The Washington herald., 1909-01-13
PRESIDENT HARPER'S REPORT

intelligent consideration and action than the pTeS-
eHt condition of the Anacostis River and nats.
The presnt project for the improvement Ct this
river and aats was adopted BY Congress June 3.
lsE. and provides oaly for that part e the river
between rs mouth and the Navy Yard Bridge. =
distance 4 two miles ard did not take into con-
sidcration any WOrk between that bridge and the
boundary.
The Anaoostia River Is al present navisabls for
large vessels 20 the Navy Yard Bridge for tugs
20 the Pennsylvania AFsnue Bridge. and fo- sznan
scoES 70 Bladensburg Nd. a distance of eight
and threequsTters miles. To this latter point is
where the people Of the District snolld tBeIr
attention foT final improvements
The importance q this sabiec+ 70 the Distrct
cluaos BE- 0Ferestinatsd Il should be fsrssed On
some practical plan. regardless by whom i may be
suggested.
40 one has ever dared 70 even insinuate that the
importance Ct this ITUeI was nOI II the greatest
urgency Notwithstanding all q this agitation
from year to year. the un2nimity the part ei al
concerned a It's great importance to the eitys
pishsd
No work csR Be accomplished through the instrl-
mentality a a set q resolutions apparently intro
daced snd approved only for the parpose q being
pgecn-holsd.
The opportunity must be made by those Who hon
/ sslly believe tSst the work should be done and
energetically p1shed hy them to completion.
therefore suggest that III successor in the SHsce
- iAN1taCAb u Aa- Dr-AuAfaLGlu ElileQtdteLN Ft
quest that conference BE- held between the Cham
Der Of Commerce and the Board q Trade commit
tees having this WORK in charge IN conjunction with
the District Commissioners, representative of the
War Department. and hon Edward L. Tsvl0r re-
chairman of the slbcom.mttee q the House Dis
irict Committee. 70 won The on now before the
Z Houss has been referred
II sppears 70 ne that the erect q ssch on
feTence between men with an honest object ia view
could not be other than prodactiye q practical
results
PsyehOpathic Ward.
In ny last report o4iled attention % TIE ueoes
sits Of ssntaTium for the nervous OF Temporarily
insane. where SPECIAL and expert treatment corld
- Even 70 such unformates Many q our best
citizens have recocnized the wisdom Of srch a
Increment. During the 1sst year. Dr. William A
White % the Government Hospital for the Insane
was invited % srear before or executive CIT
mittee- The ss1timents expressed by him demon
oustrstsd his interest in the necessity for such
ward Tie sz5iect has been taken up with d.
White BY Jour president. since this meeting the
object of which 20 80 into greater detaI.
Dr. White Is most emphatic as % where this
ward should Be located and OF this point states
that. Its locatioa ought 20 be part and parcel
q the Municipal Hospital
If It Is. one Of many buildings constituting
special nerT0Us treatment would b lost AnOCheT
advantage" s;ates Dr. white which q ward of
this kind would have. Is hist which Eo'.id aocTue
20 the profession IN securing fer study. which
0the-gise never fan into the hands q the specialist
High Pressure.
During the PEST year much attention has besn
gwen b. 0zr ofhGals, the press. AID the general
public regarding an adequate IRE p-otection. II
uy Judgment the necessity io- a hish rreSlre watsr
sTvice. N the hslSness section of the cty. Is nos,
important % or proper1y oWuers and Therefore
should Tot bs delayed. 5ut installed before q vast
ara os our CITY has been sEert away II a CT
nsErati5n TOO Ersat % De managed b. or present
department.
To-day a nan who builds a Hrsproof building Is
virtually taxed mon his self imposed tax. in
position upoH himself Tor The good of the general
rrhlic Il IS t7ss that he builds q his ovu choice
the class q building which best suits hin Or his
fsncies. but II must not b overlooked thzr L ls
Likewise II advantage 70 the city.
In quoting from tie RESEARCHES a another. fnd
that are far behind the average Eu-opean ooun-
fries in hrep-oof structures
Word of Farewell.
In oouclusion. ! wish. on behalf q TIE orEzu.zs-
tea 70 thank the members Of G1r different con
mites Tor the deep interest and Eood vo-k tbsy
have accomplished during the year I also wish
IA exp-css my aggregation oIr secstarT ard his
assistants for The untrinS enerJ and sbilitv dis
PLAYED IN the dischErEs a thssr duties. IS vel as
fer TIE courteous treatment accorded al uhe had
hasiness With he chsnbes-
Il Is also q great pleasure for ne 70 most oor-
daily thank ne representatives, C the press and
TIE ureSs itself Tor the support thsy have gwen
our organization
And u1w foy uvseH I desire q Esy that the
honor which you conferred upoa ne b y0u- uuaui-
nous vote Tor president q the uz7uizatioo On last
January and the r-eCciinz MAY cCmfug il did on
each occasion unsolicited On NY psTt, = cherished
b ne 20 = dsgTes that language cannot fttiaSiy
express