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sweeping. .156 .1se Ia III - :
ssf1s:ssIis;ss: s1s:sIiss s! 81 81 Sc Sc s s + i
The total cost of street cleaning. H.
cluding all charges except interest o.
investment and depreciation, :. wa
$344.853.49. The population servet
according to the police census Of 49,.
was 3s5.s47. making a per capita cos
of $0.S71 as compared with per cap
$0.S31. -,
Collection and Disposal Of Cit.
Refuse. -.
Contracts for all classes Of cit.
wastes expired June 80, 1918. and bio
were asked to be opened July q. 49,,
for this work to begin July /. 1915
The lowest bids for the collection ans
disposal Of ashes. night soil and dea,
animals were accepted. The proposal
Tor collection and disposal of miscel-
laneous refuse were rejected on ac
count of excessive prices. New bids
were asked and were opened Septem-
Der S, 1917. The bids for miscellaneou.
refuse were rejected and the propose.
for garbage disposal amounting tt
Sl4S.fVV Was accepted. Inc succr4eiu'
bidder was the Washington Fertilizer
Company. who had performed. thu
work for a number of years. After ac
ceptance this company notified the
Commissioners 1t would not enter into
contract and forfeited its guaranty
were again solicited and opened March
20. 1918. Only one bid was received.
amounting to $1S4.800. and this bid
was rejected as unreasonable. A re-
quest was then made to Congress for
an appropriation to make possible the
ington Fertilizer Company. in order
that the District of Columbia might
perform the work. On June IA. 1918.
the Commissioners entered into con-
tract with the Washington Fertilizer
Company to purchase its plant and
plant is now the property of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the collection
and disposal of garbage is now beinss
performed by the District.
Proposals for the collection and dis
pcsal of miscellaneous refuse Were
also opened on March 20 and contract
entered into with John G. Fairclotf
under date of May 3. 1918. to perform
this work for a period OF three years
from July 1, 1918.
The following table shows the uni:
cost of the collection and disposal OF
1918. inclusive:
1914. 1915. 1915 1917. 1918.
Garbage. per ton. s1.39 $1.34 s1.34 s1.b6 s1.42
AsHri yard ........... pe. a" % 40 81 80 "a
Miscellaneous ref -,
yard -. IL II Is 10 IS
Night soil, per
barrel ...:...::. .s6 LIS LII l-3S .I.SS
e each .......... . .14e IA .1s II. .1s
Building Operations.
The estimated value of building
construction, including repairs. during
the year, but not including buildings
under construction by the federal gov
ernment, is $10.154,457. a decrease un-
der the preceding year of s5.44S,G1s.
The number of permits issued for
buildings. building repairs, etc, was
3,9e6, a decrease of 1876 under tho
preceding year. The total number OF
new buildings constructed was S56, a
decrease under the preceding year OF
479. OF these 529 were dwellings. a
decrease of 292; nine were apartment
houses. a decrease of thirty-five; and
419 business buildings. decrease Of
152 under the preceding year. The
permits issued for repairs to buildings
| were 2,610, decrease OF SIS under
| the preceding year. a"
The distribution Of the cost OF these
buildings. including repairs. arc as
| follows: ,,,.
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sheet asphalt pavements during the
year. representing the maintenance
cost for the year. was $51 1.493.07. This
cost represents the maintenance of
all asphalt streets not under guar
Of 3,064,7O6. The cost per square
yard per year was about IL cents.
The like annual cost for previous
wears was as follows:
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Board of Medical Supervisors.

The board of medical supervisors
report that it received during the year
4S applications for license by exami-
nations to practice medicine in the
District Of Columbia; that 20 appli-
cants passed. 4 failed, was rejected.
l withdrawn, and 16 still; under ad-
yisement.
The board also received so appli-
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Fire Department.
Fire Loss.

