The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-01
PROTEST AGAINST
NEW HOSPITAL SITE
Six Hundred Residents Of Dis
trict Crowd Into Room as
Hearing Opens.
Continued from First PageO

Ton, irritation and turmoil too long,
hurting property values and worrying
citizens in every section. Pray MI.
Commissioners, give us rest; let us
ALREADY the action of driving GER
tain class from n certain section TO the
detriment of the rest OF the community
has caused n depreciation OF property
taxes are the same as ever. Already
this agitation. irritation and turmoil
''Mr. Shoemaker. I'll have to remind
gov to eonne your 20 ine nSs
NeYman at this juncture.
II thought that | might speak for a
few minutes of the matter in collateral
way" replied the speaker
Against Best Interests.
IT want to say" he continued, ION be-
half of the citizens represent that we
consider the proposal to erect this in
stitution at Fourteenth and Upshur
streets as against the best interests OF
this city. We think that such plan IL
carried out would cause great de- DE,
probation In property values and would
be extremely obnoxious to the residents
of the locality"
George A. Fitch. representing the
Pincy Branch Association. declared he
and the members Of the organization
sentiment created for the erection of
the new hospital is artificial.
He told Of the petitions being circu-
lated, and declared that many of the
signers OF these petitions would not
have affixed their names 10 the paper
had they known that the plan was to
erect the institution on the northwest
site
MIR. Finch declared there was no basis
for the statement that Congress favor
ed the project. He sn!d that because
Congress had appropriated $1,000 for
no reason 10 believe that the national
legislators were in full sympathy with
the project
The speaker took exception tn the
statement that people around Four
teenth and Crshur streets have known
for years that the new municipal hos
pital was to be located there"
MY principal object Is to show and
impress on your minds that conditions
have changed In this locality since the
site was purchased by the Government
sixteen years ago" declared Mr.. Finch.
Most Of .us who live In this COM
munity own our own homes. We have
our all invested in these homes. We
selected the sites OF our homes with n
view OF bringing up our children In the
best surroundings possible.
"Now when we have accomplished In
many instances the ambitions of life
time, 1t is proposed to ruin practically
ell of our efforts and place an institu-
tion of this caliber In our midst.
Will Be Driven Out.
Build this institution there and you
will drive us out. We propose that you
leave II where 1t now is"
Prolonged applause greeted the speak
er here.
1T has been there seventy years" he
continued. Everyone who lives in that
section now knew when he moved there
that the institution was located in the
section where he chose to make his
home.
at has been said that the conditions
with respect to health are terrible a;
the Eastern branch institution. They
declare that malaria is prevalent and
that the inmates and patients are kept
under unfair conditions.
Malaria has decreased at the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital during the past
year. 1t should decrease more. II the
physicians there cannot cope with the
disease we should get some who can"