The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-21
A CARD.
he Municipal authorities to Task

Taking the Municipal Authorities 10 TASK
DALLAS, Texas, February 20, 1882.
To the Editor of the IIerald
Friday DR.. Field was taken i'll, his
disease being smallpox. At O'Clock u. M
Saturday found the mayor. He told me
he had been notified of DR.. Fields case and
had called meeting of the board OF health
They met and determined to call meeting
of the council In the meantime Mayor
Crowaus took me to several aldermen to
learn their views of the case. The mayor
tried to find u house suitable for pest
house before the meeting OF the council,
in order 10 hasten matters US
much US was in his power, He was willing to
do all he could, but said he could not act
without consent OF the council, and re-
quested me to meet them at o'clock p. III.
/ did so, but before going, | sent word 10
DR.. Field asking him what must say to
the council about his removal. lie sent
word that he ought to be, and was willing
to be moved to any house IN which he
could be made comfortable. His brother
and Drs. Bell and Standlord said it would
not injure him to be moved, and they pre-
terred having him taken TO some house that
was comfortable, but that they objected 10
putting him into tent, as Dr. btli
says that it is even lloorlcss. | stated these
facts TO the board III session, after the
mayor told them for what they had been
called.
Mr. Williams made speech in which he
said he was opposed to moving l)r. flelui
unless the doctor said he desired to be
moved | requested to haye DR.. Bell, one
OF his physicians called. lie came ana
stated that he would prefer having Dr.
Field moved into some house, as he antlci-
patcd much smallpox, and thought IL best
to have all the smallpox patients together.
He also stated that DR.. Field was willing to
be moved, but he thought the city should
prepare comfortable quarters. He thought
the tent not comfortable.
Mr.. Clark made speech, ~
which he said DIR. Field
ought to be moved at once, and that the
council should buy u pest house without
delay.
In lengthy speech Dr. Childers said he
was opposed to moving DR.. Field; that the
house he occupies ought to be quarantlned,
lie could see no difference IN localities
when mems lives were ut stake. lie then
said he would attend to all cases arising
from DR.. Fields remaining whore he then
was and charge the city nothing; that he
aid not consider 1t contagious KINDER the
same roof on different floors. He consid-
ers ii dangerous for DR.. Field to be moved.
DIR. Field, his brother and physi-
clans do not agree with this
humane speaker. DR.. Tillman said
he did not think smallpox contagious ten
feet distant, and objected 10 the remoyals
All the council who expressed themselves.
except Mr.. Clark and one other, oppos, d
and refused TO move Dr. Field without his
requesting to be moved. One Of the coun-
Gil made motion that committee be APP
pointed to buy n pest-house. DR.. Tillman
amended by inserting not To cost over 500.
DIR. Bell was invited To 20 with the commit
Zee TO see ii the house would do, and on re-
turning pronounced ii mot fit for u hog
PEN" Said he could touch the ceiling when
sitting down, ard that it was IN n hog
wallow surrounded by water" Said he was
disgusted,and he supposed thatwould be the
end OF the matter. lie seemed to think
that had he authority, he could soon find II
pcst-house. came here in September,
1881, have tried to obey and respect all the
laws aud regulations of the city. brought
over twenty thousand dollars in merchun-
disc and cash, established myself in bus
mess, paying nearly one hundred dollars
per month for store rent, besides employing
tour clerks and minor expenses. My family
consists OF six grown persons. ! pay cash
for all buy, and with all this If ! ave no
rights worth respect from the council,
what can others in like circumstances ex.
pect? This is new to me as our Kentucky
officials treat worthy strangers very differ
entity. | ask all Dallas merchants, taX-pay-
ers, and especially the board of trade, TO
urge the council to buy apest-house or re-.
sign.
| am just about to start for Kentcky,
where will meet perhaps twenty men who
have written to me with reference TO COM
ing here. should have been on the road
In pnt lief. IA, t,.la
Can advise them to come to Dallas when
such gross injustice has been perpetrated
upon me, amounting to a total sacrifice of
my business, without the slightest possible
reason for such action on the part OF the
present councill
Under the circumstances must submit
for the present, but il any legal remedy can
be afforded me for damages done by incom.
petent and unjust city legislation, shall
certainly avail myself 1t, Respectfully.
II. W. RosI