Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-30
4 man named Hockridse. had not

man named Hockrtdge, mad not
signed It.
Mayor Pierce was seen about the Sat-
urday evening meeting and asked as to
his stand in the matter. He said:
What makes me sore is that for the
past three months, or during the time
that smallpox has been in the city. I
have taken the responsibility and
blame of the matter. think have
conducted affairs in the best interests
of the city and its people. do not care
ito carry the responsibility on my
shoulders and then when some import
ant step is about to be taken which is
the best for all concerned, have the
board of health step in and try to die
tate. AS long as the members think
that / did not conduct matters satisfac-'
torily am perfectly willing to allow
them to attend to them. am not COM
peeled to look after matters of this
kind and the only reason did it was
to relieve the board OF the time and re-
sponsibility. certainly would never
submit, If had my way, to allow pa
tients to be taken to the pest house
that was recently erected at the in
stance of the board Of health. The
had one case there recently, all the
water he drank had to be carried to
him from the city. The location is bad,
and now especially. when the warm
weather is stirring up the waste mat
ter in the sewer outlet. which is ada
cent to the building. I am ready and
willing to carry out any orders the
board may see fit to give me as an ex-
secutive officer, but hereafter am not
deciding any of the questions that may
arise
THE SUNDAY SESSIONS.
The Sunday sessions of the board,
with Mayor Pierce notably absent
We're for the most part informal and
were more in the nature of series Of
caucuses. DR.. Harris presided and the
advisability Of erecting a detention
hospital was the most important mat
ter to come up The plans as they have
been carefully talked over constitute
the erection of twenty-four room
building on the city's four-acre tract
of land near the old Bunce we'll. in the
extreme northwest part of town near
the old pest house site. The board con-
siders the site an excellent one. health
full and isolated. 1t Is anticipated that
$1,000 will be put into the building and.
that it will be erected with view to
ipermanency. City water and sewer
connections will be made and it will
contain closets and bath room. Twelve
of the rooms will be for the occupancy
lof mail patients and twelve for fe-l
males. Two trained nurses will be
hired and will have charge Of the pa
Itients. The matter will be decided, in
all probability, at a meeting of the
board after the council meeting to-.
night. If the detention hospital is
erected all cases that are reported will
be sent to the hospital, irrespective Of
classes. This the state board says the
local boards of health are allowed to
do under the law. In cases where the
patients are able to care for themselves
and pay their own bills all expenses in
Cured will be taxed up to the patients.
The board has decided to be more par
ticular at houses that are squarantined.
In one or two instances people have
been seen talking to inmates of houses
that are under quarantine. This is
punishable by arrest and quarantine
for seventeen days This rule will be
strictly enforced hereafter and it is
thought that if one or two examples are
made things of that sort Will besended.