The Washington times., 1894-12-21
East Washington's Protest Against
the Board of Trade Selection.
MEETING OF THE CITIZENS
They Will Take Joint Action with
Those of the Northeast.
Some Pretty Sharp Structures Upon Mr..
Brainard z. Warner Everything is Good
Enough for the Poor. Says Mr. Frizzcell.
But It Would Be Different With the Darl-
ings Of the Rich-Joint Meeting Soon.

There was warm meeting OF the execu-
tive committee OF East Washington Citizens
Association last night. 1t was also cheerful
and confident. President Tucker OF the
Northeast Association met with them. The
Others present were: President, j. W. Bab-
son, OF the East Washington; Secretary. A. t.
Sperry; Gen. S. S. Yoder, Messrs. William J.
Frizzell, NJ. 1. Weller and T. L. JefTords.
They discussed the proposed location of the
hospital for contagious diseases. and ineiden-
tally refreshments offered by President Bah
son. AZ whose house they met.
1t was determined TO call joint meeting OF
the East Washington and the Southeast
Washington associations 10 consider the ac-
tion OF the Board Of Trade committees in To-
eating the hospital On Eastern branch flats
II was agreed that week from tonight will
be the best time for the meeting. Ali citizens
interested will be invited, and especially the
members of the Anacosiia. Bennings, Brook
land, Langdon, Winthrop Heights associa-
lions and N mbers o. the Board of Trade. 1t
was decided that the executive committees OF
the two associatians. five iTom each, should
meet next week 10 complete arrangements
President Tucker was requested 70 extend
an in itation to his association 10 come for
the occasion 20 the regular assembly room
Of the East Washington ASSOCIATION, Bannes
Hall. at Fourth and East Capitol. A joint
committee TO prepare formal statement 10
lay before the meeting was determined upon
and President Babson. DR.. loder and Mr..
Weller were chosen TO be the members for
the East Washington Association, Mr.. Tucker
will to-day notify the members selected for
Northeast Association.
The discussion accompanying the action OF
the committee took the high ground that the
selection of site for the hospital made by
the board OF trade commit was wholly bad
for the reason that the proper sanitary condi-
tions can not be secured. In such diseases.
II was urged. great Importance attaches TO
keep ne mp the general health of the patients,
buI hospital at the place named would sus
iect them TO the
INsIDIoUs ATTACKS OF MALARIA.
An extract from the report of Peter
Haines. made November 90 1891, was read
1t ran: There ara reasons other than the
purely commercial one which should be con-
sidered. Nearly one-half OF the sewerage of
the city is discharged into the stream. AS
the city grows the amount will increase. The
effect OF this will be to cause such pollution
OF the water that a most unSanitary state OF
affairs will he brought about sooner or later.
The sewerage will spread out on the fla.s,
and as these fill up higher and higher, the
odors will increase until large Part OF the
city bordering on it will be rendered un-
healthy"
An extract was also read from DR.. Ham
mett's recent report containing The passage:
This rich muck, e., ON the Eastern Branch
flats, consisting Of aiuyial deposits, is largely
yCifh afiP ralapfa rail
The plants are largely water lilies. with bull
bous and succuient roots. In the fall this
vast spread of vegetable matter rots and lies
immersed in the mud and water, undergoing
misunderstanding decomposition. Into this
mass of putrefying vegetable matter the great
Boundary sewer and other drains are dis
charged.
Upon statement that DR.. hewitt and 9TH
ers who were in charge of the smallpox pa
tients in this locality had suffered in health
from mala;iA. Mr. BaSson said: "One or the
most touching things about that visitation
was tie Geath OF Willie Owens. Coming here
from the South with his mother and two Sis
/ ters be Was iuIl OF hope for useful life. he
was taken with smallpox and hurried away
from his mother ana sisters at night 10 that
poisoned atmosphere where he died and was
buried without mother or sisters ever seeing
him again. 1t was shame. and he might be
alive to-day had be been taken TO d healthy
place to De treated
Yes said Mr.. Weller. "a prominent ply
sician OF the northwest told me- to-day that he
would never allow Il patient OF MS to be taken
TO the hospital if located as proposed. He
said. 100. that Mr.. Warner would never think
Of having one OF his children sent there. 1t
viii do well enough for the poor; little differ
ence whether they die or not, but it is no
place
FOR THE DARLINGs OF THE RICH.
'I doubt ii any three of the men who Sc
lected the site have ever set foot upon it In
their lives. They just allowed Mr.. Warner to
dictate their action
Mr. William Frizzell said: 1--WE are not set
upon having the hospital located at any par
ticular point. but Tor myself think the Sc
lection made by the Commissioners ought to
be respected. They are our lawfully consti-
tuted authorities: they have corresponded
with physicians at home and abroad as to
what should influence the location of such a
hospital, and have studied the matter care
fully; have Investigated it much more thor
oughly than any one else has. l think this
decision is more ely to be right than that
of any one else. | understand they have been
offered tract OF eighty acres at some dis
lance from the city. but they prefer the site
in Pleasant Plains because it is more central
for the whole District
prominent physician who was not pres
ent at The meeting called attention to the fact
that 10 reach the hospital, as placed by the
board Of trade committee, patients must fire.
quently be carried across the whole city.
"and," he added. 81 would sooner have
case of scarlet fever or diphthera within
block of me- with proper disinfection than to