National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-23


A Lively Meeting Last NIsht-Dr. verdi
Again TsheA HIS Pisce-In,crcstins DE. |
bate on tho Nisht-seii Questien-views Of
All the Members : No Densite Action |
Tnhen-Tbe Question from a European
Standpoint to DO Presented ut the Next
Meeting.
Ameeting Of the Board OF Health was he'd
yesterday evening-all the members present.
Mr.. Matbury, from the committee on finance,
read q communication IRON +. p. Sawyer, con-
tractor for removing night soil and dead AMI
mats, asking that he be paid for services rom
dered during three winter months, amounting o
$500. The request was refused. He presented
other bills, which were ordered to he paid when
funds are In hands. N nN .
Mr.. Langston, from the committee on ordi-
nances, TO whom was referred the resolution Of
Dc Bss t ,Ss ne reo sns 81 nSh,
hcation. lie also presented proposed contract
from the cNcayatng company, In which they
All Tor me tern, Of nye wears At nc same price
now being paid, less the price of the deodorizer.
Also, letter agreeing to employ his labor In the
. Dr. verdi said he vas entirely opposed to the
whole schcme-nrstly, because u looked to hun
rs an arrOpation OF power; secondly, because
the scheme had not been properly Advertised, rs
Il the uausl custom, inviting presentation Of
plans from which to select the beat anil the
cheapest; thirdly, because the sum to be collect
ed BY this party from the citizens Of Washington
at the rate pruoosei amounts to the enormous
SUN Of about $4,000 per annum for work wnidh,
through the proper competition, might be done
for one half fourthy, becau,e there Is no merit
In the Invention. 50 tar as the prevention and re-
mova OF the nuisance are concerned. beyond
what any pump or suction machine might TO,
aud certainly has no merit as 10 such partial
treatment; nfthly, because the time Ia, arrived
when proper economy should I've exercised IN the
administration Of affairs, instead Of thtusiing
| the District OF Columbia into expenses aud cot
tracts OF long duration, while art and science
are demonstrating every day that NC rystem ian
| be initiated that cannot be improved ~ very
| short space OF time ani anllly, bocausc cNpe-
Renee has alrOady proven that garbage, ashes
aud night soil can he successfully removed and
NO utilized as 10 be OF little or no expense what
ever TO q municipality, while the people OF the
| for an imperfect removal Of tho same. He 10.
| formed the board that such an Inexpensive aud
thorough plan Is In hts possession, and that he
nls bosri as soon as he & able to coiistc aII the
facts he has gathered AMI put them In proper
| shape for a report. ....
| to remove ngnt soil without cost, II was no more
than Justice to give him chance To make hts
report. lie moved that the report OF the or'li'
| nance committee be laid oil the table.
Dc. Bliss SAID IN regard 10 the exp .nsc for re-
| moving night sot, the company had agreed IN
reduce the present expenses tli,0oo. The money
| charged for services Is to he distributed among
laborers horse-feed, Sc., and not to one man, The
Governor gives the board the power to remove
nuLsancss, AMI the action OF tne boatI nas been
| apptuNeu ny 1ove.npf SOohe, WIN VII tne cuinI
the several plans IN use IN the "Old World" and
| stateu tnat hphs OF tnem amonn,eu 20 wnM va,
Ieptesenteu A. 70 ,ne Districu ot Sv,uuiVa tne
| nuisance was lnJurinH TUE uea'n " tne vu.sn'
| daily, and the sooner some plan was adopted the
better II would be. TIE pump offered oy the ex
.ayanx conpauy ~ pe.uM w w.
/ were successful. Numerous other plans have
ocen suniea, ous none n nno men Us sd Hs,,,
| lli as tue one proposel; Ino DoMn oI neaitf
snou'u "o'c ior"A'" an' aoa'e '"'s s'eS' mus
Nc. M lrOury renewed ms motion 70 postpone
ne .noughs IL cour'eS W hca' w. 'er"sie
p9m,.. v,ru .,,, ,o ,v,,,, ,,vo IN. 4, attenuation
ne hsl CLEANED 10 ln,pc 70 tne oiuh ,ns OF tnt
pstrtct, AMI II IL was not aecep'aoie ne cou''
"J IN no a Se tsouyn, ,n,, n, wa, remarkable ,ba,
m ,chine OF suca wonderful qualities as spoken
OF py Dt. Neru con,i De in use " hutope my ~
ny we hnv ,N W .n,s oouuy , nv iu.nn,n,
W. ,elul w pImoipes ~ VIM" 'i' "aS"'"'
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Mr. Marburv after further dlscu,sion. with
,,rcx nj. m",,g,, ,n n,.,p,,n" WV"
D;. CDx renewed Inc motion To Law the resolu
TONS on the table until the next meeting.
| Mr., Ltngstnn moved that the subject be lait
on the table without day.
Dr.. Bliss obJec ed TO laying the resolutions o.
ne table, on tue ground teat u was me duty .
been Submitted, but none worked SO eneetuall
tme oae o ' 9 ame enoss ss ~
NJ once for Inc sIke of Inc heath of Inc citIssn
! OF the District.
: Ihe motion OF ID! Cox was aiopted, 49,,
o,ccr w as Iesn frpa ~ nes
". III. craig Tor gross neglect OF duty. ReIerre