National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Opening Of Bids for Removing Night Soil.
The Board Of Health held e regular meeting
at their rooms, 1223 F street, yesterday at u
O'Clock M, all the members present
Mr.. Marbury, from the committee on finance,
reported several bills, which were approved and
ordered to be paid.
MI Marbury also presented his monthly fnan-
eial. statement as treasurer, as follows: Balance
in hands Of treasurer February l, 1875, a. 574s7;
received from District Of Columbia, s26s5; re-
ceived from United States, 5000; to be accounted
for, e. 259 81; DISTURBED per vouchers District
fund.- 81 ssS4; disbursed rs per vouchers, (Treas
uTy, u 2le.49; total discussed q ,004s3i balance
on rand March /, 1875, SG5f "a; amount appropri-
ated for fiscal year, So 40; amount received on
TequisitiOn, S44.Ol5; balance due from appro-
pristions, go, as; total available, S20,6T94
The health officer forwarded pay rolls OF pound
employees, garbage collectors and physicians and
Tbe health oticer also presented his usual
weekly synopsis for the week ending February
2, 1875, as follows Nuisances reported, 54s; re-
ferred 59 abated, S65; referred to commissioners,
Is; citizens complaints q; ciaI notices issued
d; causes Of death Investigated, 10; pecuniary
conditions investigated, s; buriAls at public ex-
pense recommended, s; cost Of mediclnes furnished
by druggists to the poor, S79.49; number OF pa
uents treated by physicians to the door, 3l2: dead
animals reported and removed, So; loads Of gar
bage removed, 1856; priTies cleaned by Oderless
ExcaTating Company, COL. Marine products in
spec- ed-929O punches fish and 47g2 bushels Of
oysters. C0ndemned-lO3 punches fish, q bushels
pork, II chickens, s turkeys, geese, 20 pounds
butter, bushels potatoes, Sol heads cabbage,
dozen bananas. Animals impounded 1; re-
deemed, l: amount realized, 81.
On motion Of DR.. Bliss, the board then proceed
60 70 open the proposals for the removal Of night
sou, garbage and dead animals from the cities Of
washington and Georgetown. There were fiE
teen DIGS IN all, and they were opened and read
N tbe t9iloNlng order: Washington Nallor, from
loot OF SeVenteenth-street wharf to some point on
Ihe PCtomae river, for one, two and three years
eS,4U3; l. McSanfey Co., TO some point outside
the District limits, Tor three years kl4 600; H,
GroEler, from any point designated 10 SmithIand
Ffnee georges county, Maryland for one two
or three years, 50 300 H Holmes pIace beTeaffeP
designated, for one year $4,000, two Tears Il mn
and three years for So 600; Nv. w Yandenbura'
Tor one year Sl2,500, TIVE years So 500 and three
years for So 500; Robert H. Ryan. to anv Macs
designated for three years. for a. 500 per month.
W. Z. WatrOus, to Four-mile run, three Years
for S4.695; H. T. Turner & Co., to some Doint an
the Baltimore and Ohio or Baltimore and Pofo
mac railroad twenty miles from the city, for one
such WharTes as the board may prescribe 10 some
point on the Potomac river, for One two or three
years. SlO,525; NJ. V. Nichols, by rail or water to
any place designated by the board, for ten years
Slb,OO1; J. J. Hines, TO any point to be mutually
agreed upon, for ten years, $4,000 G. W. Knox
from seventeenth and street Eharves or by rafi
when Ice tmpedes navigation, for one year
John France, BY rail or water, one year g, 9OO
three years $500; Nichols & Hines
% some point On some railroad running out Of
Washineton- 5000. ]. J. Garrett sent in o pro-
posaI, without the accompanying $500, proposing
to remove y rail or water for $4,000. Without
considering the bids the board then adjourned to
Thursday eyeHing,t the 4th instant,