Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-03
CITY AND DISTRICT.
The Nighs LoI gin9 Eaonse.

AESvAL REPORT OF TT1 opgK.TIoSs-A PROPOSE
gIOS To PURCHASE Gkw BUILDING.
meeting OF the boiri OF directors Of the Night
Io l2iny House Association was held Monday
aftFrn or in the old Central cu-ri house, Hon. NJ.
q. gmery In the choir. and 4 r. Sliapson. In the
alb encc or y. T. MCGUIRE, acted secretary
Vice President s. icnoEs submitted his annual
report IN which he Id: '-on account of the mill
nfss o. the past Winter, u w.5 not d.ena' ieCgS1
January g. aRd that the number or admi sSlons
were les ~ for corresponding perioi IN fofflef
years. tht n ser Las Sucl good clrSS OF pHT7, rs
been o-cspantq Of TIE touse. ana never were the
Accommodations afforded more ap2reci1bd by
deserving lacn. " 2.loa, ana eh'ldrea As pre-
SMALLPOX, ali dodgers were yacsi 1atei on the
rrrrnies y t,,. 9 .at sJp,riBten irnt the virus
being suppi,et ty tn saaith officer or the Dis
trlct- Th-cu-h THIS meins ard keering the horse
scrupuoCs'y ciean, combined with the b raj usSe
0f df<in MIS- nsy be gttr butad the graft yiDg
results that not one case OF illness, except OF
chronic character, occurred dur.ns the whon year.
The housc VS.
March 4. 1917 From that tine no less thsn
IS ~ dodgers have been accommodated. and
nearly 600 PERSONS have received COCA, subStan-
tial m"als, consisting of nutritious SOUP, bread
and ecu .. much % each enc could cat II Is be
Beve. On i; this Is the only Night lodging house in
the United St itea wserp these ample privileges
can be hsd without one cent OF c--afEe To the
oenenciarisS With the exception OF . trif!e over
SO month pat sor seTytcf3 every doll received
from Contributors has teen expended for food,
aifzrd from each TO lar speat aud nev-r Was t;ere
greater and noFe substantial results The Dis
tict Commissioners have not bern able on account
of lack 81 funds THIS year, 10 make their usG Il
contributions. The building now occupied gri tu;-
tesly. has bnen sold ty the District government,
and In future the 10 !Giag heuSe will have Il shit
for tSelf. The report suggested that the associa-
ton procure building Cf its own. The Superin-
tendent. Mr.. J. r. Norton. and his assisLa nj, Mr..
Hainps, are thanked for the ability aud fidelity
with which they have discharged their duties.
The reioTt having been adopted, that part OF 1t
relative To
PROCURING BUILDING
was referred to a committee composed Of MeSSrS-
Fitch, SoiomonS and simpson 1t was determined
20 ask the market company for the use OF a p0r-
ton OF the upper part OF thair building for the
storage OF bedstead, bedding, ETC., ever the
Mr.. John T. Mitchell, treasurer, reported bel
ance On hand at the beginning OF the year OF
lions, mostly from ladies, $fS9; and from 1ncor
PORTED iocal company, sr0-msking total OF
ss9o a. leaving balance iii the Treasury sssiG
The Pound X.a<v.
ruE PROVISIONS Or TUE MEASURE NOW IN FORCE IN
THE DISTRICT.
The pound law now In iOsce in this District.
which Is an ordinance of the board Of health,
passed May 10, 1871, provides that 'domcsttc AMI
mails shall not BE- permitted to at large within
the cities named. AMI IL found 30 running at large
shall be tlken up and impoanded." The law also
plOvtucS tGab every ANIMAL taken UP ara I'LL
pounded. Il not claimed within forty-e.ght hours
and the charges III, shall be sold at auction. and
the pCundmaStr Is authorized to act as auctioneer
at Said sale: that the proceeds OF such safes shall
be paid over 70 the treasurer OF the board, who
shall give receipt therefor; that all moneys re-
cefyed By the treasurer from the sale OF animals
shall. Ii demanded by the owner OF the
animals az any time within one year from
the sale Thereof, after deduction or charges,
and expenses as hereinafter specified OF taking up
and impoundng, and keeping such animals. be
paid to said claim mt otherwise td moneys shall
be used TO- sanitary PURPOSES Tor the benefit OF the
District or Columbia: that the charges for taking
up and tmpoHDding domestic animals shall be as
fOliOwS:-rO- each horse, Inuie, bull, steer, COW,
calf, heicr. -: aGd for e.,H sheep, go IT, hog, 81
and for each goose, so cents: and IN addition to
Sid S,vrri IL STlS the charges for Keeping said an
finals shall be the reasonable and necessary eX-
penses. tas be pill by tie owner. The 46th Con-
gress, on the 12tn OF May. 1872 passed a bill au-
th0fzing thu Commissioners or the District OF
Columbia to extend the area for taking up and
impcIEinc domestic ari Gals found running at
large 70 and including all the county OF Washing
TN.