Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-16
DISTRICT AFT AIRS
Commissioners Appoint Boards Under New
Medical Laws
Three Schools to Be Represented
Other Local Matters of In
terest to Taxpayers.

1t is expected that the board Of medica
3. 1896. will be prepared to examine appli
cants for license to practice medicine in the
District Of Columbia July next.
Late yesterday afternoon the Commits
sioners named the medical board repre-
senting the regular and homeopathic
schools, and within few days, unless the
Eclectic Society sends in nominations, the
Commissioners will name the board to rep
resent that school.
For the regular school the Commission
ers, upon the recommendation of the Medi
cal Society, named Drs., H. A. Klein
schmidt. G. Wythe Cook, ]. S. McLain, Geo
c. Ober and c. B. Purvis.
The homeopathic board will consist OF
DIS J. b. G. Gusts. 8. s. Stearns w. r
King. q. B. Rabbit and T. L. Mcdonald.
These boards will elect presidents, to-
gether with the eclectic board mot yet ap
pointed, and the presidents of each, witt
two lay members, yet to be appointed by
the Commissioners, are to constitute the
medical advisory board. The several medi
cal boards will submit to the advisory
board the lists of questions to be pro
pounded to the applicants, and the latte,
board makes the selection of the questions
to be asked.
AS soon as the several boards meet and
elect their respective presidents the latter
Will hold a session and decide upon the
ways and means Of carrying out the pro-
VISIONS OF the bill. At the present time the
Indications are that the advisory board
Will meet within a few days, and the rules
and regulations which are to govern the
examinations will be promulgated The
law PROVIDES for an examination on the
second Thursday in July, and an effort will
be made to be ready by that time to ex.
anime such applicants as may care to take
the examination
General satisfaction is expressed at the
select1ons of the Commissioners. The phy.
sicians named are all well-known profes
sional gentlemen, and stand at the head
Of their profession.
Ihe Commissioners have been careful In
selecting the different boards to give this
several colleges equal representation.
Dr. II. A. Kleinschmidt is one of the host.
known psychologists in the country, an in.
deiatigable worker and a representative
physician. He occupies the chair of phv.
siology in the GEORGETOWN Medical College
DE- q. Wythe Cook is also a well-knoWn
physician of Washington. He is a pro.
lessor OF clinical medicine in Columbian
Medical college, and represents the college
on the board DR.. Cook is one Of the best
tes cners OF medicine in the city, and his
services Will be specially valuable to the
new board.
DR.. ]. s. McLain while not representing
any college on the board, is known as q
physician of merit, and a gentleman of the
highest qualifications.
Dr.. George c. Ober is the representative
OF the National Medical College on the
eoard Dr. ODER IS recognized as a scientist
Of deep research, and a gentleman ably
qualhed to guard the interests of the citi.
zens He is professor of materia medica
end therapeutics in the National Medical
College.
DR.. c. B. Purvis, the colored member OF
the board. has long been known in Wash.
1ngton. For many years he was surgeon.
in-t hief of Freedmens Hospital, and a,
present Is professor of obstetrics and
gynaecology in the Howard University
which college he represents on the board
No nan is entitled to more credit than
Dr. ]. B. G. Gusts for the passage of the
medical bill. He worked hard for it's success
and will doubtless be president of the no.
Meopathic board. The doctor is an old
practitioner of medicine, and enjoys a
large practice.
DIR. s. s. Stearns, another member of the
homeopathic board, is widely and favorably
known all over the country. He is presi.
dent of the Homeopathic Society, and 8
physician of high merit.
DR.. w. r. King is one of the most popu.
lar physicians of the CITY, He is closet,
Identified with his profession, and has q
hest of friends in and out of the profession
DR.. Z. b. Babbitt is another prominent
representative of the homeopathic school
on the board. He has the reputation of be.
Ing thorough scholar and scientific
physician. He will play a prominent part
in the new board.
DR.. T. L. Mcdonald. the fifth member OF
the homeopathic board, is the surgeon OF
the fatth OF Hanneman, and is well and
favorably known in Washington. He is
connected with the Homeopathic Hospital
and Is surgeon of merit.
Municipal Orders.
The Commissioners have ordered:
That sewers be constructed as follows
under the assessment system, the work
having been duly advertised as required by
law: In the east and west alley of square
645; In the 20-foot alley running north and
south in square 1908, and in the south 80.
foot alley in the same square; in N street
northwest between 9th and 10th Streets In
the alleys of square 46S; in street north.
west between Dist and I'D streets; in the
following streets in Petworth subdivision
In Philadelphia street between 9TH street
and Illinois avenue; in Omaha street be-
tween 4th and 9Th streets; in Omaha stree,
between 9th and Tth streets; in Newark
street between 9Th and 7th streets
The proposal Of John Jacoby, received
June IL, 1896. to repair Slash Run sewer, is
accepted.
That 1900 linear feet of sxs granite curt
be purchased in open market, at not exceed.
ing 66 cents per linear foot
Proposals for hauling, received June s
1916, are accepted as follows: Proposal OF
Geo. w. Knox Company, at SO cents pei
ton for hauling to points within the bound
airy lines of Washington and GEORGETOWN
and CD cents per ton for hauling outside the
boundary lines Of Washington and George.
town, the average bid Of this company be.
ing the lowest average bid received.
That $50 feet Of 6-inch water main be laid
in the west side of Delaware avenue, be.
tween H and streets southwest.
Police Applicants.
A special meeting OF the board of police
surgeons is being held at the sixth precinc,
station this afternoon for the purpose OF ex.
aiming applicants for positions on the Do
lice force About two dozen applicants will
be examined.
Six Months in Jail.
Robert Roberts, alias George Smith, ar
rested by Detective Boardman for stealing
some articles of clothing from Mrs. Rose
berry, was given a hearing in the Police
Court this afternoon. There We re ~.