Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Useless Protests Against the Con-
tagious Disease Hospital.
MANY WELLS ABANDONED.
Items From the Headquarters OF District
Government--severalA Appointments Made
The Humane Society Takes Up the Dog
Question-Other Items of Interest.

The trustees of the Concordia Lutheran
Church, situated at tine corner OF 10th and @
streets, have sent a vigorous protest to the Com
missioners against the location Of the hospital
for contagious diseases on the old Naval 0bserv-
atory grounds. The petition sets forth that
the church is the Oldest where German citizens
Worship; 1t is frequented BY the
American citizens. The minister of the Ger
man empire worships there. well as the Dan
ish and Swiss ministers. If the Commissioners,
in their wisdom, the petition continues. owing
to the protest made by citizens, have not been
enabled to locate this hospitsl in other parts
OF the city, there is surely as much and more
reason for not placing it on the site u.
pied by the old Naval Observatory. The
petition calls attention to the several reserva-
tions near the church. designed as breathing
places which would be DESTROYED if the hospital
were located on the site referred to. As here
tofore stated in The STAR the Commissioners
have long since abandoned the idea of locatin &
the hospital in the old naval observatory
grounds.
WHO DIVINE THIS LETTER?
Last year while the pupils of the Arthur
School were reading the beautiful poem, "Snow
Bound" by Whittier, it was suggested that
letter be written to the famous poet
commenting upon the beauties of the
poem. One of the pupils selected to
write the letter, and she signed il. A
short time afterward an autograph letter
from Mr.. Whittier was received. 1t was framed
and hung under Mr.. Whittier's portrait Re-
Gently. according to letter from the principal
OF the Arthur School to the Commissioners. the
young lady who signed the letter appeared at
the school with a gentleman and somewhat per-
emptorily demanded the note. MISS Steele.
the principal, says that she thinks
hat tha
and she has no right to give it up
without a written order from some one in au-
thority. She urges the Commissioners not to
allow the Whittier note to be removed from the
school, as she sees no reason WIN IL should be
done any more than to give away the books and
pictures which belong to the District. II, on the
other hand, she says, il is decided that the let
ter belongs to the pupils who prepared the first
note. why not have them draw lots
| for it. She says. in conclusion, that the gen.
| tleman who called with the young lady main
tanned an attitude and used words that are far
| from what she exrected TO receive from a gen.
tleman. and it was with difficulty that she
maintained her position to act in an honorable
| and ladylike manner.
WELLS ABANDONED.
Upon the recommendation Of Capt Derby
under whom the direct charge Of public well
comes, the Commissioners today ordered tina
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| land avenue southwest be filed and abandoned
that the well at the corner of 10th and c street
, southwest be also filled and abandoned
that the public well at the corner o
AZ and ID streets southwest be file
and abandoned: that the public well on tn
corner of LIST street between and Q street
southwest be filled and abandoned. Thes
wells have been abandoned for the reason tina
| upon examination by the District chemist tn
water was found unfit to drink
| TWO APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. ]. S. Garland, the permit clerk Of th
water department, has been appointed assistan
engineer in the sewer division.
Horace C. Prince has been appointed fore
man in the sewer division at "a day.
| WANTS THE FEE RETURNED.
s. W. Rittenhouse has requested the Com
missioners to return to him at once e. SO. tn
same being the fee exacted Of him by tn
pound master for the return of his COW, whic
| was impounded by the police. Mr.. Rittenhous
claims in his letter to the Commissioners ths
| the COW escaped last Saturday morning, and
| at once notified the police, yet notwithstand
| ing his efforts and the warning he sen
| ont the COW was impounded and nearly starve
10 death. He submits that having used du
diligence TO recover the estray it's detentio
from Saturday until Sunday afternoon wa
wholly unwarranted. Had police headquartel
| either inquired OF the Georgetown precinc
| station or connected him with 1t the COW coul
have been recovered within thirty minute
| without cost.
| PROTEST.
Patrick Smyth of Us d street southwest b,
entered a vigorous protest against the licensin
of a merry -go-round at I'd and streets soutl
west The flying horses are. he says. a nu
sance, and noise OF the boisterous crowt
coupled with the whistle on the engine and II
wheezy old organ, makes sleep before o'cloc
almost impossible. The police have already n
ported adversely against the application for
license at this place.
GARBAGE IN ANAcosrIA.
Health Officer Hammett today recommend,
. that the collection of garbage be extended
Anacostia. In letter to the Commissions
today upon the subject he says:
II have the honor TO state that the garbai
contract provides that garbage shall be CO
lected from places in the cities of Washingt,
and Georgetown and their more densely pop
lated suburbs may be designated from tin
to time by the Commissioners of the Distri
OF Columbia 1t is my opinion that the servi
should now be extended to
clude the suburb known as Anacostia
: least tri-weekly, as the citizens of that villa
, are anxious about the matter and the health
the people demands it, 1 therefore recol
mend that the honorable Commissioners ord
the service as indicated"
i BUILDING PERMITS.
: Building permits were issued today as follow
: A. Neuland. one frame dwelling, Benning roo
= county; $500.
a The Death of Carl Roeser, jr.