Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-10

suplect. DeueVe tnat ne was entlrely sincere
In the statements in that letter, and that civil
service reform will have no setback by reason
of the change Of Administration"
THE CLERKS EXTRA PAY.
Some Have Got 1t and Some Haven't
The Delay in the Adjutant- Generals
Office.
A large number Of the clerks of the Adjutant-
Generals and Surgeon-Generars offices are
anxiously awaiting the carrying out of a clause
in the deficiency bill. The effect Of this was
to pay ga reasonable additional compensation
to the employees" in these Offices engaged on
extra work after Office hours in disposing of
accumulated pension work during the fiscal
year Of 1887" The Secretary of War was
authorized to pay at such rates as he deemed
proper, but not exceeding GO cents an hour to
clerks regardless of grade, and 80 cents an
hour to messengers. The total sum appro-
priated was $3s, $3.50, Of which the sum Of
and S1S 429. 20 for the Surgeon-General Office.
1t seems that the clerks Of the Surgeon Cen
erals Office who were engaged in this work
were paid their quota soon after the signing of
the deficiency bin, but those in the Adjutant-
Generals Office began to wonder why they did
peared that committee was investigating the
matter. This discovery gave rise to consider
able excitement among the clerks, and for
some days past the Office has been rather tur-
bulent with gossip.
Adjutant-G General Drum said this morning to
STAR reporter that he had decided that it
was better to 60 slow in the payment of this
money and to be sure that no mistakes were
made. So he referred the matter to clerks in
the various branches of the office to compute
the time spent by each man with care. This,
he added, has been going on for some time,
but is about completed, and he hopes to begin
the payments in a week or two. He fears that
the appropriation will not be large enough.
Complaints Against Dissecting Room.
AN INSPECTION BY DIR. PooLE-HE SAYS HE DIS
COVERED NO FOUNDATION FOR THE CoMPLAINTs
telephone message was received at the
health Office yesterday making complaint
against the medical department of the George
town University, which is on H street, between
9th and 10th streets northwest. The complaint
was to the effect that the stencil from the dissect-
ing rooms was unbearable and made the atmos-
phere not only very unpleasant for persons
living in the neighborhood but unwholesome
as well; that the air was filed with chemical
OdOrs and foul smells from the decayed flesh.
Persons whose rear windows command a view
of the windows of the dissecting room complain
tucI tudt the ldtter are O1t6n le1t open IN
such a way as to expose the dead bodies to
sight. It was also stated that on one occasion
asbucket, containing heart, liver and other
fragments OF human body, was seen in the
yard in the rear Of the building.
Last evening DR.. Poole, of the health Office
and DR.. Lovejoy, dean Of the faculty of George.
town College, went to the dissecting rooms to
make an inspection. DR.. Poole says that he
found everything about the building clean and
in frst-class order. The room was well venti.
lated and disinfected. The odOr was more
that of carbOlic acid than Of decayed flesh.
plants mentioned and no unhealthy odor.
Health Officer Townshend also stated that
there was nothing unhealthy in the odor.
WHAT DIR. LovEJoY SAYS.
DR.. Lovejoy, when seen by STAR reporter
said: ''There has been great deal said about
the dissecting-room that is untrue, if the com.
plants have been correctly reported. wen,
to the dissecting-rOom last night with repre-
sentative Of the health Office, and was greatly
surprised to find so little odor, considering the
condition Of the weather. l never was in q
dissecting-room where there was less odor than
discovered last night. I examined very care
fully the windows and the position Of the
tables and found it an impossibility to see them
from any windows in the neighborhood. It il
possible that some of the students might some
time accidentally leave a window open. As to
tne DucKet DelnS ieIt IN the YARD,
think there is some mistake. The students
are under directions to keep the windows
closed at all times. There always has been an
effort made to keep the room as clean as possi-
BILE and prevent the building from becoming
offensive to the neighbors. Such institutions
are, as a rule, watched very closely, and when
there is any offensive odor discovered the col.
lege gets the blame. The boys about the
neighborhood sometimes disturb the students.
They are always on the lookout for some CHASTITY
sight, and being unable to see into the room,
have broken many panes Of glass;"
CITIZENS COMPLAIN TO THE DISTRICT coNlIssIoN-
ERs.
The Commissioners to-day gave hearing to
Father Walter, representing the st. Joseph's
Orphans Asylum, to VIM. Calf, II. o. Towles,
Charles Edmonston, G. G. Duncanson and 8.
Simmons, a committee representing the prop
erty owners in the vicinity Of the dissecting
room. They assured the Commissioners that
the odors coming from the college were un-
bearable, and most unhealthy. They ask that
the nuisance be abated at once, and that dis
section in the future be prohibited there. The
matter has been referred to Health Officer
Townshend for report.