Evening star., 1900-09-27

eaIarv was fixed in accordance with the
recommendation OF the health officer in ex-
planation of which IT was stated that II
was believed it would tend to improve the
service Of the health department II new
employees were appointed at smaller sala-
ries than heretofore, and such salaries In
creased from time to time as the services
Of such employees warranted In the pres
ent instance II Is recommended that the
salary Of this inspector be Increased from
$500 to 81 600
In compliance with resolution or the
Senate, the health department May 10, 1900
submitted a statement of the legislation
needed to secure proper control OF the
milk supply of this District. The pro-
posed legislation necessarily provided Tor
an Increased inspection force, the increase
being estimated at three sanitary and food
inspectors to collect samples of milk and to
assist in their analysis, and three Veterl-
nary surgeons to have supervision over Ine
dairy farms In outlying districts. The
recommendation that such inspectors be
provided with compensation at the rate OF
$500 per annum is respectfully renewed. IL
is proposed, however. that the local inspect
ors be charged with the enforcement OF the
laws regulating the manufacture and sale
of adulterated food and drugs generally,
instead Of limiting their work to operations
under the milk law.
Spread of Contagious.
The act to prevent the spread OF conta-
gious diseases in the District of Columbia,
approved March 3. 1897, refers almost ex-
clusively to Asiatic cholera, yellow fever,
smallpox typhus fever. glanders, the plague
and Ieprosy These diseases do not ordi-
narily prevail Provision should be made,
however for their prompt restriction, II in
troduced The expense of work in connec-
ton with any of these diseases is always
considerable, in view of the fact that 1t In
wolves danger of contracting the disease,
and requires most persons engaged in it to
be auarantined. standing appropriation
of s25, 600, for the specific purpose of en-
forcing the act mentioned, Is respectfully
requested.
Under an act to provide for the drainage
of lots in the District of Columbia, ap-
proved May 10, 1896. many box privies have
been done away with. large part of those
which remainnareson property belonging to
inon-residents,d who. cannot be reached by
ordinary process. ,r,In order to reach such
cases the Commissioners have been author
lied by the act referred to, to cause the
required improvements to be made and to
recover the cost by assessment against the
property impr9vear The expense of such
work in its entirety will be considerable 1t
is deemed better, however, to have small
| appropriation from year to year, rather
than a gross amount to cover the entire
work. An appropriation of 5000 Is respect
fully requested. to pc used during the fiscal
year 19O1-19O2
the city of Washington, D. c., and for other
purposes approved March l, 1899, has en-
tailed an enormous amount of work on the
health department. although no effort has
| been made to senfoFce its provisions, except
in cases In which there We're Complaints. OF
in which actual nuisance resulted from the
presence of such vegetation. If an effort
is to be made to enforce the law generally
| and on it's face 1t appears to have been in
tended to be so enforced, large appropri-
alton will be necessary. Acting on that
presumption, an estimate of $1,000 Is sub.
mitted If its enforcement be limited in
the future as in the past, a small amount
possibly $1,000, will suffice.
Requires an Increase.
BY strict economy in the management OF
the contingent fund of the health depart
ment. 1t has been made to purchase all
things absolutely necessary. properly to be
purchased out OF such fund. Any exten-
sion of the pound service, or any more
rigid enforcement OF the laws regulating the
| sale Of milk and the manufacture and sale
| of adulterated foods and drugs, will, how
ever. require considerable increase. The
| increase In the pound service. alone, fol