Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-22
COMMUNICATION.
For the Evening Star.
The $40, 200 for the Washington In
Urinary.
NUMBER THREE.

NUMBER THREE.
Again, Mr.. Editor, I enter upon the
pleasant duty which have undertaken, viz:
to expose the unjustness of the demand of
that body of medical gentlemen who occupy
government building in the rear of the
City Hall, whs have lately assumed the title
OF Directors Of the Washington Infrmary,
which was never known before by that
name, and which could not have been
adopted for any other purpose but to deceive
Congress. It is remarkable circumstance
that the board of directors of an institution
pretending to be charitable, should be con-
stituted solely of doctors, and that the entire
management, control, and disbursement of
the funds are under the direction of this
same board, from whose decision there is
no appeal, adopt whatever rules and regu-
lations they may, the community, and those
for whose benefit it was established, are
compelled to submit. In other words its
management proves conclusiyely that it is
private enterprise, and as such should not
be patronized by the government, especially
when others offer the same inducement as
regards the accommodation of the sick, and
are willing to extend the advantages of such
an institution, to all who may feel disposed
to avail themselves of them. | am aware
that the annual donation from Congress is
disbursed by the Commissioner of Public
Buildings.
have shown conclusively that this is a
private enterprise have shown that it was
not charitable institution. I have exhib-
tied the manner in which it is pecuniary
advantage to the directors. [ have addi-
tional facts by which will substantiate all
this-dare they deny it?
[ come now to the consideration of another
point. That Congress should take from
them this building and give it to the corpo-
ration, to whom it Justly belongs 1t is
public square, and no private company should
be permitted to occupy it. They have had
the gratuitous use Of the building and ground
since 1914. Have they forgot the conditional
contract they made with former mayor of
this city, viz: That if he would withdraw
his application made in the name of the cor
poration to Congress for it, that they would,
if permitted to occupy it as an infrmary,
pay into the funds of the corporation 5000,
not one dollar of which has ever been paid?
And has it been used merely as an infirmary?
No. A school has been established there
A museum occupies one of the best rooms
dissecting room is in the same building
with the sick, yes, with the sick sent there
by the government and paid for at most
enormous rate, as compared with the aver
age cost Of patients in all hospitals. But
they say they bury the dead; bury them
where? Bury the offal or bury the body
The square upon which the building is
situated, is a large one, and if exposed to
public sale, it would at the present prices
of property in that neighborhood command
sufficient amount of money to enable the
corporation to establish hospital, such as
would be conducive to the welfare of the
city. Turn them out, expel the squatters,
and give the ground to the corporation for
the above mentioned purposes, improve and
beautify it, make it an ornament to the city,
adorn it with trees and shrubbery which
will be for more acceptable to the citizens
of Washington, than its occupation by those
who now hold it and abuse its privileges
C;ro tho soO 600 To build uD q big school