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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-03-22

James Guy........2 90 George Stevens. 10 90
LIGHT AND WATER FUND.
James McColl... &C p. NJ. r. r. Co.. lib 4s
g. ii. Fuel Co....47 33 i. f. Fead. .........33 90
q. A. Manu-. 80
Moved by Mackman and supported
by Ballentine that the bills as read be
allowed and orders for the several
amounts be drawn on the Treasurer
Carried.
Moved by Mann and supported by
Menerey that the bill of the Tunnel
City Boiler Works be laid on the table.
Carried.
The council then proceeded to can
vass the vote of the annual village
election.
Moved by Currier and supported by
Menerey that the council declare the
following persons elected village Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
George A. Mann as President
Edward Andreae as Clerk
Edward L. Fead as Treasurer
John Hutton
James 6. Holden Trustees for yrs.
Frank o. Putney }
Andrew j. Ward as Assessor.
Carried.
Moved by Menerey and supported by
Ballentine that the treasurer's bond of
+. +. Fead with b. r.. Noble and +. A.
Griswold as sureties be approved
Carried.
On motion council adjourned.
+. +. Fead, clerk.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
large Increase in Apparatus and
other Facilities Recommended.

large Increase in Apparatus and
Other Facilities Recommended
Under the head OF the Fire Department
the Commissioners review the statistics
presented in the annual report of the Chief
Engineer. These show that nearly one
ninth Of the alarms of FIRE are false, and
as it costs the department on the aver
age $25 10 respond to an alarm of fire the
Commissioners recommend that the pen
atty for wiIIfuIly sending In fire alarm
be increased, and that when a person is
convicted of a second offence that he be
subjected to punishment by a term in the
penitentiaTy. Continuing, the Commits
sioners say:
While the strength of the department
was increased during the year from TWEEN
" to twenty-thTee companies, the Chief
Engineer is of the opinion that the de-
partment is today hardly more than half
as large as it should be, and he states
that in respect to It's reserve apparatus
II IS Iamentably weak There is not one
really fTst-cIass steam engine in the de-
partment. and an earnest plea is made
by the Chief Engineer for number OF
larger and more modern engines
An Executive Head.
Upon the retirement OF Chief Engineer
SS1Ss'tA a. nay ASS1B lie OCAAlAA2+S
sioners decided to pursue the course fol-
lowed elsewhere and make the head OF
the department a purely executive one.
The department fas become a large bust
ness concern the value of its plant be-
ing not less than $780, 600, while il en-
ploys nearly zoe rnen and expends nearly
one-haH million dollars a year The
Chief Engineer recommends z further re-
organization Of he department, such as
viii place its members on the same foot
ing so far as tenure Of Office is concerned
as was given the members OF the Police
Department by the act OF February Is,
1901, which provides, among other things.
that there shall be no removal except on
written charges and after an opportunity
for defence on the part of the person
against whom the charges were made
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
The senate's Action.
THE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL.
Preliminary work Toward the
Establishment OF the Institution

Preliminary work Toward the
Establishment OF the Institution
The Commissioners speak as follows
relative to the preparation Of plans for
the proposed municipal hospital:
The District appropriation act for the
current year contains an item of So, 900
for preparation OF plans, Specifications,
and estimates OF cost for d municipal hos
pitaL Under q previous act Of Congress
site for a municipal hospital was Sc
cured, consisting Of 3351 acres of land
situated in the line of Thirteenth Street,
extended. Just north of Richmond Street
northwest Desiring to procure the best
plans possible for the structure the Com
Dissioners decided to obtain them by COM
petition, in the hope of thereby enIisting
the best architectural talent of the coun-
tFx.
The preliminary programme Of compe-
ttion Is now being prepared by Mr. Ed
mund VI. Wheelwright, Of Boston, q recog-
nized authority upon hospital designing
and construction, who has been selected
by the Commissioners as their profession
al adviser in the premises. and it is ex-
pected that these Instructions viii be is
sued soOR."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Capitalization of Relief work IN q
Municipal Department.

