Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-18
Board of Health.


TIE EIC-., SOIL AND CARRIAGE QUESTIONS
TIE soA7, FAT AND BONE FACTORY NUS
ANCE AGAIN.
At a meeting Of tie beard Of health last night
IL Bliss ron the committee on the night sod
question, mace q partial report referring to an
estimate Ol AosSTS. l.. y. AID J. Z. Cooper on
the cost OF st.IDg up the wharf st the foot OF u
street for receiving the ni ,ht soil on saOWs,
f:NlEg the amount at $l.12J The committee
are II Cp- HiOn that tie ADJOINING. MARI csu be
obtained ana fitted up Gt less expense. Also,
TeisuIng ~ All estimate from the same firm.
fixing tie cO-t i0r preparing q street VII ant for
the same Use at 500.
y CONN IIication was received freq UT Z.
i. SzT Yer UGerils 10 collect and reI,Oy Q gar
bage snd dead animals without EXTRA char 20.
Mir. LsuEStOn stated that a contract had already
been Ea'ie with ar. Wolf; laid over until next
meeting.
A contamination vas read from the sISerin-
tsnlent Of garbage master stating the condition
OF tie torcC when he accepted the Office aEa its
present condition.
Drs. Verdi and Bliss stated that theyhad r.a1a
tour OF Inspection am0ag the soap and candle
and lat aud bone establsa1aentso OF this city, and
found That while tAe ProprietorS thereof hal,
nader the pressure o the board. doIe all in tSeir
IJver 70 con hIct their busiI ess In such manner
a. 10 Tenie u GBobject.0na>le, they believe the
nature o.. he business renders il necessarily 4
IuiSaIC &c, and that the establishments should BE
abSteG a. such.
De. Verdi sui mitted a resolution that the gar
base box invented by Henry X. Miles, or this
city. successfully accompanies the result aimed
az, and that the board recommend its adoption
by al hOIsekeepeTS where garbage accumulates
and las 70 be TeHGTed under tie supervision OF
the board; adopted.
Mess.s. II. |. Gregory and j. 3. Scott, the
former Geing business as stove merchant on the
latter, Proprietor of the American House, were
present S1d made verbal complaints OF the
existence OF an alleged nuisance III Il street. in
the shape O. repository for hides. tallow, 4 c..
EePt b. one Turner, an agent OF Mr.. Jewell,
Hanuis Jure- Of soap and canGles. Mr.. Gre
CORY said that tAe rolrietoLs hal bOaste1 that
they could not be inteIfered with, as they had
money enough to enable them tO stay where
they we're. DIR. Bliss in reply said that the at
tCnIiOn Of The board had been called t. this
matter once before, and he hal visited the
place, but could not discover any thing which
would v aTraEt interference on their part.
MI Gregory said the difficulty was when the
offensive E,stter was deposited there and when
II was lie inoveti the stencil was then worse, and
N often occurred during business hours when
their customers had sometimes LEFT their stores
not being able TO endure the smell.
Dr. Bliss said that Mr.. Jewell was the ONLY
one among the soap and candle manufacturers
" no had manifested the proper spirit of acceI-
ing to the wishes and demands Of the board.
lie mao made large sacrifice in the removal of
bis business lar out of town, and deserved credit
TOR BIS public Split. He would tell Messrs.
Gregory and Scott that no amount OF money
could influence him a. a member OF the board
TO suffer nuisance to exist contrary 10 law, and
he would speak tor other me inbers of che board.
such inslnuations were in bad taste aud un-
WORTHY Of notice ~ tic par. OF the board
Ar. Gregory stated that he had rot made any
such ;nsinuation, but had merely repeated what
had been stated TO him.
Dr- 1liSs went on 20 say that there was over a
million and bali OF money invested in this
business n this District The owners of these
estabiirhmen had in some cases spent their
whole lives in building up their business, aud
they could not be crowded ont in such haste.
Time should be given them sufficient TO guard
against SacrltcS OF property as a latter of JUS
tee; The men engaged in the business were
good citizens and worthy men. He said the
tCaEd should looa to this matter complained of
again and lie made a motion that TIE heath
oftcer be directed 20 take measures for the
abatement OF the nulSaEce, and If necessary to
take legal measures to that end. Adjourned.
