Telegram-herald., 1891-12-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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gate lhe a.isg d crookednsss n the Of
ace OF City Physician Wright held .
naestag ben.aa closed doors last night.
Mayor Jbi sas not present. conse-
aasatIy saers was 40 deelslse action
sxken. Aieermea % Donnsll, Carpenter
2nI DaRton put their heads together
and eenvsrsed n whispers for about
J tssnfy minutes. They were eloseted
I ln.the board OF health ante.soom The
eoaa.tsee on heath And board OF
hezssn were waiting upen them- They
finally emerged. Neither bluaned nor
acted - II any guilty scheme had been
coneoetsd. Dunng the day City Ply
sieian Wright crsps INTO tae city clerks
oftice and iefs two Gnstzmped envelopes
on tns desx. Ia a eramped and nervous
hand one was addressed 10 Alderman
oSDoaneii and the other TO Mayor Uhi-
The contents created some merrl-
nnent. and were 81 ghtly on the white
cap" or "skali-ana cross bones order.
Alter reciting that he was faithful
pubic servant he demanded fair and
= s'.npnTtial" investigation, WITH SIM
partial" heavily underscored. One
witness, the clerk Of Poormsster Kruse,
wa heard before The committee, but
The doctors bnoks we're net there nor
could they De found IN nls ofhce. Iris
was said 70 ns TIE main II ason for not
concluding or continuing the inytsh-
CATION
o'Dsasen Talks rrssiv.
when ayproAched Alderman O'Don-
eel said. ''DE. wright has no more
authority tc take hose books out of his
oelce than he city treasurer has to
take his home. They consrtute public
records. It's useless Tor nim 10 talk
abon. teng able to clear himself. IL
ke had ths slightest inclination 70 be
honsst Z never would have been nsces-
s&ry to7.emand hls books. lie would
kaVe hsnded theni IN and asked for An
examination himself. Last Tuesday
night be had notlce that We wanted his
books. lie refused % deliver them up.
We meet sgsin topighs. and they are
rot s-re, neither s he He claims
that he received verbal orders
froni PoorraBter Kruse 10 attend cer-
tam people. Re knows Tia. he nas no
Figat ~ pay any atiension 10 such.
orzsrs 1ast - no excuse. III the
dealing out rstions 10 people whose
names are not on .hc poor books; and
i hs mar frequently given orders 10 at
tzad people. be also LAYS himself open
70 lnvestl CATION. Ia Attempting to cover
no racks for DR.. Wrsgnt N admitting
tast ne bas ordered medical services
rendered when the names are not on
xAe roof hooks, Poormasser Kruse has
snix6d himself Up IN tile muddle.
There - certainly something rotten IN
Dszmkr< aid II - probable that Tie
irgseeugzilon will Tot end With DR..
Wr'gas."
sines the investigation began tn.
roorusstcr has decided to DO some
thiEg - entitls him TO the $1,000 pei
aanGm. IL the past 1t Is claimed nc
Las hsd orc OF the bl=sest snaps II
1he c.ty, being in his offlte only ar
Eoug er two each day. The rest Of ths
t.rle De II supposed TO DO investigating
eaGss % dPsrrrn nc whether or not
those applying are in need of help. In
the fut0rs he wl.l keep hss Office open
ri' dey--or, that IS, he will keep hi.
bcok Keeper there.
othsr Cornnnfttses' Work.
A JOINT committee, composed of The
poor committee, the COMMITTEES or
health anu two members of the board
cf hesltn, met IN the cflice OF the boarc
isst night and listened to Dr.. Emme
Welsh while he el0quently ex,oIcd tn,
gtvantages Of tns city pest house, or
xzst strse'. as suitable place in which
20 estab!sn a city hospital. lie laie
hetors the sIdsrnen q feaelble plan
lie ssid that by the expenditure of {
srnail anout OF money q hospital eoulc
he provided which would answer thu
city purpoees. There we're i've ncrei
Of sreurd and commodious building
a co,esse tor the care of diphtherls
sst ore for scarlet fever could be con
structsd. on either side. In the real
pest house for the care of smallpox
patients could 10 built. A visi
viii te pad the place and {
proper recommendation rclativ,
thereto made TO the council
1hs committee on streets will repor
faycrably on the proposed Third stree
extension. Tnis committee also de
cidsd TO report TO the council recon
needing that the proposed grading o.
West Fulton strset through John Bal
bsrk be postponed until July
1879. 70 give the property owner
on the north . chance 70 plat theI
land and demonstrate the feaSbilit
% tne eircsiheua roadway around tn,
siuf- This decisios wss arrived .
without consultation with the parl
eommitte~. IL 10 possible that the par
COMMITTEES viii submit separate an