The times., 1899-09-17


be known as the deputy health officer ami
TO be paid l,s00 per year
The Smallpox Hospital.
The smallpox hospital" states DR..
Woodward, recently erected at a cost o.
s1s.COo. is at present in charge of a jani-
! tor who has no knowledge of steam engi-
neering, notwithstanding that il is heateI
by steam. and that the disinfecti1g appar-
atus connected with it is operated by a
high pressure boiler. The janiIor is paid
from the emergency fund, but tae auditor
has declined TO permit an engineer 10 he
employed and paid in the same way. II is
necessary. therefore. that provision be
made for the salary OF an engineer at the
smallpox hospital. The necessity is most
apparent, when We consider how much it
will increase the risk OF the spread of
contagious disease. such as smallpox or
yellow fever, If, after the discovery of such
disease, it is necessary TO delay the re-
noyal Of patients TO the no pital Until the
services OF an immune steam engineer can
be secured and the fires be started. The
danger Of injury 70 the apparatus without
such an engineer has been demonstrated
repeatedly by frozen pipes, etc. The ser
vices Of an engineer employed under the
wording of this estimate, if il be allowed
viii be available at the municipal disin-
feeung station whenever the hospital IS
not occupied.
The current contract for the collection
and disposal of garbage and dead animals
viii expire on June 90. 1900. Ii viii be
necessary, therefore, sometime prior TO
that date. TO make new arrangements for
the performance of such work The pres
ent contract was made about five years
ago, since which time the population of
/ the District. the amount OF material to be
collected and disposed Of, and the area TO
be served, have greatly increased. E8-
{ perience under the current contract las
shown. too, that the tri-weekly collection
service during the summer season. which
IL provided for some of the more densely
/ populated suburbs, is not sufficient. Be-
( fore the expiration of any contract which
1 may be entered into now the population
of the District, as well as the territory
I from which garbage must be collected, will
have s:iil further increased. In view of
4 these circumstances il is recommended
I that the appropriation for the collection
and disposal of garbage be increased to
! $40. 900.
/ A Nesy Pound Needed.
"The pound is at present located in the
roadway at the intersection OF three
streets. II more permanent structure be
provided, the need for which will be set
forth in the following paragraph, it is es-
sential that a new site be secured. The
/ amount OF the appropriation asked for is
| based upon the necessity for the purchase
OF tract OF land so large that neighbors
viii not be annoyed by the barking OF
dogs, etc. Some of the horses belonging TO
the Health Department are now stabbed at
the pound; others are accommodated in
rented quarters The site purchased should
be large enough to accommodate Doth
pound and stable. so that the use OF the
rented building can be dispensed with.
The buildings which the pound now o.
cupies are old wooden structures, rapidly
deteriorating and liable TO be burned at
any time. The enclosure is surrounded by
q board fence. The accommodations are