Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-03
The River Front Improvement.
VIEWS OF DE- CHANCELLOR OF BALTIMORE


Dr. Chancellor Of Ba,En1re. IN eminent member
q the MEDICAL profession who has devoted q great
deal OF Study TO sanitary matters, has tiken a
marked interest IN thc qIleStio1 OF improving the
river front at Washington All the reclamation OF
the fats He has ttien 7 careful observation Of
the It's AMI has examined the river frnnt from
the Little Falls t. po,t 7nrne dis. nee below the
city. The dcstpr has teen before the select COM
mittee or the Senate or Improvement OF TIE river
'front.' ard given tiietn the o'neft OF his OBSERVE
Gon, study nnd eSpeT5eG, O. He maintains uae-
Guivocfliy - It the Is should be reclaimed and
tie river rCnt improved for tie benefit Of the gen
efaf he iitn OF the city.
He lays down, in the first place. the proposition
that che fats should be retlaiIDei by filling with
clean earth, on the ground that in their present
condition they Necessarily generate malarial in
nuences prejudcIai to health In the second
place. that there should be thorough under
draining % tie nlt9 after their reclamation, and
~ all t.ls low-lving tistrictS by system OF sub
soil drainage: th3t the dats, when filled. are
liable to be satuIatad with moisture, or
ground water which Is often i;npregnated with
miGsmatc poison that, when diffused by capillary
attraction or oth=rwse viii be scattered to differ
emf parts OF the city. in the third place, land this
Is all-lmportant) that a system should be adopted
by which the sewage Oh the city would be con-
veyed 70 such distance below the city as would
prevent It's being obnoxious to the community
At present this sewage Is empu1d on
the Oats and there decomposes and generates
poisonous gases Even after the reclamation OF
the Is, should this sewage matter be permitted
70 discharge 't+ef In the river front adjacent 70
the city, II would sooner or later, and he thought
In a short time, poilute the water ani become
Offensive. In other words, the beneficial effect Of
Che reclamation would be Partially destroyed un-
less the sewage were conveyed far enough below
the city 10 assure any poisonous or malarious
enecte 70 the city ON It.
Dr. Chan lor was very emphatic In the
opinion that the Cats produce the malarial
be prevented, and this city made one Of the
OF the hats He said the question OF cost
should De minor consideration alto
gether: that one epidemic produced by the
nOi9DnOuS at N all
thar complete system or improvements He In
staheed the fact that the yellow fever epidemic
Washington, nearly Sso,e0o.CO0. He thought 1t
unWfse 20 delay an Improvement so essential TO
these epidenics than u cure or overcome them
He said that all sanitariane agrees that Malarious
diseases can be prevented BY the adoption OF
proper sanitary measures
TIKI SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION met IN the
pariors OF the Spencerian business college SaIur-
day evening. The select committee on Garfield
memorial services reported a Recommendation that
appropriate services be held bv this society annr-
discussion It was resolved that his next birthday
De celebrated appropriately by this association,
and that they recommend similar action on the
The committee on Industrial education. through
their chairman, Col Daniel,. reported that they
and discussion thereon next Saturday evening.
The committee on laws o. life and health made an
interesting rrport through their chairman, Mrs.
Lucinda b. Chandler, who sent her report from
Chicago. II presented careful review OF the
conditions Of health and unhealthfuIness In and
around Washington: deprecated the example set
by Congress IN inclosing itself In tomb where
sunlight and ventilation were OF necessity ex-
cluded, showed tn several physicians OF this
District had answered questions propounded to
them by this society In such manner as to DEM
onstrate either profound indifference TO or ignor-
ance or the fruitful sources OF disease and mortal
fty In this yifnity. The following persons who
were nominated ~ previous meeting, were ie-
ported for member hip by the executive commit
u mi 80 r nj Ar Nm. Il Arra n.
Hazeitine, Mr.. Castillo Hosmrr, Hon Josiah Dent
Hr. Geo. A Bacon, Mr.. Z d. Johnson and Mr. Mar.
cisSe DemonseOt
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