The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-13
AFFAIRSOF THE DISTRICT
Two New Smallpox Patients Taken
to the Hospital
Disease Contracted in Both Gases by
Visits to Relative Who HAD 1t.
Playground for the Children OF the
BrooI1iand schOoI-Insurance Com
pany Applies for License.

Two new cases Of smallpox have been
reported to the Health Department. and
both removed 70 the Smallpox Hospital.
Both are in the northeast section and both
were contracted from John Hamilton who
was removed from Wylie's Court to the
hospital about two weeks ago.
Walter Jackson. colored, was found SUI
fering with smallpox at 1921 H Street
northeast late Wednesday night. He was
engaged as driver Of a coal cart when ia
ken i'll.
William Brent. the second case. was re-
ported this morning III at 1904 Linden
Court northeast. He is coIored, thirty
seven years old, and has a family
Both Jackson and Brent are relatives of
Hamilton and both visited him while he
was sick at his home IN WyIie's Court, re-
naming some time at his bedside. which
accounts for the disease in both eases.
The houses at 1921 H Street and at 1904
Linden Court have been placed under
quarantine and the inmates viii be
watched by the employees OF the Health
Department.
n speaking of the matter this morning
DR.. Woodward said that as long as people
are so careless as these men we're in 60
ing to visit sick man with suspicious
disease Of the skin the spread OF smallpox
was always a possibility He said the
Health Department would do al that it
could to keep the disease in check, but
he thought there was need OF great care
on the part Of people going into the houses
where others are sick until the nature Of
the malady is known, especially when
there is fever and eruption of the skin
Here are two cases of smallpox, he said,
directly traceabIe to such careiessness-
By the terms Of the District Appropria-
ton act approved June 6, 1900. the sum OF
81. 500 was appropriated for the purchase
and Improvement Of lot II, block IL.
Brookland. for use as a playground for
the children in attendance at the Brook
land school Soon after She passage Of
the act the owner made proposition to
sell The lot to the District at the price
named in the Appropriation bill.
Before the matter was decided the ques-
ton CT buying the lot upon tbs PROPOSE
ton CT the owner was referred to the
Auditor In Els report he stated that the
$15,GGG BIZ the act appropriated for the lot
in question was TO pay for the lot and the
improvement thereof, ard that would be
obviously contrary to the act 10 buy the
lot fer the sum appropriated ard then to
incur additional expense in improving the
same BY grading. etc. Unless the owner
should be willing to iE1prSve the lot by
doing the necessary grading and fencing.
the Auditor advised the Comm iSSi0ners not
TO make the purchase.
The recommendation OF the Auditor was
approved By. the Commissioners and It is
now reported 10 she Commissioners BY the
Superintendent of Repairs that the owner
OF tie lot has graded the same to suit its
rss as a playground for the BrocEIaEd
School and the acceptance OF. the offer CT
the lot for $4,000 IS rec5Tn ended.
Captain Beach, the Engineer Commits
sioner. has approved the rocoaln sadation
and It is understood that his associates
viii ccRcur,
Upon the recommendation Of the Super
intendeEt Of the District Stables the Gem
missicBers have authorized TIE advertise
nent and sale al pubic aUc.ion Of TIE wag-
onetts ct the stable of he Engineer De-
partH7ent
The Security Fire and Marine Assur-
anee Company, CT Chicago. has flied an ap-
pliCatjCn with the Commissioners to en-
gage n business in the District IN con-
necti0n with the same ti-y have deposit
ed with the Secretary to the BsaTd certii-
Gates in banking institutions to the
amount Of SIGG Gee which represents the
capital paid N. TIE Assistant Assessor
has forwarded TIE application to the Com
misSiOn6rs with the request that the mat
ter De referred to the Attorney for The
District for an opinion whether the com
pany has fully complied with the law TIE
recommendation was teday approved by
the Commissioner