The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-18
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A special meeting of Tho board o,
health was held at the coundl chamber
yesterday mOrning. The members pres
ent were Ills Honor, Mayor Winter,
chairman Of the board, and Aldermen
Rittcnhouse, McGauIey and Lancaster.
fappes be- on A TESTER.
When reporter Of the BULLETIN en-
tered the room. Alderman Rittenhouse
sat converting with City Clerk Stewart,
while His Honor was busiiy engaged
In sand-papering the rust from an ancient
lard tester, and occasionally Joining In
the talk with the alderman and his CON-
paniOn. Alderman McGauley, Of the
Fourth, and Alderman Lancaster, of the
Fifth ward, soon made their appearance,
and His Honor wanted to know where
Mrs. Wilcox was, meaning Alderman
Wilcox.
AFTER WAITING
some time for the tho ~'"'"h~- r-o-" the
rTrst ward, the members present became
impatient and order was called.
AT 1T THEY GO.
Alderman Lancaster-well, what's to
be done
Mayor winter-You know well
The mayor then explained that he had
removed Brown with the rest of the
officers; that his communication,
wherein he set forth that the city had
never been In healthier condition, and
that there was no need OF health officer,
had been referred to the board of health,
and that some action should Be taken
on It. r
Alderman what do YOU
want us to do:-wait until we are all sick
and then hire health officer?
Mayor Winter-Would you take medi-
cine before you get sicks
Alderman Rittenhouse-We want to
keep from getting sick by keeping the
city clean.
Mayor Winter-There' no need of a
health officer to keep it clean. There is
the city marshal who can and is willing
to look after any uucleanliness that can
be found. All the people who find
nuisances In their neighborhood have to
do is to report to him and 1t will be
abated.
- LITTLE STORY BY MAC.
Alderman McGauley-This puts Inc in
mind Of the story OF the two contrary
farmers. One wanted q fence built and
the other didn't. Vow, have man in
my ward who is very contrary. He
keeps a very dirty yard, and when his
ueighbors spoke to him OF the sickness
the filth might breed he got angry and
refused to clean up, but built such higf,
fence that no one can see over it. His
yard is as dirty as ever, but no one cares
to incur his hard feeling by informing
the authorities.
RIITENHOUSE ILLUSTRATES.
Alderman Rittenhouse-It is natural
that people should have a delicacy about
such things. There are some living Ia
my vicinity with whom my family and
are neighborly, who allow their places Ia
become unfavorable to health, but do
not care to inform on them, as 1t would
certainly cause feeling OF unkindness
between Us. But il we had health off,
Ger, whose duty Is understood by every.
body, it would be different.
Alderman Lancaster-Well,
WHAT ARE YoU GOING TO DO?
Mayor Winter-Well. il people are so
timid az all that comes to, they ought to
suffer. intend to remove Mr.. Brown
every time the council puts him on as
health officer. '.g.
Alderman McGauley-Brown is now
acting in that capacity is he not, MIR.
RittenhOuseS
Alderman Rittenhouse-I employed
him on the authority given the board Of
health by the council at its last meeting
by the passage OF my resolution. He Is
now at work.
ze rv-. JACK GETS DOWN.
Mayor Winter-I should like to see
him act as health officer. He can't do it
unless endowed with the power of a pc.
lice constable. He may act under your
resolution, but not as health officer.
Alderman Rittenhouse-Hc is employ,
ed to assist the board of health in clean
ing the city. and will be paid in some
way. We are not quite certain whether
he will receive pay for doing tho wori
Of the health officer or not, but he vii
be paid In some way.
Alderman Lancaster-Well, what arr
You going to dOf
HEALTHY AND CLEAN.
Mayor Winter-l have conversed witl
nearly all the prominent physicians IL
the city, and every one OF them say
there was never better health In Cairo
than there is now, and as for filth tn,
town Is as clean as 1t ever was.
LANCASTER GETTING hungry.
Alderman Lancaster-Jack, you dom
nose around enough. But. say loOl
here, what are You going TO do? In
getting hungry.
RIrTRNHoUsR CROss.ExAMINRs JACK.
Alderman Rittenhouse iou say yor
have consulted nearly al Of our ply
sicians, your honor what doctors have