The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-16

and Herbert answered to roll call at
the meeting Of the city council last
night.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The mayor stated that commit
tee of the health board was present
and wished to be heard.
DR.. Graves, chairman of the com
mittee, read the resolutions adopted
at the meeting of the board con-
demning the action of Sanitary In
spectory Blessington, and urged his
dismissal DR.. Graves said; Gas
a personal matter this committee
would not come before you
tonight. The card published in the
press was signed in Mr. Blessing
toms official capacity. At time
when the scarlet fever epidemic is
at it's height, subordinate officer,
comes out in public official docu.
ment reticting upon the board under
whose direction he is working, and
upon the entire medical profession
of the city"
The resolution from the board of
health was received.
Alderman King moved that the
request of the board of health be
granted and Mr.. Blcssington be
dismissed.
Alderman Tibbs seconded the
motion.
Alderman Walters stated that MIR.
BlessiL gton had a communication,
and thought in Justice to MIR. Bless
ington, it shoul d be read.
The secretary then read the fol-
lowing communication from SAM
tary Inspector Blessington.
TO the Honorable Mayor and
City Council-GENTLEMEN: have
read in the evening newspapers
three charges that the board of
health has preferred against me.
Before answering the charges, par
don me in saying that l meant no
disrespect to the board of health, or
any person else. Whatever | have
said or done was for the interest of
the citizens of Waco. In reply to
the charges preferred against me l
ask your careful consideration:
/. AS to the charge of insubor.
dination, this remains for the
board of health prove. claim that
carried out their orders. | re.
ceived no orders in the wooden mills
district except to go there and
stamp out the disease. MIR. Kirk.
sey told me if it was necessary to
close down the mills, do so. in
formed him not to do that, if failed
to stamp out the disease in a weeks
time, would be honest and tell
him so. AT the end of the week |
gave him written communication
to be read to employees that the
disease was stamped out. had the
city cart nearly day in cleaning
up, used disinfectants in all the
privies and fumigated and disinfect-
ed every household that had Con-
nections with the disease. l had o
instructions except as stated. To
this charge plead not guilty.
In reply to charge second, in
competency" have had about
thirty five years, off and on, fighting
contagious diseases. Previous to
that | studied the science of
chemistry two and a half years,
afterwards worked in chemical
works for three years, fumigated
and disinfected under the celebra.
ted DR.. Stones instructions for
eighteen months in every kind of
contagious disease that was in New
Orleans and the Charity hospital.
| am the correspondent Of one of
the leading sanitary journals pub
lished and also the writer of a
work on sanitary science approved
of by Judge Walker, of this
city, | believe one of the best SAM.
tarians in Texas. For weeks | pub
lished sanitary communications in
one of the city papers. During the
smallpox excitement some four
years ago / believe l did my duty.
Ii is only few months ago
helped TO carry supposed case of
smallpox down four stories. Last
vaar ona of vOur hOnorahlo hodv