Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-20
Board nf HaaIfG.

~tAE 1EOI BIE=bME con
Al regular meeting of the Board Of
Health, last night-all the members present
and DR.. Cox IN The chair-Mr. I.angStOn.
from he committee on ordinance. submit
ted a long report OH TIE
CLAIM OF wN. BOWEN
for filling up some vacant lots, The report
contained a lengthy preamble. which rec!te [
The terms -! hI- contract. ana closed with q
resolution 10 be forwarded TO DuT Delegate in
Congress. endorsing The claim. and asking
him TO use hiS endedyOrS 10 have a dill
passed by Congress iOT the relief of said
Bowen.
Dr. Verdi >trenuouSly opposed any action
OF the board on the resolution. The running
10 Congress for every little Thin. OF this kind
was what created prejudice in the minds OF
members against this District. Mr.. Bowen
should be neid TO his contract and abide bv
the terms which he had accepted. The BOarI
OF Health should not be made Use of 10 al
vance the interests of any man before Con
sreSS. The board had entered into a contract
with Bowen TO nil up these lots. based upOn
The superstition that the expense could be
assessed against the property and cOIlecte
a. 4 tax. Bowen mad accepted the contract
with full knowledge of the terms, and now
u had been a>certained that the Board OF
Health had no authority TO make any such
contract Endorsing the resolution viii be
an acknowledgment that the board has done
aH Illegal ACT and that they ask Congress to
pay Tor their blunder.
DR.. Bliss opposed the resolution.
llr- Cox said the resolution was not intend
Cd TO go before Congress, but simply as an
expression TO OUr Delegate a. u the Justice
OF he claim.
After further discussion. the resolution was
adopted
THE NIGHT SOIL QUESTION.
Mr. LaugstOn also made report that the
contractors for remOVin. uight-SOil are
dumping 10 Oh what j. known as the Dodge
itTHu+ across the Long bridge. ia viola lion of
tue terms OF the contract. The matter had
been referred 10 an attorney. Joseph II. Brad
ley, ESQ. iOr aB opinion as To whether the
CONTRACT had not been broken and could not
he aEHuiied. The opinion OF Mr.. Bradley *
tIdt 10 has been violated. and could be an
Gg!Ien, or a solj couid be brought against
sawyer & Co. the contractors. The report
was adopted and the papers referred TO the
committee having the matter in charge.
The application OF Dir. McCeuey FOR 2D0
DafTeiN Oh hI2ht-soH Tor fertIllzing purposes
was approved.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The health officer report for the week end
ing January 10th was read. showing mis-
snces ahated. 80; causes OF death investi-
gated, II; patients treated by physicians to
the poor. III; cost OF medicines furnished by
drngsisis 10 the poor, S50.2l; dead animals re-
a letter frOm the registrar OI vital statistics
was read, stating that Allen Talbot sexton
OF me Young Mems burial ground. had in
without permit from the Board of HeaIth.
referred 10 the attorney, with Instructions 70
prosecute the sexton.
A letter was read from ]. B. Moore. drug
SiSt' denying the published statement that
MS cod liver Oil contained any poison. snd
asking what action the board had taken on
the matter; ordered 10 be filed, and the opinion
Of the chemist forwarded to Mr.. Moore when
n Is ready.
A communication from j. p. Stockbridoe
Co. proposing To remove night-Soil from,
me District at the rate OF $1,000 per anniIm
was referred.
O. communication from a druggist NAMED
SChai hlrt was read, asking that his stock Of
j., ia De isPected aud II any are found TO be
~, ~ oad colidl ilon that he is ready to DESTROY