The Washington times., 1894-10-26
ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

They Confer with Health and Police De-
partment Officials.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
Board Of District Commissioners held meet
ing for the consideration. among other
things, of the situationin in respect TO the small-
pox invasion. 1t was decided to adopt such
stringent regulations, aside from those formu-
lated by DR.. Woodward, as the exigercy of
the case seems 10 demand
Dr. Woodward was sent for. and it was
agreed during the conference that an order
should be issued to close temporarily five of
the public schools in order that they may be
properly fumigated. which order was placed
in the hands of Building Inspector Entwisle
ar once. Assistant Inspector Yermillion was
detailed TO execute the order The instruc-
tions were 10 burn out the dry closets of those
supplied with them. and TO thoroughly fumi-
gate all the buildings and purify the premises.
The erection of a building as mentioned in
yesterdays TIMES, for the accommodation of
the workmen employed in destroying the in
fected clothing. was rendered unnecessary by
the Offer which was at once accepted, of
frame building on the corner of Eighteenth
and d streets southeast, with large stable.
in every way adapted for the purposes. The
workmen were domiciled there yesterday
with their ambulance and horses.
Ii was suggested that police ambulance
should be placed at the disposal of the health
Office, but when made aware of it Supt Moore
protested. He said his police surgeon. DR..
hewitt, was already in the service of the health
office. and to take one of his ambuances, a
proceeding which would really cripple his de-
partment, was greater contribution than he
thought should be exacted of the police serv-
fee. He asked that DR.. hewitt be released from
the pesthouse by the substitution of some one
in his stead.
The Commissioners declined to release DIR.
hewitt, upon the grounds that he could not
be spared. but compromised the other matter
by ordering the purchase of a new ambulance
TO be substituted for the one taken from
Major Moores stock. Commissioner Ross
said to TIMES reporter that ali the extra
ordinary expenses incurred would be met
from the emergency fund, and the supply of
money would be ample for all necessities
arising. Upon receiving the order in rea-
ton to the schools, Assistant Inspector Yer
million proceeded Immediately to put it in
force.
tits not yet necessary in the estimation of
the health Office to enforce an order for COM
pulsory vaccination, but it is advised that all
citizens who have not attended to this i'm
portant duty shall do so at once Should
several additional cases of smallpox develop
simultaneously in anyone neighborhood, the
order to compel vaccination will be issued.
Parents of children attending the schools
where fear of infection exists have been no.
titled to have the children vaccInated at once,
and not to permit them to return without a
a certificate 10 the effect that it has been at
tended to.
Mss Mills, typewriter in the Health
Office, who, through fear of the contagion,
asked for two weeks leave, was yesterday,
upon the recommendation of DR. Woodward,
dismissed from her position and the vacancy
filled by the appointment of DR.. s. A. Ran
som.
The hospital in charge of DR.. hewitt has
been made as pleasant and comfortable as the
circumstances viii permit, such additions to
the facilities as the occasion demanded hav-
ing been made. The doctor telephoned the
Commissioners through the Health Office yes
terday that the hospital will conveniently ac-
commodate thirty-flve patients.