National Republican., 1875-06-08

The btrr15iaI meeting of the Board Of HeGath for
The election of othcers and transaction OF other
business was held a: the board rooms llst night;
all OF the members present, and DIR. &C. Cox,
president, in the chair.
Mr M&rbury, from the fisanee committee, re-
ported bills amounting to $50; which we're ap-
proved and OrdOFed to be paid.
TheFnealth ofEeer Submitted the following sy-
nopsfs Of the operations Of his ONCE for the week
ending June a 1878: Nuisanoes reported, S2l; re-
ferred 80: Gbatod, 4l4; referred to Commissioners,
II; ociGl notices issued, 9; citizens complaints,
"A; causes Of deaths investigated, :; burials at
public expense recommended, G. patients treated
by hy sicianS to poor, l3l; cost Of medicines far
nished by druggists, SO; dead animals reported
and removed, l79; Privies cleaned by 0dorless Ex-
caTatiDg Company, LOGS; marine products in
spected, sCO herring go shad, l46 sturgeon, IFS
punches fish, 5000 clans, 5000 crabs, and c2j
bushels oysters; condemned, lis punches fish, go
clans and LOO crabs: unTholesOme food con-
denned go lbs. beef, l. lbs veal, 10 lbs pork, l
beet tongue, 3gl% bushels kale- III punches rad
ishes,' 6O punches asparagus, bushels peas, =
buskel apples, So dozen cucumbers, 3C7 heads OF
lettuce, 20 heads Of cabbage punches rhubarb, !
busheI cabbage sprouts, and e. boxes straWber-
ries. Pound report - Animals impoGnded l69;
aStSSWSNf ~ hlAASNf 4""f - -
realized, SG4.
Joseph b. Cramer made application Scr the po-
sition OF sanitary inspector.
Professor Langston, from the ordinance com
mittee, submitted q report amending the rules,
which was adopted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The alterations makes the Oficers Of the board
consist OF a president, secretary, treasurer, and
register. who shall be elected annually the lirst
Monday in June. There shall also he i've stand
ing committees namely, finance, ordinance, san
itary. sanitary police, and epidemies.
BY Ibis modification the office OF secretary and
register is divided into two instead OF one, as here
toiore, thereby creating new Ofhce.
The board then proceeded to an election, and
the following were chosen: President, DIR. Z. q.
Cox. treasurer, Mr.. John Narbury; register, DR..
d. W. >I}iiSS.
There was quite spirited contest over the Of
fee of secretary and for quite long time it was
doubtful " no would be the successful candidate.
1t came second the list, but aiter repeated bal
let's AID 10 election being secured it was post
poned until the other Offices were illed. The bal
Ioting was then resumed and, after eleven ballots
had teen cast all standing alike, viz: LangstOn,
=; Marbury, !; Bliss, 1; Verdi. l. DIR. Bliss moved
the election be postponed until a subsequent
meeting Prot. LangstOn raised the point of
order that under the rules, as amended, the office
must be filled that evening. BEnOting was
again started and continued, the twelfth, thiT-
teenth, fourteenth, and up to the twenty-socond,
resulting the same as those previously taken
Tie election was then then temporarily sus.
perded. The officers chosen then accepted their
positions.
DR.. COys sPEECH.
nr Cox. il resumin.g the chair of the presiding
oilcCr. said that he was not insensblo TO the re-
rv.1 of hRir confidence HDUpvRr mn II hp
might have erred in judgmest, no member would
charge him with partiaIity in his rulings. TLey
had now been together lJr four years with their
body UnbrUken, and all Individually and cOllec-
lively for the sanitary good Of this community.
The progress they had made was app:cc at,d
by the citizens. and be hoped in the future they
would display the same zeal iGT the sanitary
welfare OF the city and public as has char3c-
terizcd their efforts in the past. He was about
entering upon his third term, as expressed by the
gentleman (PrOf. LangstOn) on his left, aad he
did rot think it requisite to obtain permission OF
the New York Herald to 10 so. He had done no
electiUneerng to secure the position, and the
proud satisfaction it afforded him was that it was
that it was rendered from his fellow members an
solicited.
