Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-16

who required their services; that the charges
for vaccination, when the city had to pay the
costs. should be twenty-five cents for each per
son, and III fixing this minimum sum he sug-
| geSted the appointment OF one physician, be-
cause ut that price one physician would receive
| full remuneration Tor his services. while II the
Board of Health should deem it proper to ap
point more they could do So He also suggest
ed that where they had been vaccinated and it
was deemed necessary from lapse of time to re-
vaccinutc them it should be done; that the pro-
visions Of his bill left it free to all families to
employ their own physicians and pay them
their regular fees, but his object was to bring
about general vaccination aud stamp out the
disease. AZ had been done IN many northern
cities: that there is large class among US who
ar: ignorant Of the necessity Of vaccination,
and will lucur no expense to effect II; aud that
all such persons should be approached and IN
iuced to be vaccluatcd as u matter OF pubic
SAFETY; that it was a sanitary measure which
The Council had a right to enforce: he, there
fore hoped the bill would pass.
Mr. Markell moved the bill have i sec ul
reading
Mr.. Johnson said Council could not make
vaccination con pulsory on people, and to pass
such Il law woui render itself ridiculous He
opposed any such course ana if people scnSe
o! safety did not prompt them to attend to the
matter, you could not compel them.
Mr. French did not see how any member
could vote against the bill. 1t did not inter
fcre with private practice but forced those who
would trust to the virtues Of charm to be
vaccinatct. and thus stamp out the fell disease
Mr. Johnson agau contcndcd that the bill
was improper and could not be pu. in force 1t
was impossible to force people to be vsccnatcd
and then too, sometimes the vaccine matter
was impure. and in that case its effects would
te worse than the disease itself, causing the
loss Of an arm or even Of life
The twrntp-sxrh rule was then suspended
and the bill put upon It's passage, and failed
for wait Of the requisite three -fOurths majority
When Mr. Loving's name was called he at
first oted 10 the negative, but at the suggcs
ton Of Mr. French, at once changed. where
upon.
Mr. johnson rose cxcitedly. and said that
Mr. Freuch had no right to dictate to the
members, aud that it was al outrage which he
did not Intend 20 submit to.
\ member suggesting that the Doctor was
out of order. the latter said that everything
here was out Of order that did not coincide With
certain Vi US. 10 his abs:nce, the other night,
bill that he had had laid on the table twice,
had been. contrary to all precedent, tuken up
and passed He again referred to Mr.. French
and said his attempt 10 Influence the vote of
other members was not to be countenanced 1t
was out Of order and should not be allowed.
Mr.. CorSe, 10 his seat, said that Dr. j. was
out Of order. and himself violating the rules
aud by his course doing that which he com-
plaiucd OF.
Mr.. Loving explained, 10 very quiet way,
his vote. which was satisfactory: whercupon,
the c.crl- announced the vote ayes ), noes |.
MIR. Loving theu introduced the following
resolution
R.soLrsd, That the Superintendent of Police
be Instructed to detail two or more OF police to
take cha &c OF the premises in which small poX
prevails, To prevent the spreading OF the same
By those who go 10 and out Of said premises.
Mr.. johnson saying that the Common Coun-
Gil had adjourned, ard that the Object CT the
resolution could not be attained for TWO weeks.
the mover withdrew it and the Board ad-
journtd.
COMMON COUNCIL
The members were slow 10 assembling, four
were absent, and no spectators were present.
Though the time desl grated in the call was
half: past seven o clock. it was eight before Mr.
R;Shcill moved that Mr. Hopkins, in the alb,
sence Of the President, take the chair, and the
motion being put BY the clerk, was carried
Mr. RiSheill then offered resolution dis
claiming any Intention Of rejecting upon the
BY this Board, at its last meeting, Of resolu-
ton ii, adopted by the Board of Aldermen, in
sruc,ing the Superintendent of Police to
follow grades fixed by the City Surveyor
He introduced the resolution, he said, and
desired its adoption because he under
:; stood Mr.. Carter, the City Surveyor thought
that some reflection upon him was Intend
ed by the Board in its action upon the
resolution adopted by the Board Of Alder
men when such supposed intention, he was
certain was tarthest from their minds, and
certainly he (Mr MSheilU upen whose mo-
ton the resolution had been tabled, had no
such intention,
The resolution was adopted. and there being
no further business the Board took recess
to await communications from the Board Of
Aldermen.
After waiting about ii half an hour, during
which time the President had arrived. the
Board reasscmblcd and received, through Dr.
johnson, u communication from the Mayor, IN
closing one from DR.. Bedford Brown, Health
Officer, in reference to the establishment Of 4
small poy hospital, and resolution adopted by
the Board OF Aldermen, instructlDg the Com
mittee on Public Property to erect suitable
priatlng $500 for that purpose
Mr.. Hopkins moved that the action Of the
Board of Aldermen be conquered n
Mr. Evans as ed if according TO the rc.oIu-
ton, the house was to be Of one or two stories,
for the specified appropriation certainly would
not build house OF two stories; and he very
much doubted whether it would be sufficient
even for house of a single story.
The President stated that the resolution left
it optional with the committee to build house
Of either one or two stories
Mr. Hopkins, who is chairman of the Com
on Public Property, said the appropriation was
barely sufficient to build house one story
high. and there would be but little embeiSh-
ment about it,
The action of the Board Of Aldermen in
adopting the resolution was then coneurred 10,
and the Board, at an early hour, adjourned.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF-We believe that
Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia, is the only pas
tor who has issued instructions for prayer for
| tho abatement of rho disease among horses that