Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-19
CITY tOETClL.

sidering the report of Mr. Hopkins, Chairman
Of the Committee on Public Property, with
reference to the erection of building to be
used for the accommodation OF -.na-po
patients.
BOARD OF ALnERMEN.
In the Board OF AIiurifn no quorum ap-
| pearel, only four members. McSsrS. Simpson.
Johnson. loving and French, being present,
aud after waiting un!,l about lai-past eight, It
was determined to adjourn uutil the next rrgu-
lar meeting.
COMMON COUNCIL.
In the chamber of the Common Council.
however, bare quorum being present, meet
Ting was held, with Mr. Rock in the chair, and
| Mr.. Jameson. clerk OF the Board vi Alder
| men. acting IA ccrn.
The Board having been called to order, Ii"
| call of the Mayor. with Il communication tr''''
Mr.. Hopkins We're read, and resolution
nulling for the present the authority Of the
Committee on Public Property to erect Il small
pox hospital on the lours House lot, Utl-rcI
by Mr.. Hopkins, was adopt d. alter that gen
t.uan had stated that Dr. Brown. The Health
Officer. mad informed HIM thar there "cr" 10
n,.w eases OF the disease. and that "a yct. there
was 10 immediate necessity ior tie erection Of
such hospital as had been provided Tor.
hr. lHcU bHt!'u Il lcSulu' lD ttI.'p"'
cr!ny the Board Of Health u bull'i St'c 4 nos
pita as they deemed necessary, whenever they
thought fit, aud on any spot they mi ght select.
provided the cast Of the same did not exceed
81 .uOO. La offering this resolution hc said the
Board Of Health we're iuSt rs competent 10 al
tend to the erection OF j hospital as the City
Council In fact most Of lis members had
served in the City Council ard T. pace the
matter in their hands would save time.
Nr. HOPKINS said that the Health Uilccr
hai informed him thar for the treatment OF
small box patients he had a, soon have a rough
board ,H.anty. with good ventilation, u pa;ace.
That if Il hospital costing the amount mention
ed in the resolution were TO be erected, II
should be placed upon Corporation property
were It not for that he would be wiling 10
leave its site - the selection Vi the Beard OF
Health
Mr. Evans said the expenditure would be
discretionary with the Board Of Health. aDI
would depend upon the number 81 patient. u
be provided tnr. He was certain the Board
would not cyprnd more nouCy than was ncccS-
Sary.
Mr.. Henderson moved to refer tie whole
matter to the Committee on Public Property
with power 10 act Conformity with the Board Of
Health.
Mr.. Evans said the matter belonged cxcu
si1ely TO the Board OF Health. They have to
provide for tile health OF the clty-thcy know
exactly what they want and where they want
it. The Committee on Public Property have
now, with probably the exception 81! the Com
mi,tec on Streets, mcrc business to transact
than all the other committees together and
the erection oil the hospital might be required
when they could not spare the time to attend
10 il. Ii the Health Officer is to attend to the
patients he should be allowed to provide such
quarters for them as he think, bit. and he and
his eight coaI tutors could. IN fifteen or twenty
minutes, determine when the necessity for the
erection OF the building had coue.
Mr.. Henderson said il but fifteen Or twenty
minutes were required 10 determine the ncce>
Sity for building the hospital, the Cvrmlttec
on Public Property could be called together in
thar time.
Mr.. Hopkins hopcllh Committee on Puo-
lie Property would be relieved from the further
consideration Of the subject. That comul!ttee
had enough work on lis hands now. consider
Ing they abored gratuitou>ly. He hal worked
nearly all Saturday and most OF TO day on Cor
poratiun affairs. and he would greatly prefer
that the matter be left with the Board OF
Health than that the Committee on Public
Property be troubled with II any longer
Mr. Piun inquired il the matter were re-
frrred To the Committee on Pubic Property,
would that committee not have to report 10
Council before any work could be accomplished:
Mr. Henderson said his motion was to refer
to the committee with power to act IN conjunc
ton with the Board Of Health.
Mr. Henderson, motion was thru put and
lost.
The question was on Mr. Evans, resolution.
Mr. Hughes moved to amend by providing
tina, the site of the hospital he upon Corpora
ton property.
Mr. Hopkins hoped the amendment would
not be adopted, for the CONSENT OF Fairfax
county might b. obtained to locate the hospital
| in that county.
Mr. Hughes said he wanted to provide for
contingencies. Ii the hospital were erected on
property not belonging to the city, when erect,
ed. the owners of the land on which 1t Was
built might ask rent of $500 year
MIR. Evans said if the hospital had to be
erected on city property it would have to be
in the Market Square or at tlshtown.
Mr. Hughes said there were twenty acres IN
the Poor's House lot-ccrtalnIy room enough
for such small building as vas contemplated.
Mr. Hopkins said there was plenty OF room
in the Poor's House lot, but such ! location
would break up county school, and besides
he questioned if Council had the right to put
! DulSuUCc lIeIc. dlu IL IL lHdl liS NV ~
doubted whether it could maintain it.
Mr. Hughes said the other site spoken OF,
! Jones Polut was nearer to the settled portion
of the city than the Poor's House. and besides
that place was exposed to all the winds that
blow; was frequently overdowed; that large
quantity of fuel would be required to keep
house erected there warm; and that bs,ng 10
marsh all the patients there would have the
chilIs.
Mr. Hopkins said Jones Point was not the
other place spoken Of: that other pl ace was on
high ground made BY the railroad company,
between Fairfax and Royal streets south of the
Catholic burying ground. and near the site Of
a former smallpox hospital. He vas not ia
miller with the location, but it was far of from
the inhabited portion of the city and be had
been told that from it not even chimney of
the city could be seen.
Mr. Henderson said he had lived here 81