, 1874-06-17
BOARD OF HEALTH,
Plan for tie Proposed Public Bath
ing-Houso.
What 1t Will Cost, Internal Arrange
mcnt, Etc.

WtHaS EtCs
Dr.. Schloetzer's Idea About the River.
A mooting Of tho Doard Of Hoalth was hold
yesterday afternoon. Thoro wore prosont, Drs.
Hahn, A'illor, Sch1oetzor, and G1ossra Moore
and MoDormott.
ENFORCING THE RULES.
Whom tho Doard was called to order, it waa
| noticed that Alr. McDormott waB engaged In tho
roprol,ensible act of smoking a very fragrant
Flor do Funar. Tho Chairman moved that Dir.
McDermott, in accordance with tho rulo adopted
at tho last moeting, do remove tue cigar which
! ho waa smoking, and drop it into tho Sanitary
| Suporiutrndont's spittoon.
A aeeontler boing found to tho motion, It was
carried, and tho Board mombor reluctantly did
with hiB cigar as ordered by tho Board.
Sanitary Superintendent Miller then entered
tho room smoking Henry Clay Of unquestlon-
| ablo flavor.
Tho Chairrnnn moved TINT no be directed to
| throw tho BaMo out Of the Btiyight.
Sanitary Superintendent Ailllor ofrorod to
wager the cigars that there waB 10 rule to pro-
hbt smoking while tho Doard was in session.
Bosides, ho Ind beon sitting mp all night with a
smallpox patient, md l,o fumigated tho room
1
Alr. Russell, OH boinE referred to, decided TINT
DR.. Millor hnd lost tho bot.
Tho Board SACRIFICED its health to its rules, and
the s9ns'y 9 ,a cigar waa jored
As SOON as tho Bn,oko cleared from tho room,
the minutes Of tho lust meeting were road aud
| adoptol.
! On motion, tho report Of committee in favor
tint it contains garbage OF all kinds without a.
lowing it to emit oaor-was received aud placed
| Oh iile.
| WEEKLY MORTALITY.
| Tile Snultafy Superintendent read Ills wcokly
| rcno,t, which presented tlle following facts:
| Tho pnst woek presented tic lowest death-rnte
since tho great tiro Of 1871. As compared with
tho week before, tue dooreaao waB twelve. Tho
decronhe WIS marked in tliosa discaseB incident
| to childhood. The 1ocroaso in smallpox was
marked, not single caae occurring until Satur-
lay, when two infected points we're reported,
leaving decroaso Of twelve infected poiuts dur
ing tho week.. Tho total number of doatls was
97. The diBoaso accredited with tho grcatoat
tabeH mcsenterica, g.. Thoro woro cascs Of
accidental drowning; 1poison Wanthrown from
horse; ruiz over BY wagon; 2 died by aca1d-
iing, aud ! suicide by phosphorus premature
corresponding week'a mortality Inst year, Tho
| decrease was 81. Tho number OF i,nlou who
died was Is Of females, a; Of married, %; Of
single, Us. Tho classification according to nGos
from yoara to 20 IL from 20 to 80 :; Ii Of 90
| years aud over. Tho ratlyitioH Of tho deceased
| woro; Natiye, Chicago. 1G: foreign, Chicago,
20; other points IN lilo Unitod states, 81 Ger
| many, II Ireland, . England, 8 !; Belgium,
Bohemia, Norway, Sweden. each. Tho elassi-
catlonac cordlpg to wards showed no great deyia-
| tion from tho uBuul proportion.
THE HEALTH OFFICER.
