Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-14
DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
The Leftover Street Improvement
Schedule to Take Precedence,
HEALTH OFFICE AFFAIRS.
The Railroad Tracks on Fourteenth
Street Extended.
SEVERAL REPORTS SUBMITTED

Is my street 10 De improved this year,"
Mr. Commissioner. trast that you win
include my street in the schedule for inn
provement for next year"
For heavens sake, captain. our strA.f
has remained unimproved long enough.
Fix ii for us this year" This is the
NTH year that our street has been on the
schedule for improvement and yet nothing
has been done" Don't forget us next
year" Il think IL is a shame that tax
payers should be treated as we ere"
Here have paid taxes for nearly twenty
hVe years and have not received one cent
Of benefit therefrom." II want my street
improved and IL IL is not L propose 70 20
before the congressional committee my
SELF
/. DIR. Buchanan's Complaint.
A brief mention was made in Saturdays
Star Of the letter of DIR. c. NJ Buchanan,
calling attention 10 the professional status
OF the members OF the staff OF the physicians
TO the poor and the police surgeons. In his
Summary he pointed out that of the twenty
physicians to the poor seven We're un-
licensed. and named the following as the
ones: Drs. L. A Johnson. J. g Meredith,
J. 4. Cole }. A. Mudd. J. A. Watson, NJ.
A. Custis Homeopathy and @. W. II.
Fitch. All Of these gentlemen. according 20
the letter OF DIR. Buchanan. are not mem
berS OF the association, and being unlicpns-
ed practitioners are illegal Practitioners.
and not being members OF either the as
socistion or society are in poor professional
standing.
The law governing the practice of medi-
cine in the District of Columbia is incIJsed
by DIR. Buchanan in his letter and IL as
follows:
The LAW.
CTwo of the eight sections Of an act to re-
wise with amendments an act to incorpOr-
ate the Medical Society of the District OF
Columbia, which was enacted and approved
by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States OF America In
Congress assembled. July Z. 1881
!. il shall and may he lawful for the said
medical society or any members OF them
attending mot less than Seven) TO elect by
ballot tive persons resident OF the District
OF Columbia whose duty IL shall be 10
grant licenses TO such medical and CHR
urgical gentlemen as they may upon fun
examination judge qualified TO practice the
medical and chirCrgical arts, or as may
produce a diploma from some respectable
medical college or society. each person 50
obtaining certificate 70 pay . sum not ex-
ceedlng 80 TO be liked on or ascertaihed
by the society.
9. That after the appointment OF the
heretofore a practitioner OF medicine or
surgery within the District of Colunlbia
shall be allowed TO practice within the said
District, in either Of said branches. without
first having obtained a license testified as
by this medical law directed. or the pro-
duction of diploma from a respectable
a
established by law. Provided, that the pro-
fessors I'm such college or the examiners N
such board be men regularly instructed IN
medicine and surgery. and the collateral
branches of medical education, anatomy.
chemistry. under the penalty OF $50 for each
offense, to be recovered in the county court,
where he may reside. by bill of presentment
and Indictment one-half for the use of the
society and the other for that Of the In
former.
DR.. buchanan also calls attention to the
ted s1f
states that Drs. Addison, hewitt ana May
field are licentuates. but questions the H.
cense of Dr. W. ID. Cannon. Drs. Neyitt
and Mayteld. he states. are the only ones
who are members Of the association.
The resident physician of the Washington
! Asylum Hospital DIR. L. w. Reisinger. he
of the association.
II is but fair TO state In connection with
| a number OF the above cases that applica-
tions have already been fled for admission
/ in the association. In several cases app1ca-
tions have been favorably reported and au
that remains for the physician 10 become a
institution.
The Commissioners. however. viii look
| into the matter. and IL IL lis found that any
of the physicians in the employ Of the Dis
| trict are unlicensed they Will be forced TO
/ take out license or else sever their con-
nection with the District
Home for soldiers
A request fop 800 for the support OF
the Temporary Home for ex-Union Soldiers
and Sailors for the next fiscal year Is She
heading of the annual report Of the man-
ager OF the home for the last fiscal year.
| During the period s2.gs.43 were expended:
| $500 90 Were collected from sources
other than the annual appropriation OF
| s.. 800 and there remains a balance OF $lls ~.
During the year 1919 meals were served
and $3.50 lodgings were provided. Because
| of bad record fourteen were refused &C
commodations. and during the year LIN
different persons were cared for.
Work ON County Roads.
Mr. George W. Beall. superintendent OF
county roads. has submitted his annual fe-
port 10 the Commissioners. During the LAST
| fiscal year expenditures were made as fob
lows: For the central section Of the DIS
trict. s.. $50; eastern section, Sl.3fz; western
! section. 1874: total. $40 Ss2. For the next
| fiscal year he has submitted the following
estimates: - =
Michigan avenue. grading. $1,000: Bright
sio.op0: LIST street extended northwest, frurn
| + to Soldiers Home. grading and side-
walks s5.0o0; North Capitol street, from T
/ to Soldiers Home, grading. fifty feet wtoe.
$1,000: 18th street northwest, from Florida
avenue TO Princeton street, grading, No,0o.
Yale and Harvard streets and kenesaw
avenue between 18th and 18th streets, grad
ing. $1,000, 9Th street extended northwest.
grading. $1,000: Pennsylvania. avenue e<-
tended southeast, grading, 5000; Mn
nesota avenue, from Pennsylvania avenae
eastward. 5000; repairs 10 county roads
and suburban streets. $4,000: total. $4,000.
Mr.. Beall calls attention 10 the great neces-
sity for a liberal appropriation for the -
pair Of suburban streets.