The Washington times., 1894-12-02
PRIMED FOR A LONG FIGHT
Campaign Planned Against the Con-
taqious Hospital Site.
TO SEB THE COMMISSIONERS
Should the Executive:Committee of PrOteSters
Fail to Win at the District Building Then
They VIII Try tc Defeat Legislation-Ad-
vice by Nessrs. Warner and Parker.

The professors against the location of the
contagious hospital at Pleasant Plains are
resting their case in the hands ottheir eSeou-
tive committee, which now numbers upwards
of fifty.
The committee met last night at No. 1902
Fourteenth street northwest, and mapped out
campaign. The details are brief, so far as
the preliminary work is concerned, but it is
freely intimated that the war may extend
into a campaign of several months.
The committee applauded suggestion
made by Chairman Someryille, as coming
from ex- Commissioner M. NJ. Parker, that
the work should not be discontinued until
| the foundation for the hospital is laid on
some other territory than Pleasant Plains.
Letters were read from Messrs. B. H. War
ner and NJ. NJ. Parker in which each prom
ised to assist in any movement that will pro-
| tect the great growing Northwest from the
| blight of a contagious hospital, Mr.. Warner
suggesting that he had already inaugurated
the work at the District buildings.
The committee decided last night that be-
| fore proceeding to law the entire executive
committee shall, as early as possible, ask for
a meeting with the District Commissioners.
| This meeting is to be arranged by the secre-
| tary Judge G. NJ Hustead, and the members
individually notified of the date. After the
| conference with the Commissioners, should
they fail Of the object, the members OF the
committee will wait upon the District Com
mittees of the two houses of Congress and
endeaYor to defeat further appropriations,
| without which. they say, no building can be
| constructed, and as last resort property
owners will go into the equity court and file
bill TO restrain the Commissioners from IN
iurinG them by the proposed establishment.
The Commissioners, il is alleged, have but
$4,000 left of the original appropriation, and
with that nothing can be done toward the
construction of the hospital.
1t was stated that there are twenty-five
houses in the square, and any one owner in
terested, ii is claimed, can stop proceedings
by bill in equity.
An emergency committee OF seven was ap-
pointed, of which j. W. SOmeryille was
made chairman. the committee TO have power
10 act for the whole committee. The six ad-
ditional members appointed are the following
attorneys at law: Chaplin Brown, A. A. Lips
comb, Leo Simmons. w. +. Msttingly, NJ. A.
Ballinger, and Z. A. Newman.
The questions arising for discussion re-
ceived attention from Messrs. Donald Nc
Pherson. L. P. Williams, A A. Llpscomb,
Chaplin Brown, Rev. George T. Dudley, DR..
| Schaier, ex-Deputy Coroner Fishback,
". A. Galley. Capt. Ramels, ex-Assistant At
torney General W. L. Belllnger and others.
President Somerville called especial atten-
ton to the published reports OF certain re-
marks made at the former meeting He said
! the impression had been created that there
was Incorporate language used, but there
was nothing said that would offend. 1t was
simply the plain truth that was uttered, and
if that is offensive, It could not be helped.
Plain truth sometimes hurts.
Attorney Lipscomb deprecated the refer
rpaHa az the forunpr mating n 0f
the District Commissioners. He thought re-
nections upon the board, or either of its mem
bers, were out Of place. The committee ad-
journed to meet at the call Of the chairman.