Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-19

| bridges.
Mr.. Magruder called the attention of the
| board to the matter of discrimination
against local merchants in freight classifi-
| cations. He was referred to the committee
! on transportation. Mr.. Magruder came
forth again with plea for change in
| what he called the income tax now in force
| in the District, but which he afterward
discovered was the personal tax law. He
| spoke of inequalities and asked the board
| to take action. He was referred to the
| committee on taxation and assessment.
Contagious Hospital.
| Then came the liveliest part Of the meet
ing. President Warner announced that a
committee had been appointed by him at
the request of the appropriations commit
| tee of the House to recommend a suitable
| site for the contagious hospital. He said
| that the action of the Commissioners had
| been very unsatisfactory to the citizens
| as a whole and he had attended recent
hearing with the Commissioners before
| the House committee. The members had
| then made the suggestion and he had ap-
| pointed a committee of nine members OF
| the board, including three physicians, which
| met yesterday afternoon, eight being pres
| ent to consider the site question. The
| committee, as stated in The Star, con-
| sisted of Dr. l.. II. Sewers, Dr. W. W.
| Johnston, DR.. G. l.. Magruder. M. NJ
| Parker, c. b. Church, Thomas w. Smith,
| b. ii. Warner, Thomas j. King and Henry
| A. Willard.
| by the Jail.
| Seven of the eight present voted to rec
| ommend that site be selected on reserva-
| ton Ii, portion of which is now occu-
| pied by the JAIL almshouse and work.
| house, the building to be placed east OF
| those institutions. about 80 feet. Mr.
Warner said that he thought it proper to
lay the question before the board for its
| information.
| At this point Mr.. w. c. Dodge arose to
| call the attention of the board to the fact
| that there was no committee on Schools
and to urge that the necessities or the
| schools for new buildings demand some
| vigorous action by the citizens. de asked
| If the committee on universities has now
| the power to take up such questions Mr.
| Warner answered in the negative, and Mr
| Dodge moved that a standing committee OF
| five be appointed to care for the interests
| of the public schools. This motion was
| unanimously carried, and the committee
will be appointed by the president of the
| board.
| East End Protests.
| Then Dr. Pardon arose and called atten-
ton to the fact that Mr.. Westcott had, be-
| fore Mr. Dodge's motion was put, moved to
| indorse the action of the special committee
| on contagious hospital. He seconded the
| motion, and urged that vote be taken
| Mr.. Loring Chapel entered protest
| against this action on behalf of East
| washington. he asked II IL was IdiT tAdt
| every undesirable, unwholesome, unpopular
| institution should be located in the East
| End. 1t was certain, he added, that If such
building were desirable, 1t would be inn
mediately gobbled by the northwest sec
ton. Mr.. r. w. Smith interrupted to de-
mand whether the action was properly be-
| fore the board. He argued that Mr.. War
ner had not acted in his official capacity,
| and that the discussion of the que stion was
| not in order.
Mr.. Warner promptly overruled this OBJ
| lection, and Mr.. Chapel continued for
| some minutes, and argued earnestly in be-
| half Of the eastern section. Mr.. Smith in
| terrupted him again and insisted upon his
| point of order that the matter was not
properly before the board. Mr.. Warner
| again oVerrued the objection, and Mr..
| Smith appealed. The question was prompt
ly put and the decision of the chair was
| sustained, with but three votes in the mega
| tive.
| Danger Of Malaria.
| Mr.. w. L. Cabell said that the only prop
erty he owns is on Capitol Hill, and yet he
| heartily approved the selection of the
committee. There was quite passage be-
tween Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Cabell, the chair
taking hand, relative to Mr.. CabelPs place
| of residence, and then Mr.. Smith made a
| little speech in opposition to the action of
| the committee. He said that the hospital
| is to be located in a malarious section, and
| called attention to the fact that DIR. hewitt.
| recently in charge of the smallpox hospital,
| left with q well-developed case of chlls
| and fever. He thought that hospital
should be located in a cheerful, salubrious
| and healthful place, where the dear ones
| of ones family could be comfortably and
| safely lodged during the course Of their
| contagious disease. There were many OBJ
| jections he said, on account of the near
ness of the Jail and the freedom with which
| the inmates of these institutions who were
| on parole traversed the reservation.
| Mr.. Warmers Argument.
Mr.. Warner relinqushed the chair to Mr..
| S. w. Woodward and took the floor to de-
| fend the action of the committee. He said
that as to malaria, the co-opinion of the
| three physicians on the committee was
very positive. They all said that the ques-
! ton of malaria does not enter into the
subject at all. The question, he went on,
| of the treatment of East Washington ought
| not to be raised in the board. If the jail
| and other similar institutions were now
located in the northwest there would be
| no question as to placing the hospital
| there. The hospital was a good deal of
| bug-a-boo as far it's location was con-
| cerned, and he pointed out the difficulty Of
| securing a tract of ground anywhere but
| in the suburbs of the city large enough to
| afford the proper radius of safety from
| neighboring buildings. 1t was necessary,
| he said, to have such an institution some
| where and there is no place on which all
| can unite. The great question with the
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| committee was to select place where the
| least harm would be done to the conf
| munity.
Motion to Table.
Mr. c. c. Lancaster attacked the propo-
sition of the committee vigorously, and
| after expostulatng against this treatment
| of East Washington, in which he said he
| had no property interests, he urged that
better selection would be to place the hos
| pital In the ground of the insane asylum
| where there is glorious park and perfect
| health conditions He concluded by NOV
| ing to lay on the table the motion to in
| dorse the report of the committee. di
| vision was demanded on this, which result
| ed in IA yeas and so many more nays that
| the president did not finish the count. The
| motion to table was lost by vote of over
| ) to /. Mr.. Thomas j. King then spoke at
| some length, he being the member of the
| committee who was not present at the
| afternoon meeting. He heartily approved
| the action of the committee.
| Mr. Warner then stated the question of
| sustaining the committee, and Immediately
| there was confusion in the hall. Mr. Smith
| endeavored to obtain recognition, but Presi-
| dent Warner pounded the table vigorously
| and declared all further debate out of or
| der.
There were several members on the floor
| clamoring for recognition at once, when
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