Evening journal., 1893-01-05
THE CITY VACCINATORS.
President Benson Rushes a
Slate Through Caucus.
DUTIES OF THE FOUR PHYSICIANS

Assigned to Protect the Poor From the
Rnvages of smallpox-The Original
slate Smashed Last Night and New
Physicians Proposed-AIay be Bolt.
A stir was created in municipal poll
ties this morning when II became known
that the City Council caucus last night
had decided to cut of the heads of the
present city vaccine physicians and put
IN their places new doctors, all Republi-
cans.
It was generally supposed that the
caucus had decided to re.elect the pres
ent physicians Drs n. B. Morrison, of
the first district; George Steinicken, sec
ond s. p. Manship, third A. B. Harris,
fourth. President Benson, however,
bossed the caucus last night and, as
Messrs. McVey and Mckelvey We're alb
sent, there was not ripple Of opposition
apparent.
The salary Of city vaccine physician
is 500 year. so while the office is by no
means a fat one, II keeps the young ply
sicians and their friends in cigars and
brings them into valuable prominence.
For these reasons Council is never at a
loss for candidates and the young doctors
scratch the arms Of the poor children
with as much tenderness and care as
though they were getting 81 a scratch.
President Bensons slate, so It is al
legged, went through caucus in hurry
and, if Messrs. McKelvey and McVey do
not bolt tonight, it will go through
Council with the same rapidity.
The old physicians, it is asserted feel
hurt about the caucus's action, as they
had been assured that there would be no
material change The deposed fellows.
however, refuse to talk on the subject,
evidently hoping for bolt tonight.
The new slate is as follows:
First district-Dr. N. b. Morrison.
Second district-Dr NJ. +. Corkran.
Third district-Dr Henry Patterson.
Fourth district-Dr. Swithin Chandler.
DIR. Morrison keeps a pharmacy at
Second and King streets and lives at No.
600 French street. He is the only ply
sician slated for re-appointment.
DR.. Mllard +. Corkran, who viii at.
tend to the small pox threatened neigh.
borhood Of the Second district, resides
and has his Office at No. 302 Lancaster
avenue.
DR.. Henry Patterson. of the Third
district, lives OF No. 71O King where hs
also has his office
DR.. Swithin Chandler, who will do IN,
city's vaccinating In the Fourth district
is one of the youngest physicians in Oh,
city and lives at No. 140i Harrison
street.
The Four Vaccine Districts.
The Office of vaccine physician wa
established ON February Q, 1860, whel
City Council passed an ordinance provid
ing for free vaccination Of the poor an,
unprotected persons of the city oy fou
physicians, assigned to toseparate districts
The First district comprises all tina
part of the city south of Sixth street
extended easterly to the city line, ant
east Of Market street, extended south
erly to the city line The Second dis
trict comprises all that part of the cit
south Of Sixth street extended westerl,
to the city line, and west o
Market street extended southerly
10 the city line The Third distric
is all that part of the city north OF Sixtl
street extended to the city line easterly
and east Of Market street extended north
erly to the city line. The Fourth dis
trict is al that portion of the city mort
of Sixth street extended westerly TO tn
city line, and west of Market street ex
tended northerly TO the city line
what They Have to Do.
II is the duty Of each vaccine physical
to vaccinate or revaccinate all person
{ who may call upon him, if they reside il
/ his district and are not protected b.
vaccination. 1t is also his duty {
{ make quarterly visits through hi
district for the purpose of aseeI
tanning, faithfully, whore there ar.
any unprotected poor persons, and &
, vaccinate all who are willing to have
r done The physician must call on eac
{ patient twice after the operation an
r must make complete report Of hi
3 work to Council at the end Of eac
q year.
D More Council Business.
Another important item of busine'
to come before the city fathers to-nigf
is thu action on the Water Witc
Fire Company matter The Fire Con
: mittee visited the Water Witch las
night and took account Of the stoc
there. Among the visitors at the engir
house were Messrs Dannenberg, Griiii