The report OF tho chief engineer of
the fire department shows that the
total number Of alarms erceived dur
ing the year was 1885. The total fire
loss was s294.752. covered by an In
s1rance of $10,27T.ssO. This loss is
:n increase of Sse.s65 over the loss
10. the preceding year. Thirteen
res occurred which necessitated the
sounding OF additional alarms. ocea-
*,aninS a loss of S1o1.3s0. The in
lease in fire loss over the preceding
:ssr is more than covered by the loss
Ia the case of one fire. which caused
a:.m;sse in the amount Of 100000
Fire Prevention. =.
The work Of fire prevention per-
formed by the fire department has
rogresscd satisfactorily and has
i'roved to be one of the most impor-
he total fire losses to minimum.
'Ihe Commissioners have in the past
sought to obtain from Congress suf-
ticient funds to enable them to bring
,his branch of the work by the aug
rnentation of the personnel --of the
r.resent force. These efforts will be
Continued.
Motor Apparatus.
During the year the department re.
ce.ved and placed in service seven
motor tractors. feur combination chem
al ard hose wagons and one motor
crisl hook and ladder truck. In ad-
'-itioI TO the above named apparatus,
.'emical and hose wagons and one
.riai hook and ladder truck are row
'oins built ard their completion an,y
'.live.y- is expected in the near future
he department, es can be readily seen.
J. making progress toward the motoriza-
Oil OF its apparatus. In the interests
economy aud efficiency it is hoped
lat the entire department will soon be
equipped.
The conduct Of the officers and mem
fc-s OF the fire department has been ar,
IL its usual high standard, and in but
few cases have the Commissioners been
'ompe.led to administer drastic dis
C.piinary measures
Policemen's and Firemen's Relief
Fund.
The po.icemen's and fremen's, retir-
i:!g and relief board acted upon eleven
applications or recommenda tions for re-
LEI Affecting members Of the fire de-
ltTtlccnt Or their surviving relatives.
~ nine of these cases relief was grant
80 and In the remaining two it was re-
iased. and this action approved by the
{ .nmissioners
Horses. :
During the year the department pur-
'.'assd ten horses. forty seven were con-
'.enio.d and transferred to other de-
rtme.f,s and three died, leaving total
a hand at the close, of the year Of
lIY
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cations for license, by reciprocity with
the states of Maryland. Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia, to prac-
tice medicine in this District; that S6
Of such applicants passed. 4 failed, l
was rejected and 2 withdrawn.
The receipts during the year. includ-
Ing a balance Of $722.S6. were S1,61S.64.
The disbursements were $916.21.
Dental Examiners.
The board of dental examiners re-
oefved seventy-nfne applications for
license to practice dentistry in the
District of Columbia. and issued Ii
cense to forty-one of the applicants.
Th1rty-eight failed to pass the ex-
animation.
The board received and expended
$S11.75 during the year.
Nurses Examining Board.
The nurses examining board ex-
tion, and registered los of them. The
other applicants failed to meet the
examination requirem ents.
The receipts Of the board during
the year. including a balance of
$S6Ss4 from prior year, were Si,537.72,
the expenditures were $77s.57.
Coroner.
The coroner reports that 1,418
deaths In the District required in
vestisation by, his office.
Three hundred and eighty-one of
these deaths were due to accident and
other forms Of violence. He held Ill
inQuests and directed the perform
ance of 156 autopsies.
H. Anatomical Board.
Every official Of public institution
having charge of a dead human body,
which is liable to be buried at public
expense. must upon application to
the anatomical board. deliver such
body to 1t for distribution to medi-
cad schools or boards properly en-
titled to receive the subject for the
promotion of the science and art of
medicine and of dentistry only. But
such body shall not be so used If it
be demanded by relatives, kindred or
friends, or If the deceased, during his
last illness, requested to be buried or
cremated, or was a traveller who died
suddenly.
This board reports that during the
fiscal year 1918 it received and dis
tributed to the various medical
schools in the District 107 such
bodies.
The receipts of the board, includ-
ing balance of $227.0S, were $S12.43;
the expenditures were $593.
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Suburban Sire cts and Roads.

The total Of the appropriations for
the construction Of suburban roads
and streets for the year was $415. 400
Work was continued during the fis-
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The municipal asphalt blant began
operations in the year 1912. Repairs
were made by contract during the
] extent Of roadway pavements:
ng amount New Existing amount
% 1o17 navosnsnf nm lime 40 1Ql2
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Street and Alley Cleaning.

