Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-18

Tdccine Hdtter-Tke Pr0posed Iycff0ir-ysat
IHspectors-The Stone CrSsher-Ths SkohRg
RiRk-Gdrb0oe GGtherers-Sdfety Of Places Of
AmUs6menf.
At the meeting of the Board of Health on
Saturday night, II was announced that fifty
tubes of vacaine matter hah been procured for
distribution among the physicians of the poor.
The committee TO confer with the butchers i'm
relation To the establishments OF a public
slaughter house made report that the butchers
are opposed to the establishing OF an abattoir on
the ground that they have already suffered
heavy expense in building slaughter houses of
their own; also on account a. the Inconvenience
OF distance from their places of business and
residence. The butchers association had prom
iSed 10 appoint a committee to confer with the
B6ard OF Health, to adjust this and other mat
tiers. The butchers were fE favor OF inspecting
and marking live stock, and we're willing to paw
their proportion OF taxes to remuneTate the in
spector, but are not willing that meat from Bal
tmoTe or elsewhere, should be allowed to be sold
in this market without having the animals in
spected before slaugtering the same as the law
requires here to be done. The report was adOp-
ted, and the committee continued.
Mr.. Marbury reported thxc he had waited on
Major Richards in relation to the suppression of
house of improper character in South street,
Georgetown.
Dr. Verdi reported that he had notified Mr..
Clephane to remove the stone-crushing machine
on g street, between 9th and 10th, the board
having declared il a nuisance, but he had not
received any reply. lie was Instructed to have
a further conference with Mr.. Clephane in rela-
ton TO placing a cover over the machine or re-
II
Mr.. Marbury reported that the Board of Pub
lie Works had declined to interfere with the
order OF the board directing the managers of the
Washington Skating Rink to ill il up, in COM
Pliance " it'll their resolution declaring il n nu-
sanoe. DIR. Draper, one Of the stock holders of
the INK, was present, and proposed to partly fiji
up the pond, so that the water would flow off,
and there would be no further standing pool to
create nuisance. DIR. Verdi said if the nui-
sance were abated by filing up or any other
mode il was all the board required. They did
not care whether this was done by the park aSso-
citation or the Board OF Public Works.
The sanitary inspector general presented his
report showing that he had abated thirty nni-
sauces. that the stock yard at the Center Market
Is in filthy condition; that the habit of
Strengthening sturgeon at the wharves aad throw
ing the ofal near by, which created nuisance,
las been abandoned; that the gar bage gatherers
are generally negligent. Mr.. Marbury urged
the necessity of compelling garbage gathers TO
attend TO their duty, and after some remarks
from Dr. Cox and Dr. Verdi, the subject was
referred to the committee ON ordinance with in
structons TO prepare bill to compel these men
to do their duty.
DIR. Verdi moved that the National Theater
be inspected in order to ascertain ii il is coll
structed in accordance with the ordinance of
the board. The theater is now undergoing
repairs, and il would be good time TO see that
there are sufficient modes of exit in case of fire.
The health officer and inspector general were
authorized TO examine ali places OF amusement
and report on their facilities for exit in case of
IRE, and their condition as regards ventilation,
&c.