Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-07
A freeze I'm the Board or Health

LIVELY CONTEST FOR The SANITARY IN
sPECToRsH1P OF GEoRGETowN.
The Board OF Health met last night. ar
Verdi stated tDr. Cox in the chair tn At he
held petition from a large number of the
citizens and residents of Georgetow , asking
n have the temporary appointing m, of Mr..
Nechlin, as sanitary Inspector II mat dis
tTict, made permanent, whici naper had
been received by the clerk of T. 90 boarl prior
20 me aPIoInaeht ., MI Ne ty as inspector
dent had been overlooked. He thought il the
duty Of the board TO sho q proper respect to
lie wlshes OF SO Iarge number of respecta-
bic gentlemen as appeP red upon the petition,
and ne moved a recor .siderstion of the action
ofthe hoard IN app" iniing Mr.. Kelly, In or
ger tnaI ane Pap RS which be held might
come properly oe ore them for consideration.
Mr.. MaIouIy' opposed the motion, ana ue-
nied the staten .ent that this petition was
fair expresslo OF the citizens OF Georgetown.
Alter some debate the previous question
was called or. and the motion adopted.
THE PETITIONS.
DIR. Yer III then read the memorial asking
that Mr.. Mechiin's temporary appointment
as insp .ctor in Georgetown be made perma-
neni 'xhich was signed by forty-nine prOmi-
nent citizens of Georgetown, among them
neaI Iy all the principal physicians of that
| cur. Also, petition, subsequently re-
ce'.yed. setting fol IN that ''we, the citizens
P.nd taxpayers OF the District of Columbia
and residents of Georgetown. learn with re-
I, gret of the appointment OF Mr.. Kelly in lieu
! ofMT; Fred. Mechlin, aud solemnly aver
| iDdt MI. Nelly Is DOt II CitlZeu vi
town, while Mr.. Mechlin is al old resident,
| who has performed the duties of sanitary in
| srecfor with energy and ability and with
| great satisfaction 10 US all" Signed by nine
| ty-fOur citizens and residents OF Geo-g
town.
WHAT Is AN OLD RESIDENT?
| Mr.. MAJ bury commended that Mechlin was
! not an old resident of Georgetown.
DIR. Verdi 5. atcd that he had known him as
| suCh for about twenty years, and had at
| tended his fathers family SIS physician
1 p1UhtGFD
Dr. Cox lin the chair remarked that it was
very singular that so many names of old
: residents and citizens should De attached to
| his paper If he was not as represented.
Mr.. Marbury said many OF the gentlemen
who signed IL were. themselves, not resi-
| dtnts Of GEORGETOWN, but resided In Wash
! inetOT. ard he moved n pOstponenent of the
| whole subject until the next meeting. II
| was very unjust to Mr.. Kelly 70 open up this
! case in the ah' ence of one OF their number
| Or. Eliss.) He he'd, himself. nominated
| Mr. MeChliB, because he knew he was in
| need OF tire place, and IL was very migrate
| ful of him now, that Kelly had received tne
appointment, 10 take advantage of this
method Of getting SigHerS ~ petition. Since
| the appointment Of Mr.. Kelly. Mr.. Mechlin
had treated him tMarburyl with great dis
| respect. IL was Unfair TO lake such
| sEAP JUDGMENT ON KELLY
| WlthcuI giving hlm an opnoriunlty 10 set
! counier-list of signatures Mr.. Mcchlin very
| well knew that he (Marbury} preferred some
! body else. Yet had nominated him out of
| sympathy, and he had shown great ilgrati-
| tude.
| Dr. Verdi said he thought Mr.. Mechln
| owed him (Marburyl no gratitude. lie had
| an equal right 10 the place, and when this
| Caper was being circ ilated for signatures,
| Kelly was not a candidate for the place.
| Mr.. Marhury called attention TO the fact
| thst Mechiin had gone so Jar as to obtain the
| name of DR.. Appleby, a brOther-in-law 10
| Kelly, to his petition by falsely stating to
! him that Kelly was not an applicant for the
his wish to withdraw his name from the
! paper. He commended that Kelly was a can
| didate for the place al that time.
DR.. Verdi He may be life candidate,
but we have right to consider the wishes of
| so large a number of respectable citizens
| who desire an old resident to serve them as
| sanitary inspector"
| A MOTION TO POSTPoNE CARRIED.
Mr.. Marbury renewed his motion To post
| pOne all action until the next meeting, and
| remarked that many of the names on the
| petition were those of very responsible citi-
| zers. but one could always get signers TO any
| paper. He wanted Mr.. Kelly TO have the
| ton is now on file with very many of the
| same names on ii as appear on Mechlin's
| paper. He knew all about these things, and
| how easy IL was 10 get signers; he would bet
| his life that many of the men who had signed
| for Mechlin had never read the petition, aud
that they would sign similar paper in
| Eellys behalf.
| Dr. Verdi a very nice charge to make
| against the citizens OF GeOrgetown!"
| The motion TO postpone action was then
| pr. Verdi" In the meantime we have no
| sanitary inspector in Georgetown, d, M
| Kelly - ont"
| Mr. MaIbury.-" Oh, no, Mr.. Kelly stil
| acts; there has ben no election"
A DECISION WHICH AaToNIsHED Mr.. MAR
BURY.
| Alter some further discussion as 10 the
/ effect OF The motion adopted. the chair de-
| cided that the vote 10 reconsider the appoint
| ment Of Kelly left him virtually out, aud
: that the vote To postpone action rela 'et u
/ any further action at The present meeti8g.
| Mr.. Marbury appeared to be somewhat
| nOa-plussed al this decision, and in the gem
| eral bewildermeut a motion to so into sc ;rei
| session prevailed.