The operations Of the street clean
ing division involve two distinct func-
tions, viz, the disposal Of waste ma
terial originating on public property
commonly known as street cleaning,
and the disposal of waste materials
originating on private property COM
monty known as city wastes. Street
cleaning is done by the District of
Columbia directly, while city wastes
are removed by contract.
The work of street cleaning has be-
come more difficult and extensive ow-
ing to the large increase in population
and traffic and the scarcity Of labor,
Due to this scarcity Of labor the pol
icy of increasing the area Of streets
cleaned by hand patrol could not be
carried out. 1t was necessary to in
crease the area of street cleaning by
machines and to reduce the area
cleaned by hand. Owing to the inabil-
ity to secure oil. the treatment Of ma
cadam and other suburban roadways
with emu1sifed road oil for laying
dust was discontinued. and it was
necessary to revert to the old and less
efficient method of laying dust by
sprinkling with water. A comparison
of the yardage cleaned during the
year with that of the fiscal year 1917
indicates a decrease in all classes of
work except motor flushing. The di-
rect total costs and the unit costs per
thousand square yards are all in
creased. but. owing to the increased
population. the cost per capita per
annum is less. This cost for 1918 was
$l.443, as compared with S1547 for
1917. The increase in unit costs, while
partially due to the increased cost of
materials and supplies. is mainly due
to the increased cost of labor. At the
beginning of the fiscal year the wages
for laborers and drivers were $1.50
and $1.75, respectively. During the
year these wages were increased to
so and $2.75, respectively.
The following table shows the cost
per 1000 square yards Of the various
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Sidewalks and Alleys.

The sum of 100000 was appropri-
ated for paving sidewalks and alleys
in all parts of the District, and the
sum of s25.s0o for laying sidewalks
and setting curbs around government
and parks. Sidewalks are paved with
cement under contract and alleys are
paved with vitrif1ed block or asphalt
block and cement concrete. Two
one square yards of asphalt block,
4,055 square yards of vitrified block,
and 1907 square yards of cement
concrete pavement were laid in alleys.
One-half the cost Of curb. sidewalk
and alley paving is assessed against
ting public buildings and PUBLIC
reservations.
The contract price for laying side
walks during the year was as fol-
lows:
For large Jobs adjoining paved streets. ..
For large Jobs adjoining unpaved streets
and for all small jobs. per square
yard LII
No contract has yet been let for
the fiscal year 1919.
The initiative in the matter of paw
ing sidewalks and alleys is generally
Nft with the owners of abutting
property, the Commissioners requir-
ing a ma jority petition for such work
before it is ordered. Exceptions are
made, however. in cases where, on
account of public danger or other
public reason, the paving is demand
ed. The law requires the Commits
sioners to advertise for two weeks
treir intention to lay sidewalks and
curbs, and to pave alleys and to give
a hearing to the property owners At.
fected The work is ordered subse-
ouent to such hearing when, in the
opinion of the Commissioners, it is
necessary for the public safety,
health. comfort and convenience. The
demand for this class of construction
is constant. and increased appropria-
tions for this work could be advan-
"a 0aouSly exnended
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Feeble-Minded.

One of the imperative needs of the
District of Columbia is an institution
for the mentally deficient.
The board of children's guardians.
because it handles the appropria ton
for the care of the feeble-minded. ap-
preciates this need most fully and
has for years urged the establishment
of an institution.
1t is a need keenly recognized bv
all social organizations of Washington
and the Monday Evening Club appoint-
ed a committee to represent that body
and the agencies represented IN its
membership in an effort to haya the
Tinkham bill to establish such ar in
stitution passed. 1t is hoped that Con-
gress will see the situation and mass
the bill.
The public attitude toward mental
detectives has changed in 1he past few
years. and they have come to be rec
ognizei Us a destructive social force.
1t is generally accepted now that all
mentally deficient persons should be
given custodial care fer their own
saft guarding ano for the PROTECTION
OF society, and that they should lie
given as much !ucation as their mau-
Ia! eoaeit!on Permits. as wei. as being
tauskt to do farm and industrial work,
which CRADLES them to be largely self
supporting and turns their energies
and minds into useful and happy char
riels Otherwise they are a cruel bur-
dent to their families handicap 10
the public schools. SOURCE Of menace
and danger to society. AMI with 1t all
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Commissioners of Flour Inspection.

