Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-09
COxEY GIVEN NOTICE.
He Has Forty-Efght Hours I'm which
to Abate the Camp Nuisance.

The edict has gone forth. Gen. Coxey and
his camp OF commonwealers have been
given forty-eight hours in which to comply
with the health regulations. IL after that
time they fail to 50 comply they will be
proceeded against for maintaining a nui-
sance. under section IL of the health reguls-
tions which reads as follows:
Sec. IL. That all water closets and privies
connected with any house, building or prem
ises within the District OF Columbia. IN or
upon which people live, or where they con-
gregate or assemble. or any kind of bus
mess is done. kept in a filthy and offensive
condition. or from which noisome odors ana
noxious gases arise. and all water closets
located within and being a part OF any such
house or building not provided with proper
sewer traps so as to prevent the return ana
escape Of noxious gases and offensive odors
from any public or private sewer connected
herewith, are hereby declared nuisance.
injurious TO health; and any person Great
ing, Keeping or maintaining such nuisance
shall. upon conviction, be fined not less than
y or more than SIS for every such offense
The report OF the physicians who made
the inspection Of the premises, and which
was printed in full in The Star was re-
ferred by the Commissioners to the attorney
for the District with instructions 20 report
as TO the method OF procedure in disposins
Q, the nuisance This morning Attorney
~
In effect that the place once having been
declared nuisance the Commissioner
could. under the health ordinances. give
forty-eight hours notice to abate and fan
ure TO comply with the health reg1,ls lions 80
the end Of that time they could be prose-
cuted before the Police Court.
II was suggested, among other things
that an Injunction be asked In a bin ~
equity before the Equity Court 20 prevent
a further use OF the square but Attorney
Thomas, while he believed such a thinx
could be done. did not think the exigencies
OF the case required IL. This morning when
the board OF Commissioners met Health
Onicer Hammett and Major Moore were
summoned to the District building and for
over an hour the situation was discussed in
all phases. When the health officer left hs
did so with the order OF the Comrnisstoners
to abate the nuisance at the Coxey camp or
proceed against those In authority for main
tanning a nuisance dangerous 70 health
A reporter OF The Star met Mr.. coxev
this afternoon and told him what was be-
ing done. He expressed great surprise that
the Commissioners should act hastily in
the matter. for he believed the square
which the army occupied was in as good
sanitary condition as any in the District
Only this morning, he stated a landscsns
gardener has laid OF trenches for drain
age purposes, and the water and sewerage
facilities had been completed and were
working well. Mr.. Coxey stated however
that the commonwealers were not an ali
discouraged, and were not welded TO the
present camp, IN 1acI even then he was on
a still hunt for new grounds
+ II was limited that an effort would he
made TO get Capitol Park, which is almost
at the foot OF the Capitol. the great sdvan-
tage being that the Congressman could cast
a paternal eye over the camp every day.
AT O'Clock this afternoon Health Cfficer
Hammett dispatched one of his inspectors
TO the camp for the purpose of reporting its
sanitary condition. When the Inspector re-
turned his report was 10 the effect that the
place was unsanitary. and the health on
Ger Immediately issued a forty-eight-hours
notice directing Mr.. coxey TO comply with
the health regulations