Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-29

..-,r,. t-RuBABILI TIEs.-F this
.....,,.tt AN, Thursday diminish
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CITY COUNCIL.
~.s reeuar semi-monlhly meeting
. l-' C.? CouacA Was held LAST night.
q 60, '- he business transacted was Of
A,'' me nature. The report OF the
.-..-ae on claims to whom was re-
@-,s hills of the pAysicisns who
Odd smallpox cases and made an
',r;on of the CITY was presented In
~ Aldermen, The report recon-
U' il3 the payment of the bills as
aorsi except that of the Health
~ whose cnarge for vaccinations
- 5san reduced from so TO % cents.
-,' mort was adopted by the Alder
sy unanimous vote, but their
- .,, was nou-concurreG il by the
cannon Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
r,a members were slow in assem-
s.a ir was after o'clock when
hoard was called to order.
committee on claims reported in
-ofnsying the bills or the doctors
.-,e s..enisd the smallpox cases, with
sr,.n,iou Of DR.. Miller;s bill for
..,,.rs,iaa. which was reduced to 1913
... one half of the claim-thus plac
,.s n-ice Of vaccination at % cents
"s. head instead OF 90 cents.
frarlsim- Of Rose Scott, colored
-.. and of VIM. Conway, proprietor
.1.ga Paddock House, were reported
-D lion motion Of Mr.. BAllenger the
- oi the committee was adopted.
,rar me action OF the lower board
,5. occurred il in reference to the
..,-nnop authorizing the Mayor and
,r5.,or 10 borrow ne sum OF $4,000
~ me purpose of paying necessary
oss-as, against the corporation Tor the
remainder Of the fiscal year ending May
Mr. sweeney said he would like to
tr9r If snv more bills would be pre-.
s-n.ei for The liquidation of which tue
aIfv would ahNB ~ l5Suo uOuOr.
NIB Ieueer stated that there would
esa repetition next year, Us several
I,c.5rs lad stated that smallpox would
.ree the city with greater severity as
.]oa q, cold weather reappenrsd.
V- ~R-eney remarked that he would
ee syor 10 have 1t meuaged b TIER io
the m-ure. ii such happens than 1t he'd
besa.n me past.
Ars. eoucurring in several matters
from the lower board tho Aldermen i'd
iJ1raad.
COMMON COUNCIL.
fnv nine members were preserj 81
.5eo1euing, but others atterward came
IN nating I3-au unlucky number for
,ae doctors.
The 6psDce committee submitted 8
-e.,ln6ou authorizing the committee
70 borrow $1,000 TO meet the 0bliga-
.ious Of the city to the close OF the pre-
sent fiscal year, wnich was referred.
Mr. smith reported in favor OF $500
to1euair Commerce street.
Mr y. Moore suggested that as
The city vas about TO borrow Sl2,OUO 1t
VA, me hat these street approprla'
ton. tnould be held up.
Mr. TlImyer made an inquiry as 10
the cost OF this work, saying ne thought
S-n,oo much, but favored the work.
Mr.. smith said that this was almost
taeoay avenue to Fairfax county and
,a.new glass works. The proposed
Improvement was Tor about Two
squares
fine resolution was agreed to, the
money % be paid out o. next years alp
preparations,
Au4np.ic2aon Of Rev Il. J. Cutler
aud o.aers for q sewer on Royal street
was referred, and m order made for 2
crossing at queen and Payne streets.
Dr. Bechtel presented a bill OF 5000
toraUeadance on certain families with
smallpox
Hs -ald in e letter which accompanied
his bal these were cases under MS
caaree which reported 20 the Health
0a,c-r, ou, no attention was pald TO
lem alG he gave such attention as
Was necessary. At first he did not III
end 10 charge me city for his services,
out ea other physicians mad been pald
De thought he should also be paid.
The doctors letter showed that physl
clans charges were contagious.
The physicians bills reported upon
untavorably by the finance committee,
but on which the claims committee mad
reported iayovably, were received WITH
an order torp yueut FROM the Board O!
Aldermen.
Mr.. taler opposed the payment o.
me bills, as they had been contracted
without authority and were exorbitant
During has remarks he said he did not
believe that single case of genuine
smallpox Cad existed in the city, nol
Cld be believe that any OF the doctors
on oath, would say that there had been
Mr.. Greene said one Of the physicians
Aad Told him that ne had seen cases O
continent smallpox during the past few
weeks and Mr.. Smith said that doc
Tor had told him that if ne wanted t
see a case Of smallpox he would place :
patient at q window SO that he (Mr
smith, could see IL case OF the disease.
Mr.. Uhler said the odor of smallpox
had been entirely absent.
Mr.. WHAT does 1t smell
ike"
1Ir. Uhler said that it was like bsC
smelling fluid poured on a red no
stove. Laughter Continuing 1T
said Council had no right to delegate
lis power to the Board OF Health Il
annln,. r,hn-sinians and aXnnnd the civ