Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-07
A PREssrsG NKFD.--Marshal Kaufman iu


forms Us that lao has 6ve cases Of small pox
under his charge in one house in the city. and
that he spent the entire day yesterday in
search Of some convenient place, outside
the city limits. where they might Be taken
and cared for without endansering the health
and lives o! those living 10 the nsighbor-
hood Of the place where they are now kept.
The matter Of securing some hospital or
pest-house for the county and city, has sew.
eral times been brought before the public,
and presented to the county and city aa-
tho.itcs. Yet, nothing has been done, and
we now find an actual, present need for
such place. The Marshal has tried his
best 10 fnd place for the cases now on his
haods. and can find no csmmunity willing
to receive s1ch nsishbors. In his opinion,
it is not safe to keep them in the city yet,
if the city authorities SO order, and the
public acquiesce, here they will remain. No
community, far or near, in or about the
city, want such neighboSs, and still there 10
no place to take them. II this 10 . matter
that belongs to the authorities, they should
attend to it. II not, then the citizens, in
sci: protection, should take the matter in
hand A place might be secured on one Of
the islands below the city, which would an
swcr for all city and county purposes, and
in case Of necessity, could be used for quar-
antino purposes. We bring this matter 70
the attention Of the public in order that
they may know what there 10 in the city 10
the way of contagious or infectious disess-
Is, and take such steps - they may deem
advisable to protect the health of tho city.
When we know the danger, i. 10 surely time
to remove it.
WORKING OUT AN OLD RoAp rAx.-Mr. NJ.
Pitcher, known to oil Of our JcSsey Ridge
friends, refused, last year, to work out bis
road tax or to hire il done, aud was accord
ingly returned marked "unpaid." Now
there happened to be a very bad place in
the road on the Jerssy Ridge road at Duck
Creek near the Orphans Homo. II was .
mos. pokerish looking place especially
when the water is high in that meanderng
stream. For the sake Of the public safety
and that the tax might BE- paid, he was re-
peatedly solicited TO work at that place
Consistent to tho last be refused. He
thought that any one who could not keep
the road there, even in high water. ought
10 get wet and he wouldn't help them out
either. The road 10 still unsafe and now
the water pours in torrents over road and
bridge 30 that passengers are obliged to
swim their horses. Mr.. Pitcher came 10
TO- day. Like . valiant knight on the res
cue charge, he entered the current, muddy
with the hillside washing. His noble steed
struggled with the current lost his footing
horse and rider were swamped in the
muddy turbulent wster--they msandered
down a short distance and emerged spout
ing, blowing, well satisfied that they bad
worked out the "od road tax"
NEW RAILROAD TO CnIcAGo.-A new rail
road projec. is developing itself at Peoria,
as We learn from tho 1ranseript. 1t 10 nc
less than the extension Of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy branch road from
Burlington and Galesburg to Peoria on to
Chicago. vla Ten Mile Creek to Astamora,
thence to Wenons, Ottawa and Aurora
The project Is not only feasible but is well
received There ia charter, received from
the last Legislature, for road frem Psoria
to Wenona. From WenonA 20 Ottawa Z
road is already in progress, and portion,
seventeen miles, We believe, in operation =
From Ottawa to Aurora 10 the Fox River
Valley road, in aid Of which the city o.
Ottawa has subscribed $3.50, 900, and othe,
localities smaller amounts The distance
between Peoria and Chicago by this route
would be loo miles. making il the shortest
! route between two cities. The charters o
all these roads-thc Peoria and Wenons
the Wenons and Ottawa aud the Fox Rivsl
valley-will bs turned over to the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy the moment perpet
ual rates of fair character may be granted
BY that company. In view of the cheering
indication Of the eventual success Of tn,
Peoria and Rock Island Railroad. tie value
of this new line will readily be appreciated
| BY our citizens.