The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-23
pIrRnIr MEETING.

At pihlic meeting Of the citizens Of Lancns
ter aud vicinity. convened at the Court House oh
Friday evening August 10Th. 1850, pursuant to
public notice, JOIN 7. BRAsEE, Esq was called
to the chair and IoHE D. MARris. Esq. appoint,
ed Secretary,
The CHAR suited some oil the prominent OBJ
ects Of the meeting ons Of which was 10 devise
ways and renns Tor compensating Physicians and
others for attentions, medicines aud necessaries.
furnished To INDECENT persons during the recent
visitation Of cholera in our midst.
Hooking H. Hunter Esq, then moved pre-.
ambo and certain resolutions, which, ss amended,
were adopted aud are as follows,
Wherons, number OF indiseut persons within
nnd hdlncent TO the corporate limits OF the town
OF Lancaster, have within a sholt time pust
been afflicted with cholen, aud physicians Of the
town aud other persons have, for the relief oil
those so afflicted, rendered urduous services To
the hazznrd OF their own lives aud health, by
which meaus il is believed ths progress Of sad
disease has been arrested, and the health of the
town most materially preserved whilst at the
sumo time the physicians who have thus rendered
services and others who have afforded necessares
lluvo M means Of procuring compensation there
Tor from The unfortunate individuals for whom the
same were rendered. Therefore,
ReSoIped, That in the opinion of this meeting
the citizens ol this town and vicinity are morally
buund to provide for tho physicians who shall
have rendered services as aforesaid and for those
who havo supplied necessuries reasonable com.
peilsulon tlerelDr-ihui to this end 1t will be expe
dent and proper lor tho Town Council Of tue town
n IIa HnrN p.i.. r
uuds belonging TO srid corporation or subiec, Ia
be controlled by Il for ihe preservation orthe health
and safety Of tlie iuwn. tn contribute to this Object
--ond that Il Is further exp dient and proper fhi
tic Townships oil Hooking aud Bern ia llei
corporate capacities 10 contribute lu tho same
Resolved, That a committee Of i've persUns be
| appointed by the ChOirmen Of this meeting who's,
duty II shall be in behalf Of this meeting 10 ,ne
murialne sud Town Council of,he town of Ian
chster aud tho Trustees Of said Tuwnshpsof Beli
and Hooking lnr the purposes aloreSatl--and iha
they also sOlicii reasonable ai,l from lire Couimi,
isoners Of Fairfield county Tor the same urpos
aforesaid.
Resoiee9, Tint il shall be tho duly OF the sam,
Il Committee 10 uACerain as nearly a. NAV be-, wbA
sum IN gross should be raised Tor tire objects cou
templJled IN this resolution, aud to appnrtion The
same eqltaby amongst the physicians entitled /,
receive tho same aud 10 provide TOR the payment
Of each OF hs just part thereof 40 the sum may be
realiz d.
Res ICED. That the same committee be nu
thorized by this meeting to memoralise the said
Town Cenncll on the subject OF preparing suit
able place as hospital, to the end that indisen
slck persons may be there received aud treate,
at tue public expense
Resoired, That the same COMMITTEES be request
cd by any other mems which to them may seen
expediunl 10 procure funds to be raised for III,
purposes aforesaid in the event Of failure 10 ruis,
the sumo as oforeNid.
In tho oourso ot the debate on the foregoing
resolutions, the meeting was addressed by Tn
President, Messrs. Hunter. TalIlnalgc, Creed
Gen, Sandeson, Dsusherty nnd the Secretary.
TIE Chair appointed tho following persons n
members ol the Committee contemplated by Mr.
Hunters oioresnid resolutions 10 wlu--il. II
Hunter john Reher, Geo. Sanderson Alfred No
Weigh aud II. e, Whitman,
On motion the proceedings Of this meeting wer,
ordered 10 he made up by the officers aud fur
nished Tor publication III the several papers Of thi
town.
On motion the meeting adjourned. t..
n JOHN I. BRASEE. Pres.