AN OLD SwIYDLE N NKw FoRM.-New
York shsrpers are still al their oid game OF sstt-
ing traps for the unwsry, and within a few
weeks past many Circulars have been received
Iere ohtring for fale greenbacks in any quantity
cesred- Among the latest received il one from
reported bank note engraver, signed lin Z. Il.
and 4. FIaternally yours, Arthur Deberton,
"a mason vi 70 years membership and odd Fell
low for - YEAR, )l9e Broadway, New York The
circular has printed on IL tie insig nia of both
CTceIs. Enclosed Is what purports 10 be clip
Ping from some New York paper, as follows:
iR VysT ESae--Tbe authorities in the
Treasury DE apartment 20 Washington have been
considerably astounded concerning an over
issue @ 'Grfelbacks.' 10 seems that SOME time
ago the printing department was required to
furnish quite large amount, and in getting the
paper ready a mistake occurred iuvOiving an
over issue of many million dollars. This excess
came into tbs hands OF the printers, who. we
understand, are Offering at great discount.
OF course the money being perfectly genuine is
IS good as any ever issued"
This clipping Is bogus, and was gotten up by
the parties, and in the circular II Is referred to
as an eN! laIation as to how they came in Dos
session of the money 90 which they propose to
sell Extra inducements are held out; thus,
81 10 viii be sent on receipt OF SO 10y express,
&c. Correspondents are instructed to send an
swer by eSpresS-"Rsrer by mail; pOsitireIy,
HersT-" Those who are SO shallow wittei as To
remit OF course lose their money, and becoming
Iorticsps criminals with the bank note engraver,
keep mum il they get nothing or receive a
Package of sawdust.
TIE NATIONAL RAILRoAD-in Air Line 20
Herr.S.Ssrg-asstt"g Of fseerPerators.--A meet
ing OF the incorporates of the National railroad
was held Yesterday at the Washington club
house, and some important action In regard TO
the franchise taken. The charter for this road
was obtained during the late session of the
Maryland legislature, with the following gem
temCn as incorporates Gov. II. ID. Cooke
A. y. shepherd. Il. l.. jackson, OF Washington;
r. ID. stanton, Col. Washington Bowie, A. r.
Davis, OF Montgomery county, Md; DIR. a.
Riggs, j. a. Dorsey, VIM. Mathews, OF Howard
county, Nd; Col A n Longwell, Judge J: E.
Smith, L. ". Hood, OF Carroll county, Md. The
route a laid out is almost a straight line, the
distance being 9s miles. IL was or ginaIly sur
yeyed in the year 1877, by order Of Presi lent
Adams, for a national turnpik Ike from the capital
10 the lakes, with Buffalo city As the terminus,
hut the project WAS abandoned by President
.tacksOn. Ibis ROAD Will bring the city OF WASH
jngtOn 80 miles nearer Harrisburg than by either
OF the present routes, besides opening up q sec
ton OF country rich in mineral as well as agri-
cultural wealth. BY a small branch road OF
seven or eight miles in the vicinity OF westmin-
rter II can be made TO connect with the Balk-
mar valley road To Hanover, thus placing the
products OF The ore mines in almost direct line
oG transportation with Washington.
TIE CREEKS RETURN; OR, A wEHK IN AN
AITIc.1on "wednesday, last week. Antonio G.
ZeTyondaeki, Greek, jumped from a second
story window 10 escape officer Dinsmore, who
had corporation warrant charging him with
protane language, ~ was stated in the STAR nj
the time. Zervondscki mvsteriously djsan-
peared afterwards, and the officers could NOT
md him. Yesterday he turned mp again. He
had, IL appears, been concealed in the house
where be resided, and has been busily plying his
trade. making cigarettes. ON the approach OF
the officers he would climb up into the attic
and draw the ladder, by which he ascended, M
after him. Yesterday the woman Jones, who
charged him with profanity, withdrew the
charge, deeming him sum GENTLY punished BY
his imprisonment in the sky parlor during the
rsst weeks hot weather. The case against hin
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