National Republican., 1876-02-02

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per month, or SO for the remaining six
months Of the fiscal year, leaving an unexpended
balance Of s. 81 49, for miscellaneous purposes,
from which deCuct $50 on account Of January
The health officer su omitted the following report
ofthe operations Of his Office for the week ending
ferred ISL asated 3Ss; referred to Com mIssioners
S: citizens complaints, 70; official notices issued,
70: causes OF death investigated, * pccnniary con-
otions Investigated, s; burisls at public expense
recommended, s; patients treated by physicians TO
the poor, 100; cost Of medicines furnished by drug
gists, $Ss23; deaths from zymotc diseases fnvesti
gated. 8, viz: Diptheria, 2; scarlatins. /; typho
malaIial fever, l; crebro spinal fever !; premises
removed, 81; dead animals removed, 40; prfves
cleaned, 434. Marine products Inspections
1900 bushels oysters, CO.'S punches tsh. Con-
gl% lbs. mutton, IL lbs. bacon, turkey, geese,
ducks, GO chickens, rabbits, l.l50 heads cabbage,
nlps, husheI apples, 4 busheI turnips, II pump.
kins. Pound report-animals impounded, 4; re-
deemed, .; in pound, =: amount realized, SIS.
The health officer transmitted the pay rolls OF
physicians and druggists to tho poor for the
month of January, amounting to s65l. IS; also pay
roll Of employees in the pound and smallpox SER
vices for the period, amounting to Sl02
The pay rolls were approved and forwarded to
the District Commissioners for payment.
Second street, between Maryland avenue and A
street northeast, the property Of Alonzo Merry
man; the frame structure situated in alley be-
tween Second and Third and and streets
northwest. the property OF J. B. Balliuger, and
the frame house and premises situated on Twenty
sixth street, between l. and NJ streets northwest,
the property of Henry Henderson, were con-
demned as nuisauees and the health Off GER ordered
10 abate the same.
+. q. Fenwick and George W. Reed applied
for positions as sanitary inspectors.
Mr.. David e. Herbst, business manager OF the
Warden Onward Elaine Oil Works, Of Pitts
burg, was introduced, and said that he was In
the city, appearing before the Committee on Com
merce in regard to the disposition and use of GER
tain oils, and while here he had gathered up some
of the samples of oil offered for sale and public
consumption. He thought they were about the
worst he had ever seen, and was not astonished to
see that there were as many coal-ol explosions
here, if not more, than in any other city in the
country. The samples that he had obtained were
sold representing 10 be Of test all the way from
10 to 80, but he found, by testing them, tina.
they flashed quickly and easily at % What
was needed here was competent inspector, wheE
the tests were applied to see that they were fully
observed. Then they would have safe oils.
In the manufacture they put in most anything
oftlluminatlng properties in the bogus oils, and
run It up to a test of 10 and 10, then when It
comes in contact with the air, as In a lamp, ex.
plosion quickly follows. Tbs vapor from proSer
OIL deprived Of naptha, paratfine and fatty oils,
is too weak to create an explosion, and he would
give something handsome to see 1t explode.
TINE REPUBLICAN flast Tuesday contained a
formula that had been accepted by all the prInci-
pal trades in Europe.
DIR. Bliss said that the board was prepared to
go before Congress and ask for power to protect
the citizen from the imposition Of these oils.
The board then went into executive session,