Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-15

the officers of the District government having
charge of the subjects of sewerage and sewage
disposal with regard to the conditions and
needs of that department. to consider the needs
OF the city as to public latrines and urinas, and
to report the results OF its Investigations from
time to time to the sanitary committee for pre-
sentation to the council.
8. 1t is the opinion of the sanitary committee
that there is urgent need in the District for
hospital accommodation to secure prompt isola-
ton of cases OF contagious and infectious dis
ease for the purpose of preventing their spread,
and. therefore. the president of the league is
author zed to appoint from the members of the
league a special committee to consider the best
means Of providing for this need and to report
to the council the result of its deliberations.
4. 1t is the opinion of the committee that
there is an urgent need in the District for
disnfecting plant for public purposes. TO be
under the management of the health depart
ment OF the District and to be fitted with the
best modern appliances for disinfecting bed
ding. clothing. articles of furniture, &c. TO be
used for tine purpose of preventing the spread
of contagious and infectious di.eases with the
least possible damage to destruction of
property and the council will take steps to
secure such a disinfecting plant or station.
D. The president OF the league Is authorized
to appoint from the members of the league, a
special committee whose duty 1t shall be to
investigate the methods of collection and dis
posal of garbage. ashes and refuse OF various
kinds in the District, and to report thereon
from time to time TO the council with such
recommendations as it may deem ezpedient.
g. The sanitary committee has authority to
appoint committee. composed of members Of
the league, to obtain information with regard
to the methods Of the disposal of the dead in
the District of Columbia, and to consider wha
additional means desirable to prevent the
spread Of disease by such disposal. including
the subject of the provision of public mortu-
for the bpnafit of those who Mt
compelled to keep their dead in the living room
Of the family until tine time of burial. Said
committee to report the results of its delibera-
tions to the sanitary committee for presentation
to the council.
Z. The president of the league Is authorized
to appoint from the members of the league a
special committee to consider the needs of the
District for one or more public wash and bath
houses and the best method OF supplying such
needs If they are found to exist and to report
the results of its deliberations to the council
8. The president of the league is authorized
to appoint from the members of the league a
special committee to collect information with
regard to slaughter houses and markets in the
District and to report as to their sanitary con-
dition and what improvements expedient
and possible with regard to them. including the
question of the desirability OF a public abattoir
Said report to be made to the council.
D. The president of the league is authorized
to appoint from the members of the league a
COuultlee 10 ODlaln information WIN regard
to the sanitary condition OF the dairies and
other sources of food supply Of the District, ex-
GLIDING slaughter houses and public markets,
and to report upon the same to the council,
with such recommendation it may deem ex-
pedient.
10. The president of the league is authorized
to appoint from the members of the league
committee to obtain information with regard to
the sanitary condition of the premises occupied
as public school buildings in the District and
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taken to prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases by the attendance OF children affected, or
specially liable to be affected. with such dis
cases. and to report to the council the results of
its investigations, with such recommendations
as it may deem desirable.
TIE LOCAL COMMITTEES
The work of all these committees is general;
that is. it pertains more or less to the whole
District
But one Of the essential features of the league
is to deal with details. For this purpose the
District is divided into subdistricts. the police
districts being taken as a basis and for each of
these subdistricts one member of the council is
appointed rs chairman OF a local committee of
inspection and instruction. Each of these
chairmen is to appoint as many members upon
his committee as he considers necessary to
thoroughly cover his subdistrict square by
square, practicable These local committee
members must be members of the league iy-
ing IN tnc suooINiueu oisttlct 1or which they
are appointed. The local committees have d.
recaou Of the work OF inspection and instruc-
ton in their respective districts sand are to
carry out the plans prescribed by the council,
to which they report through their chairman.
1t in through these local committees that it is
proposed to collect Information for the use of
the league, and, in some cases, TO aid the Dis.
trict authorities In the work which they are
now carrying on Of house-to-house inspection,
and also to furnish to those individual house,
holders and housekeepers who do not attend
lectures or read books or papers some plain
simple, practical information about cleanliness,
disinfection, DC.
II all these committees do their work and do
1t well, II the Information In used to the best
advantage, the result will be to improve the
health OF the city somewhat. 70 make It . safer
place Of residence for intelligent people, to do