Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-01
LOCAL NEW S.
Sanitary Subjects Discussed.


A meeting Of the Board of Health was held at
their rooms on street last evening.
INSPECTION OF MEATS AND FISH.
Dr- Nerdi, from the special committee on the
duties and compensation of the sanitary in
sPectors, submitted a report, which was recon-
United, and Mr.. Langston was added 70 the
vote by which that portion OF the report OF the
committee on inspectors relating to branding of
meat was rejected; which was agreed to- DR.
Verdi moved that the clause relating to brand
ing be adopted Mr.. Marbury suggested that IN
would be unfair to take a vote in the absence of
Dr. Bliss, who was opposed II branding DR.
nerGi remarked that the clause was rejected at
the last meeting because Mr.. Langston was
absent but now that he was present he Thought
he could be excused for calling mn the suhiect
After some debate the whole subject was re-
committed, and draft Of bill on the inspection
OF hsh (which was before the House OF Dele
gates was also referred to the same committee.
POUND COMPLAINT.
MIS- Mary O'Neal appeared before the board
complaining that her four cows had been taken
from her by force by some OF the employees of
the POundmasteT, and she was compelled to nav
60 70 redeem them. She filed with her com
plant an affidavit Of Mary Piper, sworn 10 be-
fore Justice Walker. and certificate of the JUS
ice that he saw the affair, and that the COWS at
the time were being driven by Mrs. O'Neal. The
LangstOn.
THE NIGHT SOIL MUpDLE.
"A communication was received from Messrs.
ftch ~ Co., protesting against the board giving
the exclusive right to The night soil of the Dis
trlct TO a company, and asking that before def
mite arrangements are made they be heard. Mr..
harbury moved that the party be allowed to ap-
pear before the board or the president. Mr..
IangstOn moved that the resolution empowering
the president to make a contract be rescinded
DIR. Verdi did not like the reading OF the com
munlcatlOn- The parties seemed TO be under
The impression that the contract was awarded
There was no necessity for alarm. Dr. Cox said
that several weeks ago party who, for twenty
years had the contract for dispOsin of the night
s0il OF New Orleans, had called their attention
TO the subject, but that no one was prevented
from making the same proposition. He did not
think that the letter was respectful TO the board
Dr. Verdi conceded with Dr. Cox. Messrs Mar
bury and Lsngston could not see that there
was any intentional disrespect in the letter
MIR. Thomas Taylor said he was the patentee
of the process used by Messrs. Fitch & Co. and
that there having been a question as to the now
ers OF the board, they had waited until the aues-
ton was settled and some plan adopted He
explained that there was no disrespect intended
but fTom the remarks OF the president they un-
derstood that the board was on the eve OF
making contract Mr.. Taylor, at tn , request
OF Dr. Cox, explained his system &C length
After some further debate, the letter of Fitch
* 60. was referred TO a eommittee-Drs Coz
and Verdi and Mr.. Langston-who are empoW-
cred to receive proposals on the subject.
"A complaint as TO the nuisance between s and
sweets, near nth, lDr. Cox said that he had a
number Of severe fever cases in that section.J
and several other petitions were referred A
communication was received from Mr. Lewis
IN relation to his removal from the position OF
messenger TO the board, and on motion of Mr.
Langston, the vote by which he was removed
and ms successor elected, were reconsidered