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(some of them several hundred feet
removed from the supposedly infected
building.
This committee, in common with the
community at large, have understood
and believe that rightfully and proper.
ly all buildings so destroyed on suspi.
cion should be paid for out of the pub
lie treasury, and they have fully sup
ported the Board in its action, believ-
ing that the money value of such build
ings was insignificant as compared to
the value to the community of MAX
ing certain of stamping out the plague.
But this committee viewed with in
tense dissatisfaction the divergence
from the principle under which the
above destruction of buildings took
place when a plague case was direct
ly originated in the Pantheon Stables,
and 1t was with feeling of relief that
the final action of the Board in order
ing its destruction took place.
The committee have heard of the ac-
ton of the Board in connection with
the Hotel Stables with intense dissat-
isfaction and solicitude
1t is admitted that Japanese work
Ing and sleeping at the Hotel Stables
was taken sick there with plague, left
on January goth, and died at midnight
on January 21st.
1t Is admitted that a second en-
ploye of the said stables was first OBJ
served to be sick at the said stables on
Thursday, February 18th. 1t is claim
ed that he went away therefrom and
did not return until the 10Th inst. In
any event, he died of the plague on
the night of the 18th.
The Board of Health has so far failed
and declined to order the destruction
OF the building, and did not even order
1t into quarantine until yesterday
"wednesday afternoon.
The published account of the meet
ing of the Board in dealing with this
case, states, among other things, that
the Board did not consider it proved
that the stables were a source of in
fection."
We submit that in no case hereto
fore, except in the case of the Fan
theon Stables, has the Board required
hat a building should be couclusiveiy
proved" to be infected before it was
ordered destroyed.
There is far stronger proof that the
Hotel Stables are source of infection
han existed in any one of the in
tances above cited, as to building.
'ther than those in which plague
leaths have taken place.
Either the Hotel Stables should be |
destroyed or else the buildings above
eferred to were improperly destroyed!
Why should the Board establish the
recedent that building from which
Wo plague cases have come must be
frmatiyely proven to be infected be-
ore 1t is destroyed, and in numerous
Their cases destroy buildings con-
erning which there is only suspi-
ion, without any proof whatsoever?
1t is with intense regret that this
feels obliged to commune
ate upon this subject with the Board
Health; but feeling, as we do, that
Mess the radical policy heretofore in
lgurated is consistently and persist
ltly carried out, the losses and sacri-
ces of the past will be in vain, we
rye upon the Board of Health, with
i the earnestness at our command,
lat it reconsider its action concern
g the Hotel Stables and act concern
g the same upon the principles ear
er adopted and heretofore carried
1T; assuring the Board that in car
ing out such policy, the Board will
i've the earnest and hearty support,
1t only of this committee, but OF the
at large, among whom we
ell assured, there is as intense dis
tisfaction with the course taken by
e Board concerning the Hotel Sta
es as is felt by this committee.
We have the honor to remain, your
edient servants
CITIZENS SAN. COM, n
BY s. M. BALLoU, Secretary. D