Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15

"wednesday at T:oO p. "a.
SMALLPOx.-Twoc cases of smallpox
were reported last night-both colored,
one Oh south Henry and the other on
north Alfred street. Many of the pa
tieuts are reported as being entirely re
covered aud the others continue TO
rapidly improve. Il is stated that OF
The entire number of cases reported by
DR.. Miller in his letter all have appear
ed in but - houses.
The committee appointed by the
City Counci last night to consider
smallpox matters met in the Common
Council chamber this evening at 2
o'clock. The committee meeting was
uot public, the members stating that
they would present full report TO
Council tonight. Among those who
appeared before the committee and
made statements were Mayor Simpson,
DIS. Klipstein, Quackenbush, Smith
and Miller, Serg't. Smith, Officers Rob
erts, Spinks, Knight aud Wilkersop,
and several others.
In a conversation with the Mayor
this morning he positively reiterates
MS statement that his relations with
The Health Officer have never been
other than pleasant, and that there has
never been even heated controversy
between them. He further says, anu
will prove, that the Health Officer and
himself have always pleasantly consult
ed each other, and that the frequent
consultation continued up to within q
day or two ago, and the Mayor has no
knowledge of any reason why consul
tations should have terminated.
Mayor Simpson also denies ig-
noring the Health Officer in any man
ner, except as to the difference of opiI"
ION regarding vaccination aud inspec-
tion-one being in favor OF vaccl-
nation and Simultaneous inspection,
and the other in favor of inspection, to
be followed by vaccination. So far as
the Health Officers list OF victims ia
concerned, the Mayor seys 1t is moor.
ct and absurd from "a 10 lizard ="
Indeed when the Mayor requested the
Health Officer TO furnish him the
names and addresses of patients ne
could not do 50, but he did call on the
Mayor and acknowledged he had no
record that he could refer 10 and a5kt d
permission Of the Mayor TO copy namt
and addresses from police reports. Un-
able 10 get the names so requested the
first daV, he came down the neXt day
and through the kindness of the police
officers he was enabled after Two hours
work to secure copy from which ne
could formulate q report, report that
should have come from his own oriRj-
nal records in his own office Tue
Mayor says if the Health Office
haG not succeeded in securir
a copy from police officers ami
and ii some one had knocked down the
yellow flags the Health Officer could
not have found the houses. The Mayor
saws that the Health Officers reflection
uDon the house-to. house inspection Is
controverted By DR.. Smith, who says ii
is the best piece of work yet done. Dr.
Smith also asked that the police officers
be detailed to vaccinate, and says they
do it quite as we'll and as safely as
physiclaus, and the Mayor had nothing
| 10 do with it. As matter OF fact lay
( man 90 luS MOIh dli ONCi Jul ivy ""N
in the Birmingham Bessimer epidemic
last year the marine hospital reports
say that leymen, under instruction OF
physicians, did the work in an entirely
satisfactory manner. The opinion OF the
Health Officer that the city might De
liable for some injury done by the vac
cinatiDg policemen is met by the Mayor
with the counter statement that mas
much as the party vacciuated cheerful
" and willing consen there could be
DO more liability for resulting hurt
than there would he against regular
physicians for sgoly and suferil
caused by them. But while the Mayo
is not uneasy upon that score he would
be uneasy if lie considered himself re-
sponsible for what he terms the "un
lawful and shameful quarsntining o.
certain houses" in our CITY by the 3 s<t
Officer, and the failure Of said officer tc
visit such PLACES for weeks. Wheu the
Msyor discovered that DR.. Miller would
rot do Anything himself towards secur
inc assistants be procured such assist
ants himself, and if the Mayor had no
done so the city would have suffered.
A meeting of the Alexandria Relic
Association will be held at the Business
MEMS League, tomorrow, at 1880 4
full attendance is requested in order t.
distribute supplies already on hand II
this time of need. Contributions o