Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-27
RDarsl Of Health.
VITAL STATIsTICLTHE BOWEN CONTRACT,
THE SAWYER CONTRACT, ETC.
re Board Of Heath met last night, DR..

VIAL STATIsrICs-THE BOWEN CONTRACT,
TIE SAWYER CONTRACT, ETC.
re Board Of Heath met last night, DR..
or In the chair. and
THE MORTUARY REPORT
for the week hiding February 20th, ISIS. was
submitted, showing al deaths, the largest
number ever reported in any one week since
The organization of the Board OF Health.
The most prominent causes were pneumonia,
from which there were 70 deaths; next fol-
lows measles. &; whoOping cough, Q; Group, 3;
congestion OF lungs, ); consumption, IL; con-
TulstODs, 9; trfsmus nascentium, 4; congeS-
ton OF brain, !; and old age, g. Fifty-four
were white and fifty-seven colored; 10 were
under one month old, and b from enc month
To one year old. Nine marriages and sixteen
births were reported. The mortality was 26
more than last week, or at the rate of 3s.4s
per one thousand per annum. Rate or NOR
tally of the waite population was 1852 per
annum, while the mortality Of the colored
population was 74.lO per one i.000 for the
same period. Number OF births reported
during the week was 6l-white, 80; coloFed
70 Rate OF decrease of the white population
by deaths over births, 1910 per Loco: while
the decrease OF the cOlOred population by
Ccalts over births was 36.i0 per J 900 per an
DIT Bliss stated that the very large increase
| o1 mortality among the eOlo-ed population
was owing In great degree to went
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
= communication was reCei we'd cOmpfain-
| ing of the hardness of the OforIesS F,xGsyat-
/ ing company in responding 20 a call fJr their
services. y discussion followed in relation
fOmD9nV.
/ Marbury stating that several verbal com
/ paints had been made 10 him.
| The four brick houses and four frF me shan
/ ties in alley between T. and r and 12th ana
l5th streets northwest. property Of William
/ RutheTfOrd, were declared tn b nuisanceS.
ana the health officer was direCUCd 10 cause
I the abatement of the same.
4 THE CONTRACT FOR FILLING VACANT LOTS.
Or. Bliss moved that the secretary b. au-
thOrIZed 10 address q communication 70 our
| Delegate in Congress in reletiOn to On inn
oHl.if nI in
I fore Congress for the relief of William Bowen.
contractor To the board for filling up certain
1 vacant lots, and for which the board had no
means tOpay.
Mr. MaThury denied that the Board Of
Health had done any thing contrary 10 law.
They were authorized by act OF Legislative
Assembly 10 fill these lots. besides this con-
tract with Bowen had received the sanction
of the governor Of the District.
Mr.. LangstOn took the same view. The
contract had been sanctioned by the COVER
Ior and nothing Illegal had been done.
Dr. Verdi said the committee in Congress
rad PROBABLY got its impressions from resO-
! luton adopted by the Board of Health some
time since. ana which he at that time OPP
posed, recognizing BOWen'S services and
strongly recommending his claim To the
favorable consideration of our Delegate in
Congress, who had upon the strength of il
submitted the bill for this relief
MI. Marbury stated that the bill pending
III congress not only implies ceusure of the
board, but the effect would be To cripple its
efficiency. He read the section. including a
Proyiso, "that said Board Of Health shall be-
and they are hereby. prohibited from incur
iiPg any liability not previously authorized
by act of Congress-"
The motion OF DIR. Bliss was adOpted.
SECRET SESSION ON SAwYEF.
y communication was received from Saw
yer Il Co, in relation to their contract for the
removal OF night soil. The secretary COM
menced reading il. when Mr.. Narbury in
lerrupted. saying this was matteI. which
should be considered in secret session. Some
discussion followed. DIR. Verdi was in
favor of considering il ia open session;
he saw nothing about il of which the
public should be kept in the dark. Other
mem beTS were in favor of closed doors
Finally a motion to adjourn prevailed and
the board went into secret session.