Capitalization of Relief work N q
Municipal Department
The Commissioners commend the Ell
cient work of the Board of Charities in
the effort 20 improve the public relief OF
the District. Izsey quote from the annual
report Of the BOard to show that sound
public policy demands that complete pub
lie control should in every case reach as
far as public money" In keeping with
this principle the report recommends the
reduction or elimination of several apPro-
priations for private charities, looking
ultimately TO q clear line of separation
between the work of public and private
charity.
The Commissioners approve the sugges-
lions of the board that all District char
tiles be under the control Of the District
Commissioners; that those charities now
organized under departments of the Fed
eTal Government be transferred to the
District government, and that appoint
ment 10 membership in the Board Of Chill
dreR's Guardians be made by the District
Commissioners
disbursement of the Funds.
At the instance of the Board of Char
tiles the Commissioners also recommend
that in future all appropriations for Dis
trict charities and reformatories be dis
bursed directly by the disbursing officer
Of the District of Columbia, and all sup
plies purchased from such appropriations
be purchased under the District supply
system which obtain in other departments
Of the District government" This rec
ommendation is based on the fact that
several Institutions have their own dis
bursting officers. these officials receiving
compensation at the rate Of from $500 10
$500 per anuum, and that supplies pur-
chased in the open market are not OBJ
tanned at as low prices as those pur-
chased under the District supply system
COLLABORATING Institutions.
The Importance Of the work Of the
Board of Chudren's Guardians is empha-
sized, and attention is called to the fact
that the work of this board has not yet
been extended to cover the field as pro-
posed by the authors of the act creating
the board. for the reason that numerous
other child-caring agencies, doing their
work Independently Of The board. have con-
/ tinued to receive support from the Coy
/ ernment, and consequently a set OF dupli-
/ cate agencies has been maintained. The
I Board Of Charities in its report urges
( bringing all public child-caring work III
( der the supervision OF the Board OF Chill
{ dren's Guardians.
The reorganization OF the cooking de-
/ paTtment Of the Washington Asylum IS
! recommended, and an additional aPppTo-
/ priation of SI00 GOO for the construction OF
! the male wor1house.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
MorIuary statistics ana Prevalence
of CoEtagIous Diseases.

The Commissioners present the follow
Health Department:
The records Of the Health Department
show that during the year ended June 80.
1901. 6,0S7 deaths occurred in the Dis
trict- OF the decedsnts 3, 40 were white
and :. 55T colorAd- The annual death rate
per thousand for the entire population.
zI.s3; the corresponding figure for the
white population. 1872; and that for the
eoloved population. s0.TS. are each in ex-
cess OF analogous figures for the preced-
ing year
The death rate for the population as
whole is just equal to- the death rate for
the whites Slightly less than, and that for
the c0lored people somewhat IN excess OF
the corresponding average death rates
during the past ten years.
Minor Contagious Diseases.
'Diphtheria and scarlet fever. as shown
by the number OF reported cases. have
prevailed less during the past year than
during the year previous The value to
the community of the wards for minor
contagious diseases. recently provided By
Congress. has been demonstrated by the
fact that approximately II per cent OF all
reported cases Of scarlet fever and y per
cent Of ali reported eases Of GiphtheTia
have By their own choice. been treated
in such wards. These wards have, more
over, cared for 16 cases OF measles. IS
cases OF erysiDelas. and 1 case OF chick
eDDox.
The establishment Of a system OF med
lea! inspection in the public schools IS
again recommended by the Health Oficer
Results accomplished in other cOmmuni-
ties as the outcome Of such an inspection
service have fully justified a demand for
its recognition as part Of our municipal
system. Accomplishing as it does the
double object OF conserving the health Of
the individual pupil by direct medical
oversight and Of preventing ths spread OF
contagious diseases among the pupils
generally. its desirability does not seem
20 be open for question.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03

