Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-16
Complaint Of Health Inspectors.

Complaint Of Health Inspectors.
Health inspectors who cover the George
town territory. 1t IS claimed. melting out
unjust treatment to certain classes of resi-
dents who dwell in the tenement houses In
the section near the water front. These rep
resentatives of the health department, 1t is
declared, have made themselves annoying
and Objectionable because of alleged I'M
healthful conditions AS matter of truth,
the sanitary conditions in the small tene-
ment houses as general rule are just as
Clearly as any other section of the vicinity,
and the citizens who have been iil-treated
have taken the affair in hand with view
Of adjusting the matter with the proper
authorities.
Many prominent citizens, some of them
real estate men. who are particularly famil-
lar with present conditions in the districts
referred to, condemn in most emphatic
terms the manner and methods of the in
spectors who have been responsible for
arousing such unfavorable comment. r. A.
Castlear, a real estate agent Of Georgetown,
has headed the movement to have tho
health department Investigate the conduct
OF their agents. MIR. Castelar, in CONVERSE
ton with Star reporter was strong in his
denunciation, and said he would take an
active stand to see that the health depart
ment remedied the situation by delegating
representatives who were not only faithful
and impartial in the performance OF their
duty but possessed Of some degree Of cour-
tesy and poiteness in dealing with citizens
west of Rock creek.
Congested Condition of M Street.
Collisions between electric cars and pri-
vate conveyances on NJ street between Rock
creek and the Aqueduct bridge have in
creased In number to an astonishing degree
recently, and the cause Of it directly Is at
tributed to the congested condition Of the
thoroughfare Just within the past week
there have occurred at least a dozen acci-
dents and runaways, some of them resulting
disastrously Despite backsets and discour-
agementS held out to the prominent citizens
Of Georgetown who have for six months
strenuously endeavored to bring about a
solution of the present condition Of affairs
they have begun again with renewed efforts
and have carried the matter before the
Commissioners urging immediate action.
What success can be attained in this in
stance is merely a matter for conjecture.
UnqueStionably the cause urged by these
citizens appears TO them just in every way,
and several suggestions are offered. any one
Of which, If realized, might prove sufficient
to remedy the cause for complaints. George
town, 1t is urged. has developed remarkably
in recent years as a commercial center, and
it's activity in various channels brings about
a stimulus in business conditions which
clothes the community with a certain status
entitled at least to respect and considera-
ton. NJ street being the main street of the
from the Virginia side to Georgetown, rem
ders it Imperative. the citizens say, that
something should be done. One means for
relieving the crowded condition of NJ street
is the opening and extension Of Prospect
street, furnishing an additional inlet and
outlet to Georgetown. This proposition the
citizens are now urging the Commissioners
to act upon. By plats drawn of the sur
rounding property 1t develops that the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company are
possessed of the necessary rights OF way,
and the company has Signfied it's willing
ness to see the project realized, even to the
extent of appropriating the right of way for
the opening. The opening Of a new thor
oughfare, relieving M street of it's con-
gested traffic, Is urged because it is for the
public good and safety of the citizens and
a concerted effort will be made to see the
project become reality
Personal Notes.
William Donaldson of 1869 r street
Georgetown, while unable to leave Gar
field Hospital is convalescing from the eff
feCts of a recent operation.
Patrick T. Moran of Georgetown Heights.
District president Of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians. will soon depart for an ex-
tended tour to European capitals, spending
most of his time In his beloved 'Erin's
Isle"
Mrs. Matthews OF 1903 Both street. George
town. is summering at the Massachusetts
seashore. She Is not expected to return
for several months.
Arthur Casper, recently placed in charge
of the Western Union branch Office in
Georgetown, is suffering from injuries re-
ceiVed in fall against the curbing. Mr..
Casper is obliged to use crutches. and In
some way his foot became entangled with
one of the crutches. causing him to lose
his balance.