National Republican., 1878-07-09

| 'h''h 'o"hshchu, ROcsintO eHcCt tO-uaN, IfOm
which time the board Is dcfunct body. All the
members were present last night, and nearly
all of the employees Of the board were attentive
listeners to the proceedings. The members
opened the meeting IN a sort of merry humor
DIR. Verdi raped the hoard to order in very
dignifcd manner. When the committee on
epidCmics was called. DIR. Bliss raised a laugh
by rising, and, with mock gravity, rcmarking
Nothing. Mr.. President" and Mr.. Marbury
from the finance committee, reported "a bill of
$50 cents for hiring u horse for tho pound SER
vice." which also seemed quite ludicrous, and
was the cause of much mcrrimont.
VERY LITTLE business
was transacted. Tho pay-rolls from 1st In.
slant were approved.
The secretary and chief clerk were in.
structed to turn over the property of the board
to the property clerk.
y communication was received from tho Dis.
trict Commissioners notifying tho board Of the
appointment Of DR.. Smith Townshcnd as
Health. Officer.
Tho secretary was instructed to mako the
proper acknowledgment.
4 motion was then made to ad diourn.
DIR. Verdi did not put the question TO vote,
but rising, dcliverel the following
vALEDICToRY address:
Amer seven years aud three months We meet to
separate, ia all probability never 10 meet again asa
Board of Health II would be almost mnmatrrai to
say that that lengthy period Of constant association
and labor, with the mind directed to one pursuit,
We fvc mgn could separate without thought of
regret. What we have done rs Board Of Health,
our District can be safely len to history, Men of
great wisdom men Of great learning In sanitary
science, have IN Congress assembled, decrccd that
sanitary bnGrd OF experts /. useless In city Of
l7DOb be.that even the Capital OF the United States
and before such wisdom we bow our heals " ith all
humility May their Demonstrations prove true.
Ma lssfIN hpa1
though the guardians OF thOir health have been
abolished. This Is my prayer. have no doubt 1t
sTnuI'.
have been appointed for his great learning and ex
perlence in sanitary science, will keep our city in
HaaS s@Bs as + RfoPSS npT d aS, M
ceptnn, mud have served It as its SECRETARY, its
hchlth-onicer, aud its president hope that have
rcriOriaed my duty: II have not succeeded IL Ger.
tainly was not due 10 fault Of my intentions or a
want OF conscientious sense of what owed to the
Office.
We have worked and struggled together, and we
have even disagreed in our cDunsClS. II was natu.
ral that men earnestly engaged In the solution of
scientific problems should disagree at times and if
the people could understand their interest they
would know that IN discussion. and even Disagree.
mcnt, In public bodies lies the safety Of the inter.
CSts which they cherish.
Whatever may have been our points Of differ.
Gncc whatever may have been said In the heat Of
debate. know II l. ipr-uttcn now
! congratulate You individually that you are re-
iicvcl0F All 2ncr"uNduty that had nn emo 'umentnOr
hoc for praise 1t Is the fate of every active officer
in this Comm nwCalth q receive more uinm than |
gratitude We return To private llfr, and / hnpc
that one aud all will be from this moment forward
hnppy md Prosperous; aud will not forget the |
pleasant hours Oi work lie has CDnSccratcd T. his |
ieIow'bcngN IN his Official CAPACITY IN this very |
Board Of Health.
To the gcnticmnu who have served in the capacity
of subordinate uilicrrs, say thanks though thanks
arn due tn you by the pcnplc who. with your zeal
Intelligence, and faithful performance of your |
lutte, have protected In health and oilCn saved |
from accidental death
We part with You also IN great regret and trust |
lnal our successor viii see wisdom IN securing the
service OF so capable ani faithful officers.
DIR. cox TAKES LEAVE.
DIR. Verdi having thus made oavc. taking the |
order Of the hour DIR. Cox rose aud expressed |
his hearty concurrence IN the uttcranccs of the |
president The Congress that had created the |
Board of Health, he said, had by one fell |
swoop abolished it. He referred TO tho time |
when the board was established. saying that If |
the public prejudice was not directly arrayod |
against it, 1t was certainly not arrdyed in its |
favor. They had encountered that prejudice
and educated the public mind to a proper ap-
probation of the necessities of sanitary science.
There was not one Of thOS, unchai liable
enough to believe that the abOlishiuent of the
board WAS good thing who will not admit
that the board has worked zcalouSly assdu.
Ously aEl industripuSly for the public good.
They left roco:d that none could wipe out
lHNt VI " SltillIN llDliHtllN rs tllt
result Of their efforts. The link which bound
hc members together would not be severed
without pang
TIIE BOARDS FINANCIAL RECORD.
Mr.. Marbury, the treasurer of the board,
said that among tho pleasant things
here were generally unpleasant things to rec
pllcct, but they could say that no man ever
presented bill to them twice, and they did
not owe dollar to any one in the world. As
l.. lI....., IL,
DcCn signed. They would make their last
speeches that night.
DIR. BLISS PARTING SALUTE.
DR.. bliss said that he also wanted to give
parting salute They had found this city
without any sanitary control, and he could
'ay without fear of contradiction the llthiest
'ity In this country. IL was true that the
public know but little of the accumulated nu-
,auces which they had had to fight Tho re.
Orm which thHy had instituted, solving tho
problem Of the removal of human cxcrcment,
vas alone sufficient to
IaMOaTALIZE THE BOARD
Every reform they had to meet they had to
light with the community. He had always
felt grateful to Governor Shepherd for sustain.
ng the board in their reforms. lie was sorry
10 say n very respectable proportion of the
medical fraternity were opposed to them, aud
COW that fraternity could lay the natturing
" lltlE hbulA lllit lutN HhNt contrib |
ited very much toward the destruction of the
JOard. the best organized and most efficient
BOARD in the country. The Congress of tho
United States had reCklessly committed the
great crime of crushing out the little light here.
tic referred in detail to the work that had been
in the abatement Of nuislnccs of
lariOu5 kinds Now 1t Is understood he said
Town tho river, that when one has n suspicious
Dad of oysters he has to go to Baltimore to soil
hem. lie cant sell them in Washington.
DIR, BLISS wEEPs.
81 weep" he said, for these children, these
nvaids, and the community In general, for
he rucklessnoss of this Cougros." Referring
o the fact that tho objection made againsc
he board was that the members quarreled, he
aid If there Is any quarrclng In this world
t is up in that building (the Capitol. lie
lad differed with tho members of the board,
,ut he had n warm heart for every member.
When they talked ofgetting control of u small
rOx hospital, the strong minded women got
~, thinking that the board was going to take
are Of the loose women of the City-lO0ser
han thcy-and they wenttO Sargent, aud he
opposed it. Whata commentary upon the in
diligence of grave Senator. lie is elected,
believe" continued tie speaker ito stay at
home. So, with all our things to be sorry for,
with all our grieis, we have something to be
thankful for"
lie reviewed large number Of the old fights
Obi i,,l, lao I.I HAT tl,,t q A.