Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-01
The Board Of Health.
A LARGE A,IOCNT OF UNwHOLEsOhE Foo
CONDEMSED-TWO HOUSES on G STREE

A LAR6E A,iOCNT OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD
COSDEMNED-TwO HOUSES on G STREET
DECLARED NUISANCES, &c.
Al the meeting OF the Board Of Health last
night. Mr.. Langston, from the committee on
ordinances. reported that all the expense of
applying yentilating apparatus in Offal cars
should be at the expense Of the contractors
Tie pOrt was adopted.
pT. Verdi, from the special committee ap-
pointed 10 consult with the District Commits
sicners on the subject Of nOXiCus weeds aud
unsOund wood pavernents, cleaning of alleys
&c, reported the facts as given in THE STA
a few days ago
Mr.. Ma,bury submitted his monthly finan-
c1al statement, showing the total amount
cisbUTsed S5,333.f5. Balance on hand August
81 1873, >l,o25 20 Amount appropriated for
nScal year, so, Z}5; amount received on ra-
QUESTION. 10, 1850. Balance due on reuuisI-
ton, >ii 60. Total available, Si3 $3.50.
The health officers report for the week
erdlng August p shows, among other things,
nUlSances ahated, 90, and patients treated
by physicians TO the poor, 10. COudemua-
tOns-3,iJ0 clans. 3. so crabs. lis punches
nsh, bushels oysters, IS pounds beet, 7 veal,
i3 mutton. 10 sausage, rs pork. % bacon. y
dozen eggs, 10 egg plants, 224 dozen cucum-
beTS, lij dozen corn. q SquaSheS, - bushels
tomatoes, p bushels beans. u bushels pOta-
toes, 40 heads cabbage. 2Gl3 waternelOnS
az CartalOupes, ~ bushels pea ches. p BUSH
els apples, bushels pears.
ON the recommendation Of the health on
Ger the two brick houses and prem >es, Nos.
$50 and 1913 g. street northwest, having i'm
proper drainage, ieaky roofs, sc. were de-
clsTed, to be nuisancos and ordered TO he
abated.
4 communication was received from w.
w. Levy, calling attention 70 the filthy con
ditiOn OF yards to the houses on the west side
of 3 street, extending from Missouri ave
rue 10 Johns court, the property of Horace
Johnson, and all occupied, as he alleges, rs
bSwdy houses OF the lowest type, except the
house coryer OF ~ street and Johns court.
THE health officer notified The board that no.
tices have been issued 10 abate the uuisances
comma med Of,
On motion Of Or Cox thehealth officer was
Instructed To cause an examination 10 be
made OF the Easements of houses on the south
size OF Pennsylvania avenue between Tth
street ard tie Capitol. and have the debris
caused by the late storm removed.
TIE SPRING VALVE SPIGOT ORDER
DecreTSc "a ,Ge UiGS'e u Potomac WIter.-Col.
Timothy Lubey, water registrar, has To-
celyed the following from Mr.. Theodore h.
Same, assistant engineer in charge OF The
washington aGueduct:
II have received your letter Of August
9Th, informing me that YOU have nearly
completed the work OF carrying out the re-
cent order OF the honorable Com misSisners of
the District OF Columbia : to prevent the
waste OF Potomac water in public places
&C. and requesting me 10 inform YOU il any
charge is manifesto in the Washington
In reply, send you copy of the record OF
the gauge pressures, as fOllOws:-During the
month OF May, (sverageD rs pounds; do.
June, 10; do July, II; LIST week of A ugust Al
% do, Il; Sd do, Is; ith do, 4sH.
The above pressures are the averages of the
record taken every hour from Z O'Clock a. m
till O'Clock p. m. The increase being ? <
pounds, equivalent to what would be pro-
duced by a head OF 7G-lO0 feet, shows that
the waste OF Potomac water has been mate
rially decreased since last May and June"
Nearly all the public places notified COM
piled with the order. Some fifteen or twenty
who have not done so are to be cut OFF from
its use.