The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-09
WILL TRY ANTI-TOXINE.
LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS DECIDE
 TO GIVE TT 4 TRIAL.

So Decided at Meeting of Health Board Yesterday-No New Cases of Typhoid
 Fever Reported-Plans for Collecting Garbage Next Year Considered.
 The local health officials have de-, cided to test the merits of antl-toxine as a remedy in cases of diphtheria. This action was taken at a meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon at which Commissioners Graves, Me- Neil, O'Connor and Manning were press
 ent, and Mayor Hendrick presided. Health Officer Wright reported in favou of giving anti-toxine a test, and afteH explaining that the imported article was the only. one which in the opinion of medical men possessed any merit the members of the board instructed him to go to New York and see what ar- engagements he could make in reference to procuring some. The price of inns ported anti-toxine Is $96 per ounce. and that procured for this city will be se- cured from the New York board of health.
 Health Officer Wright's report was more than usually interesting, owing to the fact that he reported that no new cases of typhoid fever had developed in this city during the present month. At the present time there are but six cases of scarlet fever and two of diph- theria in the city.
 Commissioner Manning introduced resolution to the effect that commits tee of the board of health be appointed to appear before the general assembly, with view to securing the filling-in of the West river marshes. In pre- senting the resolution Commissioned Manning stated that the present condi- tion of the marshes was a menace td health, and that the residents of thad section were continually i'll from mala- rial and kindred diseases in conse-
 quence. After a lengthy discussion the majority of the members present being of the opinion that it was too gi- gantic a plan for the board of health to handle, the resolution was laid on tho table
 Garbage Contractor Walter S. Swayne appeared before the board in reference to the collection of garbage during tho coming year. He explained at length the advantages of a cart for the collec- ton of garbage, of which he is the patentee, and made proposition to use them during the coming year for the collection of garbage. The members of the board instructed Contractor Swayne to present his proposals in writing at the next meeting of the board, which will be held a week from next Tuesday.
 Next the question of the collection of the garbage for next year and the plans and specifications for bidders came up and was referred to a special committees appointed by the mayor consisting of Commissioners Blake, Manning Fleisch- ner and O'Connor.
 Anthony Carroll also appeared before the board and asked for a copy of the decision rendered by the board in ref erence to the charges made by him against Plumbing Inspector Eldridge. It was explained that the decision was arrived ait in executive session, at which the records wer kept by Conl- missioner Blake in the absence of Clerk Bailey Commissioner Blake has not yet given the report of the decision to Clerk Bailey. The latter was, however, instructed to give a copy of the decision from Commissioner fwyprdldluhrdlrdlu to MT. Carroll as soon as he received it from Commissioner Blake.