National Republican., 1876-05-17
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Collecting Garbsge-No curbstone slop Boxes
Allowed.

Allowed.
The Board Of Health held q regular meeting at
their rooms last evening; DR.. q. O. Cox, presi-
dent, in the chair, and all the members present.
DIR. Bliss, from the sanitary committee, 70
ported the size and kind of barrel to be used IN
the collection of garbage, and the contractors be
required to procure the same for use before the
heated term comes on. Adopted.
MI Marbury, from the finance committee, re-
ported bills amounting to sll.75; which were ap-
proved and ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Marbury, from the special committee to
whom was referred the project of regulations for
the conduct Of the garbage service, reported as
follows: That in their opinion the duties Of house
Keepers regarding the disposition Of their garbage
are sufficiently defined in existing regulations,
which provide that .'housekeepers shall put their
garbage in vessels, the capacity Of which shall
not exceed one bushel, and said vessels shall be
placed at point on the premises most accessible
TO the collectors; provided always that wherever
carriage alleys exist in of dwellings said YES
sells shall be placed either or in close proximity
thereto" The committee are also of
opinion that this regulation, If rig1dly enforced
which is hereby recommended protects alike the
interests Of the citizens and the contractors, and
without passing upon the question of authority
vested in the board believe that further action
is neither necessary nor desirable.
Iation could be found requiring that garbage
should be placed in a vessel holding not more
than busheL There had never been any legis-
latiUn on that subject, and all action had been
merely advisory According to the report in the
case Of house holders having a vessel holding
more than bushel the garbage gatherer could
put himself behind this resolution and refuse to
take 1t away.
Mr.. Mar6ury maintained that the report was
merely advisory, and nothing else could be made
out of it.
DR.. Bliss had yet to learn that a law existed
requiring the District government to remove this
garbage. They had, as a matter of accOmmOda-
tfon said if fhousekeepers would collect this offal
and place it in an accessible place the government
would remove it, and had set apart yearly a GER
tain sum Of money to meet this expense.
DIR. Verdi did not think it a question Of author
ity but one of Judgment. He did not think it ad-
visable at this time to suggest compliance with
the request of the contractor.
DIR. Cox thought the report reassertei the ac-
tiOn taken by the board five years ago. If the
board cannot declare the nature of the vessel the
garbage shall be put in then 1t has control
the disposition of it until it becomes nuisance.
In other words, if the board has not the power to
prevent a nuisance they must wait until it be-
comes offensive before it can be declared nuis
ance.
motion to lay the report on the table was
iust-GyeS, DR.. Bliss and Prof. Langston. Nays,
Drs. Verdi and Cox and Mr.. Marbury.
Aiter further discussion the report was adopted,
Prof LangstOn voting in the negative.
The following is synopsis ofthe
OPERATIONS OF THE HEALTH OFFICE
for the week ending May Is: Nuisances reported,
46O: referred. l92; abated, 3Oj; referred to Com
missoners, Sc; citizens complaints, 50: official
notices issued, IS; causes OF death investigated,
Z; pecuniary conditions investigated 4; burials at
public expense, s. patients treated by physicians
TO the poor, 14S; causes Zymotic diseases investi
gated 6, viz: scarlatina, 4; typhoid fever, l. dip
iberia, l. Premises found sanitary, 3; unsanitary,
8; tons of garbage removed, 90; dead animals re
moved 6S prives cleaned, 75J. Inspections; IL OIL
shad. 17s,0OO herring l3, lS5 punches of fish, 6lo
bushels Of oysters, l37 surgeons 1915 crabs and
O,25J clans. COndemnations q shad, 1856
punches hsh, 60 bushels oysters, $3.50 crabs, 1s75
clans, 2Ss pounds beef Il pounds veal, III pounds
mutton, % pounds sausage, ~ pounds pork, 2
hams SIS pounds bacon and so bushels miscella-
neOuS vegetables. Animals impounded, g.: re-
deemed, &; amount realized, Sll A chemical anal
ysis of cooked corn beef was received from the
board of health of Boston, Mass, which shows
that the pressed beef contains poisonous and dan
gerOus impurities. The paper was filed.
MI, NarbuTy offered the following, which was
adopted:
provisions of sections and of an ordinance to |
amend IAN ordinance to prevent domestic animals |
from running at large, &c, passed November 10, |
1875. and all moneys collected under the pro- |
visions of the order regarding search and trap- !
script from the records Of the registrar Ht vital
statistics, passed by the board May S, 1876, be |
paid over TO the treasurer of the board weekly,
Oftener, as he may direct and no portion of said |
moneys shall be disbursed except on 'check and |
voucher" as provided by the fifth rule of the |
board. PrOrided, That the treasurer may issue |
his check to the health officer for an amount not
to exceed 50 in any one payment for incidental eN-
penses of the service, and the health officer shall
keep an account of all moneys expended by him |
under this proYisO, and submit the same to the
treasurer for inspection, that officer may direct.
The committee on ordinances was directed to
revise the regulations in regard to the collection
and removal Of garbage. The board then ad- |
JOurned.