National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFF

OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE
THE POOR TO BE PAID FOR LOSSES
BY SMALLPOX,
The Board of Health met at their rooms last
evening. In the absence Of the president
Prof. ]. NJ. Langston was called to the chair.
Mr.. Marbury, from the finance committee,
reported number Of bills that were approved.
The following is synopsis of the operations
OF the health Office for the week ending July
II: NuisaAces reported 555, referred 25S, abated
4S9, referred to Commissioners of District of Co
lumbia 70, notices issued %, sewer notices is
sued q, complaints of citizens g., dead ami
mails removed 25S; marine products, inspec-
tons, 1895 buaches of fish, $500 CLANS, z
surgeons, 1890 crabs, 125 bushels of oysters;
concentrations, 81 punches fish, 700 crabs
525 pounds beef, 20 pounds veal, SO pounds
mutton, pounds pork, 1871 pounds bacon,
A pounds beans, 1904 dozen cucumbers, 50
bushels peas, 3 bushels tomatoes, 1929 heads
cabbage, 5b1shels bets, bushel potatoes, 5
squashes, 90 bushels apples, ~ bushels cher
RES, 25 boxes berries, % cantelOpes; animals
impounded PA, redeemed AZ, sold /, killed
2O2; amount realized S45.75; privies cleaned
760.
A petition was received from the property
owners on P street, between New Jersey ave
nue. and Fifth street northwest, asking the
and requesting the board to recommend the
proper authorities to make such improvement.
Referred to the District Commissioners.
The frame house situated in Goat alley, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh and L and NJ streets
northwest, the property Of Daniel Mahoney,
was declared nuisance and the health officer
ordered to abate the same.
The health officer informed the board that
the contractors, Peter Murray & Co. ,On apply
ing for permits TO tap sewers, Gb the office of
the Commissioners of the District Of Columbia,
were required to deposit $25 for each permit to
be granted, as security against damage TO the
streets or pavements. The contractors COM
plain Of these regulations and ask the board to
interfere in their behalf.
Prof. Langston, from the special committee
to whom was referred the matter of paying
poor persons for bedding, clothing or furniture
destroyed under the orders, regulations and
instructions passed by the Board of Health,
under "An act for the prevention of diseases in
the District of Columbia passed by the Legis-
lative Assembly, and approved June 10, 1872,
reported that they find due such poor persons,
according to the annual report of the board for
the year ending September so, 1873, for prop-
erty destroyed about IS, 1868; that persons
having such claims under the law have not
been, as yet, so Unidentified for the value of
their property, and cannot be without special
arrangement and effort in their behalf. as the
order to justification of the payment of any
sum thus claimed.
The committee recommended as to the last
named point that notice be given of the readi-
ness of the board to receive and consider these
claims, and the committee be directed to pro-
coed as rapidly as practicable with the settle
ment of the same, and they be directed to ap-
ply rigid rules of evidence well as close bust
ness judgment with regard to the identity of
claimants and value OF property claimed to
have been destroyed.
That the several amounts aggregating the
sum named, or any sums found due claimants
more or less than said aggregate amount, be
paid out of any unexpended balance remaining
in the hands of the treasurer Of the District of
Columbia to the credit of the board, and appro-
priated by the late Legislative Assembly.
The report was adopted.
DR.. Verdi called up the report submitted by
him at a previous meeting, and published in
TIE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, on the subject
Of inspection Of teas, groceries, &c.
He briefly advocated the adoption Of the re-
port, maintaining that the expense could be
kept within reasonable bounds, and the result
would be vastly beneficial to the health of the
community.
DR.. Bliss thought it iniudicious to make the
undertaking at the present time. He was ia
vorable to the proposition, but there. were
other important subjects that would employ
all their means and time, and there were no
funds to meet this proposed expense. For
those reasons he opposed the movement and
made the minority report.
After further discussion on the subject the
report was laid on the table temporarily, and
the board adjourned.