Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-27

Means reported bill TO authoriz "a the city of George
ment fixing the Of interest at the rate Of 10
per cent. per annum. Read a second tine and laid
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Report Of Or. Cox on the Potomac
Water. etc.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Health last
night, the letter OF Quartermaster General Neigs
ON the condition of the Potomac water (which
appeared in yesterdays STAR was read.
Mr.. Marbury read an extract from Prof.
Arthur Hill Hassal's
HISTORY OF THE BRITISH FRESH WATER A16lf,
which gave the opinion that the conferva
tended To the publication OF water by decom-
posing and removing everything Of hurtful
character. ....
A number of communications complaining of
nuissAces were returned from the Board of Pub
lie Works with the Endorsement that the latter
board could not at present remedy tue evils CON-
planned of.
WHO SHALL HAVE TIRE powKR2
Mr.. Langston reported that the bills prepared
for the Legislature had been returned 20 the
board for amendment. lie objected TO the
guessing an appropriation of so ,oOOfor carrying
into effect the intention Of Congress in creating
the Board of Health, and that If the board was
made entirely sulservient to the. Legislature its
efficiency would be entirely destroyed.
THE POUND MASTER JUSTIFIED.
The report Of Mr.. LangstOn in the case of Muir
dock and Murphy against the pound master, to
the effect that the latter is blameless in the mat
ter was adopted. After debate, resolution was
adopted that all persons accessory To the viola
ton Of the Law regarding animals running at
large be legally prosecuted by the Board OF
Health for resisting the enforcement OF the laws
Of said board.
REPORT OF DIR. cox ON THE POTOMAC WATER.
DR.. Cox submitted a report, from which we
take the following:
The distributing reservoir, for the construction
Of which an adequate appropriation has been made
by Congress, rapidly progressing towards compile
ton. and, when finished, win insure TO our city
nres for sed enasy e Inn
preston that the dsagreeable condition of the water
Is a mistake On SATURDAY morning both reservoir
and river were npregnated with the offensive tast.
t a4 The at rhi 81 dS
found 20 have recovered IT'S normal quality, be
siTe condition Of the water to which this community
usual few years since precisely.
TIE SAME OCCURRENCE
took place, and led 20 much speculation as 10 tia
s:s In I the Ss q a sGn in s
report Gscrilsd it 70 Vegetable decomposiiion: A
was noticed. In 1862 the Ridgewoci reservoir, in
Brooklyn, remarkable for the purity Of its water,
Iast Albsny s'!f In Ss ahe same S shy, nasty
state Of the water attracted the attention Of santa
rians. .. - ---
have been suggested in PLANTATION q this phenoe-
Pulls works, mtIi.hea yes.sgasy morning,
rapidly With which the water 1naersoes Change
from purity 70 i1npurfty would seem 70 contrsdict
.1s The saneh; y IN srtns
the rurest. win, under the microscope. present
ENDLESS vLRIET.Es OF ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE
besides those from the Inorganic mineral kingdom
The lumber Of these OF course perfectly
hsrnless That the great ana1tit,es Of infusor.s,
Sy 70 Se
contamination Of water hardly admits Of doubt,
the II he orsan naeP mt 1T
water is derived from the alg@ that abound in all
Of pure water TO meet the requirements Of hath
and its importance in digestion and the elaboration
lions should attract the Closest scrutiny aud eIpsri
mental research Of our analytical chemists The
agencies concerned in health aud disease IL q the
utmost moment, and Therefore reeoniruend that
be SsEt o. IN The exact sopdti1 o. The drk Ing
% he hereafter appointed.
The works eppropriated for at the last session Of
the AQueduct, and when completed, water will be
drawn into the District directly from the Potomac at
rcservoIs or fr,m the receiTins ressrvor at Powder
Mill branch; or from either one Of the two basins
which will forIn the distributing reservoir, near
DrOvers' Rect.
the river Is turbd from fresets they also serve 10
supply the District being kept full by means of the
The new works at the distributing reservoir will
IN s = az The se pps at ss
distributing reservoir, that if fish the Of
the foulness observed few days since, (Which IL not
lar cases in other cties) need not be apprehended
after few months"
The report was adopted.
THE POUND AGAIN.
DIR. Verdi stated that the pound had been sold
TO satisfy debt, and that Mr.. Church, it's pres
cnt owner, was willing il should remain in pos
session of the board. A letter signed by several
citizens, recommending Mr.. Wheelock for as
sistant pound master, was referred. The health
officer was directed 10 investigate the charge Of
cruelty To children made against Earnest and
Mary Schultz by a morning paper. Adjourned.
PRoPosALs for building the brick gate houses
at the distributing reservoir Of the Washington
Aqueduct were opened yesterday. The bids
were a. follows:-Thos. Lucas g. Co., Washing
ton, for masonry and iron work cornplete-In-
fluent gate-house, sS,7S5; effiuent screen we'll
house, s4, S54; stair well-house, 50 ,Sb; total t,
masonry alone-Infuent gate-house, sfo, $50; ef-
fluent screen well-house, $4,000; stair we'll
house, 81 Gas; total, 81 ,926 Fer metal work
slone-B. Chambers, Washington, q $50; j. P.
MOrns & Co., Philadelphia, 81 ,S52; Bartlett,
Robbins & Co., Baltimore, IS, 150; Gray s.
Noyes, Washington, 80 t33S. =. IT
Boy RUN OVER AND BADLY HuRr.-Last
night boy named Edward FarQahar about siX
years Of age, was accidentally run over at the
wagon, bruisipg and cutting his leg very seri-
ously. Officer Hughes carried him TO his parents,
who reside on It'll street.
THE OPENING OF the Baltimore, Washington
and Pittsburg Railroad was yesterday celebra-
ted by an excursion from Baltimore TO Pitts
burg, participated In by large number OF
prominent citiZents of Baltimore and Washing
ton.
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