The Washington times., 1904-12-03
THOSE NOSES SORE
PUT OUT Of JOINT
Officials Of District Resent
Criticism.
COVERT SNEERS ARE HEARD
Sarcasm Over Reported Perfection Of
System in Health
Office

The slumber trio has awakened, re-
ported, and the wheels of the District
machinery are still grinding their daily
grist.
There is feeling of relief. however.
that the worst is over. District en-
ployes no longer walk on tip-toe as they
draw near the Office where the commit
tee has held forth in star chamber ses-
sion for fifteen months.
The Next Step.
The procedure to be followed by the
Commissioners in dealing with the re-
port Will De 10 forward 20 the head of
each department the part Of the f0rmid-
able document concerning his ofice. The
comments Of the various officers viii be
returned 10 the Commissioners. who
will consider them and make such rec
concentrations as they choose.
None OF the proposed changes rhara-
fore, VIII be made az once and many OF
/ them viii probably never be effected
A number OF suggestions iu the report
have long since been followed by de-
partment officers, who have ACCOMPLISH
ed the changes iu method since being iu-
tervlewed by the committee. Many of
the changes We're suggested by the Un.-
GERS themselves.
Officials Are Mad.
Opinions are varied ia the District
Building regarding the value of IN,
report The Commissioners express ap-
( probation of the hard work of the com
mittee. A uumber of District officials
fercely resent the criticism of theu
methods contained in the report
! 81 do not wish 10 be understood as
I saying anything derOgatOTy Of tll
recommendations, said Commissioner
/ Marfarland today. but one of the
/ most valuable portions of the report is
! the description OF the methods en-
ployed i'm each Of the District offices. u
/ is really "a big picture of the District
! government. and is tie first thing OF
| the kind the Commissioners have ever
/ had
/ lit IS compliment to the Distric
! service that 40 serious defects were
found anywhere. And the present ct
! tempt 10 improve and make uniform the
government system is not q reflection on
previous administrations IN the DIS
/ trlct.
Previous Failures
MANY attempts have been made p,
! improve the service. II has always beer
done piecemeal, however, and never as q
whole. The government, too. has grown
/ So fast that many Inconsistent method.
! have beru adopted by the different de-
/ partments which demand reconStruc
] ton
/ Engineer Commissioner Biddle regard.
/ the general recommendation as pract
/ cal Commissioner West says De Wll
/ read with interest the 500 pages devoted
90 "a description OF the District govern
/ ment in detail
| Amusement was caused IN many guar
| tiers az the solitary recommendation
| mace for the Health Department %
| which the chairman Of the commute,
DIT Woodward. Is the head.
"That so much should be found 20 crit
else lu every other department and tina
the only thing needed for the goo0 %
the service In the Health Oflcc SHOULD
] be "a manual OF rules In effect there,
said one District official today, strike
me as the most amusing thing In th
| whole report
/ "It would take twenty additional in
spectOFs 90 do the work IN nay Office
/ suggested by the report. was The com
meuJ Of one department head.
New OvercOatings Wineman, 9I4 F