good work done through the year by OIL
GERS and employees of the District Govern
ment. and offer the following with refer
ence to placing the appointments 70 the
District service under civil service regu-
Iations:
The increased experience Of the Com
missioners adds weight TO their frequent
recommendations in favor OF TIE apFE-
cation OF a civil service system TO al
employees CT the District Government The
pressure for employment and patronage
grows stronger with the progress OF time,
and the increase in the number OF en-
ployes necessary TO discharge the NUM-
ciPaI duties and presents mbarrISsments
from which the authorities and the inter
ests they represent can only be protected
~ rigid provisions OF Law on the subject
These must be furnished by Congress
since the Attorneys General have held
that the President cannot extend the civil
service rules 10 the District Of Columbia
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
THE DISTRICT FINANCES.
Receipts and Expenditures for the
Last Fiscal Year.

EIlsN GsCak ear
The Commissioners inform Congress
that the revenues, exclusive OF those Of
The Water Department, were: From
taxes and miscellaneous sources, other
than the amount contributed by the
United States. s., 3S7. 635. IS; surplus rev
enues from previous years, $S87,577-lS;
Gnexpended. appropriations, $546, 70S-S;S;
advanced from the United States Treas
Try. authorized Dy the act Of Congress ap-
proved February Il. 1901, 500, 1927, and
the amount contributabIe by the United
states to meet its proportion OF the Dis
jrict'S expenses under the organic law,
$4,IS45f1-T1- Total, IS. 7S5, s46.1S.
The appropriations and other liabilities
for the year, exclusive Of those for the
Water Department, are shown TO be S..
T25, 9l6-1S. The revenues Of the Water
Department, including a balance of form
CT years of S308, 4S7, were S677, 62o15. and
the expenditures Of the Water Department
we're S3C0, SIPS.
An approved statement Of the Treasurer
OF the United States shows the funded
debt of the District CT Columbia on June
80 1901, to have been soc, 1So.18, no
portion of which was Incurred under the
present form of the District government
The estimated receipts from taxa ton
s~o given as S3.Ol4, 800. SO. The rate OF
general tax Tor the ye-- was nxed at yI-5o
On each 500 Of taxable property, except
that used solely for agricultural purposes.
the rate of which was 81 for each 500 Of
assessed valuation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO PLANS.
Some Doubt About Transfer of MI.
FuJIer's omces to Richmond.

Some Doubt ABout Transfer of Mr..
FuJIer's OHccs to Richmond.
The rumor that the Offices OF the gen
eraI passenger agent Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, H. " Fuller, are TO
be removed from this city to Richmond,
Va, on January / was not confirmed By
any of the officials Of the road seen al
their headquarters this morning No init
nation Of any such removal has been re-
eeived by Mr.. Fuller, and he declares
that it is highly improbable that any such
action would be taken without due uoti-
lieation 20 him
The Offices of the general traffic mana
ger Of the road. F N Whitaker. are 10
be transferred from Cincinnati 10 Rich
mond.
The general headquarters Of the com
pany are to be located at Richmond after
the first of the year. and the report that
the Office of the general passenger agent
was to be transferred to that city was
given color by the expressed desire Of
President Stevens that all the members
of his STAFF should be brought IN closer
touch with him.
Press dispatches we're received from
Charleston, " Va. this morning to the
effect that 90 per cent of the coal mines
in the New River field were about to
pass under the control Of the Chesapeake
aud Ohio Company
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Stone, Mrs. Guest, Mrs. SeymOur- Airs
LarcoInbe. Mrs Powell Miss Van ReygeD
Miss Marion Sands. Miss Ramsay. Mss
hISley Seweu, Miss Sara Carr ITptsr- re
Misses Stewart, Dupray, Potts, Reeve.
C-ossfeld, Owen, FeaIy. Cooley Wright
hlount- Shepard, Cieary- lie Compile. cal
Tan Young. Ford. Carroll, Powell, Sey-
mouT, and Carnody.
Toys and Flowers.
Mrs Henley-Smith, at the toy table. las
among heT aides Mrs Barron. Mrs. jan
rim, Mrs Morse. and Miss Joyce
Mrs ClagetJ, at the flower table, is as
sisted BY Mrs keenan,. Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards, Mss Marie Ackenna. Miss Rose
Douglas Wallaeh, Miss Hagner, Miss
Clagett. and Miss Lethe-man.
Mrs Reed and Mrs- Wallace are as
sisted at the confectionery table by Mrs
rutherford the Misses Wallace. Miss
Fisher. Miss Williams. Miss Gibson Mss
Hickey and Miss Hall Iamonade and
punch are also sold at this table.
Holy Cross AIumnae.
The elumnae Of the Holy Cross Academy
are banded together under the direction
OF Mrs lyman This company includes
Mrs Crowley, Mrs HiIlyer. Mrs Bran
die, Mrs EaEaD. the Misses FITZGERALD
! Curtin, Joyce, Brandle, Wells, Dunn,
I O'Brien. and BTaechi
Mrs Cannon has as her assistants Mrs
Thomas Nagg2man. Mrs William Wagga-
nan. Mrs Mccall the Misses CIary. Miss
Lambert Mss Cannon, and the Misses
Stewart
Chocolate and Mexican DeIIcaciez.
Mrs -Iacias served chocolate and va
riogs Mexican deIcaeies. assisted by Mrs
J. NJ Macias. Mrs FeaIy, Mrs E c.
de Carbonell, Miss TzabeI Smith, Miss
I Q. Smith Miss Martina Yznaga. and Miss
: Isaura Cortina
! Miss 0keefe. who has charge Of the
/ supper table, is assisted by Mrs Plum
( mer, Mrs. TardeIla. Mrs Isabella Cray.
( the Misses Blaine, Miss FeaIy, and Miss
/ Nageigh.
Mrs Perrin. in charge of the zutomo-
( bile; Miss Kathleen Graham as a fortune
/ teller. and Miss Griffin and Miss Hood. IN
T the photograph gallery. contributed to the
I success Of the bazaar.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
Capital. and therefore ask and viii ask

