Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-26
COMPULSORY
VACCINATION
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COUNCIL EMPOWERS CITY ply
sIClAN 70 USE HIS DIsCRE-
TON IN MATTER.
SITUATION MORE SERIOUS
THAN 1T WAS A YEAR AGO,
.City's Duty to Enforce Heroic Meas
ures-Report of Street and
Il Alley Committee.

Small pox and compulsory vaccination
excited the attention of the city council
which met in adjourned session last
night. DR.. Alexander. the city's health
officer. in a communication, said he on
sldered the situation to be far more
serious than it was a year ago. He
asked the council to consider the subject
of compulsory vaccination. 1t was the
city's duty, he said, to enforce compul-
sory vaccination in certain quarters and
ishnent should be inflicted upon such
persons who have for days and weeks
concealed cases of small pox.
A motion to refer the communication
to the health board with power to act
was opposed by the council members on
tnat committee. They urged that the
responsibility Of enforcing compulsory
vaccination and the onu which might
be attached to it's application should be
bLrne by every member of the council.
The council. however, with the excep-
ton of Alderman Kroyer, seemed in
clined to shirk the responsibility, and a
motion obtained to refer the whole mat
ter to the city physician and give him
caltc blanche to use his best Judgment
and discretion.
DR.. Alexander seemed willing to take
the bull by the horns. and accordingly,
by a vote of 8 to 3. the whole matter Of
small pOX and compulsory vaccination,
was turned over to him
The following report of the street and
alley committee was adopted as read:
First. that the petition of Mrs. Mary
Mcmillan and others for the grading of
Platinum street from Main to Colorado
streets be granted.
Second, that the protest of O.. M. Parr
against a new sidewalk in block 5 of the
Moonlight addition be denied.
Third, that the petition OF Joseph Wey-
erhorst relative to the grade of Montana
alley be denied.
Fourth, that the petition relative to
overflow of water at Broadway and Mon
culvert to the north side of Broadway
on Montana to be cleaned and opened.
o. Fifth, that the grade be changed in
front of the Quartz street fire station as
recommended by the city en-:
Sixth, that relative to the petition of
the school board for sidewalks on Alum
mum, Montana and Washington streets
the petition be denied except that a walk
be laid on the north side of Aluminium
street from Montana street to the Web
ster school.
Seventh, that the sidewalk on Copper
street from Wyoming to Arizona be not
changed from eight to ten.
An ordinance for the grading of Plat
mum street from Montana to Colorado
was passed, rs per cent of the cost to be
charged to the property owners. Oct. 3
was fixed as the date for hearing objec-
tiOns.
An ordinance was passed declaring the
intention OF the city to grade Dakota
street from Iron street to the Ophir adj
dition. Oct. 3 was set as the date for
hearing objections.
Improvement district No. 20 was Gre
ated, bounded by Montana, Broadway
alley and Hamilton streets, the nature
of the improvements to be paving, curb
ing, and catch basins.
A petition of the Butte, Anaconda &
| Pacific Railway for a righ of
way on Iron street was read and action
deferred until after a conference is had
| with b., A. & p. officials.
The council then adjourned.