Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-10

keep the families. Some radical meas
ures would have to be adopted. 1t was
a case of self-preservation on the part
of the public.
Mr.. Hahne said he was good deal
more afraid of diphtheria and scarlet
fever than he was Of smallpox, and
each was a more dangerous disease
than smallpox yet when / have
either of those diseases in my family,
the Health Committee does not con-
Germ itself about it,"
This was a centre shot, but members
of the Committee on the floor lodged
1t.
Mr.. Waterhouse touched another sore
spot when he said the present ordi-
nance was good enough, if there was
some one to enforce it. That was the
trouble. If the Health Committee
didn't do it's duty, Council should put
the matter in the hands of another
body.
The discussion was carried on at
great length, and at times there was an
approach to personalities between Mr..
Britt and DR.. Stathers while DR.. Tay-
lor did not think the Committee on
Health was properly appreciated, and
Tor one he was willing to resign. AS To
the pending ordinance, he thought it
was demanded, and If 1t was passed
and good pest house was provided,
the disease could be controlled and
stamped out.
Mr.. Wills raised the pertinent point
that, whereas the Committee had con-
fessed that it could not enforce the
present law, what assurance was there
that any new and more stringent law
would be enforced. The statement had
been made that persons incarcerated in
the present pest house were in want Of
food. What assurance was there that
there would not be a want of food in
the proposed new pest house. where
there must inevitably be a great many
more patients and others.
Mr.. Waterhouse said he had made
the remarks he had, because the
health ordinance provided penalties for
a failure to live up to it, and in no
case had those penalties been enforced,
and DR.. Stathers said if he believed as
much as some of the members on the
floor affected to believe he would pre-
fer charges against the Health Officer
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heard from, but the suggestion was not
then adopted.
The ordinance was then put upon It's
passage and was defeated, ayes 5,
noes Y, the latter Messrs. Britt, Fair,
Hahne, Hess, Kern, Potter, Retzer, Ut
ermohlen, Waterhouse, Wills, Williams
and Wells.
DR.. Walden was then called upon,
and said one matter of regret to him
was the Indifference OF members Of
Council. 1t was unusual for any men,
Der of Council to seek information re-
garding the situation, and the public
did not appear to be alive to the dam
ger. He then addressed himself TO the
question of an adequate remedy, and
said many people utterly refused to be
vaccinated, and also refused to obey
the law and the orders Of guards. A
proper pesthouse, with an adequate
law, would meet this condition. He
could not blame men when th q said
they would not see members O. their
families go to the present pesthouse;
but TO remove them to a properly
equipped hospital, where there would
be all essential comforts and scientific
treatment such as the Committee had
in view, was another matter. DR.. Wall
den took up the complaints OF insuhi-
cient food for patients. etc.. and do
monstrated pretty clearly that there
was net only nothing in them, but THAI
he had exercised every care to provide
an abundance He had no interest in
seeing patients suffer for rood He
scored certain members Of Council for
their criticisms. and their belief in rue
NOR rather than attempting to ascerS
tain the truth. and in most earnest
manner. narrated some Of his personal
experiences during the past four
months. lie closed with an earnest
plea for q new pesthouse and the adOp-
ton OF a more stringent ordinance.
The ordinance had already beeA
defeated, however, and things Wiz
probably 90 on as before.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the Health Commit
tee is hereby directed TO Immediately
procure a suitable location for and have
thereon constructed a suitable building,
to be used as a pesthouse.
The vote in the Second Branch wac
ayes Is. noes 1, the latter Mr. Hahne.
The First Branch changed this so as
to have the Committee provide q
suitable place, and the change was cons
CURED in.
The result is. that the Health CONS
mittee is authorized TO erect new hOs-
initial. but are denied the new ordinances
under which it would prove Of most
value.
The Wheeling Turnverein Outing
and Field Day at Wheeling Park on
Wednesday next, July 10th, will be
most enjoyable occasion. Various
amusements and athletic contests will
add to the pleasure Of those who attend.
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