The morning times., 1896-06-06
MEDICAL BILL ENFORCED
COmmiss s.Oners Will Lose No
Time in Preparing for Il.
WENT INTO EFFECT JUNE 8
Controversy Still Pending as TO the
Compensatiun for Garbage Destruc-
tion-Officials Constituting the Law
and the Contract-Lieut. a miss EX-
onoruted- building Permits ISSUED.

The Commissioners have begun at once
the prehminarles for the enforcement oi the
new law regulating the practice OF medI-
cine ana surgery in the District.
Notice was issued yesterday 0 the Honeo-
pathic and Eclectic Medical Societies, re
spectiveIy. to furnish within fifteen days
"a list 0? names OF representatives of their
schools from which to select members of
the boards OF examiners, as required by
section > of the iately-enacted law which
became operative on the Sd instant.
Three boards OF examiners are provided
Tor in the bill, as adopted, but thaJ one 10
represent the AllOpathic school Is to he
selected by the Commissioners without treier-
ence OF the matter to the society.
In the event that neither OF the two
societies. or both, first named shall fail
TO respond within fifteen days. the Com
mssionerS VIII proceed 10 select the board
without suggestion.
man named Edwin Forrest, who was
arrested several weeks ago ana locked up
at the First precinct station on the charge
Of perjury. accused Lieut. An.iss OF having
III treated him, both at the station when
he was first brought in, and later, and au
the lieutenants request the matter was
brought before the trial board on the Goth
of May for an investigation.
CHARGES ARE DISMISSED.
The charge was tha tofcunduct unheComing
an officer, and the verdict was not guilty,
which conclusion was yesterday indOrsed by
the Commissioners.
The allegations made by Forrest We're
that when he was taken to the station
tie officers took away his money. and
then. on the succeeding morning, without
returning the cash. refused to provide him
with food. upon the grounds that he was
able to pay for a meal. He claimed he
was othe rwise mistreated.
The trial board discovered no evidence
to support the case and the charges We're
dccla red to be not sustained.
The question at issue between the Com
missoners and the garbage contractor as
To the amount the latter shall be paid for
the work performed under the contract
in TIC past eight months is still undeter-
mined.
The whole question has been referred
to the attorney for an opinion as to the
merits of the claim, and a response is
expected within a few days. but mean
while Attorney H. E. Davis. counsel for
Mr.. Warfieid, is paying it some attention,
and incidentally Auditor Petty is dra WI
into the discussion a second time for a
more elaborate exposition of the case rs
be views it.
Mr. Petty's last communication has not
| been given out, but his opinion is very
tractor is to Oe paid only for work done
| and as done. For instance, in that month
where but eight or nine collections are
made, there is not the same amount earned
| as in the month where there is a daily
| service eXacted 9and twenty-seven collec
| tionS.
PAYMENTS PRO RATA.
From this it is inferred that Mr.. Petty
| claims that the compensation of the con
| tractor is to be pro rata according to the
| number of collections in each month, and
not by monthly payments in onctwelftt
amounts.
| The auditors view is not admitted by Mr.
| Davis who in tehalf of Mr. Warfield has
| said that the contractor is entitled to The
! S57, ,OG0 annually, or at the rate of Sd, Z sc
| rer month regardless of the number G
| collections in edch.
Since Mr.. Warfield has said that ther,
will be no difficulty between him and thu
| Commissioners in effecting settlement
ii is presumed there will be no litigation
butthereis wide difference in the respective
constructions of the law and the contract
| 1t was ordered yesterday by the Commits
| siOners that hereafter the contractor shall
make a daily report of his intention to re
move garbage by means of Scows, in liel
of disposing of il by Cremation rs required
by his contract. He must at the same tim'
give MS reasons loi tle use Vi stoWs plio
to commencing removal by that method
and shall be held label for any imprope
performance of such work to the same
penalties that attach to violation of hi
formal contract.
FOR FUTURE GUIDANCE.
This action is taken a this time for futur
application more than for the present
After the consumption of garbage by crema
| ton shall be resumed it will be ofimportanc'
to know at once if, from any cause, it agail
becomes necessary to resort to scow service
Mr.. George L. Bradley Obtained permi
yesterday for the construction of an i'm
portant addition to his dwelling on tn
corner OF Twenty-first and streets north
west The addition is to be on Il line wit
both streets and will be four stories /
height The estimated cost of the improve
ment is $4,000