Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25
The CITY REPORTS.
ontlnued from fourth psge.)
The HEALTH oFrrcrps' prpopTS

The HEALTH OFFICERS REPORTS.
DIR. Grinnell was Health Officer for III,
nfst third of the year, and his brief repor
Is manly devoted to the smallpox epidemic
oil last winter. lie makes the remarkabl,
statements that the city was for time al
the mercy OF Migrants, who contracted the
disease to secure support and that person,
forcibly entered the pest-house with the
aVowcd purpose of spreading the disease
among class who We're out of the pale of
contact lie charges this to the ineficiencyol
the police and their refusal to make arrests.
Inc resident foreign population, - he saws.
regard the disease as d minor importance. -
Many refused to be vaccinated, and were
Jealous IN their efforts to scatter the infect
I'VE virus. During the winter, and up TO
April -. 1873, there were % cases $50 of
which were yarioloid) and IS deaths. being
a death for about every two cases of small
poz proper
Or. Grinnell urges the establishment c f a
general City Hospital, and suggests the An
pleton place (erected by the late Sion
Howard, on North avenue. A. cheap and
convenient for the purpose.
DR.. c. P.EIhayer reports no deaths from
smallpox IN the last eight months of the
| year, and no recent case of the disease. He
allude~ to the new smallpox hospital a.
- large and cOmmOdious, and while the
| thorough vaccination and d;sinfection of
last winter are protecting the city this win
| ter, he thinks vaccination should be made
compulsory and an ordinance, designed VIC
/ suppose, TO secure that end has been re
Gently passed.
DR.. Ihayer calls attention. a. former
Health Officers have done. to the CITY wa
ter, and % the necessity of securing purer
/ supply. Some tables Of vital statistics an
| pended to his report. show that there were
/ IN l,Ii, 295 births, l04 marriages and IJ2
! deaths recorded in our city. and in 1875.
/ 81 births, l06 marriages, and IA deaths
/ The births in 1874. were 100 of foreign
| parentage to 1890 Americans. In 1875. this
| proportion was reversed, the births being
! lO2 OF American paTeniage to AS Of foreign
| parentgge-
THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
report that they received SI.4i0 last YEAR
| from sales of burial lots. and from other
sources S9l6. They spent on Lake View
| Cemetery s. 1881, and on Locust Street
| Cemetery S2j There have been in all
5l2 interments in Lake View. and I79 re
moyals Of remains thither. The Commis-
sioners acknowledge the present to the
city OF the new gates of stone and iron,
at Lake lew. erected by John p. Howard
at a cost OF $50, and given ly him to the
city
Tue POOR DEPARTMENT.
Mr.. Lowry. the Overseer Of the Poor. Is
. /
| ness OF speech in his report. He thinks the
time mas come % give our vagrant and
paupcr laws thorough overhaulipg and
suggests the need of city or county work
house il which the idle and improyident
can be made To work. or suffer the CON
sequences OF their shiitlessness. Mr.
] Lowry language is that Of a man whose
stock OF patience has been pretty thorough
/ IL exhausted ty the improyidence and in
/ gratitude Of the objects Of his care. The
money spent OF the poor last wear was
/ $50; Of this sum the p0or-houso and
small pox hospital absorbed over : 600.
! and 100 families OF Outside pOor' and
/ transient persons, s. ESQ, all in addition
I 10 considerable quantities Ct vegetables,
/ gram, 3c-, raised on the poor farm There
/ were nineteen persons in the poor-h0use
/ January !, II, one Of whom has been there
There are seen insane 80 na1n,- 80
sane A.,,um cbargeable ~ ,bo ni.,' aD5
the account Of the asylum against tbecjtv
/ last August. for their board and care Wa
J SIP. ever and above the State and
7rr t,.r,y .--.,.-,-
ihe reports snow that Dr. Harrington
,i'l IN I'VE months. from January ii to
nay - - Sl.l'9 worth Of A4uor, and
40 leo s-H8 a..
'na' M HN~Ils 10 seven months mas sold
auouV thIee times rs much - his sales
amounting % S5.4s5. II We understand
/ tne hEureS' the city makes about $500
/ year proll on tue liquors sold, 10 addition
/ ID The Agent s salary Of $500, and Office
/ expenses
IHE CRIMINAL DFrAgruE>1s
Tine eases in the Cit.,. Court las 81 1,sor r.e,,-
bere1 ll3 against 100 persons. who con-
trl9uted to the City Treasury S233 in fines
AMI ; l.V'. ID costs. In . Justice holIenoeck s.
court mere were 20 cases IN when the hne~
amounted TO SO and the costs to Sl-5 -.
j" NAY '"o Various prosecutions cost the ND
.c' uoe' Ho1 appear from these reports Inc
lsure7 lalsht perhaps surprise some people
ID presented
The Chiel OF Police reports 5l3 arrests IN
The year inns is 20 more than IN le7l. no
more han IN 1873. l3l more than in I-13.
and - less than in 1871. There were 23l
arrests Tor intozicaIion last year, - for
. sailing Isruor and IOl far breach If tbc
peaco Chief brew think. the amopnt Of
crime has been small. CONSIDERING how the
CITY has been tbronged with tramps. There
arc eight regular policemen. and "a special
police or watchmep. who are paid bv the
nropriet5rs OF the lumber wards depots. Nc.
There are four parrolmen on night duty
some Of our citizens have been heard 10 saw.
that 81 some of them were a little more ac-
I tive and successful in tracking burglars
maintained little better order on the side
walks, hung little less lovingly about the
saloons, and drank little less liquor
+ themselves, they would better earn the
. money
RIrORr Oh the CITY ATTORNEY
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i 5eDdtrf5i a. one icn.,tb and tho decision
severely criticised. Mr. Lawrence saws
This is believed 70 be The first time in his
Nv ybers This d,etrtno of Constructive
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49, ~ iard frcr, nv ,,ortior Which he
has neyer ' Goa sej 70 ocrnnT himself and TO
o.re II N. a man Who bas a. a mere trss-
80 s,rot,od mon a norr;on If If under
dood tam one bayinr M title at all :"
Uco5is tbat the Jscisi6n which j. without
49, 1os "a .1Trriss ,, tho nrorossion
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