Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-18
FELLOW FEVER.
TO Appropriate Money for the
Sufferers from the City Treasury.

Proposition TO Appropriate Money for the
Sufferers from the City Treasury.
szAfter having completed the business be-
fore it, and Just as the council was about to
adjourn, Aid. Smythe, addressing the presi
dent, said he desired before adjourning to
suggest the propriety of some action by the
city government in aid of the sufferers by
the terrible scourge, now affecting portion
of the people of our common country.
Many citizens had already made contribu-
lions for this purpose, and undoubtedly
mady others stood ready to, but it seemed to
him, in view of the widespread destruction
of human life and the fearful restitution and
suffering following in the wake of the dread
disease, that the best way to meet the emer-
gencies of the case, was by direct appro-
priation by the city council. 1t had been
his misfortune to pass through several of
these epidemic yisitations, though none SO
fearfully destructive of life and pro-
ductive of mysery as the present. No one
who had not done so could conceive of the
terrible prostration and restitution resulting
to communities thus afflicted The necessi-
ties of the case were most urgent. He did
not know the views of his brother aldermen
as to direct appropriation from the general
fund, but to test the matter he would move
the reference of his proposition to the COM
mittee of ways and means, the mayor, the
president of the council and the city attor-
ney for report.
Alderman Sanborn agreed with MIR.
Smythe as to the necessity for the action
proposed, and if it could be done, should
favor an appropriation. The reference pro-
posed appeared to him to be the proper
one, and he trusted the matt er would receive
early and earnest consideration, and that,
nothing prohibiting such use of the gen
eral fund, liberal appropriation would be
made.
Alderman Allen fully concurred with all
that had been said in favor of the necessity
for and propriety of public appropriation.
He was but just in receipt of letter from
his brother residing in Memphis, and his de-
scription of the situation there was most ap-
palling. The city was nothing but one
great burying ground, with not enough well
people to bury the dead. Business of all
kinds was suspended and starvation was
staring the survivors in the face.
Alderman Allen related some of the heart
rending scenes witnessed by his brother
in Memphis, and concluded his re-
marks with the expression of the
hope that way would be found to make the
appropriation proposed, and that the way
found the council would promptly vote &
liberal sum, an act he was sure the tax pay
ers would sustain.
Aid. Smythe's proposition was then giver
the reference proposed.
IN. G. A. CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following additional amounts have
been received by the general secretary of thu
Y. M. G. A. in aid of the sufferers Of tn,
South:
Saltwater Presbyterian church. ........ $55 OF
Mrs. r.. w. Chase .............. VI
hev. hobert Smith observation-disclosures. VI
James Brownell. OF
Central Presbyterian Sunday school,. IL q
Total ...Sl9 n
Grand total forwarded through the Y. M
@. A. to date $168.76.
BUILDING SOCIETY COLLECTIONS.
The movement among the building socie
ties to raise funds for yellow fever sufferer
is already beginning to assume proportions
upwards of $3.50 having been raised. 4
canvassing committee for each society ha
been appointed, with Mr.. Louis E. Hansen