Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-05
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of CITY Vaccine Physicians
Routine business engaged the atten-
ton of Council Thursday evening, and
the session was brief.
Bills amounting to $63i.26, for the
collection OF garbage last month, were
passed.
The city treasurer reported $60,SS476
in Union National Bank to the credit OF !
current expenses and $l1 ,23G.G0 in each
of the four depository banks to the same
credit, making total deposit Of $l05,- |
S31.16. He also reported the following |
receipts: From Collector Saycrs, $l25,
city and school taxes for this year; from |
Administrator Mealey, $l75, city and
school taxes for last year; from Collec-
tor Mitchell. $3.50 and $500, city and
school taxes for last year and this year,
respectively.
The city auditor certified to the cor
rectness Of the accounts of the city
treasurer.
A communication from the Sinking
Fund Commissioners announced that
the issue of 100000 per cent bonds
had been awarded to Head & 90. for
SCOOPS.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the secretary of the Board
of Health:
am instructed by the Board of Health
to call your attention to the existing ordi.
nance in regard to the election and control
of city vaccine physicians the same now
being in the hands of your honorable body.
In the annual reports of the late DIR. Bush,
1882, 1854 and 1885, by special resolution of
May 18th, 1883, and in the annual reports
of Drs. Draper and Wales, 1888 and 1890
the board requests that these officers be
elected and controlled by the BOafd of
Health. In 1851 the board was compelled
to employ two additional physicians Mt AN
expense OF $500, while i'll 1881 the board
employed four additional physicians, the
city vaccine physicians claiming that the
board had no control over them. \ case
of smallpox was reported to the board
yesterday, and while every precaution has
been taken to prevent its spread, yet no
one can tell but we may have an epidemic.
, Should we have, then the vaccine physi-
clans should be under the control of the
board, all other matters pertaining to the
; health of the city being III its hands. 10
that end | AM instructed TO ask that the
ordinance be so amended as to give the
} election and control Of them to the Board
of Health.
Mr.. McKelvey moved that the com
munication be recorded and filed and
that the board be notified that its re.
quest is beyond the gift Of Council. In
, explanation of his motion he called at
tcution TO the chancellor's decision in a
i, case affecting the chief engineer of the
fire department, TO the effect that Coun-
Gil has no right to transfer its power TO a
:, body of its creation or 10 any other in
corporation or person.
i Mr.. Murray said lie had supposed the
: vaccine physicians We're under the con
troll of the board. The ordinance could
be amended SO as to give to the board
:, the control of the vaccine physicians
J but it could not be amended before the
. new board is appointed or before the
y election for vaccine physicians is held.
:, President Benson said Council could
) not empower the board to elect vaccine
physicians, but it could put the physi-
clans under the control OF the board.
Mr.. Magee said vaccine physicians
% will be elected at the next meeting and
!, they will be governed by the present or.
u tltuanco, there not being time to amend
/ il before their election. He thought the
legislative committee should be in
u. structed to bring the matter before tht
= General Assembly.
:. An amendment offered by Presidcn
y Benson, that the matter be referred I,
=. ~ the law committee, was adopted,
70 Announcement was made that the in
~ surance policy on the building Nos.
~ and 81 East Sixth street, expires Janu
j., airy LIST, and orders We're given for thu
i, reinsuring of the property.
~ The following opinion, submitted b.
~ the city solicitor, was ordered recUrde
W W and filed:
The communication from Frank /
a. Carpenter, attorney for Mr.. Smith, who's
- house was recently condemned by tn
ee building inspector rs being in an unsat
he and dangerous condition. having been n
ierred to me by the law committee an
he the public buildings committee, beg
lb state that as the appeal from the decisO
n OF the builiing Inspector was not take
~ within the time prescribed by the ordnaM,
ilc on the subject the matter in cOntrOyers
is now beyond the jurisdiction uf I'll
IN Council and the above committees and
cir would suggest that the whole subject /
ny referred back TO the building inspector.
nd The matter was referred hack to IL
building inspector with power TO act
10 the committee on fire cOmpani,
was referred communication fro
Water Witch Fire Company, stain
las that it will be ready January 1st Il
III active service and asking the committt
~ ~ to inspect the company's apparatus.
hi. Announcement was made that Il
red mayor Ind approved the ordinance r
the specting the collection and removal
M; garbage and 1t was declared to be a la
co Of tho cilv