Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-29
The Night Soil Reform.

| Inc Night SOIL Reform.
| Conference Of the Health Officer and the Scdpen-
/ ges-The Later are not Enthusiastic oser the
-NeU Pan.
This morning, in compliance with a public
notice, and by direction OF Coy. Cooke, the
| scavengeTs of the District of Columbia met at
the Office of the health officer, DIR. Verdi for the
purpose of consulting with him on the subject of
! the night oil nuisance, and the names of the
scavengers were given, with their residences, as
follows First Wards. ". JOncs, 17i5 l. street;
/ II. d. PeytOr ,21st and streets. SecOnd-,J Nj.
Brown, Il o street; VI. Brown, 800 18th street.
4 Third. Williams, list and y streets y. W.;
I Richard Clark, y, between 4th ard 9Th streets.
| FOUrth-W. II. marlborough, 1927 4th street;
- White, Il street, between LIST and2d. Fifth
a. Narsl all, 2l4 9Th street; II. Harker, II street
/ between BALI and list east. SiXth-G. II. Me-
| Reynolds, gl2 South Carolina avenue; Charles
\ Wilson, h street, between 18th and 18th. Sew
I enth-G. II. Newman, Birch's Alley 9th and
I 10th and u and 4; Hen-On Davis, G street be-
! tween Cd and *. Georget)wr-Ahred Pope,
Frederick street, above 9Th.
DR.. Verdi explained to them that the Board
OF Health was about to put in operation
NEw SYSTEM
in reference TO the removal ofnight soil. Under
| the original law the Board might have claimed
the rgnt - appoint the sCayengers. but they
preferred not TO interfere with the selection of
persons for thO.e positions. To introduce the
proposed system certain things are required
They would retain the appointments and the
Board would have a company to provide the dis
infectants 80 that they could, il Necessary, work
IN the day time and even carry the night soil
fence. 1t was 70 be deposited at such places as
the Board would select. This disinfectant would
be furnished to families gratis and the company
would receive their pay in night soil. Before
proceeding he would ask what was fair average
Of their incomes.
twas suggested that MarshalI Brown. of the
Second W9rd, was the proper one to answer
but he thought the Outgo was larger than the
income.
Dr. VERDI said the company would paw them
whatever might be fair, and that instead of
would be sure OF their money.
The question was asked il the scavengers
could not obtain the disinfectants and make the
deposits at the pOinSs selected.
DrAYerdi said they could, but il was proposed
to relieve the citizens of the extra Tor disin-
feCtants.
Some of the scavengers asked if they could
TOT Work as nOw-disiniect and dump-withOut
engaging TO work for a company; and there was
some whispering among them that job was in
this proposition 20 get them out.
DR.. Verdi said the Board were not opposed To
the scavengers, and IL they thought proper could
do away with them, but preferred not.
A Voice Well, we are in the dark"
DR.. Nerth.-'' Then open your ears" Dr.
Verdi then again Explained what It was pro-
posed 70 10,
4 seayenger remarked: eyes, we are to hire
ourselves to a company, and they may say at
any tine your SER ices are not needed"
DR.. Verdi answered that the contract TO be
made viii afford them every protection from the
company.
Another scavenger said: al have been a slave
to Tue white man Tor q years, and wont sell my
DR.. Verdi.-"why do you think yourself
slave because you work for n party? How do
you get your money nowT Your are slave at
50 cents a box"
Itwas here suggested that '.there's much III
d.gnation abe at this and We had better have
meeting to take decensus."
DIR. Verdi explained further that the company
proposed TO do the oll-cing of fees Tor removal.
Several answered, There's where we dis
agree. We would rather make our own eollec-
DT. Cox also made some remarks in reference
10 the proposed plan, and Al ,er DR.. Verdi had
instructed them 10 make their deposits Tor the
present on the south bank of the canal, west
1itL street, first d'sinfeeling with carbonate of
lime, the scayengeTs retired in good order,
promising 20 return TO a consultation on Thurs
day.
THE GARBACE LEN
were also present, and DR.. Verdi briefly stated
that he had received a number of complaints
that some OF them were not attending 10 their
duties, and, after reading the law % 10 their
duties. urged that they should be careful, es-
peCI@ily at this sealOn OF the year, TO remove all
eth and garbage, and he promised that here
at Ter when lie received well grounded complaints
OF direiicti0n OF duty that lie would -eI Jrt
such cases to the Governor for his action.
In answer to some of the complaints, the
garbage men stated that many families refUsed
give shop 20 them, but Kept them for the
milk men, and when the latter failed 10 take
them away regularly, il was veTy convenient to
INV '-I '''''-. E VI '.iU u Daeo -H'H'
DEATH OF THE VICTIM or SURGICAL Ex-
PEE1MENT.-Medical men, more especially sur
geOHs. are sometimes charged with Carrying
their eager pursuit OF experimental knowledge
to lengths that costs the lives OF those operated
uTOn, and a case Of this sort has created consid-
cradle feeling IN the northern part of the city.
IL appears that Jane Hawkins, dwarf colored
woman, residing on 10th street, above q street,
las, week was about to become a mother, and
was in great pain for two days. On Saturday
would have to resort To artificial means OF relief
and after informing the mother OF the girl that
" was necessary - perform an operation 10 save
the life OF the child, and there was no possible
hope to save the mother, proceeded - operate
on the unfortunate woman. They thereupon IL Is
stated placed her upon table and without ad-
ministering any medicines or using any means
10 aliay pain, tied her down and held her by
force, and while she screamed and struggled not
only performed the operation, but may be said
10 have presty thoroughly dssected the digestive
organs. including the stomach and liver The
opening was then stitched up, but % violent
were the poor creatures struggles that the
wounds burst open, and dea'h ensued in about
one and half hours thereafter.
FOUND ON THE STREET WITH HIS THROAT
SUT-WdS Il aa AttemKted A9re r SHseids-
WAT is The Aysteiy LEST night Mr.. John C..
Clary was found by Detective Claryoe nesr the
corner OF 9th street and PENNSYLVANIA avenue
with bad wound in his throat, extending over
profusely and he was becoming very weak. He
was taken to DIR. Boyle's office and his wounds
dressed. after which friends conveyed him to his
home IL is not vet known a. to how he received
the wound, Clary declining TO give any infOrma-
ton which would lead 20 an errest.
POLICEMAN ATTACKED WITH SUDDEN
ILLNESS Oh THE STREET.-This morning. about
O'Clock, Onieer G. Z. Smith. while patrolIing
ms peat WIS taken suddenly iil at the corner u
tth and streets, and fell ON the sidewalk He
was taken 10 iDr. Bodemers drug store, and Dr.
Butts attended him. Sergeant FRANKLIN and
Omcer Daley took him to his residence, III Sth
somewhat better. - =
CNACCoUNTABLE FATALITY AMONG HO-szs
Mr.. John Webster, brickmaker i'm the Seyef,tf,
Ward, has, within the past seven days los. seven
horses, worth about 81 500, by some as vat mn
I-.rsr oar4 arf1f fe fhrrror