The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-03-13
HEALTH OFFICE.

under the direction of the mayor and council. l employed a man, horse and wagon to remove filth and garh- age, from the public streets, alleys and backyards; 57 loads have been removed outside the city limits at an expense of 70 cents pc: load. 1 have caused the removal of 75 pubic null. sances which were complained of as existing upon the streets by the citi zens, which was generally done at the expense of the owner of property in front of which the Luisance was maintained.
 On the morning of the 24th ult., l visited the pest house, by your direc- ton, and ordered nc cessary improve ments and repairs to the same, and had new floor, door and windows, aud stove put in and constructed, ard placed the house in a comforta ble condition.
 A report of the existence in the the city of small pox being generally circulated among the people, l ac companied Dr. Giberson to visit number of patients whom it was alleged had this disease; but on ex- animation by him was informed that the patients were afflicted with the measles only. By direction of the mayor, also accompanied Dr. McSwegan to visit sick man on Allen street, betwe n Seventh and Eighth street, and from his appear ance and symptoms at that time the doctor believed it to be case of small pox. l at once placed upon the house by direction yellow flag. It subsequently, appearing, how ever, that the case was not sms Il pox, at once removed the flag.
 On the night of February 23, the carpenter at the pest house came into town and informed me that the pa tients were destitute of provisions and necessary comforts. We aroused the mayor from h,s bed and notified him of the fact, who ordered that all necessary food, etc., should be sent at once for the use of the patients, which did accordingly.
 I have the pleasure 10 report to your honorable body that after care, full examination made in various parts of the city I have been unable to discover the existence of any case of small pox or other contagious dis ease, and with the exception of the one or two cases in the pest house, that none other has existed or pre- vailed in our city. l also report that no epidemic exists, and that the clti. zens are comparatively healthy.
 STREET COMMISSIONER.
 Since my appointmennt as street commissioner I have caused num- Der of repairs to sidewalks on our business >tr.ets to be made, also caused the removal of several ob. structlons of streets and sidewalks, and attended to all complaints found upon the complaint book kept in the clerks office, for the use of aggrieved citizens. The ab ve repairs have been done at the expense of the owner or occupant, without cost to the city.
 FIRE WARDEN.
 As fire warden have caused many dangerous and poorly construct d flues, stove pipes, etc., to be removed and replaced by proper ones.
 On the night of February ?, 1882, a fire broke out in the the store. room of D. Calisher, at No. 527 Allen street. proceeded in company with MT. McCann, the chief engineer, to make immediate examination as to the cause, and from all evid .nce pre- sented and discovered by us, we were fully satisfied that it was caused by the act of an incendiary, but was not able to determine the guilty party or parties; coal oil and other combusti. ble material were strewn about the store, and not yet consumed; and strongly induced the above conclu- sions. Through strenuous efforts on the part of the fire department and the police, as well as directed aid on the part of the citizens, the fire was quickly extinguished, thus saving the city from serious con- Aagration and probable destruction.
 also report that the Way. Up lodging house and two other build ings were destroyed by fire on Sun day, the 9th inst, but by the timely appearance of the department, the fire was confined and not allowed to spread. This fire was undoubtedly caused by accident and not by in- cendiarism.
 LICENSE TAX COLLECTOR.
 Since assuming the duties of this office, about the middle of the quar ter ending March 3l, 1881, I have collected the sum of $704 52 from licenses, a large number of which were fractional, but in all such cases I have exacted from the applicants affidavits as to the time of commenc. ing; said affidavits have been turned in to the auditor, representing cash on settlement with that officer. In the performance of the duties of this office 1 have met with but isolated ,nstannac of rofnc,t to n,y init nor