Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-26
beard Of Health.

LOOKING AFTER THE HucKsrERs-No MORE
snALL-Pox-EEw eARBAeE LAWS.
IA regular meeting Of the Board of Health
was held last evening, and Professor Lsngston,
frem the committee on ordinances, to whom
was referred the communication OF the health
omcer, Dr. Z. Il. keene, relative TO the sale of
UNwHoLEsoNE rood
In the cities OF Washington and Georgetown,
asking that IL be 20 regulated as to require an
hucksters or vendors Offering for sale vegeta-
bles, fruits, fish, SC, in the streets of said
cities. submitted report, which was adopted,
providing that hereafter all licensed hucksters
different markets each morning, between the
hours Of 6 and O'Clock. and obtain permission
to sell, for one day only, such fruits, meats and
vegetables as shall, on inspection, prove to be
sHANTrEs CONDEMNED.
On the recommendation OF the health officer
certain frame shantles in the alley between I'd
and Sd and A and streets northwest were
condemned and ordered to be abated.
NO MORE SMALLPOX.
Mr.. Marbury called attention to the unneces-
sary expense OF Continuing the small nor GER
vice, and he moved that the services OF their
ambulance, horse and driver be dispensed with;
The subject of the
REMOVAL OF GARBAGE
was taken up and the report of Prof. Langston,
OF the committee on ordinances, on the subject
was adopted. The report directs the health
officer and superintendent to see that the col
lectors perform their duties daily; declares
garbage remaining on premises more than AZ
hours q nuisance; provides that it shall be
dumped in barges at the 18th street and 5 street
wharves; that all owners of garbage carts, and
persons employed to collect and remove garb-
age, are required to drive their own carts when
on duty; that all horses used in this service shall
be good, heavy draft horses, capable of hauling
with ease a. without unusual labor a cart load
ed with gaD Jage, and constructed according to
the regulat ons prescribed by this board. And
II has come to the knowledge of this board that
the garbage service of the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, as provided by the Legislative
Assembly OF the District, Is entirely Inadequate
and that with the force as now organized
though skilfully and wisely directed the work
cannot be performed in such a way as to pre-
vent garbage collected and retained in large
quantities in vessels and upon premises from
becoming nuisance, therefore this board will,
whenever necessity may require, appoint and
employ suitable number of persons with
horses and carts complete for service. as the
board may direct, for the collection and re-
moyal of garbage declared as aforesaid nuts
ance: Prorfded, That there shall not be paid
for the service of such persons, horses and
carts, respectively, sum exceeding SIS per day;
and IL shall be unlawful for any person what
ever, except garbage collector appointed by
the Governor or Board of Health of the Dis
trict according to law to collect and remove
any garbage from the cities aforesaid, or for
any person TO employ any other than such au-
thOriZed collector to collect ard remove the
same, for his or their use, and any person Of
Tending against these provisions shall, upon
conviction, forfeit and pay fine of SO for each
offense.