The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-10
A CARD FROM DIR. MAREAN.

THE JUSTICE OF HIS CLAIM AGAINST TN,
CITY INDICATED.
! Editor Cairo Bulletin:
Please allow me small space in your in.
valuable paper to make plain statement
OF few facts Last night at the meeting of
the City Council, while the merits and de
merits of my small bill against the city for
the attendance upon yellow fever patients.
was being discussed, Alderman Wood re-
marked, That the physicians Of Cairo had
rendered services to the amount Of thous.
ands of dollars among tho poor Of Cairo.
but it had remained for the epidemic Of
last fall to suggest that the city should pay
ouch bills, If the bill Of DR.. Marean ws
allowed because he could not make it OUT
OF the parties rightfuIly responsible, the oily
would thus set precedent that il would be
hard to ignore, and would cost her hundreds
il not thousands OF dollars" will take
the liberty to say here, that Cor services req
dered many persons unable to ply me any.
thing, during our late epidemic, as well as
nearly every week in the yesr, have never
had the slightest idea ct bringing bill
against the city; but in case of the
those persons for whose attendance my bill
was presented to the Council last night, !
have the sanction of his Honor Mayor
Winter, who assured me that the bill toi
my services would he allowed attended
them faithfully, night and day, furnishing
all medicines, and when rendered my bill
| only charged for about one half Of the
visits made-the bills in all, only amount
ing to tifty-iour dollars. These bills, after
passing through the hands of the Finance
! committee, were cut down to the pitiful
sum OF twenty-five dollars, and presented to
the Council, which decided, very generous
ly o. not to allow me anything |, for
one, would like to know if This il RICH. or
justl Did our city not boast last fall, du,
ing the prevalence Of yellow fever, that il
gas sbundantly able to take care of III
poor, and did not wish help from abroad
Not only was 1t able to take care of its own
poor. but was able to extend / helping
hand 10 our suffering sister cities. Is ;his
the manner in which they propose to take
care Of their poor by regulating their legiti-
mate bilIsi If 50, is poor encouragement. to
our physicians, who remained faithfully at
the post Of duty, risking their lives, their
all, who, when often giving many
dollars to the poor, then when small claim
with the Mayors approval Is presented, 70
have it voted down by a few who were.
during our late scourge resting all secure.
| far removed from the scene Of danger. In
regard to my claim for attendance upon
/ Mrs Stoncr, Alderman Wood endeayorej
last night, to show that her husband waa
| abIndautly able 10 pay her bills. Did bra
pay her bills at the hospita! or defyay hor
burial expenses! No; indeed, and wa.
never called upon to do so. The city paid
those bills, Then why in the name OF JUS
tee must my claim alone be ignoredl In
conclusion | will make the following PROPOSE
ton: If any member Of the City Council.
who voted against my claim, will come for
ward and show that they have given moro
than have to the poor of Cairo, during
our late epidemic, will give the city tho
bin and say nothing more about it.
Respectfully,
w. II. MARIAN, NJ. D.
CAIRO, Ills, January 8, 1879