Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-28

4 f.rr and warmer 'o" S"'' " OuiN'""2
a' a.. tccomi4s .outhcry and increas-
r,or HGALrH.-A har monious
b.," o.. the Board of Health was
ae+'Is night. The attendance OF
at'l , '' was quite large. AT S o'clock
aelg' Maukiu. in the absence of
W. .5 -, Officer, took the chair aud
l' Fisher acted as secretary.
~ ,Iirlrr subsequently appeared. The
d. having asked If there was any
e1'.. bstore the board the Mayor
''.,, 1 emeu. as Mayor of this city, l
,s n-ither as u member nor as
gu ssv,n. any possible right to be
.- weep. through the kindness Of
.''' ,.4noa. the law, it is true, giving
a- INV member OF the board
w F TO call You together, but
'-' NOT invest me with power to
-.--- oi.h your proceedings and |
~ ,.a for lne kind privilege which
..''' hive allowed me. 1t may not be
.-.re.-iug i'll dlgress from sugges-
--.. m a retrospect of matters pertain
$685. ,.ee troubles in our community.
.s,-.n day of December, 1898, a
smallpox was reported IN Brad
lev. me house was tagged and
"''' -'rrrc,iou OF DR.. Miller police
OD.' ,a. placed on guard with instruc-
l-ruit no one to enter or leave.
.,',.,,n hour or two after this was
49,. ,@o prominent gentlemen came
md asked that little thirteen
r,d girl be placed in the same
Nth the smallpox patient. | told
r3s, under no circumstances
- hermit all uniDetiected Child TO
,..-d i'm the same house with a
~ SMALLPOX. The gentlemen left
f.sV Dr. Miller aud under his di
~. ..,- the policeman allowed the lit
.r TO 20 INTO the house. The
moraiug ! directed Sergeant
7 10 feut "a house adjoining the
ted one and place ali the uninfec.-
.tr-r,oas iu IT, This was done. The
vent was the transfer of Mary
I.r-. ..oa. a house near Shiloh Churcn
.,,. Br.udock alley house and Just
4.-...ri-s one of the iuCOmprehensl'
5'airr. .-nts OF the matter. | sent Ser
s.agr smith to DR.. Miller TO see about
st-.iJa to the patients and he came
'. vl.h the Information that DR..
Mr. did not propose 10 have auy
,5.., no. do with the matter as it would
,,. nr,yate practice. | asked
,.-,ue. smith what be Smith mad
Iii in reply. Tire sergeant said he
s.:4j he doctor that meant he threw
lt--4,,og.ibllity on the Mayor, aud
tr-5acor's reply was That is about
Mn. -,1- of il" Immediately tele
r1ooaI to The Health Officer, repeated
M. conversation and asked him if the
.ergeAa, had correctly quoted him. He
sad Yes" Then" said |, you can
er-aty simplify the matter by resign
and Will get some one who will
r-rt9rm the duty" He then said he
id not ike TO have it put that way
and he would come down and see me.
became. and after conversation III
w5,r9 me- alluded to his loss of prac-
uce De saw DR.. Howard and reported
to M. that DR.. Howard would attend
70 The cases for TWO hundred dollars
r.r month. ! vas Interested in Dir.
Miller and advise him as friend 10
continue in charge of the cases. He
then accepted the task, bat expressed
anxiety aoout his pay. Upon this
aol. could give hin no ASSURANCE,
keep. my belief chat the City Couucl'
G5ud undoubtedly compensate hun.
\aer lals We mad free, friendly and
asily Intercourse, never an acrimonious
Talk o disturb the pleasant relations
a-.ween us. and this continued up 10
TIE time his letter regarding the Mayor
uttaec.ty was sent TO the City Council.
fa- AFTERNOON fad card in the city
paper, rom DR.. Miller, regarding case
ol smaI pox on King street. About this
matter wish to say just here that DIR.
Miller spoke TO me several weeks ago
about case that had been reported TO
1.m as being in house on King street,
snd tia, be was afraid it was going 10
give MIN some trouble. remarked TO
lu that he would nave to DO the best
be could about matter Is the csss IN
,le Braidock Eouse had been very
nicely managed. Some time after this
Tie committee appointed by Council 20
consider the Mayors message and the
Health officers letter met aud l IN
:.m-i ,4ld committee OF the report OF
ca,z being on King street. When
-g Health Officer was put on the stand
lg,aa he mad never heard Of the case
aci len DR.. smith, VINO went on tie
s,4ll Toe following morning, was asked
4aol.u he replied that ne (Dr. omithj
1. reported the case 10 the Health
dice. and the Health officer said ne
could e0i remove it OF account OF the
crowded condition of the hospital, but
-aa he would remove it as quickly as
possible. Recently ! sent for the lady
Oi,he house and she told me that DIR.
Smith had informed her that he had re-
ported the case TO the Health Olhcer,
all of TINS being before DR.. Smith be-
cane assistant To the Heslth Officer,
Vow. gentlemen. in conclusion, have
thu. -ues estion TO mAke-Dr. Miller
holds altogether TOO many posilops
mier this corporation and | recon
mend that this board should ask the
Guy Council to deny the right Of
Health Officer to hold any position no
der himself, and if you 10 not choose
10 DO that then enter into CONTRACT
with some other physician to atteHo
smallpox cases, aud let DE-. Miller eX'
erc-e bis duties as Health Officer alone
Ihaye no recollection OF Health ON
Ger acting as physician to smaliPo2
eAses, though may be wrong. " rel
u r. c. Powell was Health ON
Ger DR.. William NJ. Smith was EN-
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