The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22

select n site In the Neighborhood
Of the Potomac or the Eastern
Brnnch-FubIic work Ordered.
Dr- O. w. Montgomery. Of 622 Sixth
Street southwest. mas sent a communica-
ton to tho Comm ssiouers relative To- the
location OF the proposed municipal aims
house Dr. Montgomery urges the Board
To- take steps first of an for placing the
aImshouse in healthy locality He
states that his attention has been called
20 the offers OF sites for the building, and
that the majority Of them are in the
eastern part Of the District. This. he
thinks. unfortunate. and ne makes a
strong plea for the location OF the aims
house away from the miasma Of the PO-
tomac and the Eastern Branch
pr. Montgomery reviews the Circum-
stances attending the appropriation Of
S25.g1 for the purchase OF the site ana of
$4,000 for the purchase of a potter's field
in connection Herewith. lie quotes the
words of Representative Cannon. Chair
man Of the House Appropriations Com
mittee. when ne said. Here the whole
community is silent and we have got To
pass upon these questions as best we can.
unaidcd by "a yisilant ubHc opinion"
Il note with pleasure" says Dr. Mont
Eomcry, that you had decided TO select
a site by private purchase. As I under
stood from the public press the prices
were not satisfactory in some case and
the location Objectionable in others
Overlooking The printed proposals as pub
Iished in the press. I noted the fact that
large number were located in the ex-
IRENE eastern section. and that perhaps
the cheapest sites were in tine neighbor-
hood of Giesbor0.
As an appropriation Of 5000 is made
for the purchase Of a suitable aImshouse
site 1 feel that the paramount require
mcnt OF such site should b. that il be
in healthy location, free from the most
prevalent of an diseases. that of malaria,
which affects our city. Fearing that the
cheapness Of land in the eastern section,
especially that located near Gi-sboro.
may be an inducemeut for The location Of
an eIeemosenary Institution ] am con-
strained 10 note the following objections
as public citizen 20 the expenditure OF
any money for land in that or any other
unhealthy location for aImshouse pur-
poses, and ] submit the following reasons
for the filing Of this protest
1T is the most unhealthy location in the
District of Columbia as is shown by yoU-
report 10 the lass Congress- Ia which il is
stated that east of the AnaCOstia with
! per cent Of the population of the cfrv-
II per cent OF The total Of malaTiaI dis
eases were located and reported by The
physicians during the months Of IrfIv
august, and september. 1870 That during
inc same period the tTOEerumpu HOSPITAL
Tor the insane showed JI3 maiariaI cases
lIuIneus- acreage - not needed for an
aimshouSe site for the following reasons:
j ne average age of the inmates is over
nifty and that the daily average IS less
than ~ inmates. The present aInrsh1usa
site including spaces occupied by work
mousse and smallpox hospital and present
potter s. field Is less than sixty acres Tho
int-ndaut IN his report Of SeuteuU+r u
SHOWS mat there IS room for the building
OF a south wing 10 the present institution
MhltH VIII supply the present demand.
ne inmates are usually old aEC some
~AaJ diseased and that there would not
De 10 per cent az the inmates who would
De able 10 work farm land The erection
or a municipal hospital Will reduce the
number OF patients al the Washington
Asylum Hospital and VIII result in max
ing room for other purposes AT this iusti-
tuition.
That the location Of an aIrnShouse in
the neiEhbprhoOd OF Giesb0rO viii Ecces-
state large expenditure in trauspgrta-
ton. and If transported By water as there
are no railroad facilities the District
would be compelled 10 build a wharf and
purchase n boat and man IL for such DUP
pose as the AlgiIanC which is the slow
est boat on the river now owned by the
D.-lflet Government. has only a day crew
aNG us use ior any other than police work
would be a change Of present policy.
mat when the matter OF q purchase
OF site for aluSEuUSa BuruospS was
before the House and it's location was in
cicated In this eastern location many
members opposed She item on the ground
that D. would not be- charity u place the
suGrrlng poor In such an unhealthy To-
cation Permit me 10 suggest in this
communication for YOUR consideration
the wisdom Of locating an almsh0use in
H.H#H |HH.#H
near the Municipal Hospital site and for
such purpose few acres Of ground
would be ample. and that you create "A
committee 90 select such site as was the
it 10 the Board Of Charities
I'm relation 20 the pOtteTS field I desire
20 note that the present one is but little
more nan EFe acres and that u mas an
sWersd the purposes OF our large city for
over thirty years and that In the selec-
ton Of a new site for a potter field 10
might be Wen 10 remember the recon-
m-ndatIOu Of the Health officer OF the
need OF CTgUatOTy To replace potter S
field as the bodies are uude- an act OF
Congress ROW given to the medical col
Isges for anatomical work and they are
therefore returned much reduced FOR in
tsrmeut- This Cermat0ry could De es-
"a blished for about $1,000 The wisdom OF
having the almsEOuse and potter Held
sites adi0iu is questioned on many
grounds and il would be far from CHART
u 10 locate the unfortunate poor IN a
malarial region
plat and tracings showing the dedi-
cation Of land for the widening of Bunker
Hill Road has been forwarded 70 the
Commissioners with the request that it
. De recorded in the Office Of the Surveyor
Of the District Of Columbia.
David r MoComb. Superintendent Of
Sewers has reported upon the apDiic3-
tiou Of w : Martin. Of 40 Thi-teeuth
Street northwest. for permission to- con-
meet premises 1872 First Street with the
mauhu'e iu front. Mr.. MCDpmD states
that he secs uo objection 20 the granting
of the request and he recommends that
such action be taken
on The rccommy udstIon OF Major SyI-
/ vester the commission Of Mosby Williams
/ as additional policeman has been revOk-
I ed hy the Commissioners. and Robert Col
way has been appointed 10 the vacancy.
for duty I'm and about the Academy Of
Music This action was taken at the To-
( quest of ". OsgOCG manager Of the
Academy
Mr. Osgood also requested that the
commission Of Whitman DsEoyd as addi-
/ tiouaI policeman for duty AT Br1olJlaud.
J.. c. De transferred SO AS To- read for
duty in and about the Academy OF Mu-
sic
! Acting upon the recommendation of Ma
/ jor Sylvester the Commissioners have Tee
ucwed the commission of David Thamp-
/ son as additional policeman Tor duty ON
/ Eleventh Street southeast. between q and
! - Streets
| NJ -.,v- rrro--,vc 5000.