Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-21
ALL THE MEMBERS were present at the

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Cabinet meeting to day. The meeting was
held at II o'clock this morning, for the con-
yenience of the President, s.s he desired tn
leave on the / o'clock ira IN this afternoon
for Philadelphia; He e1 eects to return on
about half-past II O'clock Nothing of i'm
Iortance was broucs mt up.
THE SAFE BIZ aGLARY CASE is still before
the grard jury, and, from the fact that Mr..
r. s. d. lis was before them to-day, it is
believed hat they are inquiring into the
charge o. regularities in connection with
Inc jury " N they were out deli berating on
the verdict. 1t will be remembered tnat 10
was alleged at some of the Defendants and
their frieudS we're admitted into the City
Hall after il had been closed, and il is be-
lieved that Mr.. Davis to- day testified to see
ing the door unlocked and certain parties go
into the hall.
IT IS DUE to Drs. Cox and Bliss. Of the
Board OF Health, to state that so soon as the
papers announced the charges against their
official conduct, they addressed cOmmuni-
Gallons TO the Committee on the District OF
Columbia requesting to be Immediately
summoned before them on the charges cir
culated in the public press against their Off
ctal conduct as members OF the Board of
Health. These gentlemen declare that they
invite the most searching scrutiny into every
official act of theirs from the orgauiZa lion of
the board to the present time.
n HANDSOME SAVING.-Ab bout a year
ago the Post Office department having dis
covered numerous frauds, annulled all con-
tracts for repairing mail bags (which had
previously been done in several 6f the larger
cities. Since then such work has been done
oy corps OF regular wOrkmen with sala-
ries: 1t has now been found upon COM
pairing the expenditures, that for the
six months ending March 31st, 1915, the re-
pair OF mail bags under the contract method
cost the department ST. ,0l3.19, and for the
Y hS and ner naa
the new method, Sl3, 626.79, showing a saw
ing OF S33, 386.44. The first years experiment
will show saving OF SCI, 900, out of former
expenditure of about $4,000.
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND RINTING.
EditOT Sfdr:-The remaining suspended male
employees OF the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, after an absence therefrom for
nearly three months, have become depend
ent, especially those whose compensation
was small and with families dependent on
them Tor support, not knowing, as yet,
whether they will be restored in position.
Ihere are, however, maryland heads of
families, tOO-whO would set out in search
OF employment elsewhere IL they had the
means TO keep their families from want and
suffering until employed. Being suddenly
thrown out of position and kept out by the
hardness OF COngress-when not legislating
for their personal interest-it seems to be
the general conviction of thinking people
that something should be accomplished by
that august body TO ameliorate the cOndi-
lion OF those who have not been retained or
reinStated in position, after being suspended
without previous notice. We hope the new
chief will remember the old employees, and
endeayor TO keep them from SUFFERING.
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH.-A delegation of ply
sicians Of this city, representing the Medl-
cal association, consisting of Drs. Garnet,
>. Z. Busey and others, had q hearing before
the House District Committee this morning,
IN favor of bill prepared by the physicians
@! this city, abOlishing the present Board OF
Health and substituting one of a somewhat
different plan less expensive, and one which
Will, they think, be of more real service. Dr.
Garnett argued that the whole expenses of
board OF health should not be more than
so 90 per 8nuum, while the present
Board OF Health. in their estimates to
Congress, ask for so 301 10 run them for tle
next fiscal year. He thought they paid too
many salaries for clerks, inspectors, &P
and showed from the last annual report OF
the Board Of Health that for the last ten
months or the year 100000 was expended
$4,000 OF which was for salaries. Several
members are Of the opinion that the mem
b6TS CT the Board OF Health should not re
celVe more salary than the Fire or Police
Comm fSSioDers-abOut 5000 or $50 per au-
Lum-ihOugh up TO the present time the
mem6eIs OF the Board of Health nave re-
celVed ten times that much, $4,000 per an
mum each.) The committee still have the
n after under con, Iteration.