Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-26

gentlemen, II list ofWhoSc nauIes he read could
surely drnale it themselves. Ii he was start
luy such Il CONCERN he wuul furnish that small
sun himself Initiate lbs plan, e into their
own peck Is. # til~y wish ~ 10 bc charitable
lie paid tJr MUSES., alunulaucrs and II .dlclncs
Tor the suralIpux h :spltal, aud had givcu security
Tor the paymc II ui' he horse elupl 'yrd there.
] he idea Ut Il body uf 50 many gentlemen a.
those who's" DalneS We're Included in the char
ter ls1ae twenty and who were autho IL d to
held property worth S2UO, 900 u come here tor
!ke small sum OF $50, winch they might raise
by each one giving 50, VA sumetElng he cuud
not exactly understand. Charity should begin
az homc, aud gentlemen who were starting these
charitable institutions wien the city had al
ready provided Tor the care Of its poor. should
bcIr The expense OF the undertaking., and not
Il: Council to do so when there was not Il cent
il tAc trcasury,and when to do so would require
tie tax collectors to go up Into the Sd or 4th
Ward and tistrain the household and kitchen
furniture OF some poor mechanic.
Peuliug the discussion OF the motion, the
Board, Oh motion of DR.. Johnson, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The room since tn, last meeting has been
supplied with benches, upon which were seated
ab ut two dozen spectators.
After me reports Ut committees had been re-
crivcl, Mr.. Fl Id presented the following culll
IL ul!catlun:
ALEX .SDEIA, Va, Feb. 18th, 1873.
10 tie W1horujie City LouHcU:
GEHTLEMEN:- tcellhg sure that W.. have in
our city { or more ihce;di.rivs, l would re-
>pc.tiu.l, suggest that you autho ize the MAJOR
to nj II .iIng reward for their apprehension!
AID cpnvct,n lcur Ubt. Servant
h. ). LEADBEATER.
Chief Engineer.
Mr. Field also Introduced resolution au'
tn ,rzing the Mayor 10 offer standing reward
Mr. Rlsh!el! Inquired if the Mayor was not
aircaly Invested wltA that power.
NJ. Henderson moved that the resolution
lie ov,r liz thought tue Mayor had the
power
Mr. Il ok Eopcl il would not be laid over,
bu; be adopted. 1t could d. go harm even if
the Mayor had the power
Mr.. Field wolld not Interfere il the Mayor
hal The authority already Conferred upon him,
but if by the adyptl)n OF the resolution one
iuccuIiHry was arrested, it would be III ,ncy
well spent.
The President doubted if the Mayor had the
authority. He recoectcd an Instance when
symc years agl the Mayor had exercised that
authority, auI was auluIadvertcd upon strong
y Tor 50 doing
Mr. Henderson Withdrew his motion to lie
over
Mr. Hopkins moved 10 amend by substtut-
ing $500 for sjUU, and thought the former
sun would effect the sanlc purpose as the lat
ter, aud with his amendment the resolution
was adopted.
Mr. Hoy kius ca led up the small p0x bill,
and tie lst section was read as follows:
AN ACT in regard to small pox.
Sec |. BE Il eHdct,d, &c, That no person, or
he'd Of f4'uiiy, shall bt allowed to keep an iIdl
idutl suffering with smallpox withln the limits
vi the Corporation, VIII cannot ACCOMMODATE.
such diseased individual with Il sei'srat" room
di tict Fl III the baa.cc Of the roUlls Of tac
house, aud ap ri from tie res. the Gou-chotd
or me.nb r. II the family; and .uch room III Ill
b. in tie >c.und or tuird story, ifpnSs bic, and
ur i=hcI with ,uch tAr:.Iturc only a. may be
rcJui.ts TO the conf II OF tn. sick indN idual;
and no furniture, Grizzlies Of clothing Shalt be
rctaiacl withln such 10 III or apartment, not in
dlspcilsa1ly Repaired for the Comfort % such
casts: and the p:rson, or head .! family viola
liog tails seton sh,l b. taci By til; Mayor
five ll.rs p r day ior every day of such viola
tlo:.
Mr. Eichbcrg said it light probably be a
good law, but the difficulty was that nobody
could be found who would make the required
inspection OF the premises.
j lie President stated that i'll another section
of the bill a penalty OF - was IMPOSED ior not
reporting cases.
Mr. ElchDerg did not thiuk s. was enough.
People who wanted to CONCEAL i case Of small
pox would not fear that fine
Mr. Hopk NJ said though he called the bill up
h.. H., l
as good as any We could get, and asked if the
gentleman from the Isl Ward could suggest
better lie questioned if its provisions We're
Us rigid as they ought to be or as they were i'll
other cities, but t e. were probably Us rigid as
the Council would pass.
Mr. Evaus thought it just such a bill as was
waited There was not much difficulty in find
lug CASES Of smallpox. The doctor III charge
Of the hospital had smclt out the disease on
NaIlor Hill Tie other day-he, the speaker,
didn't know how it smelt-and f,und four
cases in Que house. The trouble was in send
ing them to the hospital, as the physicians had
10 power to force thcm there against their
viii, aud some OF them seem to think that the
hospital Is the first step towards the grave.
Mr. P.nu said that in his Judgment Council
nor any body else had the power to lcgi>Iatc Il
ICES sick man to be snatchel up aud sent to
hospital. Council had the power To erect hos
pitfalls and scnd paupers there, but not to force
people out ut their owu huulcs. 1t certainly
could not force him out. and there were peo-
pie in this tCwn whom the Board OF Health
would DOT dare to think Of sending to the nos
pita il they were sick. He was opposed to a
law that operated against some but not against
all-asalust those who could not furnish their
sick with certain roolu,, aud MT against those
vino could.
Mr.. CIaggett concurred in the views of his
colleague. lie thought the bill. had been got
ten up to effect certain class. He remcm
bcred lew weeks ago, in coming from his
house, meeting young woman with her face
pimplcd over with smallpox being ratified out
to the hospital 10 wagon. The nurses at the
hospital We're ot competent, and he was OPP
posed to sending patients there.
Mr. Henderson asked that the section be
read again, as he was absent when it was first
read, and his request being COUPLED with,
said he was in favor Of it.
The ayes aud noes being demanded. the sec