ton whose duty 1t is under the act
Of Congress approved December 81,
1878. to select the standard for each
grade Of flour for the guidance of the
inspectors of -four provided for in that
act, and to decide disputes between
those inspectors and the owners of flour
who deem themselves aggrieved by the
findings of the inspectors, report that
no request for their interposition was
made during the period covered by
their report.
Alienist.
!. 1t is the duty of the alienist to
make examinations of persons alleged
to be insane, SO recently before such
persons are subjected to judicial in
vestigation that no material change
in the mental condition of such per-
sons is likely to occur before they are
brought into court.
Six hundred and thirtY-three such
mental suspects were examined at the
Washington Asylum Hospital. 337 Of
whom were transferred. to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, 203 cases were ex-
amined at the Juvenile Court, and 393
at the 1ast-named hospital.
The alienist recommends that a psy-
chologist be employed at the Juvenile
Court to further the physical and
mental examination required at that
court.
The recommendation for legislation
for the voluntary commitment to the
Hospital for the Insane. of persons
suffering from hypomania. paronoia,
malngering. ETC., and that such per-
sons committed to the Washington
Asylum for treat atment be detained
there until discharged according to
law. is renewed.
Veterinary Surgeon.
The veterinary surgeon reports that
III horses were purchased by the conn
sioners during the fiscal year. Fif-
teen died from natural causes, 13 were
destroyed for injuries and debility,
and SO were disposed of by public auc-
tion.
Board Of Pharmacy.
The board of pharmacy reports that
80 applications for license to transact
business as pharmacists were pre-
sented, Is Of which were approved
Eleven applications for license through
reciprocal arrangements with other
Jurisdictions were accepted.
The total number of licenses is S74
The receipts during the year, incIud-
ing a balance of $155.S1, were S6I5.31; !;
the expenditures were $55S.75.
Board of Medical Supervisors.
The board of medical supervisors
report that it received during the year
4s applications for license by exami-
nations to practice medicine in the
District Of Columbia; that 20 appli-
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unhappy. trying to adjust their s''b-
orr;iaI selves to their norma! sur
rolnd:ngs.
The majority of the states have es-
taolished institutions for the 1eeni'.-
1riutled, and It is honed that the men
who represent these states in Congress
will do as macn for washington as
their home STATE :sg1srasnre:' nave
done for their home states.
Industrial Home School for Col
ored Children.
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methods of street cleaning for Il
fiscal years 1914 to 1918, inclusive:
1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1ei
Hand patrol. 80. 14O 50. 49, $0.132 0.145 SOL
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.
Smoke fnspection-Piants under OBJ
servation by the smoke inspection
service numbered 673. and 1921 OBJ
fservatioEs were made. Violations of
tn he+snoke law were reported in 1917
instances. and cautionary notices sent
70 the responsible persons and in nine
cases prosecutions instituted.
Weed law.-Operations under the
weed law. which forhids the main
inches :iN height on land within the
more densely> populated parts Of the
|, District. have been limited by the alb
sence Of any special force provided
for the enforceme ent Of this statute.
adopted Of devotiI| to the fcee ENFORCE
ment Of the weed law such time and
attention as can be spared from other
more important: duties devolving on
the sanitary inspection service has
been continued during the year,
Eight-hour law for women-Under
the eight t-hour law for women 1882
were under observation
during the fiscal year. and In the
execution OF the. law 10, ,104 inspections
were made. Six violations of the law
were referred to corporation counsel
for prosecution.
Pound service.-The total number of
animals that passed through the pound
during the fiscal year was 5.822, Of
which a.2s7- were: dogs. 1855 cats. seven
horses. two cows. and one mule OF the
dogs, 1518: were captured while run
ming; at large IN violation Of law, and
the. Remainder. were, Surrendered for
destruction or. quarantine by their
owners OF bys persons, having custody
of them Money collected through the
activities OF the. pound. service amount
transcripts from records.-Fees col
-ieetea during the fiscal year 1918 for
.transcrtpts from the records Of births,
stillbiYth4x deaths and marriages
zanbonItted to &704, and 202 transcripts
OF TIRE government. 80. -. :. :,
Personnel-The work Of the health
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Horses.

