Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-13
THn VEGETATION CONTRACT.

THE VACCINATION CONTRACT. only Three Bids ORered-One 0fThem
 InformaI-Drs. Bush, Lewis, GaI-
 lagher and Thomson the Successful
 Bidders.
 Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the Board of Selectmen assembled in the Town Agents office, all but Selectmsn Brown being present. The meeting was called to open and consider the bids of such physicians as had offered to contract for the public vaccination. On be- ing called to order by President Tyler, Mir. Feldman moved to go into executive session. The motion was carried and the reporters gracefully withdrew. The Board was in ses- sion about an hour and when they adjourned declined to give any information as to who the bidders were or to whom the contract was awarded It was learned, however, that there were three bids, but one of them being informal was thrown out. It was also learned that the contract was awarded to somebody and the committee having the Yac- cination in charge will to-day draw up 8 contract and submit it to the full Board for approval on next Tuesday night, when it will be signed and the work will commence.
 Late last evening the mystery surrounding the Selectmen's executive session was par tially dispelled by the discovery that the bid ders for the contract were: Dr. J. Waldo Jewett, whose office is under the Tontine, and Drs. G. M. Bush, B. s. Lewis, Frank Gallagher and W. H. Thomson. The bid of the last four physicians named was joint one and they were awarded the contract. The price named by the contractors has not yet come 10 light, but this is a matter of but little consequence, so long as it is known who the physicians are that are to inject Dr. Martins vaccine virus into the arms of the men, women and children of the town. No one will doubt the reliability of the contrac- tors to carry out the contract to the satisfac- ton of all parties in interest.
 In connection with the secret way that the New Haven Selectmen manage the public vaccination business it is refreshing to read the following from the Hartford Times of last evening:
 Vaccination was the chief subject of dis cussion at the meeting of the Board of Select men last evening. There was very thorough examination of the problem and the follow ing votes were passed:
 1st-That, in view of the possibility of the appearance of smallpox in our midst, we recommend a general and thorough vaccina- tion of the inhabitants of this town.
 2d-That the following named physicians be and they are hereby appointed for the purpose of vaccinating in the districts desig- uated First ward, Dr. John Hayward; Sec ond ward, Dr. William D. Morgan, Dr. John Dwyer; Third-ward, Dr. J. F. Axtelle; Fourth ward, Dr. Nathan Mayer, Dr. John O'Flaherty; Fifth ward, Dr. w. w. Knight; Sixth ward, Dr. J. J. Morrissey; Sevsnth ward, Dr. J. A. Coogan, Dr. David Crary, jr.; Eighth ward, Dr. l.. A. Davison, Dr. G. K. Welch.
 3d-That the town will supply the neces- sary vaccine virus, and the price to be d. lowed for each successful vaccination shall be 50 cents. soT
 4th-Each physics...r will be required to make weekly reports to the Board of Select together with their names and residences, and shall inform himself of the success of his first operation, and, if necessary, re-yaccinate without additional expense.