Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-13
ROarss OF Health.

2EETENTTON OF SPREAD uF sN ALLPCy-S6g-
DtNHED NEAT-ANIMALs IHPoUNDED-AF-
TER THE EEw SUPERINTENDENT OF GAR
DAGE HASTEEs-SIGHT SOIL,
- meeting OF the board of health last night
Dr. Verdi, from the committee on epiiemics,
reported a code OF rules for the prevention of
the pT5ad of smallpox, under the recent act OF
the legislative assembly . prevent the spread
of diseases. The report wa aIopted, aud the
committee requested 70 submit the same TO the
Governor.
Reports were presented showing conlemna-
tors during TIE past week OF fresh beef, G9l
pounds; salt beef, Us pounds; ham - pounds;
vesl, Il pounds: bacon, ~ pOunds; lamb, 2i
POUNDS mutton. pounds; blsCEheTrles, 81
quarts; cabbage. y; cucumbeTs. A.: q bunches
OF snai4 =, and = stjIrS eUns. The animals Inn
pounded during the same period were horses,
3 cows, 70 geese. * goats, pigs. AMI q dogs.
j communication was received from the board
OF pubic works granting the use Of tue wharves
80 TIE foot Of q street northwest and street
southeast FOR sanitary purposes.
Dr. Verdi reported two cases Of small Qox
SINCE the last meeting OF the board.
On motion OF DIR. Bliss, the health officer was
directed % walt upon the Governor aud request
TIE dismissal! Of Mr.. Nicholson. superintendent
OF garbage masters, on account Of his having
shown himself incompetent for tue place.
= communication was resolved from F. T.
SAWYER, contractor for removing night soil,
reNt he would have suitable boats for the recap-
ton % Isht soil at the points designated by the
SI-si AZ accordance with The contract made
Dr. Verdi submitted & resolution r=-uestina
the president 10 make his annual report within
ten days, and that the same, together wish those
of the secretary, treasurer and health Oflccr, be
refsrret 70 80 ordnance committee % e pre-
pared Tor publication sdoptet. Adjourned.
Wat TIE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF GAR
EkGE MASTERS SAYS IN EIs DEFENCE.-Mr.
Nicholson, the new superintendent of garbage
masters. against whom complaint was made in
the heard OF health last n Zht Of incOmpeteuCy,
states that he has gwen his whole time and At :
tentiOn 20 The work be has in hand, that be has
brought order ont OF chaos. and is getting the
work OF gathering refuse matter reduced to
q system, and that the complaints against him
cOrne from a class of wealthy people, who,
under the old system, were attended 10 eX-
ciuStyely. He has directed that the garbage
men visitall in turn. high or low, rich or poor,
white OF cOiOred, and the hitherto favored few
do not like TO wait their turn II any resi-
deuces have not been visited for months, he says
that cannot be charged 10 him, a he has ONLY
been in Office few days.
A HAcKMAN KNOCKS HIS wIyr Dovys IN
THE STREET-Quite a crowd gathered at the
corner OF and eth streets last evening about
nine O'Clock, In consequence OF q dieicnlty be.
tween colored hack driver and his wife IL
seems that she was going down tn street ON her
way To church, having with her. as she aid
Her husband driving by in his hack saw Ssy
and knowing her TO be in possession of the
money dismounted and demanded 10. She re-
fused 10 secede to the demands, when be struck
her: knocking her down, and forcibly took the
poCket-bcck from her. She informed the pass
ers-by that although several police officers wit
nesSed the assault they refused TO arrest her hus
band, telling her that she must take out q war
rant before they could act
hOBBlNG COUNTRY PRoPLE.-Complaints are
frequently made by country peopIe ATTENDING
the Center market that thieves are thick aboui
the market AZ night. Notwithstan.ing tbs sns-
cials of the market are on duty there. me conn
try wagons are robbed, and sometines the =, a =
net peoples pockets are cut and their yvsIIat.
carried of. IL i almost impossible 90 SION mi.
fhieying without employing one policeman h
almost every wagon. IL Is suggested that tn
country people protect themselves BY one q
Eeir number watching while the Others sleep.
FINE JET ORNANNTs (setsl, bracelets, neck
laccs and crowns 10 match in beautiful styles
received at PTisg's iewelry store, No. ~ Penn
sylysnia avenue, between u and 9th streets.