Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-08
ROard Of Health.


last night. DIR. Cox in the chair.
THE HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT
for the week ending June 5tb was submitted,
showing Ala nuisances abated; causes OF
death investigated. I; burials at public ey-
pense,6; patients treated by physicians to
the POOR, l31; dead animals removed, 1T9.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lunches fish; $50 clans;
Leo crabs; $50 pounds beef: II do. veal: Is
do. pork; SOY bushels kale; III punches rad
ishes; 10 punches asparagus; bushels peas;
81 dozen cucumbers; 307 heads lettuce; 20
heads cabbage, and 90 boxes straw berries
Animals impounded, log; redeemed, 50;
Killed, l35; proceeds realized, S3i.
REORGANIZATION.
Mr.. LangstOn, to whom had been referred
the subject OF changing the standing rules
recommended that the first section be amend
Ell so as TO make four principal officers viz:
President, secretary, registrar of vital statis-
Ties, and treasurer; also, five standing COM
mittees, viz: Finance, ordinances, santa ",
sanitary police, and committee on epidem-
les. These recommendations were adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The board then went into an election of
Officers, Dr. Verdi in the chair. On the first
ballot DIR. {. c. Cox received three votes for
president, and DR.. Bliss two. DIR. Cox was
declared unanimously elected.
Mr.. Marbury nominated DIR. Verui as sec
rotary. The 1st, I'd, Sd, and 4th ballots each
resulted, Verjii ], Bliss 1, Marbury I, and
LangstOn ?. DIR. Bliss Withdrew after the 81
ballot. The 5th resulted: Verdi /, Langston
Mr.. Marbury moved that they suspend the
balloting for secretary and proceed to the
election ofregistrar OF vital statistics; agreed
to. The ballot for this Office stood, Bliss 1,
and Langston I.
The office of treasurer was the next taken
up. and Mr.. Marbury was declared elected,
ton /.
Balloting was then resumed for secretary.
and the 6th ballot for this office stood Cox /,
Verdi l, Marbury I, and LangSton 2. The
9Th was the same with the exception that
the vote cast for DIR. Cox was this time ven
for DR.. Verdi, The Sth, 9th, 10th, 18th, 18th,
ana ai, 18Th ballots developed no change. The
18th ballot stood Bliss 2, Verdi /, Marbury
], and LangstOn l. 15th-LangstOn ,, Bliss
!, Verdi l. and Marbury 1. 16th-LangsUon
2, Bliss /, Verdi I, and Marbury I.
REMARKS BY DIR. cox.
Dr. Cox said the prejudiCeS which assailed
them from almost every quarter at the be-
ginning OF their career had in a large
measure relaxed as the citizens became con
WINGED of their good works, AND to the Board
of Health is now accorded the credit due to
IT. The sanitary refOrmations in this Dis
trIct are rully appreciated by all farm nded
persons. In future he would try to make the
office of the President of the Board of Health
a model in the way of fair and impartial
administration. Applause
DIR. BLISS ON THE DEATH DEPOT.
Dr. Bliss thanked the members for the COM
pliment Of re-electing him a second time to
the office of registrar of vital statistics. His
heart had been in this work, and to-day the
TRADES made against the board come from
those ignorant of its workings ard duty
The unjust criticisms of one Of the city press.
rance. As To this ''death depot of which so
much had been said, il is well known by
those who take the trouble TO investigate il
that il is no nuisance at all, and when com
pleted not one word of complaint can be fair
ly made against it.
MR. 0IARBURY'S THANKS.
Mr.. Marbury thanked the members for the
compliment paid him in electing him again
10 the responsible Office of treasurer. He mai
held the office four years. and had disbuTsed
a great deal of money faithfully and with
no. Ii ,~rrgr,s
the debts of the board had been paid. and
that no 3-G5 bonds had been used to do it, In
the future, as in the past, he would endeavor
to discharge his duty TO the honor and credit
of the board.
