Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-13
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efficient for the purpose intended. Hospi-
tails of this class should be equipped with
every appliance known to modern medical
science necessary for their efficient conduct,
and at the same TIME be made as attractive
as possible, in order to counterfeit the nat
ural adherence Of such places.
Imposition ON the District.
"Your committee would take the liberty
of calling the attention of the board to an
imposition that is and has long been prac-
ticed, that depriy es indigent sick citizens Of
the District of the benefit of the full sum
appropriated for their care and treatment
In local hospitals. OF the total number Of
2,9O6 sick and destitute persons cared for
at the expense of the District of Columbia
during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1S93
361 were from the neighboring states Of
Maryland and Virginia-151 from the former
state and 210 from the latter. To provide
for strangers in our city when sick and in
destitute circumstances is an ordinary duty
of humanity. But to have people who are
or are about to become a charge on ada
cent communities deliberately shipped to us
for support and treatment as Is the case
In many Of the instances above cited, Is an
imposition and an injustice to the taxpay-
ers of the District
I'VE take the liberty to make mention of
the Importance of cooperation by the board
Of trade with the Medical Society and the
Bar Association of the District Of Column
bia, looking to a united effort in the enact
ment and enforcement of the measures Of
public interest. If arrangements can be
made for joint committee from the three
organizations for the consideration of such
questions as are of interest to all or any
two of them 1t may result In good to the
individual organizations making the joint
organization a power for the good of the
community"
Contagious Disease Hospital.
when this report had been read Mr..
Simon Wolf arose to say that nothing more
important had been presented during the
evening. The speedy erection of hospital
for contagious diseases, he said is Of the
utmost Importance. No city In the United
States shows so much ignorance and stu
ridity in this regard this. In Boston
the hospital for contagious diseases Is To-
Gated in the very heart of the city.
Shall the citizens of Washington act like
intelligent people?" he demanded, "or shall
they act like the hoodlums and outcasts
| of Milw aukee, who stoned the ambulance
and the surgeons when they were trying
/ to stamp out the dread disease there?"
Mr.. Wolf mentioned the case of a young
husband whose wife was recently taken i'll
with diphtheria in this city, and, having
| no appropriate hospital to take her to and
being obliged to leave the hotel, had to
! thus spreading infection in every direc-
ton. He said he hoped that something
would come from this report other than
mere applause.
Mr.. II. Ross Perry moved that the presi-
dent of the board be authorized to appoint,
at some future day, as soon as possible, a
committee of five laymen, neither physi-
clans nor lawyers" to confer with the
Medical Society and the Bar Association
in this regard. The latter organization, he
added, is now contemplating certain very
important legislation, and 1t would be wise
for the board Of trade to be represented
by good committee in order that the
recommendations of these representa- tive
bodies should be uniform. This suegges-
ton was adopted. mz7a
New District Building.
In Difference to the provisions of the by
laws of the board the ballot box for the
election of members of the board of direc-
tors was opened at $40. in order that it
might remain open for one hour. Then
the reading of the reports was continued.
Mr.. Thos. Somervlle, chairman of the
committee on public baildings read that of
his committee, which, after speaking of the
efforts to secure new municipal building.
goes on thus; No effort should be spared
to secure such a plan for the new building
as will assure sufficient space for the
municipality and for the courts of the Dis
trict for the next fifty years, and with
that end in view IL is believed that a build
ing should be erected that win ccst at least
$2,5oOO. The new post office is grad
uaily assuming proportions which indicate
of the finest post office buildings in the
country. Every means should be used to
bring public, sentiment to bear upon those
who have charge of the work to hasten its
completion at the earliest possible moment.
The rented building now occupied for a city
post office is already being crowded, and it
may be positively asserted that long before
the new building can be completed the pres
ent quarters will be found entirely made
quate for the proper handling and distribu-
ton of the mail. Your committee urge that
the board use all proper means at its COM
mand to assure the early selection by Con-
gress of a site and the construction thereon
of a new government printing office. The
present quarters are not only a menace to
health and human life, but constitute a
blot upon the fair name of our city and
seriously retard the public business CON-
Quoted therein"
Eastern Branch Flats.
After the applause that this report had
| evoked had died out, MIR. Randall Hagner,
| for Chairman c. b. Church, read the re-
| port of the committee on rivers and har-
| bors, which was very long, being review
| OF the work of retaining the Potomac
! fats. The report called attention to the
| bad condition of Long bridge, and asserted
| that the railroad now occupying it is de-
nberately neElectnS to repair 1t, so that
| no other road can get access to the city.
| The report closed with these recommended
tons, which were unanimously adopted:
First, get Congress to make an appro-
prIatlon Tor a reSurNey IL necessary, and
| 10 run harbor lines on the Anacostia river
from the navy yard to Benning bridge.
| Second, get Congress to appropriate the
| balance required to complete the harbor
improvements contemplated by the
| board of engineers, including the dredgn 9
| of the channel of the Anacosta from its
| mouth to the Navy Yard bridge. Third,
| to insist upon Congress compelling the
Baltimore and Potomac road to build a
| new bridge in accordance with the plans
| prepared by the engineer department.
| Fourth, to place the reclaimed land under
| the charge of the commissioner of public
| buildings and grounds, with instructions
| to prepare plans for changing them into a
| beautiful park from the lowest point near
| the arsenal to Easby's Point, including the
| lakes Fifth, that in order to protect the
embankment against erosion by waves or
| high. water the sea wall should be raised
| two feet above the present level from the
| Long bridge to Easbys Point, and that
| the work be completed at the earliest pos
| sible moment. Sixth, that the Washington
| channel should be dredged twenty feet
| deep at lower water for 400 feet in width
on the north side, sixteen feet deep for
| the second cut of 200 feet, and twelve fect
| deep for the remaining 200 feet to the south
| side adjoining the sea wall, all from the
| Long bridge to the junction of the George
| town and AnaCostia channels.
The Bond Issue Bill.
The committee on streets and avenues
reported through Chairman NJ. NJ. Parker.
| who also presentedI a letter from the En-