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

jects being rigidly enforced, as far as garbage
Is concerned, Boston Is kept In clearly and
healthful condition.
ASHES, STREET CLEANING, ETC.
Ashes to be removed by the health depart
ment are kept In suitable Iron or other me-
tallic vessels, unmixod with other substances,
In convenient locality for removal, and In
such manner as to prevent fire. For this
purpose the city keeps forty-six teams. The
original cost and current yearly expenses
connected with each Of these teams Is not less
than 81 800.
Ashes and cinders made from engines or
steam boilers, FORCES or furnaces, used for
mechanical purposes, are removed at the ex-
pense Of persons owning or occupying the
buildings used, but at such times and In such
manner as the Board Of Health may approve.
The cleaning Of streets and alleys and the
removal Of street debris arc especially well
managed In Boston. All dirt, rubbish or
filth, whether animal or vegetable, In any
place. Injurious to the health OF the city, Is to
DO removed by the owner or occupant Of
premises within twenty-fOur hours or such
reasonable time as the board may determine;
and upon failure so to do after due notice,
the board shall remove the same at the ex-
peRse Of such owner or occupant, who shall
also DO liable to penalty. All dirt, filth and
rubbish found In the streets proper and other
public places is removed by The Health De-
partment, under the supervision Of the Board
Of Health. For this purpose and for clean
Ing the streets the city owns and uses, daily.
thirty-hyc teams, costing each, including
purchase cost, running expenses and wages
Of men connected Herewith, el.000 per an
mum. There were collected In this city dur
Ing the year 1871, according TO the report Of
the superintendent Of health, Al, $50 loads Of
street dirt, ", 666 loads OF ashes, aud 400
loads OF ccsspool matter by the city teams.
REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.
These are removed by contract with Messrs.
N. Ward 4 Co. for carcases, without ex-
penso to the city, In wagons specially ar
ranged for the purpose. These wagons are
owned by the contractor, four In number,
drawn by two horses each, made tight, and
easily loaded and unloaded by pulley adjust
ment ono man only, the driver, being re-
quired to each wagon. On an average ten
Of the larger dead animals are collected and
ones. They are shipped from wharf to Spec
tacle Island four miles distant from the city,
where they are utilized. Notices with regard
10 dead animals are given at pollce-statlona
or 10 the contractor. Tho work Of the col
lection and removal OF dead animals Is now
done 10 the satisfaction Of the board. IL Il
feared, however, that the fat-boillng and rem
dering establishment Of Messrs. Ward Il Co.,
where these animals are utilized, will have u
be sooner or later removed, complaints being
already made that 1t Is offensive and Injurious
10 health.
SUIsASoEs.
Complaints with regard to this subject are
made directly to the Board Of Health, which
has full charge in the premises. At present
there are eight nuisance inspectors, but tn,
board consider this number inadequate, and
that there should be at least sixteen, one fol
each ward. The work Is by no means thor
oughly done, Inspectors make daily report,
at O'Clock q. IN. When nuisance Is re-
ported, It's abatement Is attended to by an In
Bpector other than the one who reported the
same, and thus II Is hoped that the order o.
the board In regard thereto may be enforced
During the year 1874 8, 22S notices were served
upon parties maintaining nuisances upor
their premises, embracing twelve wards o.
the city, and !, 300 In the Highland and Dor
chester districts; and during the same poriot
"A orders, affecting 202 estates, were passed
and instances remaining undated received
Immediate attention. At this time healtl
matters were attended TO by the suPerintend
ent OF health, under the direction OF the Boart
OF Aldermen. The present board not having
bees organized until January Of this year
the powers Of the Board Of Health have boeI
especially exercised lattcrly to secure TIT
abatement Of those nuisances existing In ten
oment houses. Orders TO Vacate Twelve o.
these tenement buildings, containing seventy
one families, were passed during the yea
leTs, and were almost without exception com
piled with. In some Instances, however, un
der the present health Organization, there
shown some disposition TO question and op
pose tho authority OF the board In this 70
gard. The board In this, as In other respects
Is resoluto and determined.
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Under the general law the Board of Healt
has full power to prevent the introductio
and spread Of infectious and contagious dis
eases. The law Of the State requires ever
local Board OF Health to furnish the mean
OF and enforce the vaccination Of every In