Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-14

feel as grateful as We do, to any police officer
who should sympathize with them and use his
best eEdeaV0rS to put an end to the nuisance.
We do solemnly protest that these things have
become OF late unendurable in this our neigh
borhood, and we cannot believe that II Judge
Smell were correctly informed Of the facts he
would become party to encourage such disor-
der by reprimanding officers OF. the peace for
doing their official duty with faithfulness
thanks OF every citizen. We have reported the
above state Of hings time and again, both
orally and by letter, 70 headquarters, but so far
to little or no benefit. The evil really merits
[The above is signed by nineteen citizens OF
South Washington, residing In the neigh
borhood referred to.l
Broken Foot Pavements.
Editor Star:-Permit me to ask through the
medium OF THE STAR, why the brick pavement
on NJ and 10th streets northwest has been left
in an unfinished condition so long, and when
we may expect 1t will be finished. / refer to the
ragged edges of the pavement surrounding
each OF the trees planted last spring on those
complete. the bricks become loose, are kicked
about and lost, and after dark the loose bricks
and holes do not make the best walking for pc
destrians as was nearly thrown down a few
evenings since in passing over one Of the
broken places in the pavement on M street, near
tree.
now stand must have been quite large num-
Der, more than sufficient, think, to pay for the
finishing.
l addressed note to the District Commits
s1oners on this subject six weeks ago, thinking
that 1t was only necessary to call their atten-.
ton to the matter, to have it mended, but it
seems 10 have resulted in nothing. Are they
waiting for petition from all the people on
those streets, or what can be the matter? VIC.
The Smoking Nuisance Upon Street
Cars.
Editor Star:-Although it is generally under
ct0NH ic a In bn Of
cars, it is commonly the case that one or two
smokers upon the platform will faint the whole
air OF the car as completely as If they were in
side with his cigar In his mouth. just keeping
it aligbt and giving Off, If possible, a more Of
fensive odor than when fully smoked. To
tolerable nuisance, and yet it appears that the
Washington Georgetown company expressly
authorize their conductors not to interfere
with either of these practices. Yesterday, get
ting on car OF the 1th-street line, tired with
the days business and suffering from the un-
seasonable heat, my discomfort was more than
doubled by fellow who fouled the whole air
OF the car, to the end Of the route, near which
he finally took his seat in the car with his cigar
in his mouth. Twice requested the conductor to
put stop to 1t, but he informed me his inStruc-
tfonS would not warrant him in doing so. This
conductor is known to me to be a considerable
and correct man, as are all the other conduc-
tors of the line who are known to me; and it
seems that the company is directly responsible
OF.
The Matter of the w. C. O. Asylum.
Editor Star:-Many readers OF TIE EVENING
STAR were painfully excited on reading the
quasi report of the Health Officers examina-
tiOn of the sanitary condition of the w. c. o.
Asylum, given to the public in its issue Of the
Health Officer had made the examination at the
request OF interested persons; that he found the
sewer gas pouring into the building causing the
death OF several Of its inmates recently; that
number OF the children were then down with
typhoid fever, and the wonder was why many
more had not died in consequence of 1t. This
damaging statement having been given gratu-
ttously to the public through the press, and re-
naming, to this date without correction by the
Health Officer, 1t becomes the duty of the trus-
tees to correct it so far as that can now be
done.
On the 2sth OF July last the first directress OF
the asylum was notified, by post, that the
Health Oficer chad caused an Inspection Of the
aoa s 6af Be e s6
s as to- to prevent escape of foul odors into
The Communication was referred to the trus-
secretary, duly and respectfully acknowledged
its reception, and also assured the Health Off.
Ger OF "their readiness to cooperate with him
to render the sanitary condition Of the Orphan
Home faultless;" and, In order to secure this
desirable end, solicited of him more specific
and practical Instructions as to how he would
For more than two months the trustees have
waited for the coveted Instructions, but in
vain, and in the meantime have endeavored to
execute with fidelity such OF the suggested
Improvements as about which there was no
doubts. Believing that the Health Officer
would not destgnedly treat the trustees with
disrespect, and being informed that the person
who made the examination admitted that he
could not detect the escape Of any foul odor
from the w. G. in question, they preferred to
conclude that the Inspector now regarded the
THE STAR of the 9th instant and an official
otherwise.
ant, perhaps, had called on the Sth inst, just
when the matron with her family of one hun
dred and forty children and some sympathizing
friends had assembled in the chapel to accord
the little orphan, who had died the day before,
the rites OF Christian burial. The officer
looked in upon the scene for moment and
then required the matron to leave her sacred
Trust 10 order to conduct him through his tour
OF inspection. DR.. Butler proceeded with the
funeral obsequies and the little one was con-
mean time the Inspectors proceeded and, with
the exception of the two doubtful closets con
nected with the nurseries, spoke approvingly
nounced faultless-they also confessed, with
regard to the doubtful water-closets that they
could not detect any offensive odorS escaping
therefrom; and further, they found euery bed
all of which encouraging facts were omitted
from the published report.
The institution has occupied the eligible
building at the corner OF 18th and streets
northwest for nearly three years and six
months, during which time its entire family
has enjoyed almost uninterrupted health, and
up to the present but three deaths have &C.
CURED. The first was lad whose parents died
OF consumption. and he himself, at the time Of
admission, was suffering from the same reme-
diless disease. Despite the most patient and
skilful nursing, the little fellow died August,
1876. June, 1871, one OF the boys jumped upon
the tooth of q garden rake, which penetrated
his heel, and, as we plain people say, died OF
lockjaw. The third and last death was that of
the little girl who died OF typhoid fever on the
18th instant, whose funeral services we have
already noticed. One other case of the fever
occurred some two months ago, but the case
responded readily to medical advice and skilful
nursing.
The nursery is composed of eighteen or twen-
ty infants, from eighteen months to three
years old, occupying, from necessity as well as
convenience, apartments in close proximity to
the contraband water closets. Their constitu-
tons are uniformly embarrassed by scrofula,
yet In the presence OF the death dealing closets
theV grow Rfrnnp and haalthv-pof npo 90