Daily Republican., 1883-05-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Final Meeting Last Night-Ths
Trustees OF the Poor CeMnured.

| The Board of Health met last evening
with President Bush in the chair All
the members were present except DR..
Draper Complaint was made of the
filthy condition Of Morrow street, be,
tween Fifth and Sixth streets The re-
port Of DIR. Patterson was received
showing that since April 20 he had
vaccinated sixty persons, for which the
Board allowed him $40.
The Secretary was instructed not to
| report any further cases of smallpox TO
the vaccine physicians, as the Board
would cease TO exist with this meeting
Executive Ward stated that there was a
family in the vicinity ofThirteenth and
Poplar streets, member of which was
suffering with the smallpox. They
were in great need of the necessaries Of
life, sud he had called upon the Trus-
tees Of the Poor to obtain assistance,
but was told that they would not grant
another order until a week had elapsed
from the time the previous one was
given. The family are in suffering
condition and he did not know what
action to take in the matter. President
Bush and several members condemned
the action Of the Trusteesin reference to
cases similar to this, and Mr.. Bush re-
marked thai they had run the County
IN debt Sl5O, 900, hut could not afford a
few dollars To prevent family from
starvation.
The Secretary stated that during
the past week there had been five new
cases Of smallpox reported, all OF which
remained at their homes
President Bush read a farewell ad-
dress, in which he stated that the small.
puX was not ~ bad in this city this
year az it had been two years ago The
colored people he thought were the
most unprotected, and lie was unable
70 say whether it was through preju-
dice or Ignorance that 80 many of them
refused to be vaccinated. He was very
much in favor of the bill which made
it necessary for every child, before be-
ing admitted to the public schools, to
show that it had been vaccnated, or
was protected by having had the dis
ease He regretted that the effort, of
the Board to have proper system of
sewerage established in this city had
not been seconded by Council, and sup
posed that the miserable and ineffective
system that now prevails will be con-
tinled. In his opinion the city sand
lot, which 1t is now proposed to convert
into sites for dwellings, was totally nm
fit for that purpose, and he thought that
persons would rildanger their own aud
their families lives by living in houses
erected there. The best use that could
be made Of the lot would be to convert
it into a public park for the next twenty
years, which would allow the decom-
posing matter with which it is filled to
consume itself and pass away.
He concluded by expressing his satis-
faction with the pleasant relations that
had always existed between the mern-
bcrs of the Board and himself. Re-
marks were made by the other mem
b"rs, after which the Board adjourned
sine die Before the members left the
room DR.. Draper arrived, pnd upon his
they accompanied him to his
residence, where refreshments were
served. During the evening the follow
ing orders were allowed:
Executive Officer Ward, SIT Execu.
tive Officer Gaynor, S23.90; William +.
Holland, 50; James Stuart, S3.