Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-27
DOCTORS DIFFER,
Red Hot Meeting Of the Health 10,

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the week ending August sd.
PREMISES DECLARED NuIsANcEs.
On the recommendation OF the health officer,
| the following premises were declared nuisances:
| Five frame houses and premises on New Hamp-
shire avenue, between K and L streets north
street, between I'D and ed Streets nortSWest I:
| frame house and premises No. 2212 L, street
northwest; three houses and premises, Nos. 703
| IO5 and I0 It'll street southeast; frame house
and premises on the southeast corner sth aud /
| streets southeast.
pr pu.. .1, GRAVE SUBJECT;
| the sections of the various grave yards on which
| TO make reports Of burials to the board They
were adopted, and 200 copies ordered to be
| printed for the use Of the board.
| Mr.. Marbury stated that there had been a
road cut through the burial ground of the poor
heuse, and that the bones of the dead were to be
been informed that skull bones and arms were
| laying around loose, which he thought a very
helnousstransaction, as well as creating a nuis-
ance 1t was repulsive thought that so little
| care should be shown the dead, however unfor-
tunate they might have been while living; and
had id died IEt khOw 6P 1e he OF those
which might prove dangerous. He offered
resolution, which was adopted, " that the dig
ging into and opening road through the burial
ground of the almshouse, near the site of the
new jail, thereby exposing the remains of the
buried dead, is nuisance, not only injurious 10
all concerned; that the health officer of this
bosrd is hereby required to visit the place
ana render fulI report OF all the facts relating
thereto"
THE CASE OF INSPECTOR CRAIG
DR.. Bliss made verbal report on the case of
Henry Craig, whose dismissal for alleged dere-
LECTION Of duty was asked for. The committee
report recommended that he be severely repri-
manded and retained. After some discussion
the matter was recommitted, with instructions
to the committee to submit written report at
! the next meeting.
NIGHT soIL-oDoRoUs AND oDoRLRss.
DIR. Cox called up the ordinance and resolu-
Haiti 60 ha
means of the odorless excavating company's
apparatus, which had been laid on the table at
a previous meeting.
Mir. Marbury moved that the whole subject
be laid upon the table until the report promised
by DIR: Verdi shall be submitted.
DIR. Verdi seconded the motion.
The chair stated that he was not quite clear
that such action would be parliamentary. He
would like TO consult Cushings Manual. After
report had once been laid on the table and
taken up again for discussion, to commit It
again to the table without such discussion did
not appear to him regular.
DE-. BLISS THINKs DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS
DIR. Bliss said he would like to have the whole
matter investigated, and would like to have
DR.. Verdi on such committee, but to keep tam
pering with this subject in the manner pro-
posed, after so much patient labor on the part
of all the members of the board, and the unan-
imous conclusions of every one that the present
method Of removing night soil is one of the most
dangerous nuisances in our midst, was an inter-
ference on the part of members with duties of
the board and their relations to the public.
Mr.; Langston hoped Mr.. Marbury would
withdraw his motion in order to give him an or.-
portunity to explain the report Of the ordinance
committee.
Mr.. Msrbory said he was willing to withdraw
II the right would be accorded him of renewing
the motion.
DIR. Bliss was opposed to delaying action on
this important matter, unless DR.. Verdi would
indicate what his system is.
A POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. MarbuTy.-.'Well, will withdraw my
motion 10 lay on the table"
DR.. Nerdi--"1 object to withdrawal, and as
seconded the motion no withdrawal can be
made without my consent"
The chair decided that the question was not
debateable and that withdrawal could be made
without the consent of DR.. Verdi.
EUREKA!
DR.. Bliss then, at some length, answered the |
objections which had been raised to the plan
pToposedi the subject had been talked over for
months and months; committees had visited
several cities to acquire all the useful informa
ton ON the subject; the authorities of other
cities had been consulted, ard a vast amount of
correspondence held with persons versed in such
matters all over the land; all this had been done;
the entire board were unit as to the enormity
OF the nuisance, and it had been the honest and
earnest endeavor of the committee to hit upon
the very best means to adopt; the committee
the right plan at last, and all had exclaimed
81 Eureka" after witnessing the operations of
the test. 1t had been well settled that a saving
of S2 600 to the people of this District could be
effected by the means proposed, and now comes
along
THE GENTLEMAN PROM EUROPE,
ard intimates that he has some new system
superior TO all others, but which he studiously |
refuses to explain, only to effect delay OF |
action.
DIR. Verdi rose to a point of order, and stated |
that he was hiding nothing, he only asked a |
reasonable time to prepare his plans for pre-
Sc ntstion, and he objected to the language of |
DR.. Bliss. |
DIR. Bliss continuing, said that the committee |
who had had the proposed plans under con- |
sideration during the absence Of DIR. Verdi in |
Europe, had never thought it necessary to con-
any questions propounded, and give the public
any information in their power. All they now
ask Is whether the new plans are tangible or n |
myth. If our citizens can be relieved OF this
terrible nuisance by any better means than the
one proposed, he for one was willing to adopt
such means, but to delay action simply on the
assertion that there had been a superior plan
devised, and at the same time refusing to inii-
cate what IL is, is ridiculous.
NOW OR NEVER.
Mr.. Marbury renewed his motion to Law on
the table until DIR. Verdi makes his report.
Mr.. Langston said he was not DISPOSED to
press a vote, but he did not like the way in
which the motion was put by the terms of the
motion they might never be able TO take up the
subject, as they have no guarantee that DIR.
Verdi would ever submit the report promised.
Mr.. Marbury.-"Then L will amend my mo-
ton. and move to postpone for three weeks"
DIR. Blss--"Suppose you say until after frost
comes; that will etfectually get rid Of the hui
After some further debate, Mr. Marbury
moved to lay the resolution and report on the
table for the time being.
DIR. Cox called the secretary pro tenn. to the
chair, and opposed all motions to lay on the
table as attempts to gag discussion and delay
action. He would vote against all such motions |
as
CHILDs' PLAY.
The fullest liberty to discuss this subject W as
what he insisted on. The committee had given
the matter laborious and careful consideration
while the gentleman was travelling in Europe
and he now returns and vaguely intimates that |
he has some plans TO submit in a report which |
he does not Offer-to the least of il, IL Is a
most extraordinary proceeding and was childs' |
play.
Mr.. Marbury took exceptions to the language |
used, he was 10 child as his gray beard would |
show the motion was not made for the purpose |
OF gagging of debate at all He wanted discus |
sion and light, but was willing to hear any new
proposition which DR.. Verdi or any other mSm- |
Der might offer.
DIR. Cox.-'sI propose to talk earnestly on this |
matter as this whole effort looking to delay is \
most extraordinary"
PROFESSOR LANGsToN ON THE FENCE. |
Mr.. Langston said he was on the fence; he |