The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-17

! closed. it finally being decided on motion
/ BY Russell that o'ciock Friday morning.
/ May y. would Do, and that. as The city
ordinances gave the heath of8cer power
/ to ali o.. fae chief Of SoIiee 70 enforce the
the order. De would b. called n. The mo-
ton further provided that the schools
/ shall remain closed Until the health officer
| sees 1T TO raise ths quarantine
The health offieer was Instructed 70 no
/ fify rsle principals OF the different schools
/ not 20 allow pupils who are found PLAYING
/ with children that have been exposed so
/ Infection from scarlet fever 70 attend
/ school.
| A resolution was adopted requesting ne
parents and guardians Of children 20 dis
/ courage N. assembling Within the next
SIX weeks. o. children IN public places.
heaters. sunday schools and churches
/ 4 request was made that the people Of ne
/ city be careful 10 use every precaution
/ possible 20 avoid carrying Infection out OF
/ their houses
/ gaaIth oflcer Palmer reported that
1 there were forty cases Of scarlet fever IN
1 the city under the notice Of me Depart
| rnenf. an addition OF three since the last
/ meeting. Two OF these eases are IN the
FIRST ward among infant children that
/ have NJ, connection with the schools. and
4 one from the Cascade school.
/ DIR. Holmes Ready for Fight.
/ After the meeting was over Or. s. j.
/ Holmes, in conversation with reporter
/ regarding the intentions OF the board OF
health. said:
! 'sTt is our intention to 10 eTery-hing III
| our power TO extend the fullest profec-
! ton To the children Of our city against
the spread OF the dread disease, scarlet
fever We have not acted with any un-
| due haste IN the matter, but upon the
contrary with deliberation. As II was
/ considered advisable by our board 10
talra ~ tod "a
| called for the purpose OF canvassing the
/ threatening situation. an opinion tuiiy
concurred in by Mr. 3acDougall and Mr..
| King, members Of the board OF education,
/ who were present At this meeting, ana
| who faithfully promised 20 cooperate
| with in carrying out any measures
/ looking 20 the prevention OF the spread
/ % the disease. We feel most certainly
warranted ia proceeding upon lines set
| forth at this joint meeting. Il he ordl-
! nauees or laws are favorable TO our do
/ lag so, which was not questioned by the
| members OF the board OF education az
! the meeting referred to. AZ the meeting
/ Il was umquestioned after going over the
/ history OF the disease and It's spread. that
| il was best to close the S9u.h and Rain
| Ter schools. and If during the remaining
| portion OF the month circumstances war
/ ranted. extend the rule 20 other schools;
| IL necessary. all OF them.
LAS / say, the two members OF he
| board of education dissented IN no regard
| from this. and promised TO c6se the
/ schools the following day. With he results
| which yen are familiar with. At their
| meeting held upon the following day.
/ Mr.. White twho has even beel ready TO
| oppose every effort of Tie board of health
! 10 render the schools sanitary and 20
| prevent the occurrence and spread Of
/ disease among the children, and wlo has
continually advised and striven against
every power granted the boarS OF health
/ looking to this end now advises the
| board of education that the board Of
| health has no power IN tas feEaises and
| not 10 close the schools upon any advise
| given by the board Of health, .hus seeking
| TO precipltate an opposition between the
| two boards and to set at variance he
| conclusions OF the board of health, which
| IL acting up serious mater i'm con-
| selentious manner. and with 10 desire -or
| fomenting any differences which Mr..
| White may desire to see exist between
| the boards"
"Dou you believe he helds that you are
| acting Ia an arbitrary manner in asking
| - a1ye he schools closed2'
| ne bf.:eves nothing o. The Kind. but
his opposition takes the form of wanton
| or customary bulldozing tacti,s praetlt ed
| ny N IN matters con ,ern!ng he hoard
| OF health which are OF oid-time famil-
| iarity."
| tiee to meet the board of education for
| conference after the meatht: a. wN.c.t
| NJ Nae oougall and Mr.. King prornistF
| yo1s ltt'5 that the dss re thai the two
| sohcols sh2uld be closed would he eart.ed
| out by the board Of edlcalion?''
We ala not. The secretary Of the
| boa3i Of education called at he Office OF
| Dr Palmer and simply wrote upon the
| health officers slate taI, srwards meet
| ih- an or the street ana expressing lie
| samel tina: the board OF ell Iea.f,n would
| holl a = Getting. and Il is nrosun,ca II,
| the S.Hari o. health that this Is the form,
| intended for our consideration OF an in
| tended meeting Of the two boards If
| any; mig 4iew could have 5een disclosed
| - he h ard OF educa.{)n BY srch a
meeting OF the two boards, there would
| hlVe heen no plausible reason why No
| should refuse 20 10 present with then,
| but the deplCrahle facts concerning The
| e&.tnt or danger from scarlet fever was
| weii known 10 them as Mr. Macdonald
| ana Mr. king had fully learned af this
| at meeting OF the health board al which
| thes were present ANA unaualiacdlv rror,.
| iscd 10 carry out the conclusions Of tn,
| heath board by closing certain schools
| for reasons which were aa,arept ana
| coIclt sive To their minds.
There was nothing 10 he gained by n
| joint meeting. provided We had re-
| Ce'yt4 an Official notice - ~ p~cet,t
| With two members OF the board Of e9ff-
| eaton fully conversant Of all dl*a ana All
| The requirements Of the case fer r-eefinE,
| the dangerous spread IL s,arIet fever.
| see no reason why time should he lost IN
| confe enoes or discussion. \ thirG rn4u-
| De- cf tho board IS a physician who -
| dr - tlcss aware of the vile distrfhntfoo
| OF the disease oysr the whole city and IT,
| IS presumed knows OF fts rrorress4va
! spread. and should he willing ia extend n
| the board Of health every aid looking "a
| the checking OF the disease"
| us il true. as stated at ne meeting Of
| thc board Of education. that The DANGER
| Is as great 10 children suou the street
| as those iu school ROOM
| That scarcely requires an answer We
| certainly discourage the assc milling a.
| children in the schools or other rub3Ie
| places, as also any prontscaous m.neliug
| ua the streets. The latter m II. be watch
| "a over bv the parent. the former we 8. j.
| aDe oar present attention 10. That an
| Infections disease Is more e1silv 7Hf more
| eert8ioly acquired ~ heinr in The confines
| 20 amy building. il IS unnecessary n
| ada"
Then do you thlak all the schools
| should he cjosede"
| THAT the disease IS 50 Widespread FUR
| uishinE so many sources for Infection
| and with no signs Of eVtenuatlug. T rer-
| taiuly believe that n await ourselves rs
| Gar as possible 81 protection and make
| fae means of prevention as certain and
| far-reachinr rs possible. che schools
/ closed COR q short period say falr weeks.
| would aG7rt better opportunities for cut-
| eng OF chr disease. Tals Win a fail co-
| operation hy the parents would do r.. We