BOARD OF HEALTH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVIII, Issue 98, 28 April 1894, Page 2

BOARD OF HEALTH.

A meeting of the Board of Hcalbh was held last evening, when there were presint His Worship bhe Mayor (ia bhe ohair), Ots Ba'gent, Piper, C. J, Harley, J, Harley, and Haddow. The Mayor oxplained why the meeting had baen oalled. He statsd that tho S inibary lofpiotor's report had been referred to tho Finance Oon.iiv.tto.-*, who had oarefu'ly coouidered the report arid drawn up suggestion?, The Town Clerk read the Sanitary Inspector's report, and also the report of fcho Finance Committoo. The latt.'r report read as follows:— 1. That bhe Committee reoommend that a j by law ba framed providing that no fowl ' house shall be kept within 30 feet of a j dwelling house, and that the roofs of a'l fowl houses be made water-tight, and that the Inspeotor ba authorised fcj fcajje measures to compel all fowl housea to be kopt olran. 2. That a by law be qlso made providing that in all oases where neoeasary a proper reoeptiole for manure, to the satisfaotion of the Inspector, beoonßtruoted, and thafc in all oaßes where the Inspeotor omsiders that suoh a rtoeptao>e ia not neooseary no manure heap be kept within 10 feot of another person's property, or within SO feeb of aoy dwelling hoyse, and tbat the Sanitary Inspector be authorised to see that the manure from all manure heaps be periodically removed so as to oause no nuisa oe, and that in cases where they are in oloae proximity to dwelling houses the owners have notioe to remove them, 3. Taat witb regard to tho tboye matters

t .c Inspeotor hive a free band ia carrying > cut the provisions of bbc Publio Health Ao?, Cr Haddow moved bhabo.auae J be adopted, .v J - n ? rley seoonded the rea&lution, He thought ib quite neoes-ary thU the oob-* ditivns of the olanse should be oarried 6ut. He understood thab fowld were kept la various parta, of the town, the yards in many (oases being, in a highly insanitary Cr 0, J. Harley thought that » within 80 feet of a dwelling bouse" waa too stringent. Lits of poor people kept fowls whose yards or gnrdfns were ao sunll that if th's olauae was adopted thoy would bave to cease keen* iug poultry, * The Mayor thought that nearly every cottage in Nelson bad a yard moro thin 80 fi ( t deep, C^°i. H , ar ! e y bought tbat many people would think it a hudehip, and would be incl.ned t . rebrl. ne quito agreed tbat the Sanitary Inspector should bave full power t) prevent insanitary fowl - houses. He thought, .however, it would not ba wise f..r -the Counoil to go too fnr in interfering wit!i the liberties of the subjeot. Cr Piper agreed with Or 0 J Harley that the clause wa. a little t o stringent. He thought the most neoeasary thing in keeping fowls or pi« a waa oleanlinees. He would n «? " 2U " Bub »fchutßd for "30" fett. Or B.igmt objeoted to 30 feet. He thought suoh a olause would bea hardship to many. We would like to see the In« spector have a certain amount of discretionary power in tho matter. Cr Haddow said that the great thing ia fowl houses wai to keop them olean. He placed mo-e , trust in oleaolines. thin distance. He kuew thab many fowl runt in town were kept in Bn unsanitary state. Iha Oounoil should endeavour to make sll those owning fowls keep the runs as clean .-.8 possible so as to prevent dis ase. Or J. Hatley said tht he hid met Dr Porter that afternoon nnd had spoken to him upon the subjtot. The doctor had etat-d that fowls should be kept as far away fr>m dwellinsr bouses as possible. He (Dr Poi tii) was of opioion thai fowls were the oanse of a great dea of disease. The Sanitary Inspector mentioned why he had brought the matter up He would like to get an expression of opinion from bhe Council regarding the matter. If the by-laws were passed he would have some-, thing to guide him. Cr Haddow withdrew his first motion, with the leave of the seconder, and moved that Clause 1 be amended to read «« Thab no fowl house shall be kept within 20 feeb oi a dwelling house." Tho clause was then adopted. Clauses 2 and 3 were also adopted after discussion. Tho Board then considered the un« sanitary Btate of certain premises referred to by the Sanitary Inspector in his report. It was resolved thab bhe owner of bhe pre> mises ba ordered by the Sinitary Inapeoto* to put them in a sanitary state at onoe. The Mayor said ha would go with the S nitary lospeotor aud wait on the owner of the premises. A report was read from the Sanitary Inspector with reference to a parson giving up the night soil servioe, ou the ground thab he oould not afford the fees. It was resolved that the paity be given three days' notioe that unlees he take the service again ho will be Bummsned. The Boird then adjourned.