CO III
carbon moLoy'c which res-l,ed frol
: lhe impe-lect con b Is on.
1 Mr.. Harmsn SAID th-t anyth'~g h
: said was not an admission that h.
ebert was mainte ming a nGiG nee.
Denney viii probably be allowed
few days to comply with the board
order