Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-30
ROARD OF HEALTH.
sharp Discussion Of . Buggy Bill
Vital StRffaffea-

rom mi ttee reported on the slIl OF \. j. Joyce,
IHE REPAIR OF THE HEALTH orFICER's
BUGGY,
which be recommended be paid, for the rea son
Of his arduOus and exacting labOrs, reqU ring
him 10 traverse the District OF Col dmbia
from the Navy Yard 10 Georgetown, to see
TO the enforcement OF the ordinances, taxing
Mr.. Langston objected TO the I'm. II An
pears To be a private matter of DIR. Keene's
with which the Board of HEALTH had nothing
to do. The bill in detail shows that il was
not for repairs, but there we're many new
things charged for. This Was simply an eff
fort to increase the salary of this officer
SS4 20. The board cannot legally pay the bill.
The treasurer states that there is danger that
there will he deficiency in the appropria-
tons made, and they should be just before
they are generous. They pay the health Of
fcer large salary on Occount of his having
TO keep horse and buggy To perform his Of
fetal duties, and his salary was increaSed to
meet 3ust such expense as this.
Mr.. Marbury conteDded that the bill was
Just, and should be paid.
DR. VERDI ON OFFICIAL ExTRAvAGANCE.
DIR. Verdi said there were good men who
would do this duty for 1000 or 81 200 per
year and furnish their own trAnspor Sation
besides. Tie board had not ordered this
work done and were not responsible for il.
They are constantly going outside their
means, and there are many leaks. although
small, they amount to considerable. III the
salary of the health officer is not cOmmen gu =
rate with his labOrs, let them take into con-
not in the way proposed. large portion OF
The bill was for belllShing the buggy.
They may next be presented with boot a nd
shoe bill or tailor bill. They had refused TO
allow the medical sanitary inspector any
horse and buggy when he asked for it, and he
liked To see equal justice done. There is much
money thrown away in small things. They
have many fine things in the way of office
Observation-Disclosures that cost $40, for in
stance; he could not afford such things in has
own private office.
DIR. BLISS ACCUSES DIR. VERDI OF INCON-
SISTENCY.
Or. Bliss called attention TO the incOnSis-
tency OF the member. He had forgotten when
the Board of Health at one time voted him
500 for this same purpose at the time he was
health officer. The pres ent officer had per
formed many duties which were not expect
ed of him as health officer, and lie had broken
down his buggy.
DIR. Verdi corrected the gen leman in his
statement of making an appropriation of
$500 TO him while he was acting as health
officer. AT that time The health officer did
not receive dollars salary for his services.
On the health officer was imposed the duty
of cleaning the whole city OF Washington.
The chair said that in his whole experience
he bad never witnessed so much sensitive
ness in the consideration of a small bill. II
was extraordinary. The precedent alluded
10 of $500 had great force. The then health
officer had SEQ given him for a wagon for his
own use, and now he was astOnished to hear
him say that this service could be done for
81 600, and In the same breath say that he
was in favor Of paying literally for valuable
services. There Is not city in the United
States where they do not do better by their
health officers than this city, and in every
case they furnish horses and wagons for
their use.
A CONTRADICTIONS.
Mr.. LangStOn again opposed the payment
of tie bill He said: 1.-The treasurer SAYS we
are not able To pay; that the funds are get
ting low"
Mr.. Marbury.-''I said no such thing"
Mr.. LangStOD.-"He says there is likely to
be deficiency in the funds of the board, and
that il will be impossible 10 pay a micro
scOpist to inspect food. The ONLY difference
between them is, that the treasurer's ideas
OF justice are orr ideas of generosity.
THE BILD PAID.
Registrar Bliss submitted the following
resolution: That an appropriation of S9f 30
be, and is hereby, made to reimburse the
health officer for extraordinary expenses in
cal sanitary inspector for a period of two
months during the present fiscal year"
Secretary LangstOn moved its reference to
the finance committee; lost; and after an
Olher lengthy discussion the resolution was
adopted.
THE REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS
for the week ending October . was sub
Knitted, showing 70 deaths-3i whites aud -
CUiOred. OF these IA died of consumption, 6
of tables mesenteric a, 4 of typhoid fever, of
typo malarial fever, 2 of cerebro spinal fever
of dysentery, ? Of aptha, of apOpleXy of
cOnvulsiOns,2 Of trismus nascentium, 8 of
pneumonia, valvular disease of the heart,
> OF enteTitis, and of senile debility; IS were
under 10 years of age. The mortality was
more than last week, or at the rate OF p 81
Per eco per annum; 2tO5 per cent. of the
deaths were from ZymOtic diseases, % II
from constitutional, 34.1S from local, SSG
from develOpmental, and $50 from violence.
Rate of mortality of the white population
was 1875 per 900 per annum, while the NOR
tally OF the colOred population was 500 per
COO for the same period. Number of births
reported during the week was 67-white, 49,
cOlOTed, "a Rate of increase of the white
reputation by births over deaths 4.O1 per
] Coo; while the decrease OF the colOred popu-
lation by deaths over births was 2i.T per
! eco per annUm.
SHOOTING BY THE I'D. c." RIFLE CLUB.
Several members of the I'D. c." Game Pro-
the u. ;. arsenal yesterday for the second
contest for membership OF a rifle club to be
composed exclusively of the best shooting
members of the association. 1t is proposed
that these contests will be continued during
the good weather this fall for the selection OF
members. and next spring, as soon as the
weather will permit, practice will be CON-
meDced for the great contest of 'crack
shots" which, ii is understood, will take
place at the Centennial. Rif1emen of the
District of Columbia who may desire to join
the SD. c." club must first join the "D. c."
Game Protective Association, OF which Col.
J. o. =. Burnside is president, and Mr.. Il. A.
Tappan is secretary. The contest yesterday
was at eco yards range, and the score was
as follows: Baugh, IS; Seller, II, lone bulls
eye shot); Burnside, II; FOOte, Is, zone bulls
eye, Boyer. u, zone bulls eye); Degges, IL;
Hrensch,. 10, two bulls eyes,; Pollard, .,
Wheeler, :; Teeple, s, zone bulls eyer; Ma
lOney, 2; Bell, o. There will be contests at the