Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-11
EsOarl Of Health.

INV OYETER LAW-THE NFw COW LAW
MRS sUGAREE AND HER C0W-A FsLINE'
COMMUNICATION-sMALL
The Board Oi Health last evening adopted an
Ordldance prohibiting the sale Of fresh oysters
within the limits Of this District between the LIST
OF Nav and the 1-f of Ssptambpr Of each war
ard fixing as the penalty for ~ violation a tue
OF not less than si1 nor more than 500.
Ut. Bliss. chaiTinan at the sanitary police
committee. reported that the Tcundmaster il At
WoTk, and has made a number OF seizures in
cases where cattle have been grazing in tie
streets and on the public reservations even
when they were watched. He ,D-. c. had in
s'Tucftd the PoUndmaSt-T to 30 tbs. as The law
entirely justified such action. IL had worked
great hardship, however. To many poor people.
especially TO a Mr.. Sugaree, whC had been
OhEGed To pay sit to reclaim eight cp.rs The
latter were being guarded az the .iyae of .he
seizure, and the owner supposed he was com
P!ylng with the law on the subject. He there
fore moved that the money be refunded to Mr.
SussIee. and that no attempt be made 70 rigid
" enforce the new law until due notice has been
gwen N the newspapers DrS. Cox and Verdi AMI
aF- harhury favored reIundiug the money.
MI LaESstOn earnestly opposed refundiny aly
money e. owners of cattle seized III arcor,lanc,.
with the law. While he daeply Synra,hiZe1
with POOR people who had lost their animals he
would say 10 them. 1.-The board OF health = Ar
ryiHg out the law OF Congress in this Elatf..r
ana cannot help you; carry your case TO the
c"UTts- we have no discretion in the matter -
lie spoke Of the former trouble in carving ont
the Old law, and argued that if the board com
mtnces to refund money il will be certain In
involve itself i'm inteTminahle fiicuIt;as re-
SIDES he doubted whether the board has the
power 10 refund money under such circum
stances. Drs. Cox and Verdi said thew womb
be obliged TO change their mind, on the subject
ara vote against refundIng any money. The
vote 10 refund was lost. DIR. Bliss and Mr. NJ ar
bury voting AYE" Dr. Bliss reported another
ease, where cattle were seIZed while bein, driven
from one point to another. This was a direct
be refunded; carried.
Mrs Sugaree, who was present, here arose
ara, without leave or license D." addressed IN.
BOARD In relation 10 the seizure o: her cows she
had intended 70 "replevy'' her cattle, but hi,
honor, Dr. Bliss, advised her paw the SID and
The board would pay it back" She aid her
ah.inais were beng watched when seized. ant
she thought she WAS fully complying with In.
law. She knew nothing OF any new ia0. .L,ut
cows. She had read aDout goats in III. board
81 health. but nothing about cows, although she
bad watched the papers closely.
DT. Bliss, from the sanitary police committee
dsheu 10 be retcEed from the further r,nSiiarl-
tol OF the petition OF Louis X. Shoemaker
whose horse had been impOunded; granted.
Mrs. SugaTec.-''tiiutlemin. be ] a gliu' to pit
me money bach. don't know -
YOU are not
Exit Mrs. Sugaree indignant and with q with
efiE% glance ~ scoTn at MIR. LangstOn.l
A Communication was read from Sfephan
Iator. complaining OF staguant pool near his
IHsluchce, on . street between 18th and ljsh
streets In closing, Mr.. +. saws: 1T Is moreover
the final resting place OF many of tue feline
species. who sleep their last sleep beneath ITS
YerdaEt surface"
Mr.. Marbnry.-" That is a very .fssIin' com
municatiOn."
The inspector general reported thirteen cases
OF sInall-pON-an increase of three over last
week SIX OF the cases were removed to the
hospital. He also reported large number of
nuisances abated.
The health officer and Mr.. Marbury were ap-
pointed special committee to investigate a
complaint III relation to lighter houses
Al THIS point Mrs. Sugaree returned for her
reSate, (tOr the money paid 10 reclaim her
cows which she had given Or, Bliss. Dr. Bliss
handed her the receipt. Wlea she departed,
@2ain giving Mr.. LangstOn n whitening look,
ana SAVING 70 Mr. Marbury, Long life to We,
On motion of Mr. Langston, 1t was agreed that
hereafter all complaints against garbage and
night soil men be referred, through the chair
man OF the sanitary police committee, to the
governor.
DIR. Cox gave notice that at the next meeting
he would move a change in the code OF the
board, 10 the effect that the time for the muz-
cling Of dogs should be hereafter the 18th of
May instead of June, and continue until the
18th Of October Instead of September.