The Washington times., 1895-05-26
THEIR RIGHTS INVADED
Emergency Trustees Discuss
Distribution Of Their Work.
AMOUNTS TO DISRUPTION
Creation of subdivisions VIII Defeat
Appropriations for the Central Dis
pensary Police Cases Passed Upon.
Crawford Paving Company's Con-
tracts All Based on Eight-hour Law.

"There is more in that suggestion than
appears upon the surface said a promi-
nent citizen yesterday referring to the prop
osition for districting the city for treat
ment of emergency cases 'tYou will hear
OF other developments, perhaps, in two
weeks, or less time, and if the physicians
interested do not get each other by the
ears by that time, shall miss my guess
Inquiry disclosed nothing further, from
that quarter, but it is an open secret that
the Emergency Hospital officials regard
the suggestion made for the creation OF so
many subdivisions as an invasion of their
rights 1t is asserted that all the argu-
ments advanced in favor of the proposition
can be successfully refuted. The matter or
urgency for early treatment is met by the
declaration that the Emergency ambulance
is always accompanied by surgeon when
called out, and aid is thus rendered as
| quickly as could be afforded by shorter
transportation of the patient, which, it
| is asserted, removes the principal alleged
| objection to leaving the case in the hands
| of that institution; but il additional re-
buttal be needed, the Emergency officials
! point TO the fact that the police authori-
| ties have the privilege now, and have al
| ways had, under specific instructions, TO
| call up either of the general hospitals when
| a case, in their judgment, demands it. To
| this the Emergency trustees have no OBJ
| jections.
NOT UNDER HEALTH OFFICE.
| 1t is limited, also, that in the Judgment
| of many interested parties, this particular
branch of surgery and medicine is not
| properly under the supervision of the Health
| Officer, his prerogatives being confined TO
sanitary affairs, which may be said to en-
| brace the regulations for the prevention OF
| disease, preservation OF the public health
and the control of epidemics.
| The Emergency officials claim that the
| transfer of speciality viii be the equiya-
| lent OF the disruption Of the institution, since
| it will be impossible to obtain the requisite
| appropriation for its support, if any part of
the work is sent elsewhere.
At the same time, they allege, the change
canbe of no special benefit totbeg general hos
pitfalls, except, perhaps, to slightly increase
! theirgovernmentala appropriations, and, they
| add, that some of the other institutions are
! not desirous of adding the department 10
! their regular work.
/ OFFICIAL DERELICTIONS.
The Commissioners yesterday passed
upon the following cases lately returned
from the police trial board:
Private j. l. Fitzgerald, tried May %
for gross neglect of duty; adjudged TO be
guilty and fined $40.
Private w R Cook, tried May % for
gross neglect OF duty. The trial boards
verdict was guilty, and fine OF $50
assessed, but upon review Of the case the
fine was increased to $50, and the of
| tending officer was warned against
repetition OF the offense.
Private James r. Bowie, tried May %
for being absent without leave; ad-
judged to be guilty and fine of $40 as
sessed.
Private R. A Hunt, tried May l for
gross neglect of duty, was declared to be
not guilty; charge dismissed.
The designations of JOHN +. Crise aud
Edward Curry respectively, as additional
privates of the police force, were accepted
yesterday. Curry's resignation was oc-
casioned by his recent reappointment 10
the regular force.
The record of deaths reported to the
health office for the twenty-four hours
ending at l O'Clock p. m. yesterday, is as
follows:
White-Magdalena E. Miller, aged eighty
years; Susan Garges, aged seyenty-eighti
James A. Andrews, aged seyenty-four;
Mary Jane Wilson, aged fifty-four; James
Cation, aged twenty-five,
Colored-Thomas Gaskins, aged sixty
five years; John Curtis, aged siNty-nine;
Beverly Wells, ged fifty-eight; Maria
Henry, aged forty-eight, infant, aged
eleven days.
SITE FOR THE TRUCKHoUsE.
The District Commissioners have pur
chased site for the new tTuckhouse, which
under the appropriation act, is to be located
in the northwest in the vicinity of New Y orl
and New Jersey avenues and First, NJ, and \
streets The site obtained consists of lot
Nos. 81 and 69, of square 800, and wa
purchased through Thomas j. Fisher
Son The price paid is at the rate of $1.7l
per foot, and two lots contain in the ag
gregate 4,43o square feet, the price in
Guiding the cost of grading. There remain
of the sum appropriated SIT 600, which i
available for construction purposes.
Thelots are located on New jersey avenue
between NJ aud n streets.
1t was ascertained yesterday that al
contracts between the District and the II
l. Crawford Paving Company are based o
the provisions of the eight-hour law. an
il the men in the employ of the company ar
. being worked in excess of eight hours pc
, day it is the presumption of the complainant
, that it is sinviolationofthelaw and contrael
The communication filed by Charles F
w els VIII SlHipiN eilCll
/ tanned III the foregoing, and if there al
, further proceedings in the matter of enfor
! ing the eght-hour provision. it viii be b
private appeal to the courts. The Con
! missioners have nothing to do officially wit
. the enforcement of the penalty.
, The proposal Of the PENNSYLVANIA Glot
! Gaslight Company to furnish eco stree
lanterns, at $4.35 each, was yesterda
accepted.
. The proposal of James Frawley to graz
> alleys in Araccstia, at eighteen and thre
quarter cents per cubic yard, was ais
: accepted
Building permits issued yesterday: Knigh
y of Labor, for constructing a two-stoI
e brick building No. 40 B street northwes
i. $4, 500; Billman & Rosenthal, two thre
e story brick store buildings, No. 1874 al
e 1916 Seventh street northwest, SO 90
d Martha B. Gardner, one dwelling, N
! 1920 street northwest, 81 GOO; +.
t Rupert, to repair No. 637 Lstreet northwe'
d $3.50; H W. Heider. repairs, building {
It Huntwood road, $500.
e Ring and Paddock.
z The executive committee of the s
Asaph track Held a meeting further to CO.