The Washington times., 1895-03-29
D0IHGS OF THE DISTRICT
Ward for Minor Contagious Re-
fused by Freedman's Hospital.
SECRETARY SMITHS RESPONSE
Question Of Humanity, the Secretary De-
clares, Applies as Well to Patients in the
Institution as to Others Employees of the
Water Department Draw Pay for Extra
Time Made at the Pump Stations.

The District Commissioners have not
yet been officially advised of Secretary
Smiths refusal to permit the use of the
building on the Freedman's Hospital
grounds for the treatment OF minor conta-
gions, but his action has been anticipated
for several days
Secretary Smith says that President
Rankin and surgeon-in-chief Williams have
entered a protest against such use of the
building upon the grounds that il would
be menace 10 the patients in the surgical
and obstetrical wards Of the main hos pital.
Ii is also represented that the lease TO
the District by the Howard University
did not contemplate that any OF said
buildings should lie converted into an in
stitution for the treatment OF contagious
diseases other than such as may Be deyel-
oped among the ordinary patients. Dr.
Rankin alleges that tie erection OF the
building in question, under the act of
1880. was without tie consent or approval
of the university trustees.
The Secretary places his own objections
upon the grounds that the question of hu-
manity applies with as much force to the
patients in the hospital as to those upon
whom the benefit of separate Institution
for such contagious is sought to be CON
ferred He says further that ''the Freed
mans Hospital is recognized by the gov
eFnment as being peculiarly adapted to
the advancement OF the colored race and
he cannot consent that its facilities shall
be lessened'
The Commissioners said yesterday even
ing that they had now no dependence
for securing the required accommodations
except such az may be given by the other
institutions appealed to, from which no
responses Lad Teen received.
MUST PAY THE EXPENSE.
President Philips. Of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company, was notified yester-
day to make an additional deposit OF
$4,000 with the collector of taxes on ac-
count of the expenses attending the work
no sulBm I5l1M uouI-XIs aql SuI6BI 10
Ninth street. from b street TO @ street and
on Florida avenue, a proportion being
chargeabie- ia the Metropolitan company.
The Commissioners yesterday signed the
lease for the Miner Institute building now
occupied by the Business High School, for
the year beginning July 1 1895, at anannual
rental of $562.50, with the privilege of
renewal of the lease for further period
of two years.
Messrs. J. w and c. NJ Campbell obtained
a permit yesterday for the construction OF
a brick addition to the apartment house
located on the corner of Fourteenth and
Park streets, Mount Pleasant. The add-
ton is designed as a six-story structure,
55xs5 feet In dimensions, and viii cost
$50, 900.
Under the acf of Congress. recommended
by the District Commissioners, which
passed at the last session, six employees
of the District have heen paid for the over
time made at the Georgetown and U street
pump stations under the eight-hour law.
The men were obliged, through the ne
cessity that arose, to each work twelve
hours every day. The extra compeDsa-
ton for the additional four hours service
per day was apportIoned as follows:
THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED.
NJ F. Doyle and Dennis Brane, each
$457 "a; James R. Nash and James T.
Greaves, each $3.50 81; Andrew j. John
son, S16s.55; Henry speake, $5s 80.
This was for the time employed between
August /, 1892. and June 30, 1898. Each
man also receives $13.45 for the time
made between the Ist and 9th of July,
1898
Mrssrs. r. E. L. White and Seth A.
Henke, trustees of the Harewood subdi-
vision, submitted a plat of the addition
y WIN the GndDTfk suSRtstGu
by the Commissioners, and the same was
approved by the Comm issioners. The
former plats provided for n forty foot
width of the extension of Sixth street.
This, The Commissioners insisted, should
be increased to a width of ninety feet, TO
conform 20 the city street, and il was done.
Messrs F. A Reed & Co, agents of the
Clyde line OF steamships, was notified yes
terlay that their complaint respecting the
dangers to navigation occasioned by the
sunken wreck of the Lady of the Lake had
been referred 10 the War Department.
Mr.. Joseph Forrest, Of No. 1908 + street
northwest. has been advised that premises
No. 1903 and 1905 Fifteenth street ex-
tended. are entirely within the lines OF
Sixteenth street extended. which will ne
cessitate the removal of the property TO af-
ford right of way.
Building permits issued yesterday: T.
II. Pickford, eleven frame dwellings, front
ing on r street southwest, 81 800; j.. f.
Chapman, two dwellings on O street sonth-
west, 81 500; William E. Fortune, frame
dwelling, Douglas avenue, $500. For
improvements: George w Maher, repairs
TO dwelling No 1923 Ninth street north
west, 81 800
Steam engineers license OF tie second
class wasordered yesterday to be issued to
Charles Canter.
II was ordered yesterday that Private j.
A. Sweeney and Hostler w. Cation, tried
March 21. 1895, for neglect of duty, be
fined 50 and SO, respectively
q. w. Buhler was yesterday transferred
from the temporary TO the permanent roll
as private i'll the fire department, he having
served satisfactory probationary term.