The morning times., 1896-04-08

East Washingon's Citizens Association
last evening, took up and dissected the
present method of disposing of the city's
dumpage, and adopted q REPORT made by
General 1oder, from the committee Oh
health, police and charities, commanding
the action OF tie District Commissioners in
recommending an appropriation by Con.
gress to provide for destruction OF the COM
bustible waste.
The present method of disposng Of the
dUmpage, consisting OF the refuse from
stores antl markets, old rags, waste paper
and much OF the offensive matter Incl.
dent TO domestic lite, was designated as
a fruitful source of disease, ana a stand-
ing menace to The heath and welfare OF
the community.
IL is now being deposited, the coDrnit-
tee says, upon squares in order TO bring
lots which are now shelow grade, up 10
level with the surrounding property. This
stratum or nth is frequently twenty feet
in depth, and when The wall paper and
plaster from houses that have undergone
renovation from contagious diseiisss. as
diphtheria, scarlet fever, consumption and
the like, rs added TO the already. disease
breeding piles, the danger to health is
largely increased.
.s,, Ine report from the records of the health
depa rtment, heretofore printed in The
Times, with respect to percentage OF dis.
eases in the neighborhoods OF the dumps,
as compared With other sections, was given
at length, and the committee cordially in
dorsed the proposition OF the Commission
ers to have The refuse burned. sac, 80, Lsz
BEST AND SAFEST.
This method OF disposal is final, 1t is
safest and best, and meets all the require
ments desired by the community, whose
health and comfort are now endangered by
the present method of DISPOSAL
Gen. S. s. Yoder, who in the absence
or President BabCock, presided over the
deliberations OF the association, made a
report from the executive committee with
respect TO the efforts made to secure
cheaper telephone service in the District
The House Committee, Gen. Yoder said had
declined edtogiveaudience to the associations
committee, on the grounds that IL was
taken for granted the people are in favor
OF lower rates.
This action, he said, could not be Justly
criticised, since it may well be taken for
granted that the people want competition.
but the paid attorBeysaof companies had
been given hearing, and the present mo-
nopoly had an audience of a bout two hours
duration
Gen. Yodcr said that he had a n appoint
ment with the Senate Committee for dis
cussion OF the sameidopic, but circumstan-
ceS interrered. Ike could not predict what
Congress Will do.
Chairman O. b. Hallam, from the commit
tee on water, lights aud sewers, spoke OF
the proposition adyauc by the associa-
ton for the mu nicipal ownership of the gas
plant, and said the matter is still under
advisement.
Mr.. NJ. /. Weller, in brief speech, con-
demned the selection of Riverside Park"
as the name for the reclaimed flats He
said such name was not appropriate
and its selection. >sarOred too much of
aping New York.
NAMING RECLAIMED FLATS
He reconu ended that there be two names
given the grounds, that portion lying along
the main stream to be called "Potomac
Park and the Eastern Branch front to be
known as Ana costa Park
These names meat something" lie said
Everyone who hears the namr Of Poton ac
PARK can be certain that it is located on
the Potomac river, aud not at the side OF
some other river
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on parks aud spaces, with instructions
to take such steps as will secure recogni-
ton of the suggestion.
The committee on schools, through Chair
man Robert L. Hill, reported a resolution
providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee to present TO Congress the propCst-
ton TO amend the law governing the dis
position of funds from the sale Of the public
lands for school purposes, so as to include
the District as a beneficiary. II was pro-
posed that, If possible, provision should be
secured for establishing manual training
schools and schools of technology in Wash
ington.
A committee composed of W. c. Dodge
and DR.. L. j. Battle was appointed to in
tervew the proper Congressional COM
mittee.
Gen Yoder and DR.. w. Z. Parsons we're
designated 10 interview the Commissioners
and the District Committees of the two
houses of Congress with respect TO the de-
strnction of thecity's waste yin cineration n,
as suggested in the report prese nted by the
committee on health, police and charities.
Mr. j d. Crossant, chairman of the com
mittee on railroads. commended the bin
pending in Congress for the construction OF
bridge over the Eastern Branch. 1t is not
exactly what the committed desired, h e said,
but is satisfactory and will pass without
doubt.
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