National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-04
HE ALTH GUARDIANS.

THE IMPURE OIL QUESTION-REPORT
OF THE CORONER AND HEALTH Of
FICER.
The Board Of Health held regular meeting
last night; DR.. q. c. Cox (president) in the chair.
MI. Marbury, from the finance committee, re-
ported anYmber Of bills, which were approved and
ordered to be paid.
Asynopsis of the operations Of the health ONCE
for the week ending January 81 shows: Nuisan ces
reported les, referred 7s abatcd xsl, notices H.
sued 10, nuisances reported to Board Of Public
Works 30, absted by Board Of Public Works %,
complaints Of citizens 20, dead animals removed
30. Marine produets-nspections, n 800 bushels Of
oysters, 1855 bushes Of fish; condemnstions, IA
punches OF fish; unwholesome food condemned, 1oa
pounds beef, calf, pounds mutton, Is pounds
pork, rabbits, ducks, O. chickens, geese, Is
birds, s bushels potatoes, one half barrel apples;
animals impounded ], redeemed ], amount real
lied q; privies oleansd GO, pumps engaged.
Synopsis Of Ssss-csss for the past sss meth;
1888, complaints q, nuisances reported to Board
OF Public Works 2is, Attachments from Board Of
Public works rs notices Issued g, g ssxs. notices
plants IS. Marine products-inspections, Ill, 500
bushels oysters, Il, 80 punches fsh; condemns
wholesome food condemned, s7s pounds beef, 50
pounds veal, 50 pounds mutton. Isl pounds lamb,
b. pounds bacon. live call, 50 pounds pork, 81
tsSe Il ducks, is turE:ys ia chickens, los birds
sss:f Fssssis P' ss:e sss sa
s oppHs. Animals ,mpoundsd Cl redeemed i H.
killed 2 died /, amount realised els. Priviei
The fefSrt Of the coroner for tn. past month
drowned, j; run over 81 cars, !; heat dlss,se !;
fugahN r. BIRTH
Master Frank Riley complained Of the condi-
tion Of the stove in the Montgomery street school
nSss ss sas ~
ferred to the health oficer.
A letter was received from the Odorless Exca-
Hshs III Il
calling the attention Of the board to the fact that
S Sy shs e sssE a:T sx thss
with the request made in the communication will
cost them an additional expense. 1t will require
three times as many tanks as are now used, andi
sary, which they think would be unjust to lay
upon them. The additional handling by boat or
q The sd tanks Mould have
consequence they would soon find themselves
eomplained Of for using leaky tanks.
which the report Of the sanitary committees on the
subject Of Illuminating oils was adopted; which
He then moved that the report be filed, and said
committee in March, 1872, and no action had been
taken upon 1t. He proceeded to read the legisla-
mixture q nspsSa and iiiuniSssins Siis, making
for the ofienss. He further argued that any fur.
of Hsalih' g desis.d, they eesid appoint n in
specter to exanbethese efb, and, IL f0und impure,
make the sellers 1nenabie 70 the law: sui he
iss1f 1be 81 Ss the duties the
Dl. verdi thOseh. sSI yss no Ne. question to
their organization. Thers 10 . law Of Congress in
out in this District. This fact must have been
IT, Iii: IA. could b q, snisscsd 81 any etissn
he desired to knov Why the board could not also.
Judge Fisher had personally informed them that
would prosecute. He claimed that Il WAS their
duty to look amer these cases Of sales Of impure
oil I; az act Of justice e the citi.sn, 1.-THE duty
tics To a. 80. II. board ssd strs.shsd their
4:
that the polIes had mot taken sone action in the
matter and attributed the fset TO their ignorance
Of e l:.ss &: ;s sSS
in regard e these oiis. Ne thoaght the report Of
@ittsss mould have soss 70 ~ Isgisis.urs and
PIoiesser I1nEstse i'd that On. committee
p. s.s.atios 4 Tie d. bsIosSsd to the police
Gl: Mssbsrz, II =. rsssnnsrea correctly,
for general law sa the subject, and did not
specify any particular point ior ls4islatien. He
to execute this law granted to them IN The orxsnic
act; however, the board had decided difisrsntly,
and be was csoPsilsd % suphit = tHs vii Of the
The motion to file vas than adcrt.a .,d ~.