The Washington times., 1910-12-06

. In tie District Of Columbia a INSIDE
meaHor and 10 provide q hospital for in
{ eorlateS- and for other purposes Such
q noSu-Jat might well provide for
. emergency cases coming under the OBJ
SerNstticu Of the police authorities. The
& on ullSSloneTs are OF the opinion thai
: this subject might well be treated from
& 2 standpoint OF disease in habitUaI cases
f. rather than that Of a u1isdemeanor."
Z An increase IN the size OF the police
I force and the creation Of a polfcemen-s
{ and fremeu's Fetirs ment system are
4 strongly urged
Market Conditions.
( Discussing market conditions. the
! Commissioners report that net receipts
/ have increased chat conditions pertain
! ing TO the sale Of food commodities
/ have improved that regulations have
I been generally observed. and. when not.
I have been enforced by prosecution. The
markets are q source OF revenue 10 the
. district. and are il a satisfactory COL
. dfttcEl. according 10 the Commissioners.
} The report shows the FIRE loss IN the
District for the year to have been
ST. st+, covered by insurance Of 81, Is, 40.
1 The loss = an increase OF S-SH-50 over
{ ne previous year kecpmmeu 0atfonS
( are made for appropriations for more
adequate FIRE protection for a number
I Of school buildings and for the puT-
A4-e--t Oh aAaffLtfa t-lltfl apparatus
/ The question OF public health IS taken
up and discussed extensively in the
Commissioners report. its features be-
[ ing largely the same as those contained
. IN the report OF The District Health Of
hcer, recently published. a law fixing
the maximum amount OF water IN bread
and setting standard loaf Of bread,
or requiring bread TO be sold by weight,
. IS recommended.
The vorI, Of the Health Department
IL making ins1ections Of foods and es-
ta5liShmenIS where FOOD IS sold and OF
making sanlta1-v Inspections Is described
. = nd commended
The work OF the Bcsrd Of CIHdren's
Guardians, the Board u Charities, and
the Municipal Lodging House IL de-
scribed- declared &c be satisfactory. and
IS commended Attention is called 70
the endorsement Of the child labor law,
which, thee Commissioners state, has been
marked by but rev violations
On the question OF the preservation OF
kliUEle Ford Valley the Commissioners
have this TO say
KlingIe Ford Valley.
1T is desirable that the necessar-
area be acquired for the preservation OF
the present picturesque features Of tho
section known as KlingIe Ford Valley,
including certain land on the west side
Of Connecticut avenue. opposite the en-
trance Of the Geological Park, and land
Wing between the western boundary OF
that park and Connecticut aud Cathe-
draI avenues. containing a little more
than tweDty-fOU4 acres The impress
sIve natural beauty Of thls tytCt and its
proximity % the Geological Park suE-
Eest It's fitness as a part Of the syS-
TEN to which, that mark belongs I
would be deulorSbIe Il the emission 10
secure II Tor that pUrrose in the near
future should lead u lis conversion TO
privatc-residence or business uses
The Commissioners ne We asked for
+ legislation % provide To- IFS purchase.
ana hope the neceSsa.Z- authority VIII
be granted during tie present Con-
CveSS
+ The requirement Of a portion OF the
/ old District IN Virginia IL enphatically
] recommended by the Commissioners,
+ whose report on this question follows:
kn the Judgment Of the Commits
s SlonerS action should be taken in the
near future for the re-esta bliShment Of
/ the jurisdiction Of the United States
/ over such portion Of the right bank OF
/ the Potomac river within Alexandra
/ county, in the State of Virginia, a.
/ may be essential TO the proper develop
I ment and maintenance Of the National
I Capital
/ 'eThe Commissioners do not consider
{ that It Is desirable, ethics from the
{ standpoint Of the safe o. Virginia CT
/ OF the nited States, that the whole Of
I AieNandTIa county should revert 20
4 Federal control as there appears to be
/ good reason for limiting the area OF
/ the District Of Columbia TO the least
I amount that wiz enable the District 10
/ fuldn its function as locus Of the seat
/ Of the National Government
Alexandria County.
Put there remains the very import
/ ant consideration that those parts OF
/ Alexandra county adjacent to the Po-
tomac river and in plain view of the
I Capital. especially the portion embrac-
I ing the palisades Of re Potomac be
( low Cnaiu bridge, might easily become
unsighty and mar the beauty Of the
city which cOnfrOnts them. as quar-
! ries, both active and abandoned. are
Z already diSfiguring the green slopes and
Z raVineS Of the Virginia shore The need
10 have regard for the esthetic rela-
lions Of these envirOns with the Nz-
tlODal Capital yearly increases with the
/ development of the city BY buildings,
; parks and the Ike. Of a monumental
/ character. whose outlook should be IN
/ keeping with their intrinsic artistic i'm
( portance-
+ Whatever would essentially benefit
the city OF Washington would CORE
I SpOncinSly inure to the advantage OF
E the contiguous section of the State Of
Virginia The area involved in the
proposition IS about 1870 acres, but
Z over 1,lcs5 acres OF that extent IS en-
braced In the Arlington Cemetery. Fort
5fyer. and the experimental farms OF
/ the Agricultural Department
The Commissioners 90 not ask an
/ c appropriation for surveys OF Great
Fails with view OF learning whether
the water power there can be utilized
/ for public lighting, but they report