Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-08
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the district of Columbia aid for other pnf-
poses approved June 2Hh, 1874.
See. 9. That the Offices of sinking fund com
missioners are hereby abolished; and all the
duties and powers possessed Dy Salu SOmHllS-
siOners are transferred t. and Shal be eXer-
cjsetl by the Treasurer of the United States,
who shall perform the same in accordance
with the provisions of existing law.
See. 10. That in lieu OF the Board OF Heath
now aut lOrized by law, the Commissioners Oh
the District of Columbia shall appoint a phySi-
elan rs health officer, whose duty il SHAH be
under the direction OF the said CommiSSi IN
ers, to execute and enforce all laws and rprn-
latlOns relating to the public health and vial
statistics, and tO perform all such duties ;
may be assigned TO him by said Com mis- liOlI-
ers; and the Board of Health now existing
shall, from the date OF appointment OF said
bealth-Ofilcer, be abolished.
See. IL. That there may be appointed by the
commissioners of the District OF Columbia, on
the recommendation of the health-Officer, a
reasonable number of sanitary inspectors for
said District, not exceeding six to hold Suen
appointment at any one time, of whom two
may De PHYSICIANS and one shall be II person
skilled in matters of drainage and ventilation :
and said Commissioners may remove auy OF
the subordinateS, and from time to time IN "
prescribe the duties of each and said inSpec
tors shall he respectively required to make at
least once III two weeks. a report to said health.
offleer, IN writing; OF their inspections, whien
shall be preserved on file; and said health-cff
Ger shall report in writing annually to said
commissioners OF the District OF COlum 3ia.
and 50 much oftener as they shall require
point, on the like recommendation OF the
health officer, a reasonable number of clerks :
but no greater number shall be appointed. aud
no more persons shall be employed under said
health ofncer, than the public interests de
mand and the appropriation shall justly.
See Is. That the salary of the health officer
snail &c S2.3UO per annum and the salary o.
the sanitary inspectors shall not exceed the
sum OF 81, 20 per annum each and the salary
OF the clerks and other assistants of the health
ofGcer shall not exceed in the aggregate the
amount OF 5000, to be appOrtiOnel as the
Commissioners of the District may deem best
See. H. That the Commissioners aforesaid
are hereby authorized, as far as practicable
by naming and numbering the streets and
dwellings III Georgetown, to make said streets
conform 10 the streets of Washington city as
continuation thereof.
See. H. That from and after the first day o;
July, 1873 the Board of Metropolitan Police
AL Boards OF Fire Commissioners and Boards
81 School Trustees shall be abolished and all
the powers and duties now exercised Oy them
shall he transferred TO the Commissioners OF
The District OF Columbia, who shall have
authority 10 employ such officers and agents
and TO adODt such provisions as may be necas-
Sary to carry INTO execution the powers and
duties deyOlyed upon them by this act: Pro
TtGto. That the Commissioners of the Dis Iric.
Oh toiHmnld Shali appoint nineteen persons.
actual residents of said District of Columbia
oi whom five at least shall he of the coIOred
race, To cons. itute the Trustees of Public
Schools OF said District, who shall serve with
out compensation and for such terms as said
Commissioners shall fix. Said trustees shall
Iit lh7NtIS anu perform the QuJleS In
iaQ0n 10 the care and management of the
public schools which are now exercised by ana
vested in the Board OF Trustees of Publ.
Schools for the District OF Columbia
Sec. 10 That it shall be the dutv of the said
Commissioners To report To Congress at the
next session succeeding their appointment q
draft OF such additional laws or amendments
lO existing laws as seem to be needed for the
harmonious working of the system hereby
adopted. and for the etfectual and proper gov
ernment OF the District OF Columbia.
ThllT no of # fH,,I,, h oh,
remain and cOntinUe a municipal corporation.
as provided III section two OF the Revised Stat
uteS relating to the District of Columbia, AMI
the commissioners and council herein pro
EIded for shall be deemed and taken as officer,
OF such corporation Notwithstanding anything
TO the contrary in this act contained; and all
laws and provisions of law now in force re
Iating TO the District Of Columbia, and not in
consistent with the provisions of this act shall
remain in full force and effect.
