Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-28

mi6tee and Thought the better plan
would be to present the matter in proper
form before Council. After a further
discussion of the subject the motion OF
Mr. Morningstar was adopted and the
chair appointed as the committee
Messrs. JOS A. Ankle, ChaS. Morning
star, j. B. Handlan, Jos. VI. Ankle and
DIR. ]. w. Mccoy.
The committee presented the follow
ing report:
Whereas, The Eighth ward of this
city is infected with a dangerous con-
tagious disease known as smallpox,
which threatens the health of the COM
munity and makes life insecure.
Whereas, 1t has been shown at a
public meeting OF citizens held in Hand
lan's Hall, that the Health Officer of
the city is negligent in carrying out
the sanitary and quarantine duties of
his Office, in that persons have been
permitted to enter and depart from
houses in which smallpox patients have
been confined, thereby endangering the
further spread of this dangerous dis
ease.
Whereas, The safety of the people de-
mands that the Health Committee and
Health Officer use more stringent means
in carrying out the sanitary and quar-
antine laws, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Health Officer
and the Health Committee be urged to
Immediately employ the strictest meas
ures in enforcing the quarantine and
sanitary laws of the city,
Resolved, That when a smallpox case
is pronounced cured by the Health
Officer that he his assistant, or agent,
shall disinfect the premises, and cause
guard to be placed On duty until all
danger of contagion has passed.
Resolved, That the Health Officer
and Health Committee be urged to en-
force sections 5, 6, Z, s, IA and 10 Of the
city ordinances.
Resolved That the Committee on
Health be requested to publish in
pamphlet form the sections Of the city
ordinances referring to health and
sanitation, and cause copies Of same be
posted in public places throughout the
city
Resolved. That the Health Officer be
requested to publish in the daily pa
pers or in pamphlet form, instructions
in regard to disinfectants and their
use, and the precautions to be taken to
prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases.
Resolved. That is shall be the duty
of every citizen here present to see
that section II of the city ordinances
is properly enforced.
Resolved, That the secretary shall
forward a COPY of these resolutions to
the Health Officer, the secretary Of the
Committee on Health, and a copy to
each Councilman from the Eighth
ward.
Resolved. That Council be requested
to provide two guards at all times, for
each house in which there is case of
smallpox, and that no member Of a
family in which there is a case Of
smallpox be employed as guard; said
guards to be continued until the
Health Officer pronOunces all danger
past; the guards to be under control Of
the Chief of Police.
After some discussion, the resolutions
were adopted. 1t was suggested that
a special meeting CT Council should be
called as early as possible, and that thG
members from the Eighth ward would
have no difficulty in securing the sig
natures of the five members necessary
80 the call. Councilman Williams tooB
the floor and announced that he posi-
lively would not sign the call. He
favored the presentation of the resOlu-
ticns to the Health Committee. He
afterward reconsidered this determ:na-
ton, and beth he and Councilman
Hshne affixed their signatures to a call
for special meeting Tuesday evening
Mr.. Hahne explaining that he was op-
posed to the motion, but could not ig-
more the wishes Of his constituents.