, 1885-04-15
Wednesday, 18th April, 1885.

AU Lu0 OOlOnL6A COuiICl MGelluR ON
Monday the Drafts. for the towns and the
country separately, of the Sanitary
Regulations drawn up by the Government
under the Sanitary Regulations Ordinance
of November last, were brought forward
for discussion. After the Government
Secretary had introduced the drafts, DR..
Kalmer commented on them at some
length, chiefly in approval of the various
paragraphs. In the course of his remarks
he said that there were too few c~isterns in
town, and much water was wasted from
the roofs both of public and private build.
ings he thought it should be made incum.
bent on the inhabitants to provide proper
means of saving the water. In com
menting on 5 SO of the Town Regulations.
in which among other provisions is the
following: "When the Medical Member
of the Board of Health considers that in a
given case the relations are such that the
danger of spreading the Infection can only
be removed by placing the person concern,
ed in a hospital, then the said person is
bound to allow himself to be 40 placed,
but can however demand that the question
be previously brought before the Board of
HEALTH, DR.. Kalmer said that the provi.
sion quoted was a very reasonable one,
which was in force in all civilized cOun-
tries. 1t had also occurred to him that
the reporting Of all cases of epidemic sick
ness should be made compulsory 1t was
so i'll the u. s., where the neglect was
punished by heavy fines and even by
Imprisonment.
Several members followed, the remarks
being principally directed to two points.
First IN regard to the provision contained
i'll s % that cit is forbidden to keep swine
without having obtained the consent of he
Road nf nn.1kI - al
Council appeared to be that keeping pigs
in town should be prohibited altogether,
and not left to the decision OF the Board of
Health. The other point was the provi.
sion IN "a that no funeral erem can
take place in the church unless the coffin
IS made OF zinc, or the coffin being of
wood, the corpse il surrounded by char
coal" Several members spoke againSt
this clause as being of doubtful necessity,
except III cases OF death from epidemic
diseases, and also likely to hurt the feel.
ings of many of the persons against whom
it might come to be enforced. DR.. Kalmer
defended the clause as, in his opinion.
necessary.
After some discussion it was agreed to
refer the drafts to q Committee Of Ave
members, but, on the suggestion of q mem
Der, it was subsequently, resolved to post.
pOn0 VIC AbG UI5CuSSlOn Till the new COuH-
Gil should meet.
Mr.. Richter was elected a member of the
School Board in place of Councillor Faber,
who retires in rotation from the Council,
and is moreover about to take a trip to
Europe.
Mr.. Jas Wilson proposed that in taking
leave of the Chairman the Council
should tender him their best thanks for
bis long services in various capacities since
the Council was established. He had
always shewD great activity and zeal in
all that he had had to do for the Council,
and no member bad worked harder. The
members wished him a prosperous voyage
and safe return.
The Members rose from their seats.
Councillor Faber returned thanks for the
kind proposal and for the cordial manner
in which it had been received by the
Council. He would thank members for
the indulgence shown to him during the
short time he had been Chairman. He
should always take p deep interest in the
proceedings of the Council, and hoped that
the day would come when al financial
difhculties would disappear. He would
wish a prosperous future for the Council
and the community.