Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-07-18
SAALLPOX,
Meeting IN the Comniss,onsrs' Omoe.

OF the board of health, the sanitary com
mittee of councils and number of influ.
| ential citizens met the county commis-
sioners in their Office in the court house to
confer as to what is best to be done to
crush out the smallpox which has recently
obtained a foothold in our city.
H. r. Fulton ESQ.,, On behalf of the
board of health laid before the cOIDmls
sioners the proceedings of the meeting beld
in common council chamber, Monday
evening, and said that more stringent
measures than any yet taken were neces.
sary to stamp out the disease. He urged
upon the commissioners the necessity of
erecting with all possible dispatch. hos
pital in which to treat infectious and con-
tagious diseases. In accordance with a
request made by the commissioners at
former conference the board of health and
the sanitary committee had had prepared
the plan Of hospital which could be
erected at an estimated cost of 81, 900. The
plan was made gratuitously by Mr.. Diuk-
leberg, from suggestions made by the
board of health the sapitary committee
and several physicians. 1t cOntemplates a
brick structure 70 feet long, 30 feet
| wide and two stories in height
| The basement consists of kitchen with a
cellar on ii her side of it. TIE first floor
is divided into nine rooms on one side, and
| four larger ores, for convalescents, on the
other. The sec md story is laid on the
same plan. Each room has window and
the whole building is well. ventilated. The
partitions betwet the several rooms are
only high enough to prevent patients in
one room, Or stall, from seeing patients in
the Others. Plain but comfortable iurni
ture would be needed, and the hospital
could be used not only for poor people, b. t
for others who would rather 60 to it and
pay for their board aud medical attendance
than have the disease in their own homes.
Commissioner Hldebrandt did not b..
lieve that tho building described could be
built and made fit for patients in thirty
days, nor did he believe that any but
paupers would go into it if it were built.
He did not think it the duty of the county
commissioners to build hospital fer
city patients. The city authorities should
provide for their own sick
Mr.. John Hager reminded Mr.. Hide
brandt that the plan of the hospital, as
proposed, was drawn at the request of the
county commissioners, after consultation
with them. 1t was approved of by the
board of health, the sanitary committee
| and leading physicians 1t was the best
| they could offer, but if the commissioners
could offer anything better, the citizens
| would be all the better satisfied.
Mayor MacGonigle said the necessity Of
hospital for smallpox at the present time
| must be patent to all, ard it ought to be
built by the county. The city is part cf
tue county and pays II per cent. of tho
county taxes. The city has been doing all
that was thought necessary to be done,
| and they propose to put up a temporary
hospital to accommodate patients until
| the permanent ono can be erected.
Mr.. Hildebrandt thought that if a tempo,
| rary hospital was got up nothing more
will be necessary, rs the smallpox will
| have been rooted out before the perma-
ncnt one can be finished.
George Nauman said there can be 10
doubt of the necessity of a hospital at
once. If the disease is not speedily
stamped out we may have an epidemic
such as devastated Wilmington, Bethle-
hem and Baltimore.
Commissioner Sunny asked whether
the county commissioners, if they built
hospital as proposed, would not be person
ally liable for its cost, provided the grand
jury did not sanction their action.
Mr.. Naunan said they would but that
no grand jury would under the circum
in an emergency such rs has arisen.
Mr.. Fulton concurred III what MIR.
Nauman said and added thai the judge of
the count had said that he would favorably
mention the matter in his charge to the
grand jury.
Commissioned Myers said that he was
entirely willing to shoulder his part Of
the responsibility and would vote for the
eraption IF the prDDnSnI hOSDjt2I.
Mr.. Hildebrandt thought that if au ad-
ditiOnal building was necessary frame
one might be put up at once for $500 or
81 900. He was opposed to running the
county unnecessarily into debt.
Commissioner Myers offered a resolution
to the effect that the board Of county com
missioners at once advertise for proposals
to e, g It a building on the plan and specifi-
cations of Mr.. Dinkleberg, to be finished
in 80 days and that the bids be opened on
Friday next.
Commissioner HID ,drandt said he was
not ready to vote ON that resolution whi le
III , crowd was present, unless it was pre-
posed that they should have voto in the
matter.
Tho meeting then dispersed. The COM
missloncrs consulted for short time aud
then adjourned until ! O'Clock.
The commissioners reassembled at
o'clock in their Office and adopted the re
solution offered by Mr.. Myers - MIR.
Sunny aud Myers voting affirmatiyely
and Mr.. Hilderbandt in tho negative.
The following was the proposition
offered and supported by Mr.. Hildebrandt,,:
Resolced. That the commissioners of the
county of Lancaster this day agree to ap
propriate one thousand dollars, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, to
erect temporary hospital on the county
grounds, the board of health to have
power to construct the same according to
their viewS."
The advertisement for proposals for the
erection of the building will be found in
our advertising columns.
Explanation.
With regards to "plans " furnished by
JOhu Evans for the proposed hospital, he
desires it to be understood that he pre-.
posed no complete plans for such a build
ing, but merely suggested, off hand, an
idea of what kind of building could be
erected for about s., 900.
Notes.
Matthias Wilson, No. 2O2 Conestoga
street, is reported to have slight case Of
! varioloid.
Elmer Gerloch, a 12-year-old boy, re-
siding at No. 313 North Mulberry street,
has been found to be suffering from vario.
loid. The house has been quarantined by
DR.. Fitzpatrick.
The Hospital We Need.
New Era.
The necessity for suitable hospital for