The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-07
OUR CITY SIRES.
Election of Health O6icer-'The Re.
ports OF Officers for the Month
of April Read and Acted on
The city Printing, Etc.

ment. ADSenl-MhNOf lnuTlhOHu anu AL
derman Hunt Alderman Bohny, acting
Mayor, presided.
On motion Of Alderman Whitla, the
Council proceeded to the e,ectlon of Health
Officer.
Alderman Ervav withdrew the name Of DR..
Cornelius, which left Drs. Field and Carter,
the present incumbent, TO contest for the
office.
Aldermen Keller and Wheelock were mp
pointed tellers, and on the first ballot DIR.
Garter was elected over DR.. Field by a vote
Of six to one, and he was
declared duly elected to fiji
the position of Health Officer for the ensu-
ing year.
On motion of Alderman Whitla the sealed
bids for city printing were opened and on
vote, it was awarded TO the HERALD.
On motion of Alderman Tillman the open
ing OF the bids Tor furnishing medicine for
the City hospital was deferred until the next
meeting,
The bids of Q. Abbey and Charles Kahn,
tor feeding the prisoners at the station-house,
we're read The fare heretofore furnished
was discussed at length, and Committee ON
Hospitals was appointed by the Mayor to in
sppct the food hereafter furnished.
On motion of AID. Whceock, the contract
WAS awarded TO Charles Kahn ut . cents per
head per meal, and the proper committee and
City Attorney were instructed to see that the
contract was entered into.
The bid for furnishing bread for the hos.
pitpl was not acted upon.
1t was moved aud carried that bids be in
yited for cleaning the cutters.
The Secretary read the following reports of
officers:
The sixth apuu0lreport of the Chief of the
Fire Department, showing total mcmber-
ship of eighW-aye,
Number Of alarms for year ending April
lat, 1850, lorty-uine.
Amount OF losses paid foryeor ending April
lst, 1880, $50 600
lie recommended in his report that the
East Dallas and down town engine houses
he connected by wire, stating that it would
be great aid in locating fires while it
could Mt any time be connected ready for
service With tro-alarm telegraph. He is of
the opinion that the wire can be placed in
working order for 5000. Report received
and filed.
Alderman Whitla moved that in con-
formity with the city charter that each mem
Der Of the police force be required to enter
into bond Of $3.50 rs security for their good
behavior while in the service of the city
Referred to the Police board
The Mayors report for the month of April
was read and referred TO the COMMITTEES On
Journals,
The April report of the Market Master was
read and referred to the Committee on Jour.
mails,
The renort Of the Health Officer for A mil
WAS road and referred to the COMMITTEES an
Journals. 1t ia Ne follows.
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Patients in hospital April /, 8: patients nd
mitted in April, 0: patients discharged in
April. I; patients died in April, |, patients
remaining Nav lst o.
Diseases ofthoseadmitted in April.-Acute
dinrrhua |. consumption. |. collie. I. innSed
wound. |, PARALYSIS, /; dyseutery, |. onium
eating, l;opium poisiuing or suicide, /. case
of labor. |. Total, 8.
Mortuary Report for April 1880 Total
deaths in the CITY. II. Cholera inf.ntur,. q.
typhoid fever. i: inflammation of bowels, /:
CONSUMPTION. >: gun shot wound Iaccidentan
|, aceiden, Mt planning mill |. suicide from
opium, |; @, i'd found in sand bark, /. Total,
ii Of tn q. thr,s were infants ard throc
wore non.resi1eris.
The child born in tho hospital and its
mother have zone to kaufman county where
home has been secured for them both.
The city is remarkably healthy. No con.
tageous or infectious diseases. Character of
the diseases now in the city IS diarrbeA, Very