The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-02
HEALTH BOARD
GETS $4,000
At a Special Meeting Of Board
Of Aldermen Monday Night.
President Rosevear of Health
Board Makes Report Strict
Quarantine Observed Additional
Annex Erected UnwarraDted Ru-
mors Cause Unnecessary Alarm.

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At special meeting of the Board
of Aldermen Monday night, $5, 600
was set aside for the use of the local
Board of Health.
The Mayor called the meeting, for
the purpose, he said, of transacting
some business suggested by the Board
lof Health.
i The regular routine of business was
dispensed with and Clerk Stillwell
read communication from the Board
of Health in which that body requested
the Aldermen to grant them the sum
of So, 900 in order to pay the unusual
heavy expenses which the Health
Board is compelled to meet on account
of the present trouble in the city
On the motion of Alderman Reed,
the Mayor was authorized to discount
notes in sums. to the amount of $5, 900,
the same to be held subject to the de-
mands of the treasurer of the Board
of Health, as needs may require from
time to time.
Before the motion was passed, how
ever, Alderman Lines inquired as to
whether the Heath Board were look
ing after the sluice way and cesspool
on Race street.
~ rise to point of order, said
Mr.. Reed, ~ don't see that Mr.
Lines question has anything to do
with this resolution, and he was
sustained by Mayor Quayle. Evidently
Mr.. Lines was of the opinion that he
was being turned down, as he followed
the Mayors decision with "Well, !
didn't expect anything else from the
ring. y
President Rosevear and Commits
sioner Pierson of the Board of Health
being present, the Mayor invited them
to tell the Aldermen of their mode Of
precautions and a history of the pres
ent epidemic.
As you know, said Mr.. Rosevear,
"we are in the midst of trouble We
have had seventeen cases of small
pox up-to- date. The origin of the frs
case which was discovered on Novem
f Der 30, is traced to Rockaway, where
some member of Race street family
had paid visit to a residence where
in was case of the disease. The
house was quickly placed undel
quarantine and since then, on Decem
her IA to December 30, five more cases
had developed in the same house.
, From January 10 to January %, three
other cases had been discovered in 8
house on Ridgedale avenue. The sub
sequent cases were called to the atten.
tion of the Health Inspector on the
following dates January sS, February
g. 90, %, 90, "a, 25, 25.
"How many are now well, - queried
Alderman Freeman.
-Four, y replied Mr.. Rosevear.
In answer to Mayor Quayle's ques-
tion as to the Board S mode of quaran.
tine, Mr.. Rosevear explained that a
guard was Immediately placed il
front and rear of the house and bari
wired fence constructed around it,
Is anyone helping DR.. Douglass,
asked Alderman ConlSlin.
Only in cases of vaccination,
answered Mr.. Rosevear and believe
he takes every precaution that any
man can. Mr.. Rosevear further
stated that the Board had been acting
under the direction of Drs. Mitchell
and Hunt, of the State Board of
Health and had followed their in
structions to the letter.
Have you had general consulta-
tion with the physicians?' asked the
Mayor.
Mr.. Rosevear answered in the
affirmative. Here Mr.. Lines sprung
the sluice way question again by ask
ing if the Board had paid any atten-
tion to it, and Mr.. Rosevear said that
the Board was looking after it.
In answer to question the Alder
men were informed that a number of
physicians had been engaged and who
had been allotted respective districts
over which they were making house
to house canvass and vaccinating the
inmates taking the names in each in
stance.
"Did they start on Madison and
Maple avenues first?" inquired Mr.
Lines.
Mo- responded President Rose
wear, they took the thicbly populated
districts first. y
How do you get food to the quaran-
tined inmates, asked Mr.. Lines.
"We leave it ON the stoop or at a
specified place and the nurse gets it. 7"
After it was stated that the depot
had been thoroughly cleaned and
fumigated, Mr.. Lines wanted to know
if it wouldn t be right to petition the
Lackawanna Company to erect new
freight house. This being somewhat
out of his jurisdiction, Mr. Rose
vear's answer was scarcely audible.
Under the direction of the Board Of
Health all additional building had
been erected at a cost, of $500. This
would be set aside for the male
patients and would accommodate
twenty, while the present annex
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