*

September 2, 1874-1 Lucas st. Want of cleanliness and of ventilation.

(Basement only.)

Want of repair.

October 3, 1874-39 W. Second st.

January 2, 1875 -12 Wharf st. Want of repairs. *March 12, 1875-14 and 16 Park st. Defective drainage, stagnant water in cellar.

March 30, 18752 Baldwin st.

* April 6, 1875-32 Franklin pl.

water in cellar, contaminated well.

Want of cleanliness.

Defective drainage,

April 9, 1875-33 North Anderson st. Defective drainage, wet and filthy cellar.

April 9, 1875 — Institute av. Unsuitable privies, want of cleanliness.

April 9, 1875—7691 Washington st. Defective drainage, filthy, wet cellar, offensive odors in house.

April 9, 1875-773 Washington st. Defective drainage, filthy, wet cellar, offensive odors in cellar.

April 10, 1875-Johnson's block, Meander st. Dampness, want of light and ventilation, unsuitable privies, want of repairs.

April 10, 1875 —Between 90 and 92 Warrenton st. Wet and filthy cellar, defective drainage.

* April 10, 1875 — 243 Saratoga st. lar, defective drainage.

Wet and filthy cel

April 16, 1875 — 26 Prince st. Filth in cellar and offensive odor.

April 16, 1875-31 Lowell st.
April 16, 1875-29 Barrett st.

defective and offensive privies.

Filth under cellar floor.

Damp and filthy cellar,

April 17, 1875 — 52 Bennington st. Defective drainage, and water standing under the house.

*

April 19, 1875-107 Kneeland st. Dampness, improper sleeping-place, and filthy water-closet.

April 19, 1875 — 10 Shaving st. Offensive odors, filth in

and under house, unsuitable privies, improper ventilation, and filthy street.

Defective drainage,

April 19, 1875-18 Shaving st. dampness, offensive odors, want of repairs, and filthy street. April 24, 1875 — 382, 384 and 386 Bennington st. Leaky roof, improper vault, defective drain.

April 24, 1875-5, 15 and 27 Shaving st. Want of ventilation, filth and stagnant water under house, want of repair, leaky roof, and filthy street.

April 26, 1875 — 23 and 23 North sq. Defective drainage and want of repair.

April 26, 1875-Canal st., Charlestown District, between Allen and Thorndike. Defective drainage, stagnant water under house.

April 28, 1875 - Rear 234 Cabot st. Overflowing vault, filthy privy and yard, vault filth under house.

April 29, 1875-134 Silver st. Damp cellar, filthy and unsuitable privy, general want of cleanliness and of repairs.

The number of nuisances inspected and abated is particularized as follows:

*Vaults and privics, repaired, cleaned and disinfected 5,992

*This does not include those that are voluntarily entered to be cleaned.

PROSECUTIONS.

The whole number of prosecutions for various offences was 121; and the total amount of fines and costs paid was $1,127.54. These offences embraced more than twenty different classes, but all strictly violations of law or ordinance pertaining to health.

FISH-PEDDLERS, ETC.

A large number of men apply every year for licenses; some to peddle fish, others to collect grease, and others to remove stable-manure. The ordinance is such regarding stable-manure,—- not allowing more than three cords to remain in or near the stable, or stable-yard, at any time between the first day of May and the first day of November, and not allowing it to accumulate or remain uncovered outside the stable building at all, that we issued licenses for its removal, each license containing the following condition :

Provided, That such manure be removed in a tight, canvas-covered vehicle, with the covering so secured to the sides and the ends of the vehicle as to prevent the manure from being dropped or left in any street or way of the city in process of removal, and not loaded in or upon any street, lane, alley or passage-way, or upon or across any sidewalk.

Any violation of the foregoing will subject the offender to prosecution, and a revocation of this license."

But, the paper being obtained, it was easy and convenient to forget the proviso, and several were reminded of it by a fine. It is too much to ask of the Superintendent of Health to keep the streets clean, if these uncovered and overloaded wagons are allowed to go carelessly through them at all hours of the day and night.

Many of the fish-peddlers set law, ordinance, the Board of Health, and everybody else, at defiance if they can once get a

license and sell somebody a fish. We have required every fish-cart and every grease-wagon to be provided with the owner's name and his license number, and to be carefully inspected before a license issued. Both the fish-peddlers and the grease-collectors are also required every month to bring their wagons into the city stable for reinspection.

The following are the requirements appended to the licenses for selling fish and for collecting grease, respectively:

“1st. This license is not good for any other person than

articles.

and must be carried by him whenever selling such

2d. All vehicles and vessels for the transportation of the abovenamed substances shall be made and kept in such condition as will prevent the escape of any of their contents, or the odor thereof, and entirely conceal the contents from view. They shall be inspected the second Monday of every month, at such place as the Board of Health may designate.

3d. Every vehicle used for the above purpose shall have the name of the owner, and number of the vehicle, in letters and figures two inches in size, painted thereon, and also on the covering, in some conspicuous position.

4th. Any violation of these rules or the following ordinances will cause a revocation of this license, and subject the offender to prosecution."

And to the grease license the following:

"1st. All vehicles and vessels for the transportation of the abovenamed substances shall first be inspected by the Superintendent of Health, and again inspected by him once a month thereafter. They shall be made and kept in such condition as will prevent the escape of any of their contents, or the odor thereof, and entirely conceal the contents from view.

2d. Every vehicle used for the above purpose shall have the name of the owner, and number of the wagon, in letters and figures two inches in size, painted thereon, in some conspicuous position.

3d. Any violation of the above rules will cause a revocation of this license, and subject the offender to prosecution."