Capital, and therefore ask and will ask
largely.
The Park Commission.
An important expression Of the new
feeling in Congress respecting the Dis
trict of Columbia was the creation at the
extraordinary session Of the Senate in
March last, under the authority Of a Sen
ate resolution, by the Committee On the
District of Columbia, Of a commission of
eminent architects and landscape engi-
neers to prepare a general plan for the
Improvement Of the park system OF the
District Of Columbia.
The Commissioners of the District Of
! Columbia have been glad TO act IN CO.
/ operation with this commission, and trust
that its project for the Identification Of
the National Capital VIII be adopted by
Congress as The working plan for the
years 10 come For years the COmmiS-
si0ners of the District OF Columbia and
other public officers and the citizens OF
the District have been hoping that such
! comprehensive scheme Of Improvement Of
the park system, and, therefore, Of the
whole District, would be adopted, in order
that its esthetio development might be
made harmonious and complete and in &C
/ eCrdance vita the best ideals
The senate's Action.
Al connection Win the preparations iOI
/ the National Capital Centennial CeIebTa
! ton preliminary steps we're taken toward
| this end, and propositions looking TO the
/ creation Of commission for this purpose
were offered in Congress Out OF them
came the action Of the Senate, which has
! produced plans that, if adopted by CoB-
! gress, win prove Of lasting and inesri-
r.os>b3U YaIUe 10 the District Of Columbia
The Commissioners TeIsvv tuelr endorse
ment of the proposition for the construe-
/ ton OF memorial bridge across the Po-
/ tomac River TO Arlington Cemetery. They
/ believe that such d memorial to Ameri-
! can patriotism ought to be constructed
7 as soon as practicable
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
From business Houses.
TIE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
An Increase in the Number of Pri-
vates In Glass IL