DR.. BL,ss
IhaDkcd the r.esa!;ers for their confidence in re-
eIecting hin 20 the QBl:e OF register. Tie Office
Of secretary bad now been separated from his
Gu'.os and ,Touii pass iEi9 |theT hands DE
had given the sanitary condi ion Of the city
stant and careful study, and thought they we're
undeseTving he censure heing heaped upon them
hy pa)cr IN the city, and an ignorant portion OF
the ccmECaity
He wished to explicitly state and have it dis
tinc;Iy Understood tina: the death depot was
not nuisance. lie citizens in that section may
think so now, but lie wished to say il such was
found 10 he the ca sc when he building was COM
pleJed ii wsuiG he Immediately removed.
M Earrury hen gave brief stat smcnt Of the
cCnti'irn OF the inauecs, and that the obligations
Of the rOaTd haG all been Maid.
MORE VOTING.
A ,Eird effort 10 elect a sccTetr7y was then
made: the tweuty-thirL. tWenty y-!UurJh. tW enty-
fltF, twsl;y-siXth, twenty-sevenih and twenty
eithth ballots resulted in no election, the vote
standing he same IS was cast in the hrst ballot.
Nj. NarLury stated that under the rule Dr.
Bliss and imscll could not hOld two Offices, and
navinE been elected 10 positions they were ineli-
gible or tfa- secr" tary, and all the votes cast
for them were as blanks. The thirtieth ballot
was then Laker, with the same result. DIR. Cox
said that unless change took place he shOul 1
move TO drop the loves. candidate, II possible.
which could EuJ be done at present, as here were
three members getting one vote each and one re
eeiving two. Professor LangstoR agreed to vote
Tor his opponent, provided that he would return
the compliment. The thirty-hrst and thirty
second ballots showed no alteration, and the
deadlock was still strong.
Itr. Bliss wanted to drop the lowest candidate.
Il-. Cox desired to know who was the lowest.
There were three members having a vote each
and one with two votes. To leave of those
three would be TO elect the other member with.
out giving either Of the other three gentlemen
an opportunity Of being voted for, which he could
not regard fair prOcc, ding. II two members
were receiving two votes each, then there would
he 10 trouble Of dropping the odd vote. As it
now stood he did not see any other course 10
pursue than 20 continue baIlOting.
DIR. VERDI
said that he did not hold office, neither did he
desire one. and certainly would not accept one
il elected by two votes. IS it was not majority
Of the bSarc, and he should not feel that he
was the choice O. the board. He had not voted
iOr himsell,'aDd would motif ne remained at the
meeting all his Life. Another member said that
he would do so when the necessary time ar.
rived, which could be done if he fslt so dis.
posed, and it was a mere matter of taste.
Dr. Bliss thought if he was like Prof Langs.
ton receiving two votes, he would vote for himself
and settle the election. The contest was begun
Afalus anu Tue oo4. y1Lu- o5Lu OOLus up u duu
Guiding the 18th, the vote stood as before.
Mr.. Marbury then moved to adjourn. but it was
lost: Ayes, 2-Mr. Narbury and DIR. Verdi; nays,
Drs. Bliss and Cox and Prof Llngston. The
4Gth ballot was then ordered. Previous to its
being taken Prof. LangstOn said that he had not
been consulted in the nomination, bat had been
voted for repeatedly, and as often voted against.
He should now do what he considered his duty
in the vote he was casting, which would be eI-
planned by the counting Of the ballots (which was
voting for himselL) He had not desired the ofice
and did not know that he had ever held the posi-
tion Of secretary Tor any thing or body.
PROF. LANGsToN SECRETARY.
The iorty-sixIh ballot resulted-Llngstou, ,;
Bliss, ]; Verdi, ].
DR.. Bliss moved 10 make the election unani.
nous, which failed, Dr. Verdi voting in the mega
tive.
motion was then made TO adjourn and lost.
Prof LangstOn briefly stated what he expected
TO perform in carrying out the duties Of secretary
aud it remained to be seen whether he was de-
serving Of their thanks or net.
DR.. Cox moved to reconsider the vote by which
the secretary's election was not made unauim 1us
He thought it was due that gentleman that he
should receive such courtesy, and he believed that
the member who voted in the opposition would
appreciate his action in the premises TheneWIy.