The daily gazette., 1881-07-13
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Mestfng Less Evsning-Nuisanses
1spAfsed Abassd-Ths Qusstion ~
omail. Pox. isi.i.i'

Meeting Less Evsnins-Huisansss
Hspersed Abassd-Ths QuSstien ~
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The Board Of Health, met last
evening, President Bush In the chair.
Previous to the meeting Q desuls
tory conversation took place between.
the members in regard to putting out
q fiag where there u q smallpox
patient. ~ II ,lss
DR.. Springer said he thought the
ordinance requiring the nag to be put
out should be repealed. There were
cases where people had become very
nervous upon seeing the flag put up
In their neighborhood. = a.S y
Drs. Draper and Bush were EN-
phatic against the repeal Of the Or,
dinance, the latter gentleman saying
that by putting out . flag the people
know where there 10 . case, and
therefore are warned against visiting
the house. He thought Is one OF the
best precautions ever adopted
The nuisance that existed at 704
Il. Seventh street was reported abat-
cd. The lot at Sixth and Monroe
streets reported as slowly filling up.
In regard to the nuisance at No.
307 e. Fourth street, the Executive
officer stated that he had called upon
the agent, who said that he had done
all that he was going to do. The
matter was referred to Drs. Bush
and Springer. r ..i. se3
Drs. Draper and Springer were ap-
pointed q committee to view q nuiS
ance, consisting Of water in cellars
on Conrad street between Van Buren
and Harrison; and also on q nuisances
In Linden Court. -'T is
A number of other minor nuis-
ances were referred to the Executive
officers to have abated. ~
DIR. Bush stated that he had in
structed the Executive officers to
disinfect houses where there had been
case Of smallpox, that he would
guarantee them IS IN each case. He
desired the Board to take some ac-
tion on the matter. AtsA Esi}
DIR. Springer said he thought that
IL the people whore there had been
. case were too poor TO disinfect the
house, that the Board should do it,
and bear the expense. Ia other cases
the Board should have it done and
collect the expense.
DR.. Draper moved that In all cases
where the Board had ordered case
removed that the house be fumigat>
cd by the Board. The motion was
adopted.
DR.. Bush stated that under the
present circumstances the Executive
0nicers were pressed with work, and
he thought that the Boar had bet
ter request Council to authorize the
Board to employ two additional men
for at least two months. The matter
was laid oyer until next meeting of
the Board.
DIR. Draper stated that under q
resolution adopted BY the Board, the
Oderless Excavating companies were
obllgedto attend to work referred to
them by the Board to the exclusion
Of all other orders. He found that
they were not doing 80. he thought
that the owners should be summon
cd before the Board and answer why
they were not obeying its mandates.
On motion of DR.. Springer, the
Secretary was instructed to notify
the owners to appear before the
Board ON next Tuesday evening.
The action of the Council IN re.
ference to using the late City Hospi
tai for small-pox patients was read,
and ON motion of Dr. Draper, 1t was
ordered to be entered upon the
minutes. In making the notion. he
said that the Board would do the
best it could to stamp out the disease
ard he was Of the opinion that 1t
would be under control In q very
short time. - 5esl t.f ] /
On motion of DR.. Draper the sec.
retary was instructed to ask Council
to appoint an assistant to each Of
the city vaccine physicians for two
months, the said assistants to be sub-
ject to the orders Of the Board.
Orders were directed to be drawn
In favor of Adams 8 Bro. for $3.50
and James O'T0ole for $40.
Adjourned. .-,5 !