Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
Municipal Fairgrounds.

Municipal Fairgrounds.
There are now eleven municipal play
grounds. as follows:
Georgetown playground, SD street and
Volta place.
|. Mount. Pleasant playground, 18th street
and Columbia road.
Howard playground. 9Th and w streets
northwest.
New York avenue playground. 1st street
and New YORK avenue northwest.
Juvenile Court playground, 10th and E
streets northwest.
Rosedale playground, 18th and Kramer
streets northeast.
Virginia avenue playground, 18th street
and Virginia avenue southeast.
Athletic field, 9Th and L streets south
east.
Garfield Park playground. Sd street and
South Carolina avenue southeast.
Cardoza playground. LIST and I streets
southwest.
Neighborhood House playground, 40 N
street southwest.
Eight of these are on government prop
erty. two upon property loaned through
the courtesy of the owners, and one is
operated In connection with the Neighbour
hood House Social Settlement. The Gar
field Park and Virginia avenue play
grounds and the athletic field for boys at
9th and l. streets southeast are on gov
eminent reservations under authority of
Congress.
Ali of the Fairgrounds have been made
as attractive as possible and have been
completely equipped. Wading pools have
dale, Virginia avenue and Garfield Park
Fairgrounds and have added much to
their attractiveness to the children as
we'll as to their usefulness during the
summer season.
The greatly increased attendance. es-
pecially during the fall and winter
months. and the large number of visitors
are evidences of the desire Of the people
of Washington that the Fairgrounds be
maintained. During fair weather the
average daily attendance on the play
grounds is over 5000. The average daily
attendance at the Mount Pleasant play
ground, recently opened at 14th street
and Columbia road, Is frequently as high
as 1000.
Prominent visitors to the city have
commended the simplicity and at the
same time completeness of the equipment
on the Washington Fairgrounds, and the
economy with which they are conducted
as compared with other cities.
Public-spirited citizens have continued
to cooperate with the Washington Play
ground Association in making possible the
expenditure of large sum in excess OF
that appropriated by Congress. The play
Ground association is now seeking to
have the administration of the play
grounds directly under the official con-
trCl of the Commissioners, and this plan
appears to have the support of the citi-
zens generally.
Corporation Counsel.
The corporation counsel reports that
during the year 1881 cases were brought
in the Police Court which resulted in the
collection Of $67.177.I1 in fines, and that
3,1S7 cases were brought in the Juvenile
Of u-bi a 0oinSf admits
and urges the need of an assistant for
that work.
During the year this office conducted a
large number of cases before the various
judicial tribunals within the District.
from the Municipal Court to the Supreme
Court of the United States. besides fur
nishing many written opinions and orally
giving legal advice respecting current mu-
nicipal business.
The report presents the need for pro-
vision for authority to reimburse the Dis
tr'ct. out /of any estate or income of In
sane persons admitted to the Government
Hospital for the Insane upon the order of
the Commissioners, for all expenses. in
CURED by the District in the apprehension.
commitment care and treatment Of such
persons, and for the investiture Of some
official with the functions of administrator
in that respect A draft Of legislation
having that object in view will be SUBJ
mitted to Congress during the present
SESSION.
Veterinary Medicine.
The board of examiners in veterinary
medicine reports that ten applicants for
authority to practice veterinary medicine
In the District of Columbia passed sue
cessful examinations and were duly Ii
censed during the year. This means reel
procity in the matter of recognizing vet
;,f4 tote
While the matter of reciprocity between
the various states and territories in rec
ognizing licenses to practice veterinary
medicine issued in them, respectively.
has been under Amusement. it has been
found impracticable to institute such re-
lations at present, but 1t lis hoped that
satisfactory agreements in that respect
will be made in the near future.
Insurance Department Ranks
With Foremost of America