National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-10

fcnd or prove damaging to health. Faneuil
market was also In good condition.
ExPESDITURBs.
The total expenditures Of the health do
partment Of Boston for the years 1871 aud
1874, according to Official reports, Amounted
to s3ss, S9s.06.
NBw YORK.
Tho Board Of Health Of New York city Is
composed Of ten members, namely, four
health commissioners, four police commits
sloners, the health officer Of tho port, and the
mayor er o6loio. The present organization
OF the board Ia soon to be changed. II will
then consist Of four members, namely, two
health commissioners, each receiving an an
nual salary Of 90, 500; the health officer Of the
port, whose salary Is 5000 per annum, and
one police commissioner, salary 5000 per
annum, the latter being president Of the
board. The health officer and the police
commissioner receive no additional pay for
services rendered Ia connection with tho board.
The officers OF the Board OF Health are
secretary, with q salary OF $4,000 per annuin;
o city sanitary inspector, with a salary OF
~, 100 per annum; register of records, with
salary OF 5000 per annum; ono deputy, with
counsel, with salary Of %, 900 per annum; q
sanitary permit Inspector, an Inspector OF
street cleaning, an engineer, chemist and
assistant chemist, q sanitary architect, and q
veterinary surgeon. The salaries OF the last
named officers we are unable to give. There
arc ten health Inspectors and ten assistants,
:ho d former receiving and snS ,Stt1r
CLANS and all the latter except three. Under
the Beard OF Health are departments or bu-
reaus. The secretary's department consists
Of one chief clerk, with q salary Of 81, 800 per
annum, and six clerks, with salaries OF 81 200
each, besides a janitor and messenger.
In the attorneys department there are two
clerks receiving 81, 900 per annum each. The
sanitary Inspectors department. with the
very efficient city sanitary inspector, DR.. L.
II. James, at Its head, consists OF seven clerks,
who receive salaries Of S1, 800 each per an
| NUN, besides messenger. The department
| Of records Of vital statistics conslats OF a
register OF records, DR.. G. X. Russcl, with a
| deputy and ten clerks and one meteorological.
| The sanitary permit department consists Of d
sanitary permit inspector, with two clerks.
The department Of street cleaning has lately
been abolished, and all power In the premises
| conferred upon tho police department. The
standing committees Of the Board OF Health
arc six In number, yiz Sanitary, vital statis.
| tics, permits, finance, law and ordinance and
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on wednesday, at o'clock p. m. unless other
wise ordered. The board Is organized under
i State law, with power TO establish and en-
| force q sanitary code for the security OF life
and health In the city, and therein to dis
tribute appropriate powers to the members
and employees Of the board. With this code
our board Is already acquainted.
In addition to powers similar to those ex-
ereised by the Boston board, the New York
board is required to prevent domestic animals
running at large and to keep an accurate
record OF marriages, births and deaths.
VITAL STATISTICS,
| The department Of records Of vital Stats
tics Of this city Is thoroughly organized, aud
managed with marked wisdom and skill. In
this regard New York stands pre-eminent,
and II is we'll that In the proposed reorganiLa.
| ton Of the board this department Is not 70 be
disturbed, Hero full statistics Of marriages,
births, deaths and burials, well arranged and
classified, are accurately and thoroughly In
doxed and preserved. In addition to Its san,
itary, the records OF this department are Of
no little legal value In furnishing evidence as
to deaths, Important In settling estates, pro,
i tecting the community by the prevention OF
crime, In the supervision Of the coroners re-
ports, and In ordering lnquests when ncces-
sary. Tho value Of This department In both
these respects Is appreciated In New York, al
1t should be everywhere. No little credit Ii
duo DR., Russell, who stands at the head Of
this department, for Its conduct, as we'll Al
for his wise suggestions and efforts made "a
secure, through boards of health OF ouI
country, uniform rules and regulations ol
this subject. Tho expenses connected will
this department are not less than ESQ, 900 pei
annumi but were tho cost even double TILL
sum, the department should be sustained, fol
such department Is required by the best In
terests Of every community.
MONT SOIL.
In the removal Of feeAl matter from vault
the bucket system Is now used In the main
The pneumatic suction system has Lsen intro
dueed here, aud to some extent is still used
! tses sixth PaEc,I