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method by the actual results that had

! method by the actual results that had
| come from it.
The best that could be hoped for here by
| the introduction of a system of filtration
DIR. kober said was a reduction of the
deaths 90 per cent. but that would mean the
/ saving of 100 lives and preventing 1000
| cases of typhoid fever annually.
| DR.. w. c. Woodward, health officer of
| the District, said that IL 200 deaths occurred
annually from smallpox, or because of fires,
| the people of this city would be thoroughly
| alarmed, and no sum of money would be
| too large to rid them of so great an az
| Fiction. Yet 200 deaths annually from ty-
pEoid- fever did not appear to stir the peo-
| pie. He was satisfied that the danger Of
! typhoid fever from Potomac water is even
! greater when the water is clear than when
| it is turbid. DIR. Woodward also spoke of
! the danger that exists here Of dts
ease through the milk supply, which he
| hoped To see corrected through bin now
| pending in Congress.
Mr.. |. 3. Jewell arose to inquire why It
| was that much attention was being paid
| to eliminating typhoid fever and WHY 50
! little had been said and was being done
about the Anacostia flats, although the
amount OF malaria far exceeded the amount
| of typhoid fever
| Mr.. Edison replied that the board of trade
! had probably given five times much con-
! sideration to the AEacostia flats it lad to
| filtration, and that attention was paid TO
| the latter now because of its prominence
| i'll Congress, and the likelihood of an an
preparation being made in the near future
for the establishment of a filtration plant.
Or. Kicking spoke in favor of the slow
sand filtration system.
A motion for the adoption of the COM
mfttee'S report made by Mr. VIM ~.
Henderson. He expressed the opinion that
the filter recommended by Col Miller does
not represent the natural filters on large
scale and he regarded his experiments as
open to criticism. The mechanical filter.
DIR. Hickling said, should be known as
chemical filter. as an expenditure of at
least $4,000 annually would be required to
ha haa rnla 1o1
results obtained by Col. Miller We're re-
sarded by DR.. Hicklng as open 10 ques-
ton
DR. Hicklng moved to authorize the COM
mittee to appear before committee of Con-
gress to advocate the recommendations Of
the report. and it was carried. Those rec
concentrations included the Improvements Of
the Anacostia flats and the adoption Of ne
amended milk law.
Committee Taxation.
Mr. Ralston of the committee on taxation
and assessment then made a partial report,
dealing with the committees recommendd-
ton that real estate taxes in the future he
paid in November and May instead Of once
a year, as is the case during the present
Year He said that every consideration for
the people at large favored the payment
sem-annually.
DR.. A. P. Pardon advocated payment Of
taxes once year. He claimed that by the
payment of half the tax in November Two
ana a nan mllIlOHS OF dollars Is locked up
in the treasury that should be in circua-
ton until the beginning of the next fiscal
year. In other cities it customary 20
have the tax paid at one time, which re-
duced the work OF the tax office one-haf
and rendered mistakes less liable.
Mr.. Edison spoke in favor of payments
Sem-annually He said his connection with
building and loan associations had brought
him into contact with many people who
paying for small homes, and he knew that
semi-annual payments of taxes was much
more advantageous to them than If the en-
tire tax Were paid at one time. For this
class of people IL it We're practicable for
them to pay taxes once a month, that would
be still more desirable. From his observa-
lions $3.50 out of every 1G00 of the tax
payers would be benefited by the payment
of taxes Semi-annually.
Mr.. NJ /. Weller said he had taken pains
to ascertain how the people of East Wash
ington felt in regard to the annual or semi
annual payments of taxes, and he WAS
satisfied that 80 per cent of the small prop
erty owners favored the sem-annual pay
mentS.
Messrs. V. Baldwin Johnson. w. S.
Thompson and Jesse B. Wilson each sd-
cated semi-annual payments.
Mr. Themes W. Smith said he wished to
dispute the statement that the taxes col
lected In November lie unused in the treas
ury nine months. He said the taxes,
collected, used promptly, the Dis =
trict has no surplus to lie idle at any time,
the fact being that the treasury really adj
vances the Districts share of the appro-
priation at the beginning of the fiscal year
or before the November tax becomes pay
abe.
The committee recommendation for semi
annual payments of taxes was then adopt
ed by the board.
Mr.. c. c. Lancaster proposed u resolution
favorng bond loan by the District of So,
100000 for street extensions and street i'm
provements. sewers and filtration. but a
point of order being made against the res
olution II was not considered.
Thnse Present.
The board then adjourned. Among men,
bers Of the board present at the meeting
were W. S. Chase, w. ]. Frzzell. William
NJ. Shuster, Cen George II. Harries, NJ. l.
Weller, Jesse r. Wilson, W. W. Burdette
Col. A. NJ. Miller. Thomas G. Pole, Thomas
w. Smith, Frank L. Sanner, j. ii. Ralston.
A. p. Pardon, General Spear, John Joy Ed
son, John Joy Edison. jr, c. Heurich, e. r..
Clarence r. Dufour. DR.. Percy HickIing,
DR.. William S. Thompson, James J.. Par
sons, V. Baldwin Johnson, John II. Magru.
der, DR.. w. w. Johnston, William e. Hen
derson, Daniel Murray, II. l.. Bscoe A. Is.
Duvall DR.. G. l.. Kober, G.. w. Casilear,
Capt. J. =. Walker, Loring Chapel, Sey-
mour Tulloch, o. w. White, j. w. Butts, 8.
Thomas Brown, George Graham, DR.. Will
lam Tindail NJ. NJ. Shand, c. F. Nesbit DR..
Joseph Tsber Johnson. |: w Babson. II. b.
Pokinhorn, w. Mo by VIII ans F. p May,
Benjamin Miller, Allan ID. Albert, DIR. VIII
lam c. Woodward, Frank Hume, w. b.
H .bbs. Josiah Willard, 7. Is. Jewell. e. u.
Lancaster, George A. ArmeS, Ralph Bar
nard
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