During the year the department pur-
'.euias,i aid transferred to other de-
] rtme.f,s and three died, leaving a total
a hand At the close of the year Of
~
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The principal construction work
done under the direction of the engi-
neer of bridges during the year was
the completion of the construction of
a reinforced concrete viaduct in the
line of 10th street, crossing Military
road, at a cost of 35.406.19; the con-
struction of a reinforced concrete
platform and wall at the east end of
the NJ street bridge over Rock creek
at a cost of $9,015.57. and the con-
struction of two concrete culverts in
the line of 18th street between South
ern avenue and Clay street northeast
at a cost Of S7,909.96
Other important bridge work in
progress is the construction Of a cul-
vert at the intersection Of New York
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During the year ten buildings wee
under construction as follows:
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Comparative statement showing character and ex
Existing ar
on June 80,
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tinue to battle for the safety of your home. your wife and your
children. But they need ammunition. They need food and
clothing. Some have been wounded. They must have medl-
cine and surgical supplies.
Meanwhile. YOU are safe at home. Your business is pros
pering and you go about it "as usual. Money is plentiful and
YOU are much absorbed in acquiring it. Appeals are made TOR
the brave young men who are fighting your tight. You. give
the money that you do not need, or perhaps you lend them mon
ey at a good rate of interest with which to purchase their sup
plies. - >,or
: You think that you are doing your duty. YOU ARE MOI.
You think that you are supporting the boys who are bleeding
and diving for you. YOU ARE NOT. Your eyes are closed and
you are blind to the situation.
When you have denied yourself of every luxury; when you
have eliminated every non-essential from your household; when
YOU get down to the bare necessities of life; when you quit try.
ing to make money for selfish purposes; when you devote all OF
your activities to the winning of the fight that is beng waged
for the safety of your home, and give your entire time to the
winning of this fight, then, and not until then, will you be sup
porting the boys on the firing line.
County-what are you doing to help the splendid boys who
have gone out from your homes and your home communities to
fight YOUR fight?
Are YOU doing without any kind of food, that they may be
fed? Are you doing without any kind OF clothes, that they may
be clothed? Are you working harder than you ever worked be-.
fore in your life, that they may be supplied with the slneWs OF
war? Are you making the business of waging war, your only
business? ,.nn
If YOU are not doing these things, YOU ARE NOT PATRl,
IOTIC AND YOU ARE THE TINE When
THESE DEAR BOYS SHALL BE ABLE TO RETURN u
THEIR If you are asleep to the danger that confron.s
America, Mississippi, and Grenada County, then in the name OF
the Universe, WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!!
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WAKE UP. WAKE UPH WAKE UP!!.

A band of rufiians and desperadoees are running riot IN
your community. They have killed men, women and children.
Before killing them they have tortured and muthated them nor
ribly-so horribly and in such unspeakable ways that men can
not speak of it among themselves except in whispers.
These desperadoes have murdered your neighbors, burn
ed their homes and devastated their farms. They are now
headed in YOUR direction. You and your family will be the next
objects of their outrages- unless-unless they are stopped.
They must be stopped.
Who is to stop them? 1t S a task for they are young ana
strong. Therefore, the young men of your household, the men
between the ages of twenty-one and thirtyone, are sent II TO
meet this terrible foe before your home is reached.
These young men take their firearms and other weapons
in order that thew NAV be able to meet the desperadoes on
equal terms. They meet them and succeed in hating them; Inc
ontlaws however, are not defeated. They are simply halted.
The young men who have gone out as your protectors con-
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585,022.82
339,147.O3
374,845.52
536,962.13
S85,466.77
S726,7O9.5S

r- $3.50, SO5.4S S726,7O95S
- From the above it will be seen that the law-making body
'miscaned its hand last fall when it reduced the state tax levy
from 6 mills to q mills and that it will be making another griev-
Gus error if it fails to put thelevy back to 6 mills. It will be OBJ
served that the state spent lastyear sS85,466.7 ~ more than it
it is authoritatively stated, will still further increase the deficit
to approximately %$3,OO0,OO0. A resolution passed the lower
house a few days ago providing for a three million dcllarAbond
issue and it would seen that there is no other way around the
present situation. yet this is a mighty bad time to sell bonds.
Money is too high.
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AN r IN NAME.

In publishing and making editorial comment last week on
the resolutions passed by the Masonic Grand Lodge relative to
the war and the support of the President, the name o n. Y.
tor Yawn is a member of the present state senate and was at
one time Grand Master of the Lodge. He was chairman OF the
Committee that prepared the resolutions.
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A CONUMDRUM.

If a doctor who has lived in Jackson for scarcely more than
a wear and a half eats 500 chickens and over 400 hundred doz-
en- eggs, how many eggs and chickens will be required TOR a
doctor who remains there ten years? Or possibly the chicken
eating is confined only to doctor officials 60 Certainly the legls-
lature brought to public attention the out-chickenist eaten doc
tor the world ever saw.