Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-05
DOCTORS FOR THE POOR.

New Plan Adopted by the Seleetmen
 whereby Better Medical Ala may be
 Given Town Poor ana she Town's
 Expsnses LesseneA $2,0O0 Annually
 A new plan for medical aid to the poor of the town was adopted by the board of selects men at last nights meeting. By the new scheme 1t is estimated that about 5000 yearly can be saved to the town, and that at the same time the medical aid to the town poor will be greatly Improved. The new scheme is outlined in the following resolu- tions which were presented by Selectman Fleishner and which were adopted by tho board:
 There hall bs sppcin,ed snngslly for the medl s
 The town shall be divided into eight districts, to each of which one physician shall be assigned for pars sach of which is to be given to one ,f at Springside home.
 s ns of reputable medical college. Applicants for the
 ittse of .t least town physicsns and snail receive the appointment by the board of selectmen upon The physician st the home shall receive certif cate of service from the seectmen. He shall from sanitary s condition of the home. He shsi receive from the town of New Haven salary of $l00 s 1t shan be tho duty of the town physician to sx anime all eases sent by the town agent for admis sion to the hospital, and when hospital treatment physican can receive tho saine on receiving sn or der from the town agent
 General sloat did not wish to act upon the scheme af present as he had not sufficient knowledge of tho subjsct.
 4r. Fleischner said the now plan was for the economy as we'll as better service to the town poor. It was passed with but little discussion.
 Tho eight doctors who were appointed aa l town pbysicians in accordance with MT. Fleischner's resolutions were Drs. Bissell,
 Converse. DeForest, Bellosa, Cahill, Crockett
 M. o. White and Fl. B. Smith. The salary of the Protestant minister and
 priest at the almshouse was increased from $1O0 to $150 . year.
 MT. Rowe moved that, since tho courts had decided the selectmen should issue bonds tC
 the park commissioners, Selectmen Good rich end Reynolds be appointed committee
 to do this at their earliest convenience. Il was % voted.
 Town Clerk F. Fl. Brethaur sent . notice reappointing Michael T. Snigg as assistant town clerk for the ensuing year. The bil of Q. ". Blakeslee 6 Sons o1 about q, ,00O which was referred to ex Town
 Agent Todd for his approval was returned Mltn Inc ex-e0Wn agents approval ana or. dsrsd paid.
 The petition of the administrators of Sid
 ney A. Benham to have him committed to
 tho Aiddletown insane asylum was received and passed.
 Superintendent Sanford of the Springside
 homo presented plans for the new barn, pes,
 house and wash house at the farm. Accord-
 ing to his plans in the barn there will be two
 box stalls and eight ordinary stalls. It will
 be one and half stories high. The pes,
 house he ordered to be built of wood and
 two stories high in the center, with wingl
 each side of one story. The wash house fl connected with the main building and stands
 in the female yard. The plans will be con. sidered on Thursday evening. Supsrintend. ent Sanford and the architects, Allen & Tyler will be present there. Estimates have
 not been made as yet
 A letter from PrssfdSnt Clark of the Con, solidatsd road in answsr to the boards re. quest regarding precautionary measures at
 the grade crossings. stated that the board l should be more specific as to what crossingl and what measurss should be adopted. Attorney Wight appssrsd for Frank