Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-23
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
There Will Be No Contagious Disease
Hospital Built This Year.
IN REGARD TO GA RIB AGE.
So Much Trouble Over Sites That the Hos
pital Appropriation Will Lapse-There is
No Law in Regard to BOOSTERS In the
District.

There will be no hospital for contagious dis
eases erected this year. This much has been
practically settled by the Commissioners. The
failure to erect a hospital has been due prima-
rily to the want Of proper site. When several
weeks ago the Commissioners opened bids
for . site upon which to locate the hos
pitai, many real estate owners and agents
submitted proposals. Several of the sites offered
were located across the Eastern branch. As
soon as the list was published In The STAR
residents and property owners In the vicinity
appeared before the Commissioners and Of
fered such strenuous objections that the Com
missioners abandoned them and began to look
elsewhere. One site in particular pleased
them. 1t was piece Of ground near the race
track, upon which stands old Fort Sedgwick.
The ground was well located and finely
watered, and it was thought the Commissioners
would buy there. A consultation with several
of the leading physicians of the city was held
and they unanimously agreed that it was too
remote to locate a hospital, the patient
would die in transportation. So that site was
given up. Then came the offer Of Mr..
John r. Mclean to sell several lots in
square 1112. situated opposite the Jail. Every
one is familiar with the stand taken by the East
Washington Citizens Association, as well as the
letters OF the physician at the Jail and the At
torney General upon the subject, and the sub
sequent abandonment Of that site. Tho old
observatory grounds i, were proposed and the
exsmnsd V srfe.t the S.s .ms
unanimous in the opinio that 1t was just the
place for the hospital, and for some days it
looked as II the hospital would be located there.
Then came protest from the projectors OF the
American University through ex-Gov. Hoyt,
observatory had been decided upon a. the
best possible location for the uni
versity. Coupled with this came the pro-
tests Of the neighboring residents and property
owners. and the Commissioners today decided
to abandon the idea of locating the hospital
there. There are absolutely no other available
sites. If the Commissioners should buy in the
northwest there would be howl of indigna-
ton, and il they were to select . site in
any other locality the cry Of being
Disseminated against would be raised.
So; as stated in the opening paragraph the
Of purchasing site this year and the appro-
priation OF $4,000 for that purpose will lapse.
There are several schemes being talked about
to provide place for those suffering from con-
tagious diseases, but yet there has been
nothing definite decided upon.
LICENSE MONEY.
The liquor men who deposited the additional
fee as required by the Commissioners under
the new law getting anxious about the re-
turn of their money. They will be paid back
on the LIST Of July. On the 9th instant the
visions OF the new law did not apply to
licenses already issued. and the excise beard,
upon official notification thereof, directed
the assessor to pay back all money collected
from applicants for liquor licenses who had In
obedience to the order Of the Commissioners
given up their old licenses and deposited tho
additional fee as required by the new law. 1t
was stated at the time that the money would be
paid back within ten days, yet seventeen days
have gone by and still no money has been re-
turned.
The assessor stated to a reporter of TEE
STAR today that he thought his office would be
ready TO pay back all moneys collected under
the new law by the LIST Of July. The pay rolls
had just been received from the printer and it
was necessary to make them out before any
thu thing in the way of paying of could
that 537 applications for licenses to sell liquor
under the new law bv retail had been made.
and 100 applications had been received for new
licenses to sell liquor by Wholesale under the
provisions OF the law governing the traffic.
These names Of applicants would all have to be
verified by the collector, for in . number Of
instances applicants had filed their applications
at the specified time, but had not deposited the
license fee. He did not think there was any
doubt about being ready on the LIST Of July.
THE CARNAGE QUESTION.
The appropriation for the support Of the gov
eminent of the District Of Columbia for the fis-
cal year to end June 80. 1884, contains q proyis-
ion for the expenditure Of $1,000 per month
for the months Of May, June. July August and
September. 1893. for the daily collection of
in tns . Of the
health Of the District should require
collections to be made with so much frequency.
The commissioners say in letter to the first
controller today that they satisfied that they
cannot secure daily collection throughout the
entire city for that amount, but are advised
that for such an expenditure they could secure
q daily collection, including Sundays, in the
following limits. which includes the section
from which the greatest average amount of gar
bsge is collected and where it is most likely to
offer the greatest menace to public health and
comfort:
North by south line Of street northwest
east by west line Of 9Th street nor west, south
by north line Of street no west, west by east
line OF 18th street, from Pennsylvania avenue to
4, thence to 18th street, thence by east line of
18th street to street northwest
The Commissioners ask his views IA to whether
they will be justified in placing limitation of
this Character upon a daily service.
CoCK-A-DooDLx-Do
Poor old rooster, he is catching 1t these days,
and well-directed and organized attack is
being maze against him. Every day the Com
missioners get letter or SO from Morpheus"
Cant Sleep" Taxpayer" "Anti-Rooster,"
&c. They all declare in the strongest
language that the rooster is a nuisance,
and should be relocated to the country
and not allowed to make morning hideous
with his Growing The Commissioners seem
powerless to do anything in the matter. Tho
old legislative assembly that made 80 many
laws failed to provide against the rooster, and
there is no law preventing him from Growing.
One victim writes to the Commissioners today
adding his appeal to those already fled, and
urges that the rooster be legally declared nui-
sance and forbidden within the city limits.
WANT QUIET FOURTH.
The Comm issioners have been requested to
put stop to the firing Of toy cannon and large
fire crackers on the Fourth Of July.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Building permits were issued today Is fol-
lows: Jno Moran, three brick dwellings,
2422, "a and Is Pennsylyauia avenue northwest: