The national Republican., 1867-05-21

| MEETING or THE Board OF HEALTu,-
The monthly meeting Of the Board of Health
was held yesterday in the Aldsrmen's Chamber,
City Hall
Tho meeting was called to order BY the pre,i.
dent, Gen. Peter !. Bacon DR.. George NJ Dove
The secretary read the roll Of members, and
thirteen answered to the call. There being a
quorum, the meeting proceeded to business.
The secretary read the minutes Of tho last
meetiDgi and they were adopted.
Reports Of committees being In order, the
| committee TO whom was referred the prohibition
Of the sale Of oysters during the months Of June.
July and August rsported, through their chair.
man, Mr.. Elliott, that they had conversed with
several prominent oyster dealers, who all con.
cured that the bivalvs was unhealthy during
the months above mentioned, and they therefore
offered the following resolution:
RssOivsd, That the importation and sale of
oyster. in the city Of Washington is hereby pro.
hibited between the dates Of June IS and Oct i.
This resolution To 70 into effect from the lst Of
juno proximo.
Mr.. Elliott 5afterwArdS aeospted An amend.
ment, excluding picked oysters from the resolu.
tion; and the question being on It's passage, an
animated debate sprung up In reference to the
powers vested In the Board regarding tho pas
sage Of the resolution Some Of the members
thought that they could only recommend the
matter for adoption 10 the Councils; others
thought that they had the power.
Mr.. Angus opposed the passage Of the resolu.
tion. He thought tkkt good oyster, were good
at any time, and bad oysters bad at any time.
They eat them In New York all the year round,
Dr. Todd offered an amendment or substitute
to the resolution, which was as follows:
ReSOired, That, In the opinion Of this Board,
the importation and sale Of oysters, between tho
18th Of June and 18th Of October, Is projudicisi
to the public health, and should not be allowed.
and that the Councils be requested To enact q
law prohibiting such importation and sale be.
tween the dates mentioned.
Tho resolution as amended was, on motion,
agreed TO.
New business being in order, communication
was read BY the secretary, which was a, follows:
r,,,, u,..,,. w.sIIsaToS, May 10, 1871
GENTLEMEN: We wish respectfully to call your
attention to the proposal which we have made to
our city to buy and deodorize and dispose Of
properly all the night soil produced here, 50 that
from the plainly manifest advantages contained
In our proposition from q sanitary view, as we'll
as financially, We call upon you for your powerful
advocacy and support, In view Of the probable
approach Of cholera, so that 1t may be immedi.
ately adopted.
Our plan systematiIss oil those engaged within
the immediate control Of tho proper authority
and any irregularity can at once be corrected;
and In epidemic seasons every source Of bad odor
could be deodoriIed weekly, II necessary. We
bind ourselves to deodoriIe before removing the
soil, and then to dispose Of II In a proper sani.
tary manner, by manufacturing it into an odOr.
less fertiliIer.
We remain, 6c., SAMsTAG 4 Co.
The resolution was, on motion, referred 10 a
committee consisting Of Dr. Dove, Baldwin,
Ford and Todd
Mr.. Wilson moved that coal ashes be stricken
out Of the list OF instances. lie said that the
Metropolitan police were so vigilaut in his
neighborhood that If the citizens throw out a
hall peck they were arrested and fined by the
aforesaid officers.
Mr.. Angus did not think they wore unhealthy,
but nevertheless they were q nuisance. He u6e
speaker) owned portion Of an alley, and the
neighbors around all contributed to swell the pile
On the question Of the adoption Of Mr. viii.
sons motion, 1t was agreed to- and ashes were
stricken out OF the list Of nuisnnces.
1t was ordered that the Secretary, Dr. Dove,
be authorized to hayo printed 2, 900 handbills
having thereon list of nusances, for circulation
throughout the city.
DR.. Fenwick offered . resolution, THAT the
Mayor be requested to assign a room in the City
Hall for the use of the Secretary Of this Board,
as required by law"
The resolution was agreed TO.
DR.. Prentiss offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the subject Of disinfectants bo /
referred to committee, who shall report to the
Board the proper articles to be used as such, and
to suggest mode by which they can be most /
applied.
The resolution was sgreed to; and DR.. Prem.
Hiss, Dr. Riley, and Mr.. Angus were appointed |
tho committee.
1t was moved and seconded that the Board do
now adjourn until the first Tuesday In june
which was agreed to, and the Board so ad.
jOurned.