The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
CONTRACTS WEREAWARDE
IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE
 BOARD or HEALTH YESTERDAY.

A. N. Farnham Will Collect Garbage in the
 Western District and Andrew Holloran
 in the Eastern-Antl-Toxine Endorsed by
 the Board.
 Anti-toxine the recently discovered diphtheria remedy, received a thorough endorsement at the meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon and will undoubtedly be generally used in cases of diphtheria in this city. At the meeting Mayor Hendrick presided and Commissioners O'Connor, Manning, Blake, Fleisehner and McNeil were pres ent.
 At the last meeting of the board Health Officer Wright was instructed to go to New York and secure a quantity of anti-toxine and report at a subse- quent meeting of the board. The health officer acted under instructions and yes- terday made his report to the board. He strongly favored the new remedy, and said that in his opinion it would " cal practice. He explained at length several cases in which he had used the new remedy and said that in his opin- ion two of the cases would have proved fatal had it not been for antivtoXine. In one case the remedy was applied three days after the patient had been taken sick, and in the other case five days after.
 Health Officer Wright also said that he was so favorably impressed with the new remedy that he had secured a quan- tity of anti-toxine for use in his private practice, and would be glad to use it in all cases, provided the board would re- imburse him for the actual cost of the material, he giving his services in eases where the patients were too poor to pay for it gratuitously. This proposition met with universal favor and the mem bers of the board decided to adopt the suggestion of the health officer.
 Accordingly the members of the board decided to instruct Health Officer Wright to use the anti-toxine in all cases of diphtheria, and in cases where the patient was unable to pay for the treatment the board of health would pay him for the actual cost of the ma terial.
 After the usual routine business had been transacted the members held an executive session and opened bids and awarded contracts for the collection of garbage during the present fiscal year. The contract commences February |, 1895, and remains in force for one year. The contract for the eastern district was awarded to Andrew Holloran and for the western district to A. N. Farm ham. Walter s. Swayne had the latter contract during the past year.
 The following sealed proposals were received: Robert Daley, west district, s3, 15O; Edward Cunningham, west, $4,- 900, east $1 ,00O; A. N. Farnham, west, $8, ,140; Lawrence Sullivan, west, $4,30O; Andrew HolIoran, east, $1,000; Patrick c. Brown. west. $3,75O; John McDer- mott, west, $2,900; Patrick Galligan, west, $4, 1899; William Brennan, east, $84s Although not the lowest bidders, Farnham and Holloran were awarded the contracts, the board of health re- serving the right to reject any and all bids. In the cases of the two bidders who were lower than the successful bid- ders the explanation given as to the req son why they did not receive the con- tracts was that their specifications were too indefinite.
 It was decided that no formal bid for the contract had been received from Walter S. Swayne, although a week ago he made a verbal proposition to the members of the board, At that time he was told to submit bid, including plans and specifications, in writing to the board, but it Is said that he failed to comply with this order, hence the members did not consider his name or proposition in connection with the com tract.