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Board Of Health Asked Coi'aRGGlo,
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for an Appropriation. ',oo3
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THE REQUEST WAS GRANTEp
Efforts will Now Be Made to
Keep the Dread Disease From
Spreading..-Over Forty Gases
Reported--Other Business
Transacted.

The diphtheria epidemic, now leging
in this city, is greatly on the increase,
and unless prompt action is taken at
once the lives of many dear ones will be
sacrificed.
The great danger to which the city is
threatened is gradually being recognized
and the matter was made the subject of
a special report by Secretary OF the
Board OF Health Joseph Wigg ellsworth,
at the meeting Of City Council, last even
Forty cases of this dread disease have
been reported within ten days, and pres.
ent indications all point to continued
increase in the number Of cases.
Notices of the following deaths were
received: Flora Jones, aged 5 years. of
No. 2l0 North Van Buren street; Harlan
Price, aged years, Of No. l0l6 Reed
street, and Francis Joseph Cullin, aged
81 years, of No. 301 Porter street.
These deaths have put new phase on
the matter, and the people are aroused
and demanding prompt action on the
part OF the authorities.
Secretary Wigg gesworth stated that the
Board should be furnished with sutfi-
cient money to purchase enough anti
toxine, which can then be used in all
cases where the victims of the dread
disease are in needy circumstances and
unable to procure it.
Councilman J. E. Healey, of the Tenth
Ward, wanted to have the matter Of an
appropriation for anti-toxine and disin-
fectants referred to the Finance and Law
Committees.
Councilman O'Neil, of the First Ward,
recognizing the great danger in which
the city stood, objected to this, and SAID
that it was an important matter. He
thought there should be no delay or neg
lect on the part of Council. They should
either grant the appropriation or refuse
it. He thought Councils could go into a
committee on the whole for the purpose
OF acting on the matter. The most need
full class of people were affected and it
was the duty OF Councils to assist them.
Councilman Healey claimed there
would be a delay of only three or foul
DAYS or week at the most. They could
then find the exact amount needed.
Councilman James Oberly of the
Twelfth Ward, struck the popular chord
when he asserted that Councils should
empower the Board of Education tc
purchase all needful articles, no matter
what the sum.
Councilman O'Neil said they ought tc
feel confidence in the. Board OF Health
and act promptly.
Councilman Healy finally decided te
withdraw his motion, and Councilman
Oberly's idea of giving the Board O
Health any sum needed. 1t was put il
the form Of a motion and passed.
Councilman Watson, of the Ninth
Ward, presented communication EN-
bodying an application to be relieved
from the payment of the caption tax fol
one year of Richard Shannon, who re-
sided at Thurlow for seven years. II
was referred to the Finance Committee
On motion of Councilman Oberly, an
order was drawn for the annual ap
preparation of ST., ,304.77 to the Board o
Education.
The City Treasurer's report was as fol
lows: City Treasurer's balance, $7l, 57s.
SO; special fund for park purposes, $685.
O34.55; balance in the four depository
banks, 1886. Received from collectors
T. S. Lewis, taxes for 1898, $4OO; E. M
Sayers, 1896, $l,lO0; Z. Mitchell, Jr.
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