Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-25
Boa rd of Health.

REMOVAL OF NIGHT SOIL AND OFFAL-
MORTUARY REPORT FOR LAST WEEK.
AT recent special meeting of the BOari of
Health the special committee on
THE DISPOSITION OF NIGHT SOIL
submitted preamble and resolutions, which
were adopted. setting forth that their attOr-
ney. Mr.. Joseph Fl. Bradley, had advised
them that 1.-THE contract made by the board
with +. +. Sawyer for the removal of night
soil, garbage and dead animals from the
cities of Washington and Georgetown, has
been violated and broken by said SAWYER 1"
and therefore "Said contract is declared to be
broken, violated and forfeited by said Saw
yer; and is hereby vacated, annulled and de-
clared of no further binding force and that
Sawyer be notified of the action of the board:
that the special committee is hereby directed
TO make arrangements with F. L. SAWYER or
any Other person for the removal of night
soil, garbage. and dead animals from Wash
ingtOn and Georgetown till the first day of
April, 1919, and report the same to the board
for approval"
REMOVAL OF OFFAL.
Chlef Clerk ID. ;. Jones was directed to no.
tlfy Mr.. r. Il. Sawyer Of the action; also to
notify him that the board recommend that ne
be employed by the board To remove said
offal till the first day of April next. at a
monthly compensation of Al ,666.65-the work
tobe done in all respects under the direction
of the Board of Health-and this arrange
ment TO take effect Immediately, January
%. 1915.
The proposition was accepted bv Mr.. Saw
yer. and the health officer was officially nOti-
ned by the secretary that the board directs
thaI during the interruption of navigation
on the Potomac river, by reason of the ice
embargo, point or points be designated
rom time 10 time, as necessity may require
as place or places of deposit for accumuIa-
tons Of Offal now lying at and being dpliv-
cred at 1Ith-Street wharf.-the removal and
transportation Of said OfiaI to he made SUBJ
lect 10 such regulations as may be deemed
best calculated to protect the public health
The chair submitted resolutions authOriZ-
ing the president of the board to advertise for
proposals for the removal of night soil, &C.
nom Washington and Georgetown from and
10 any points To be designated by the board;
the time for proposals to close on the ISt of
March next, and the work to commence on
The LIST OF April ensuing. and that the board
reserves the right OF rejecting any or all bids:
adopted.
THE VITAL STATISTICS REPORT
was submitted for the week ending January
10th, showing total deaths, 50. OF the above
number 81 were under year of age. The
principal causes of death were: Phthisis
pulmOnaliS, 9; pneumonia, Is, and congestion
of the lungs, 5. The number of deaths was
IL more than last week or at the rate of 3OS5
per 900 per annum. Mortality of the white
population was at the rate of POS per 900
Rate of mortality of the colOred population
was 5s.5 per 1000 per annum. Number of
births reported during the week, s1-White,
"a; cOlOred, q. Rate of increase Of the white
population by births over deaths, 7.2S per
900; while the decrease Of the cOlOred pOpu-
latiOn by deaths over births was at the rate
OF "a per ] 900 Der annum.