MORE BALLoTING.
The 18th ballot for secretary was then
taken, and stood: LangstOn 2, Verdi |, Bliss
/. Marbury 1. 18th, 18th, Goth, and 21st same.
Mr.. Marbury withdrew; DR.. Bliss did the
same. The I'D and sd ballots were taken,
resulting: LaDgston =, Verdi |, Bliss /, Mar
bury l. 9th and 18th the same.
DIR. Verdi thought the rules should be so
difficulty.
Mr.. Langston said he saw but one way-to
drop the lowest on the list, or some gentle
man must vote for himself
DIR. Bliss said, it having been decided TO
divide the offices of registrar of vital Stats
tics and secretary, there were two members
eligible for the latter, and if he were Mr..
LangstOn he would vote for himself.
Mr.. LangstOn said this was very distaste-
not be necessary.
Ballots were then continued until the 39th
without change, and that resulted Lang
ston, ?; Verdi, 1; Bliss, /, and Marbury
vote.
Mr.. Marbury moved they go into secret ses-
sion; lost.
An ELECTION OF SECRETARY AT LAST.
Mr.. Langston here said that ne would not
vote as he proposed 10 do now under any
other circumstances. The office of secretary,
IL Is well known, is one of labor, and without
WfEgi trsa "A
improperly in doing what he proposed
vote for himseIf-as he believed it To be his
duty to do so.
Tie next ballot was taken and Mr.. Lang
sion received three votes, Verdi one and Mar
bury one.
DR.. Bliss moved that the vote be declared
unanimous; which failed, as DR.. Verdi voted
Mr.. LangstOn stated what he meant 70 do
in the conduct Of his Office as secretary.
Dr. Cox moved reconsideration Of the vote
20 make the election unan imOus.
After debate the vote on reconsideration
was carried, and the election of Mr.. Lang
Ston a. secretary ma lie unanimous, Dr.
Verdi voting in the Affirmative.
VACCINATION.
The board then went into executive ses-
sion, and adopted resolutions. offered by Dr.
Cox. that lin view of the prevalence of small
poX, OF VlTulent type, ia one of the cities of
the Seaboard, ii is Important that every pre-
caution should be adopted to prevent its an
pearance and spread in this District; there
be requested to procure the vaccination as
Tar as practicable, of all infants and others
OF their respective patrons who NAV not
nave been protected by that means of pre-
Ventlon; that vaccination matter be pro-
cured by the board for distribution to the
ward physicians to he used by them for the
purpose heretofore designated"
a BRISK DAY IN THE MATRIMONIAL
MISUNDERSTANDING licenses have been is
sued as follows: Edward FIaherty and
Bridget Conner; Roswell Charter, tr.. and
Rosa w. Harris, of Richmond; Francis
Beach and Frances Trusloe OF Alexandria;
George 4. GTaley and Lucia \. Wells N Y:
John Henigs and Milly Robinson: j. Thomas
Linkins and Mary Virginia Wren: G. q.
NiedOmanski and Ida Bladen; ID. T. Walthen.
or ST Mary'S county, Md, and Mary :
Jones, OF Richmond, Va; H. Spates and
Maria l.. Trunnell; Elisha 4. Berry. of
FRINGE Georges, and Annie l.. Sweeny. of
Washington, II. c.; Anderson Rollins and
Emma Bonner; DIR. Robertson Howard and
Isolina EudOra CaruSi; VIM. Fl. Travers and
Julia walden, of Alexandria; John ]. Sip
perry, OF Rensselaer, county. y. ", and KATE
Tyson, OF Fairfax; David Wilson and Amelia
Young, Of Georgetown; Robert Forbes and
Mary Eliza Johnson.
SUITS OF PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST
THE u q L. RAILRoAD-Afr. las. &. PAYNE
Today filed suits against the Baltimore and
POtnTnan 90.