The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-20
BUILDING ORDINANCE HrpoRrED.

BUILDING ORDINANCE REPORTED.
Petition for Removal of Hats in Theaters-
Contagious Disease Hospital Again.
Several important matters came up
before the committee on ordinances
which met last evening. Tha special
building committee appointed ly
Mayor Hendrick in accordance with
the vote of the court of common coun-
Gil submitted an ordinance relating
to the erection of buildings. The or
dinance is practically the one published
early last year and is similar to the
one adopted in the larger cities. The
committee consisted of L. w Robinson,
w. w. Townsend, w. H. Allen, George
Phelps, John G. North and Fire Mar
shall William HI. Hubbard.
Henry c. Noll appeared before the
committee in behalf of the proposed or
dinance compelling the removal of hats
at theaters. In support of the proposed
ordinance, he said that the managers
of the theaters We're desirous that the
court Of common council should do
something in regard to the subject un-
der discussion. When questioned by
the members of the committee Mr.. Noll
thought the necessity of such an ordi-
nance had in measure disappeared.
Alderman Compton and L. B. Brown
opposed the proposed ordinance.
The resolution pertaining to the care
of contagious diseases, providing that
the committee on ordinances make an
investigation regarding terms upon
which the general hospital society will
care for such cases, the establishment
of an emergency hospital with isola-
ton wards, and also the establishment
and the location of a hospital for the
care Of people of the city who may suf-
fer with contagious or infectious dis
eases was next discussed.
When the resolution was reached and
Chairman Nfcoll called for testimony
from those who favored it not a man
stirred. The opponents of the resolu-
tion We're then called upon.
DR.. Fleischner said that the estab-
lishment of a hospital for contagious
diseases was necessity. 1t was idle
to talk of contracting with the direc-
tors of the general hospital society for
the care of these patients. The act
bonds specifies that the hospital shall
be under the control of the board of
health. ''This could not be done if you
were to contract with the directors of
the general hospital, for they must by
| the terms of their charter have com
! plete and entire control They would
take the $4,000 and then control abso-
lutely the cars.of the patients" he said,
and continuing, remarked:
| But, gentlemen, why place the hospi-
tai in one of the most populous wards
of the city if the building and the main
| tenance of the institution would work
such ruin in the Eleventh ward?
Then they talk of an emergency hos
| pital to be in connection with a con-
tagious disease hospital What utter
| nonsense, gentlemen
why build an emergency hospital? ?
Could you build one closer to the CEN
| ter of the city than the one we have,
| and if you built it would you take a
man with a broken leg to the conta-
| gious disease hospital?
But, gentlemen, want to say that 81
per cent. at least of the deaths among
| children from contagious diseases last
year could have been prevented had
we built the contagious disease hospital
| last year.
| DR.. Fleischner said that it was a mis-
take to think that the people would not
| send their children to the hospital 1t
would be much better and the parents
would see.
| The doctor described the Intellectual
attempts at guarding under the pres
| ent system. He then explained the fu-
| migating process which was used with
in an hour after the patient had been
| removed.
| In conclusion. Dr. FieIschner said
Gentlemen, give US a hospital in the
city that we can control. We do not
stick for the Clinton avenue site, but
in the city, and think so yet, but for the
sake of humanity, give us hospital"
Health Officer Wright corroborated
what the president of the board of
health, and illustrated the truth of the
| statement by citing several cases where
death had resulted in the second and
third cases in family, where if the
| first had been removed and the house
Immediately fumigated the children
would be alive to-day.
Alderman Compton and Councilman
Brown were heard. They opposed the
Clinton avenue location, but offered nc
suggestion for the solution of the diff
! culties.
The committee will hold an executive
session next Tuesday evening.