The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-20

A meeting OF tho council committee
on health was held last evening, The
first matter that came up was the rOso'
luton Of council, passed ut the last
meeting, directing this committee to go
cure suitable quarters for q pest house
at once, A motion was made that q
Sub.committes Of two, with the health
officer, be appointed to inspect different
available aitOs for the purpose aud SO.
euro a suitable house. The chair Rp'
pointed Dr.. Taylor and Mr.. Halter.
The house on the Judge Thompson
farm, across thS road from the PeRin-
Sular oemetery, aud others were aug-
gestod, as well as q now house In the
cemetery on tho sIto Of the old one, but
tho selection was lett to tho aub'Com-
mitteO.
A number Of bills came up, among
them one from r, J. lIusbal & Co. for
groceries. This had been sent back
onco TO bO itemized, but zane back
simply charged so much per order. Or.
Walden Said tho orders had all been de-
stroyeA. The com mlltOo naturally
wanted TO know what it was paying for,
and again aent tho BILLS back. Several
other bills that were In proper shape
were recommended for payment. The
thing about tho drug bills that seemed
most striking was the frequency with
which "lrumenti" appeared on the
lists There was q good deal oil diff
Guilty in understanding some of the
bills, especially those for goods bought
to replace Others that had been burned
by order OF the health officer, The once
not clear wero finally referred 10 Clerk
Henning to DO investigated.
A bill from DR.. Schwinn Tor $40 for
consultation on tho Morris smallpox
case and n from DR.. Jepson for tho
same amount for similar services were
ordered paid. Ono nurse at the pest
house had in n bill for $3.50, for fifty
three days service.
Mr.. Farrell said Smith, the man who
had been in tho pest house with the
disease in his family, stated publicly
Yesterday that The did all tho nursing
and all the cooking, while the hired
nurse looked on. Tho bill was turned
down. The physicians present said
they did not believe. u nurse could be
employed there for less. DIR. Walden
enid Colts, the nurse In question, was az
good n man as he would want. Ho was
not a drinking man, while experience
showed that many nurses will drink
whisky sent to the patients. There was
some very breezy Discussion on this
head.
Mr.. Farrell said he could recommend
good nurses. who had had the disease,
and would serve for less money.
The vote on the bill was finally 70.
considered, and the bill ordered paid.
A bill for SO for removing tho Smith
family to tha pOst house was sent back
Tor explanation.
Chris Sanders put in his bill for gro.
ccrios in the original book, giving all
the items, aud where delivered, amount
and prices. 1t was ordered paid. Tie
amount was $40. -.
Arthur McNichol, guard, having sold
HE claim on tho city at q discount,
wanted the city to make up tho dis
count His bill was indefinitely post
poncd.
bill OF Sl7 50 from Van Cleary for
service "a chief OF guards was read,
among q score Of others. A motion was
madeto reject 1t, Us the committee had
not authorized his appointment. MIR.
Halter moved to discontinue tho chief
Of guards till farther orders. DR.. Wal.
den said he appointed him; before his
nnofrIp,npV thn V,nrNa WoPn
at night aud noGlecting their duty.
Other bills were read without action
on this ono, and finally Mr.. Farrell
asked:
"Do'ween what dates was that service
rcndersd2"
Clerk uonnlng-"Thero is no date
about it."
Mr.. FarrOll-"oh, Lordp
After a great deal OF discussion the
bills Tor guard service were all deferred,
except two which had the dates on.
Tho bills deferred aggregated nearly
500. Tho amount Of bills OF other
kinds ordered paid amounted to 1912 60.
Van Clonry's bill was again taken up.
DIT. Walden asked what tho objection
was to a chief Of guards.
Mr.. Uselton-"BeCnuso It did not
come before the committee"
This caused a lot more discus5ion. and
tho bill was finally rejected because it
called tor 50 50 q day, while q guard
gets but 81.
Tho chief Of guards was thon ordered
discontinued.
DR.. Walden said there wore five
cases Of smallpox in tho city and ono in
tho post house, and all wHrO getting
along we'll. Ono was discharged cured
yesterday.
DR.. StNthers said something ought
TO be dono to compel people exposed to
smallpox to be vacCinatcd, It was raid
that tho only way was to got tho
county court 10 order this douo. DR..
Taylor, DR.. StnthOrA and DR.. Walden
were appointed a committee to attend 10
this.
There was n now case Of smallpox 70.
ported yesterday on SlxtOenth strOCt,
lust west nf jacob, n servant girl being
the patient. SlIo was r]nlnNvOd to tho
pest house and tho promises properly
h%linlOctod last night. This case was
included Ia tho number reported by tho
health officer last night
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Gro. Il, TAYLOR 10 having n livNIy
Cambria Under EoRr SalO at marked
down prices,
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