Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-11
10 he notiged that the board hal no power
until a nuisance actually exists.

TO be notified that the board hal no power
until nuisance actually exists.
APPLICANT, Fur POSITION.
A. @. Wall, Charles +. Wharton Z. =.
Griffiths, and Philip c. Macy applied for the
position of sanitary inspector. Geo ve NJ.
Fisher OF Georgia, throush (Senator MOI onl
W. III. Stone and Thos. A r Keacl applied
for the position of physician tn the POOR A
communication was received from Mr.. John
]. ViDsent, stating that his neice, Mrs,
Robertson. from Abingdon. Va. white on a
visit To her sister, in Baltimore has been
afiiicted with the loss of two of her children
win oipctheria. One was buried ABOUT "a
week slnce at Oak Hill cemetery in the
family burial lot, and he respectfully and
earnestly asked that q permit be granted for
the burial OF the other at the same place.
IL was stated that the body of one was
brought here by the railroad company With
out tie necessary permit, aud the board
caused SUIT TO be entered against The COM
without permit. The registrar read the
regulations on the subject which prohibits
any body when the person died of an infec-
tious disease being brought into the CITY
until twelve months after DEATH and then in
metallic case. The subject was discussed
at some length, and finally referred to the
committee on ordinances.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
DR.. Cox referred TO the misconception of a
paragraph in the annual report In relation
10 the social evil, and explained that the OBJ
jet OF the paragraph was only To furnish in
formation. He regretted that the statement
previously made by him had not satisfied The
fears OF certain ladies in the city, and quiet
Ell all apprehersions that might be enter
tanned of his advocating any lawful ack-
powledement of this evil. To make his ac-
ton and intention more plain and beyond
mtfconstruction, he offered a resolution
which was unanimously adopted, THAT the
reference to the social evil i'm the report of
the board was merely designed To furnish in
formation OF the action taken in connection
herewith by other sanitary organs, and not
as committing the board to the propristy of
Iegls Iatlve Interference with that evil: that
on The contrary. IL is the sense of this board
that no such legislative action should be en-
forced or encouraged"
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued In
Rnbert Thomas and Anna Brown; Hillary
warren and Mary Beckett; VIM. Gills and
Emily Campbell; James LOmax and Lucy
williams; Henry Mitchell and Rosa Dow
ney; w. j. Johnson and Laura Rowland:
John r.. Page ard Emily v. 3. Watson: An
thoDy Best and Amanda Scott Jones: WIN
RedInon and Serena Lewis; Thos. B. Clark
and Elizabeth A. Lee; George Chase and
Sarah Berry, (of Prince Georges comfy
Md y Ber jamin Hopkins and Lucy Dough,
las; George Thornton and Rhoda Ann Wal
Ger; Robert Lewis and Margaret Thurston:
James Garrett and Louisa GoGdlon; Damon
Gordon ard Jane Middleton; Samuel Wash
ington and Louisa Washington; Thornton
Lee and Estelle RustiDg; George c, Nftzev
and Mary +. Harker.
SUIT AGAINST MARSHAL O. Roprprs
Robert and VIM. Beverly have by w. Fl.
Beck entered a suit against Marshal O. Rob-
erts Tor trespass In having IN 1864 with force
and arms, elected plaintiffs from certain
pre- misses on washington street, Alexandria,
va since which he has received the rents
and profits, ard they were forced to expend
great sums or money to recover the same
They claim 81 900 ds images.