See. j.. hat all laws inconsistent with the
provisions OF TINS act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
THE CASE OF DETECTIVE BELL-He is Re
tGSt6 from CtS.9dH.-IeSt@rddy, the hearing
i'll the ease of c. s. Bell, arrested April 18th. on
Il warrant IN response to a requiSitiOn from the
Governor of Texas, Onthe charge of murder
committed I'm that state. was resumed before
Chief Justice Cartier, who held that the
Indictment accompanying the requiSiLiOn was
Lot explicit enough in its terms. 1t did not
>hGw mat the foreman OF the grand jury was
- i'll fact, and the clerk OF the court did not GER
lily TO il. Neither did it appear that Live Oak
county, where the bill was puTpOrtcd to have,
been found, was in the state OF Texas, nor did
1T assert that Bell was fugitive from Justice
In addition II did not specify in sufficient plain
Tess what Bell was wanted, and As there We e
several IN the city of the same rame. either of
the parties might be held 70 answer with the
same degree OF reason as the one that had
been arrested: Owing 10 these defects he dis
charged Mr.. Bell, whO with bis counsel, Col.
IamOn, was warmly congratulated Mr. Bell
proposes 10 go to Texas and ask hearing of
the charge. Cunningham, the agent of the
state, was not present when the decision was
announced.
A WASHINGTON Boy BADLY HURT.-The
Bail more sun OF this morning has the follow
ing dispatch from Frederick, Md dated YES
terday: w hist CampbelfS circus was being
transferred over the tire thing of the Pennsyl-
wanna railroad at this place, this morning
young man named Frederick Joseph, son of
j. f. Joseph residing on 9Th street, Washing
ton. Tell or was thrown from the train, and
was seriously injured. AmputatiOn of the
nGht arm may be necessary. He has accom-
panied the circus since leaving Washington"
The boy IS a son of Mr.; j. F. Joseph. residing
at i29 OH street, clerk in one of the depart
meBts. The boy is about Il years Old : at one
TIME was engaged III selling papers and light
articles in the city. and it IS thought was en-
gagged III selling articles on a train when the
occurrence took place. He did not leave this
city with the circus. and he was here several
days last week. His mother was informed by
Telegram yesterday. which spoke of his in
Jurles as being very serious, and she left i'm
medlateiy To attend him.
HABEAs CORPUS FOR RECOVERY OF 4
CHILD--IhlS afternoon, on the petition of
George RlchStein, as the grandfather and next
friend OF Mary >. q. Sloan, a child of wears
Judge Macarthur ordered writ of habeaS
corpus 10 issue directed to Mrs. Elizabeth w
Weller, To produce the body of said child forth
with The petitioner represents that the
father OF the child died in Union county, New
Jersey few years since, and the respondent
(AlrS. Nelier) with the mother, Elizabeth C.
Sloan, removed the child from that place and
MIS- Sloan subsequently returning was adj
judged lunatlc, and on the finding of the in
QUESTION she was committed TO the asyIum at
MOrrlst0Wn, y. j., where she now is. He fur
Their charges that Mrs. Weller keeps the child
IN confinement; that it is not properly cared
Tor, and she now threatens to remove the child
10 the state of California
1HE SHOOTING OF ALBERT REED, cOIored
on The 9TH inst, by celored man named Son
ny Hogan, has been mentioned in the STAR
Reed Is I'M bad way and there is but little
nope entertained by his physicians of his re-
coVefy He was shot in the right side, the ball
remaining IN his person, and beyond the reach
pt surgical skill to eXtricate it, Last night
ABOUT nine clock, Ofiieer Rhodes of the see
ohd precinct, was directed 10 secure the Der
P+lfator- and succeeded in arrestipg him i'm
heofSeIOWh. as he was about leaving ON a
schCOner Tor New York. He is held tS await
The results Of the wound Oh Reed.
BIDS were opened today in the Office of tho
Engineer Tor reeOnStructing Il2 IineaI feat