Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-24
consolidation of Washington and
Georgetown

The anal gams-tiOn Ut Georgetown with " ash
lngton D. no new idea, fOr year two before
the civil petition. were M merOuSlv Il rne by
residents vi GeOr getOwn respectfully represent
ing 70 Congress that there exists no good re4-
sons why the people CT Washington city ami
Georgetown should be divided INTO separatt mu-
nici! aiities. That heretofore such A fact IA A.
pfoduced difficulties ami clashng> OF Interests
10 We common injury or both places. eDtalIIuI
tie unnecessary expense OF maintaining tHs
municipal organizations. That all the proper
and nsediTl advantages OF a corporate govern
ment viii he NOR certainly secured TO tne peO-
pie OF Georgetown by - annexation 10 Wash
ldgton city. That II / believed that SUCH a
M azure : desired by a large majority OF tire
citizens OF both OF said places. and therefore the
undersigned respectfully pray Congress 10 pass
such laws NAV be necessary and REQUISITE 10
earIy out and perfect said annexation OF
Georgetown 70 " ashingtOn city.
This petition vas signed by most of tue leat-
ing citizens. many Of whom have died since.
ct the living and dead slgners the following
names viii be recognized Joshua Riley. Wm.
l.. Dunlop, Riley A. ShinD. Lewis Van-4nt, Il.
7 BOh-eT, NJ. D., James Dunlop, Walter y.
eek, William -. LUms'iOn. P. f. Berry, James
Goddard, j. VI. SNYDER, VI. ID. Robert Dick,
Grafton Tyler VI. d, L. H. Sweet, John j.
Beall, ". BTentou BOcg-, Charles II. Cragin,
Thcs. Brown. John Harry, ". Redn, James II.
Burns, Watkins Addison, William Ciabaugh.
Samuel W. keHney, !. Humphrey, james ).
AOTsell, Wa. +. Craighill. Msrinus WIllett,
ii. G. Matthews. James !. Barrett, John +.
Meem, Brooke b. Williams, I'd. Chapman, !.
y. Pearson. George GRAY, James FullalOve, Il.
DAVIS, H. T.. Berry james NJ. Cruit, +. W.
Gieseking, Chr. bkoh, w. K. Fowler, Alex
ander Giles. Richard CTuit, Tn. A Lazenby,
CbAs. MemnieTt, B Rush B0brer, r. W. Jones,
lewis Payne, b. F. Monkey, W. +. Sevmoar,
james A. simpson, O. SaEderwerken.
THK BOARD OF HEALTH AND VACCINATION.
Al the regular meeting Of the Board or Health
last night, Dr. NertI. from the sanitary com
mlttee, submitted report on resolutions lOJx-
ing 10 a system OF vaccination, in which univer-
sal vaccination J. recon- ne nded but not By i5
gal cOmpuision. The repOr. aOtes largely from
trFlfSh 2uffpTifEns q he al at
cInatOn, and says great care mu-t be exercised
In the selection OF the lymph. only such sab
iects a. are in good health should be vaccinated
No infant should be ysccinated who i In a te
brile state, or who has irTit alton OF the bowels
chahDg or any enema whatever. Care should
be taken not TO vaccIuate while measles. scar.
latina or erysipelas prevail. The lymph should
be Of the purest kIUd, aud 10 secure this the
Board OF Health should have the sole charge o.
dispensing i. The vaccine direct from the
COW i the safest, ami IL serves Al least TO alsy
the apprehension that human disease may he
conveyed. The committee i of opinion tina
vaccination should be universal. and in favor %
plan that would secure n, and make il conf
tinued a. regards the newborn and the new
conner. To the duty OF the District physicians
Ia the poor should be added the special duty
OF yaceinating, under certain regulations.
The board should also have a medical inspector
whose duty IL should be to yaccinate at the
board ToOni~ al stated days and hours. and to
examine cases where suspicion exists OF the
presence of small pON OF any other infectious
and contagious disease. This inspector should
&c Iutluttl anu De tald uD-
orally, not less than two thousand dollars per
snnum. He should also be authorized to make
invest cations in the various districts for the
purpose Of ascertaining If vaccination is prop
eriy performed or avoided. The committee be-
neVe that such a system could be inaugurated
and continued at a trifiiDg expense. Although
the District physicians vsccinate now the poor
who apply to them, the additional duty of en-
forcing vaccination and OF keeping record s and
giving certificates should be remunerated, and
this should be an object OF recommendation TO
The ROaTl of Health and TO the Governor and
the Legislature. The Board Of Health cannot
assume 10 give pay to officers who not APP
pOintees of their own and upon whom they
really can exercise no authority. The commit
tee - or the opinion that said physicians are
inadequately paid Tor the services they perform
now, and that a better remuneration should be
awarded 10 medical men who have the health
of the poor IN their trust
The report was briefly discussed. and on mo-
to- q Mr.. Marbury, was accepted and hled.
WINTER INIyjaN or THE DISTRICT MILF
TIA-Pursuant TO call OF the Governor a
meeting Of all the commanding OFF GERS OF the
different companies OF the District militia was
Reid last night at the Executive Office, corner of
18th street and Pennsy ANA avenue, Adiutant
General Webster n the chair, who informe
The officers that their winter unitor ms would be
issued in q very short time. with a view OF hav-
ing grand military parade during the month
OF January, for which extensive preparations
are being made. After a general Interchange
OF opinion as TO the style, the army regulation
Uniform vas adopted
TpR Ris THING.-Every body can get a prize
81 the Excelsior Restaurant. on Iith street,
70 night, a. Mr.. Sullivan has on hand 100 fine
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