Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-03

/ out the intelligent initiative of the chairman
| of the Senate District committee.
| Mr.. A. w. Mallery said he hoped this
/ plan would put an end to the haphazard
1 method of locating public buildings.
! A vote was then taken on the resolution
approving the parking commission plan and
| the resolution was unanimously adopted.
| The announcement of this result by the
| chair was received with a hearty demon
stration of approval by the members of the
| board
Report on Rivers and Harbors.
A report from the committee on rivers and
| harbors was then presented by Mr.. NJ 1.
| Weller, the chairman of the committee, in
| which he traced what had been done at the
| present session of Congress toward the be-
| ginning of the Improvement of the Anacos-
| tia river. An appropriation of $50, 900 had
| been inserted in the river and harbor bill
| he stated, and resolution was submitted
| by which the board recommended this APP
| preparation and it was adopted unani-
| mously.
health was made by the chairman Dr. Per-
! cy II. Hickling, recommending an appro-
prfation for the extension to business places
OF the public collection of ashes and miscel-
laneous refuse. Mr.. p. w. Clarke by way
of comment, said this was hardly reason
able service to ask of the taxpayers. He
believed the business men were able to at
tend to that detail without public aid.
Mr.. Isaac Cans said the taxpayers pay
for the removal of ashes from the resi-
dences of citizens, and he thought that they
ought to be willing to do the same for the
business section.
The president observed that the present
service for private houses is not satisfac-
tory.
Mr.. Clarke said the proposition was not
only to remove the ashes, but also the
debris, and in the case of commission
houses the latter was a large item. 1t would
be difficult, he thought, to get an estimate
from a contractor for a service which was
necessarily indefinite and uncertain.
DR.. Hickling explained that the commit
tee thought it would be better to have this
service performed by the city government,
dumped where 1T might be a menace to
health. He would, however, withdraw the
resolution in order that he might get some
information about the cost.
Mr.. D. J. Kaufman hoped that action
would be taken at this time. BY vote of the
meeting, the chairman was given permission
to withdraw the resolution.
The next resolution offered Endorsed bill
which provided means for defraying the
cost Of temporarily OBTAINING persons who
are dangerously insane. The resolution
was adopted
Another resolution favored a bill provid-
ing for the appointment of trustees of per-
sons who are victims Of opium. cocaine
and other drugs, as the code now provides
in the case Of persons addicted to the ex-
cessive use Of liquor.
This resolution was adopted, as was
another urging upon Congress the estab-
lishment of public baths in this city.
Medical Inspection of Schools.
The last resolution reported from the
committee favored legislation providing for
the medical inspection Of schools.
DR.. J. B. Gregg Custis inquired how
many members of the committee were pres
ent when the resolution was adopted. DR..
Kicking said that notice was sent to all
Il. -. f4,, MAY mr. SAINT
DIR. Gusts called for the reading of the
rules relative to the quorum of committees,
ana said that as a quorum was not present
he would move that the resolution be re-
ferred back to the committee. He said
the question was an important one and
there was opposition to it on the part Of
some of the members, and he thought 1t
would be better to have 1t considered at
another meeting of that committee before
bringing it to the attention of the board.
In the opinion of Mr.. W. j. Henderson
the board ought to place itself on record
in favor of having medical Inspection In
the schools but that it should not take
sides with any particular school Of medi-
cine.
General Harries, who is a member of
the board of education, said that body Is
opposed to the bill on the ground that the
board ought not to show its authority over
the schools with any commission, as is pro-
posed by this bill.
The chair directed that as the report had
not come from quorum of the committee
II could not be received, and that decision
ended the discussion.
Dr. Woodward said the decision would
affect every report made at this meeting
from the committee on public health. The
chair, however, held that no question had
been raised as to the other resolution. 1t is
possible. he said, that more than one meet
ing of the committee had been held when q
quorum was present, but as to this partieu-
lar report the lack of a quorum at the
meeting OF the committee when 1t was
adopted had been brought out.
DIR. woodward made an appeal for this
decision and the chair was sustained.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. w. ].