The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-13

lining said sites proposed to the board by
the plaintiffs in the case, the board Of
health met in special session and arranged
report and submit the following to said
court;
To Hon. D. NJ. Dale, Judge District
Court:
Dear Sir-The undersigned members of
the board of health of the city of Wich-
ita, Kan, in obedience to your request,
visited and examined the location hereto
fore selected by the board of health for
the erection of building suitable for
the keeping of patients affected with con-
tagious diseases, and find that the build
ing under construction to be used for
said purpose is an isolated place, conve-
nient to the city and of easy access.
Properly guarded with a wire fence,
seven feet high, which surrounds the
building on all sides at a distance of fifty
to 100 feet.
The posts are six feet apart, and barb
wires are placed six inches apart from
the ground to the top Of the fence, eff
fectually excluding dogs and other ami
mails from the same.
Lie pulIuIuS IS d SuDSldHlldl LIduIe
structure, practically completed, with
brick chimney, already constructed.
The building is $50 feet from the rail-
road track on the south, by actual meas
urtment, and about 600 feet from a
slaughter house, owned by Heller, Heron
&, Heller, which is the nearest building
to said hospital.
The next nearest building is a residence
on the property owned by Mr.. Whine,
which is 9S1 feet northwest of said hospi-
tai. There are no other buildings nearer
than one-fourth Of a mile.
Afterwards, in company with Mr.. Her
ron, we and a number of others, consti-
tuting the committee, agreed upon be-
tween the parties interested, visited and
examined the proposed locations at the
south end of Yike's island, and in fact
the whole of said island for distance of
one mile or more south of the location
of the present building, and, in our judg-
ment, there is no suitable place in that
vicinity for the erection of a hospital for
the purpose
The objections to locating the hospital
at the sites pointed out to US are:
L 44Sl-I TIC ldIAI II QullC lOH anu lidDiS
to overflow in time Of high water.
Second-The dense growth of under
brush and the circuitous route in getting
to it renders the same practically mac
cessible.
Third-To convey patients to this point
it would be necessary to travel over a
distance of about three miles from the
business center of the city through a
populous community and greatly endan-
gering the health of a large number Of
people living along said route, and also
rendering it extremely hazardous to the
life of the patient so conveyed. Besides.
the road Travelled over IS a very bad one.
It required about forty-five minutes for
your committee to drive with q team
from the location Of the present building
to the proposed location.
Fourth-There are residences located
within about d quarter OF a mile Of the
proposed site and almost, If not quite,
as close TO the nearest residence to the
proposed location
In our opinion the danger to the pub
lie would be no greater by locating the
hospital in the building already erected
than at the proposed site, and the dan
ger oecasioned by removing patients TO
the proposed site would be made much
greater than 10 convey them to the pres
ent building, 70 say nothing OF the incon-
venielce Of getting there. In fact we
consider II impCacticable TO establish the
proposed hospital at any Of the points
suggested TO Us by Mr.. Heron
We. therefore, recommend and advise
that the site selected by the board Of
health be retained, as, in our opinion. the
public VIII not be jeo2srdized BY 50 do
ing. Respectfully submitted.
J. ". SHUTS. NJ. D.
President;
D. F. INGLEs. u D.
Secretary.
The court rendered the injunction per
manent. and the board. at q meeting on
January S. 1870. agreed 70 LEI the matter
drop and quarantine cases OF Contagious
disease wherever found.
Dr.. Jordon reported q case Of smaII-pox
in the south part Of The city. The IA
tent was young girl- Upon tnvestigat-
ing the matter Il vas ascertained that
the child's father had hauled coal 70 TIE
pest house OF Thirteenth street and a.
the time was exposed 70 The disease. and
as the board OF health were DESTROYS that
the disease should rot spread over tire
city and among those attending TIE pub