The morning times., 1897-02-09
ANOTHER Site PROPOSED
A New Location For Hospital For
Contagious Diseases.
A Syndicate Is Eudeavoring to Dis
pose of SchuetZen Park for
This Purpose.

Another effort is being made TO locate "a
present movement meets with success the
residents OF a thickly populated section of
the northwest will be treated TO the new
construction. Schuetzen Park, for years
one OF WasMngton's greatest pleasure
grounds, is now on the list OF SITES TO be
considered by the Senate.
In the District appropriation bill there
is an item of $110 ,000. for the purchase
of site for the contagious hospital Some
tine ago Congress appropriated $4,000
Tor the same purpose and the property
known as Pleasant Plains was purchased
The protests proved so numerous, however.
that the Commissioners and Congress were
compelled to forego their intention of plac-
ing the hospital in that vicinity, and hence
the necessity for the selection of another
site.
Scheutzen Park is owned b. syndicate.
Dr. 2. T. Sewers is one of the officersof
the syndicate and is understood TO be
backing the movement vigorously. These
efforts have been conducted quietly, so
much SO that even the Commissioners claim
to have known nothing of the matter until
they discovered the large appropriation in
the District bill. The price asked for
ScheutZen Park is said to be 81 10000. and
the greatest feature to commend itself
to Congress is that the syndicate will ac-
cept Pleasant Plains as part of the COM
pensation. or course this information ia
not official The Commissioners profess
ignorance of the details of the proposed
TRANSACTION, and DR.. Sewers is equally
reticent.
ScheutZen Park is alarger plat OF ground
than Pleasant Plains, and is more conve-
niently located 1t already contains brick
structure which, it is urged, will make
a suitable hospital, with a few alterations.
There are also several outbuildings The
only question in the matter is how the
residents of Seventh street road will receive
the news that the hospital is to come
into their midst. 1t is asserted that al
ready some of the citizens have been
apprised of the movement and are very
indignant and have arranged for petitions
to be presente to Congress on the subject.
One of the objections urged is that the
park site will be too close to a public
school, and protest is expected, also,
from the owners of lots in its immediate
or not.
The Commissioners were asked yesterday
concerning the matter, and each said that
no proposition for the sale of the property
| had been presented TO the board, although
| they had all heard of the offer that had
| been made to the Committee on Appro-
priations President Ross said that while
! he and his colleagues had not been called
| upon TO consider the proposed transfer Of
| the park, he had heard 1t mentioned.
| 1--WE can entertain 10 proposition from
| anyt ody,'' he said, although we have
| had several sites Offered tc us. There
has been no appropriation made as yet,
| and we have 10 authority to confer as
| to a purchase Every offer we have had
| has been referred TO the Committee OIL
Appropriations, but we have made 10
| recommendations"
Commissioners Powell and Truesdell eacf
Endorsed President Ross statement.