Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-20

to Be Taken for Compulsory Vac
cination
The Council committee on health held
meeting last night. The first matter
taken up was the question of a pest
house. A motion was adopted to rec
commend to Council a resolution pro-
viding for a pest house. The COM
mittee appointed consists of Or. Taylor,
Mr.. Haller and the health officer. The
committee was instructed to first con-
fer with the City Solicitor for the pur-
pose of ascertalning whether a suitable
building for the purpose can be secured
through condemnation proceedings. If
not II will be necessary to erect a build
ing which will necessitate loss Of time.
The bill Of r. j. Huebel, for grocer
les, was sent back for an itemized state
ment. The committee discovered a dis
crepancy between the statement and
bills rendered. Other accounts for sup
plies to smallpox patients, aggregating
S612.69, were approved and their pay
ment recommended. The consideration
of bills proceeded very tediously. The
committee was unable to determine
where thesupplies went in a number OF
cases, and as the health officer was I'M
able to throw any light on the matter,
the bills were sent back, and the clerk
instructed to ascertain whether they
were correct. Most Of the bills in dis
pute were for furniture. The bills Of
physicians for consultation on small
poX case were $40 each The nurse at
the pest house was paid s. a day for 50
days. The discussion developed the
fact that one patient was in the pest
mouse during all that time. Mr.. Farrell
inquired if Mr.. Kolz was 81 day bet
ter than another nurse who had been
paid 81 a day, and the health officer re-
piled that he was worth s. day more.
The motion to pay the bill was de-
feated.
Mr.. Haller remarked that the COM
mittee would get into trouble if it re-
fused to pay the nurses. Mr.. Farrell
persisted in his inquiries He wanted
to know if the committee could not Sc
cure nurses cheaper, and the physicians
on the committee answered in the mega
tive. They were of the opinion that a
competent person could not be secured
for less.
DR.. Another thing about
Mr.. Kolz. He does not drink"
Mr.. Farrell-"How would a nurse get
drink up there?'
DR.. Walden" Drink the whisky sent
to the patients
Mr.. Farrell-"Now we are getting at
the bottom of the matter. The nurse
drinks the medicine, and the patient is
left to die or get well.
After a further rambling discussion
about the adyisability of refusing to pay
nurses on the ground that their charges
are eXOrbitant, during which Mr.. Farrell
offered to recommend competent persons
who would do the work cheaper, the
motion to reject was reconsidered, and
the bill was odered paid.
The bill Of the Caldwell Manufactur-
ing Company of S26 for removing the
Smith family, was rejected on the
ground that it was excessive. A repre-
sentative of the company will be asked
to meet the committee.
The bin of Guard Arthur McNichol
for balance due, was indefinitely post
poned.
A discussion arose regarding the bill
Of Van Cleary, as chief Of the guards in
the smallpox district, for $3.50 a day.
DR.. Walden explained that the guards
had been neglecting their duty, and in
appointing a chief to look after them,
he was acting upon the advice Of two
members of the health committee.
None Of the bills stated upon what dates
the service was rendered. For this rea-
son the bills were not passed upon.
They aggregate nearly 5000. Upon
motion to reject the bill Of the chief of
guards. Dr. Walden held that he had
authority under the ordinance to en-
ploy the chief Mr.. Usselton objected
because the matter had not come be-
fore the committee. Mr.. Halter thought
the bin would have to be paid, but was
in favor of disseminating the chief! The
bill was rejected, and the office abol-
ished.
Mr.. Farrell inquired how many cases
of smallpox are in the city at present,
and the health officer replied that there
are five cases under medical care. The
rest have been discharged. This in
cludes one new case yesterday.
DR.. Stathers called attention to the
fact that there are many persons who re-
fuse to allow physicians to vaccinate
them. It was the sense of the COM
mittee that compulsory measures should
he adopted. The three physicians on
the board were instructed to secure the
authority from court.
Adjourned