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

A MEETING of the Board of Health was held lost evening. The meeting was called to consider a repoit of tbe Sanitary Inspector, Mr Robert*, which was presented at the last meeting of bhe Oounoil, The report was ab bhab mecbiog referred bo bhe Financ. Committee, whiob was r. quested to draw up reoomniendabioaa on the report. Ib was deoided yesterday evening "tbat a by-law be passed providing tbat no fowl-bouse be kept within twenty feet of a dwolling houBP, and tbat the roofs of a'l fowlhouses be made watertight, and tbab bhe Inspector be aubhoriscd b> take measures to compel all fowl-houses to bo kept clean." The Finance Commitbea was in favour of making tho distanos from a dwelliog-houae thirty feet, but tbe majority of the Councillors present voted for twenty feet, There is no doubt that the Sanitary Inspeotor aoted wisely in bringing before the Counoil tho question of sanitation in oonneotion with fowl-houses. A great miny persons wbo keep fowls do not keep the bouses aud runs olean. As stated yesterday evening before all things it is necessary that owners of fowls should be compelled to observe oleanlioeßS. Filthy fowl yards are the cause cf a great deal of diphtheria and other diseases. B. me doctors in 1' ot are so assured that this is co, that they advise lhat no fowls bo kept where tboy are forced tJ be penned up all day iv a ruu a fow y*rdß 'O'ig. Th 3 resolution pissed hßt evouiug should greatly strengthen Mr Roberts's bauds in endeavouring, so f\r as possiblo to make fowl-houses s.initary. With reference to the by-law about mauuro themain thing is to see tbat U is periodically removed. In the centre of the town, mauuie should never bo allowed to accumulate. No doubt thab portion of the by-law stating that a proper receptacle for manure ■ must be constructed where necessary may be considered by .some ac a rather harsh proceeding, but wo have no doubt Mr Roberts will not enforce this unless ho deems it absolutely necessary in the cause of public health. The other portions of the by-law are simply safeguards such as can not bo taken exception to by any reasonable man. Cr C. J. Ilarley urged thab the Council should nob interfere too much wibh the liberty of tho subject. In every reform however -great or Bmall some peisons arcalmost certain to suller, aud the Mayor in stating that they had to consider what was best for tho greatest number showed thab he appreciated bhe responsibility of his oiHce. The by-laws passed last evening should nob mess heavily on anyono, hub they should oo the means, if the provisions are faithfully carried oub, of doing good and of improving the sanitary condition of the towu.