An Increase in the Number of Pri-
vates In Class IL
The Metropolitan police force, accord
ing TO the report, has maintained the high
rate OF efficiency which had long char
aeterized it Attention is called to the
fact that during the past year the re-
organization provided for by a recent act
of Congress has been completed. with the
exception of the increase of salaries.
which, TO be operative, must have the
sanction Of Congress. The Commission
ers recommend a considerable increase in
the number of privates of class 3 The
difference in the pay of the two classes
ought to be equalized, the Commissioners
think, by the advancing of at least 100
members Of class 1 to class 2.
Increase of the Force.
"of equal Importance, the Commission
eFs say, sis the recommendation for an
increase of the force. Owing to the ex-
tensive area included in the police juris-
diction. which is over forty-four thousand
acres, It is unreasonable to expect
thorough police supervisioe with force
of $40 patroImen, not half of whom viii
be on duty at any one time under the
most liberal system of operating, and
from which the sick, disabled, and those
entitled to leave must also be deducted
The area to be policed is the fourth
largest in the United States. The police
force Of those exceeding it number re-
speetively, 7.46$, 2,90S, and 2,2s5. The city
OF Baltimore, with an area in acres of
only z6,254. has about double the number
of policemen in its service.
''The insufficient number of policemen
eompels their employment in four reIiefs.
which gives them twelve hours off duty
in forty-eight. This excessive require
ments made necessary by the limited
force at command, is detrimental 20 the
physical and mental welfare of the men.
in that disabilities must be more numer-
Gus where excessive hours OF exposure
exist and irregular hours for refreshment
and rest prevail. With an increased force
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
Harhormaster,s Promotion.

it is believed these conditions can be
improved by changing the system Of
hours of duty.
Harhormaster's Promotion.
at is recommended that the Harbor-
master, who employs patrol boat and q
detailed police crew IN regulating the af-
fairs of the harbor and -.ver front, be
made a captain in the Polise Department;
and that ample provision be made to
organize this important service as part
Of the Police Department
The Commissioners are in full sym
PATTY with the movement OF the National
Association of Chiefs Of Police to have
established in this city 2 national bureau
Of criminal Identification
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-03
WORK OF STREET CLEANING.
The Operations of Hand Cleaning
and Machine Sweeping

and Machine Sweeping
Under a contract for the hand cleaning
Of streets during the fiscal year 1885, the
price per LOCO square yards was % cents.
Stating this fact, the Commissioners show
that they were required by law TO adveT
tise for contract to do the hand cleaning
They say they we're empowered TO let the
contract at price not to exceed 20 cents
per 1,00e yards No proposals were re-
coived, and no contract made. the Com
mISsioneTs taking advantage OF q clause
n the law TO put the hand cleaning under
municipal control. The necessary equip
Eaent was procured for the conduct OF the
service under the supervision OF the Su-
peTiutende1t Of Street Cleaning The re-
suit. according to the report was that
sos. SOS square yards were cleaned daily,
and at the close of the year, It was ascer-
tanned that the cost had been 1876 cents
per LOCO square yards.
Utilizing this reduction in the cost Of
hand cleaning. the Commissioners say that
the area OF daily operations has been in
creased from 100000 square yards in 1888
10 l. SIS, SOS square yards daily during the
past year. The report continues:
Cleaning by Machines.
'9The street cleaning by machine work
is being done very satisfactorily under
a contract at the rate of IS cents per
thousand square yards; 600,o00 square
yards OF surface being cleaned daily.
The collection and disposal OF gar
base' and dead animals Is carried on IN
der q contract with the washington Fer
tilizer Company, a new company with
prominent business men principally
among its organizers. The contract was
entered into for a period OF FIVE years,
beginning December 1, 1900, at TIE rate
Of $51, 600 per annum.
In accordance with the act making ap-
preparation for the collection and disposal
of city refuse contracts were entered
into with r V. Rusk for the collection Of
ashes from private residences at an an
nuaI cost of $29, $40; for the collection
of miscellaneous refuse, at $4,000 per an
nun, and for the collection and disposal
Of night soil. at 900 per annum; each
for a period of five years.
From Business Houses
''Ths current appropriation did not JUS
tify contract for the removal Of ash
es from buildings other than private res
licences There are many reasons why
the service should be extended to apart
ment houses, hotels, and business houses.
and the Commissioners have submitted
an estimate for an appropriation, which
If adopted viii enable them to accom-
plish this result"