The morning times., 1896-11-03
.FUM|GAHON NOT NEEDED
Peabody School Will Not Be
Closed for Diph!heria.
HEALTH OFFICERS OPINION
His Record of Cases Numbers But
Five-Will Have the Building In
spccted Excise Matters Passed
Upon by tie BOard-A ttorney
Thomas Decides a Point.

DR.. W. c. Woodward, District health
oirlcer, whoseattentiOn was called yesterday
TO the reports of diphtheria among the pu-
pis oi lle felDOdy school made an inNes-
upon the Information he then had he did
not regard it. as necessary to close the
scii1oi Tor the purpose OF fuInigatng the
building.
The cases of which he had record were
quite as likely, he said, to have been con-
nIicted elsewhere as in thc school premises.
Iwo or three cases he thought, were coin
inuncaieu from the outside. the children
Deing neighbors and playinates, but not
Sia's- mates, although attending the Pea
DR.: Woodward will have the building
carefully inspected today with reference 10
ls sanitary conditions, but unless there
are new Developments the school will not
be closed.
FIVE CASES OF RECORD.
The health office has record OF hut
FIVE cases among the pupils OF the Peabody
school, reported during the entire period
since The school opened
1he number Reported yesterday by Mr.
A. T.. Stuart, the supervising principal,
was nine, and an Inspector will see MIR.
Stuart to learn the location OF the four
not yet Officially reported by the PHI ysicians.
1t Is believed that there may have been
mistake made in the total as reported to
Mr.. Stuart.
There are but thirty diphtheritic cases
in the city now Of record in the health
office. and while this is slightly above The
average, there is no reason for alarm.
Dipntheria prevails now in other cities 10
u greater extent than Is usual, but it IS
The season of the year. DR.. Woodward
says, when the disease may he expected to
show some Increase, and that from now
until February the conditions will be favor
able for additions to the number OF cases.
Attorney 8. I. Thomas decided yester-
day upon point submitted by the excise
board, that as Sunday INTERVIEWED to pre-
vent applicants for license from filing their
papers ON the first day OF the month, us
had been the custom heretofore, all persons
whose applications should be presented on
The second Of the month should be con
sidered as having complied with the
regulations.
SAVED SEVEN APPLICANTS
This served TO admit two wholesale men
and five retailers applying for renewals
as follows: Army and Navy Club. at the
{, n Emrich's h and o. Hotel: William
j. Brown. No. 725 Seventh street north
west: Metropolitan Club. at the corner Of
Seventeenth and II streets, and Chamber
Inns Hotel.
The last mentioned two would have
been admitted in any event, since the
board had decided that the applications
Were practically filed Saturday.
The wholesalers were +. W. and George
Enrich. Nos. 13OG Ia 1912 Thrty.second
street, and John c. CiSsel, No 1ol4 Four
ternth street northwest.
One new application was filed. that of
the Business Mems club. at No 7l9 Sixth
street northwest. The papers We're signal
by John II. Buscher. president of the club.
The number given is Of the premises fnr-
merly occupied by the BUcna Vista Club.
whose application for renewal was re-
jected about ten da Us ago
The board passed favurahly upon The ap
phcation Of Emrichs H. and o. Hotel at
the corner OF New Jersey avenue an,i c
strecu. and permitted the bar To be re-
opened.
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.
] NJ Copeland Il member Of the police
force. was yes erdgS fined SO for neglect
ur duty. t.e trial koard having returned
him guilty
C. b. Bright has heen promoted to class
in the police force To fiil the vacancy
caused by the death Of Private Nelson
The Commissioners yesterday passed upon
and confirmed several changes III III" fire
department scryicc.as fellows: Foreman
Joseph Guy and Private Charles Mead w''rc
;,;;,, ic-::,,;;;;;;;,, 70 the position OF watch
man upon the request Of each, ard rs,
sistant Foreman Robertson was pro NOTED
to take Guys place as foreman. Private
Frank Wager was thcrcupon appointed to
be aSsis ant foreman. vice robertson
Private C. F. Beers was also promoted
20 he assistant foreman to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Assistant Foreman
Ke tier who lost his life in the Louisiana
fire.
Two new appointments We're made aiso'
william T Coulter and William a, clark
having been added 10 the list Of PriVatcs-
Building permits were ISSUED Yesterday
as follows: To u H. Kent; Tor Tree
dwellings, at Nos. 1014 to lois II street
northeast, to cost SIS, 500: to James $
Ways. for improvements to No l313 p"to-
mac street northwest. to cost 81 -ttU-