Tho sccretarry ,eal tue REPORTS Of the Sanitary
! Inspectors mud OF the Health Officer, who re-
| ported tho serving of 54B nuisance notices, and
| the abatement Of 526 1luieanceH; tho serving OF
640 notices to connect premises with street sow-
| ers, mud the 1nating Of LIS sewer connections,
| aud Tho condemnation Of quarters OF beef, 4
CHS, and II boxes Of peas. Flo also reported
| TINT during tho past Weok lc Ind discovered Il
| milkmau OIL Vest Indiana street eolllug milk to
rotal dealers at tho insignificant prco Of two
| = cents a quart. Tho low price Mt once arrobtcd
his attention, and his suspicion beiug aroused
he eculed Il quart Of It, which he Ind submitted
tn an nnlytical chemist, DR.. Dinnio. That gen.
analysis, Which WIS nos complete, "a tho Bpeci-
mon alalyzrd wns SOUR, hut which showed TINT
tho milk was US good al tho ordinary run, nnd
| superior in tho respect of ita not containing ao
ports were received, aud pacod file, aud tho
Health Ollicer was directed to secure fresh
quart OF tho 2-cent milk, and haye report pro-
pared Of its aualyzod component parts.
| fulflliC BATHS.
Tho Special Committee who had boon appoint
| I'd to arrange with tho Relief and Aid society
for the erection By TINT body Of public BATH III
Llncoln lark reported tho preparation Of n plan
by Dir. l'Ann!snn. alchiteet, which they Hllbmt-
ted and recommended for adoption by ttle Uonrtl
In connection with their report waH the follow
| Ing communication from Mr. Daulnann, doHcrip-
tive Of
presented BY him for thoir approval:
aftfH He rf
| nt hathtnE-house III I4ncou Park, leg icasu to
submit tile s,lbloining preliminary plun, With report
n'ag-batA with ocayon baBtu l0Uxl0o fest, anl lie
noeesHury olcn and dresslng.ronna. This, however,
~ ir.' On assot sn of ts Immense quantity
pumping ianlH SHOULD bs erected for Ibis purpose nr
oI"o cHor1nsla drafts nae a tho public WAc,aMorks,
water III tho Hl when utcn{lel, would Ktill bs CON-
Intn'iyely usIcean md unpleasant. AL urtcuan wo
lght he bored to ,iell Tho needed supply, but u
hn requisite size wonld 10 worry costly lti too ,s,rcr-
tain, nhsnuch as tlure may soon bu III abacmont IN
1lecourao, therefore, must be Ind to nowor-hat In
order to c1ino economy Of construction, conlineus,
Tho proposed plan Of building is an octagon 10 feet
~ tnneior, With alternate projecting no increasing
Will roo nkyligAs, mid nntern ro celtsai Il feot
arc sunk feet betow ths oor nclorcd by. WALL and
covered 10 rs to alear Ike larse tane. THIS Huaken
Il occupied by chimney which furnishes support 10
the root anu Rntcru md to Tho cnatrs Of
tln structure, tnaEnc It s to present itself m
ornamental outline high above tLo peak Of tho autcrn
Tho tank,with tIs antorn may be kopt Io NTH city
water, heated by circulation from tho boiler belw III
winter Aeuaon the rotunda may ba uhod aB co,iHorya-
| tory for r!antB.
Tho entrance to tho rotunda is through o!ce lii
ii ftrt whore soap antl tnwelR y ba dealt o,1t At-
Joining p rotana tho teyerHl bath-roo1,s co1l-
ssting of two kltglo rooaR for ono two persons
tlrce larger for six persons eacll and fu,t
lsrRer rooB for fourteen pursons each, makinB ac-
coulmolaslons forHeyenty-aye reraonh at a tsMe.
The outer walls are to 10 Of brick With orinnented
farlng in two three tIuts; the partitions Ut llank
rIa,lul and yaruIahcd tho Goors are to DO lortlau
cement, concrete, with woocn la!cn for the dressing
plucra the roofs to he Hlato or tin, will sky-
lighA the who'll to he built In very lrat and tidy
nn,ler, with particular rtferonco to appropriate
ternn appearance. Tho estimate OF enAt II ~ tollawa
basnry, osc., 81 ZOO; carpenter work, $o7ao toal.
| $10,03Q.
| THE DISCUSSION.
Tlloro WAS quito q lively debate upon tho
| adoption Of tho plan, In which DR.. Sch1ootzer
supported tho pla1I, while Mr. b1ooro waH docld-