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ne was Iulcu OUT OF OlQGf.
The pending resolution was then
adopted, ayes IS, noes 6, amid the APP
plause of the audience. The noes were
Messrs. Arndt, Bender, Frew, Hahne.
Taylor and Wills. Dr. Taylor asked
to be excused from voting. There was
objection, and he voted no.
The resolution was at once sent to
the First Branch, and passed unani-
mously.
DR.. Jepson then entered the chamber
of the First Branch and was ac-
corded the privilege of the floor, but
upon consultation he repaired, with
out speaking, to the Second Branch,
where he signed his bond and took the
oath of office. in the presence of both
Branches and many spectators. The
new Health Officer was then intro
duced to Council, and said:
Mr.. President thought this, Mr..
President and gentlemen, fitting ops
portunity TO say few words regarding
the present situation in this city. The
Office conferred upon me this evening is
one which | have never sought or de-
sired ! have felt and appreciated the
very kindly illusions made to me dur
ing the past week by the public prints
and by citizens, and have thereby real
lied that there were public RESPONSE
bilities resting upon me as q citizen
which could not be disregarded, but at
the same time, as | have intimated in
my note. there were private interests
which must be looked after, and my
family demanded my care, and in a
time of public calamity such as this
threatens TO be, | felt that my FAMILY
should be looked after and hence my
request for extra compensation.
Il feel deeply grateful for the mani
festations OF public confidence. But
this very fact places me in false
light before the people, because the peo~
pie will expect what cannot be realized,
unless | have the hearty cooperation
Of Council and of the Committee on
Health. And I confidently expect, also
the cooperation Of my professional
brethren. | confess to o feeling that
if the conditions existing one week ago
existed tonight | should have been
compelled 10 decline the honor offered
me. but having then indicated my will
lingness to accept the office condition
v. !
decision. | believe the recent Health
Officer has done his best and his en-
tire duty, and l intend to do the same.
| cannot conceive that any intelligent
aud right-minded physician could do
otherwise
Il want to say here, and say it en-
phatically, that every citizen may hear
it. that there is no royal way to crush
out the smallpox. Vaccination and re-
vaccination is the thing. That Is the
magic word My Office has been crowd
ed this evening and all day with people
desiring to be vaccinated, and among
them was a lady over twenty years Of
age. who had never been vaccinated.
The city is filled with such, and out OF
this class comes the victims. It is q
crime that anyone should be allowed
to die with smallpox in this enlight-
ened age There is another preventa-
tive and means of checking the disease,
and that is isolation. That is most i'm
portant, and l intend to carry it out
if it is in my power.
Il want this to so to the public in
such a way that they must not be dis
appointed if the smallpox is not
stamped out in Two or three months.
We now have twelve or fourteen cases.
and have had something between
eighty and one hundred in all. Each
of the cases is a centre for the possible
spread of the disease, and I think that
all of them can be traced to two or three
cases. II is likely that within two or
three weeks there may be more cases,
growing out of those we have, in spite
of all that can be done. We must do
our best and must cooperate with one
another"
DR.. Jepson's address was greeted
with applause. ,
Council then adopted a resolution
recommending that everyone be vac
cinated. and Immediately adjourned.
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.
Immediately after the adjournment
of Council the Committee on Health
convened in the chamber of the First
r,.o.,oL 90 Council with the neWlV-