Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-04
CONTAGIOUSDISEASEHOSPlTAL
To be Built by the Trustees of
the Poor.
COST MUST NOT EXCEED So 600
The City Council of Wilmington
is to Pay $7OO.
John Townsend and Richard I. Cam Per-
mitted to Retain Their Seats as Members
of the Board of Trustees. Il

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lospital at Farnhurst yesterday week.
The first business taken up was the accept
lnce Of the certificates of appointment OF
he newly-appoin,ed members. The names
u John Beth, Blaokbird hundred, who sue
,eeds Andrew Webster; Il. l.. Rice, Will
nington hundred, northwest, successor to
lanes McVey; Joseph O.. Parker,, St.
Georges hundred. successor to A. p. Crockett, |
and George r. Roberts, Brandywine hum
dred. successor to Thomas T. Weldin, were |
read from the credentials, and they were |
questioned whether or not they had been |
sworn In. Beth and Parker answered In |
the negative and they were sworn In by |
President Armstrong. When the credentials |
of, William Burg OF Appoquininink hum
dred, appointed TO succeed John Townsend, |
was read MIR. Townsend stated that he
objected to seating Mr.. Burg, as he
(Townsend) was the holder uf the Office.
AT this point Zachariah u. Harris who was
appointed to succeed Richard I. Cam of
Peneader hundred, arose and stated that he
had his credentials. He claimed that he had
a right to be seated. To settle the matter
Attorney K. r. Cochran, Jr., read the law
and stated that the Levy Court Commits
sioner or Commissioners of the hundred
where the vacancy exists had the power to
appoint d man to fill a vacancy. but that
the law distinctly says the Levy Court shall
appoint or elect for term OF three years.
James W.. Lattotuus, counsel for Mr..
Townsend, claimed that his client had been
appointed in 1899 for three years. Mr..
Harris raised the question whether or not
Mr.. Cam had been appointed for thres
years and he was told that such was the case
and TINT his case was the same as that of
Mr.. Townsend, and in looking the records
up they showed that @. Harry SalmOns had
been elected on February oath, 1897. and
that his place was filled until the fall of
1893, when Mr.. Cam filled out the year
until 1899, when he wne reappointed. 1t
was also shown that Mr.. Salmons' term
should have expired in 1900 and that II MIR.
Cam was serving in his place for the uu-
expired term then IL should have expired
February 24th 1900, Instead of 1901. A
Mr.. Roberts then took part in, the argu-
meLt and claimed that the law SD ,uld
specify the time of the expiration of the
! term. He said my certificate does lot say
whether or not / am appointed for one,
two. three or four years." He discussed the
question at length relative to what the ex
| piration of a term meant. MIR. Rice, who
was appointed to succeed James McVey,
was taken as an example, and 1t is claimed
that he is appointed for three years. MIR.
Fahey said: "Mr. Chairman, | make n
motion to refer it to Che Superior Court to
construe the matter" Mr.. Roberts Objected
on the ground that il would involve the ex-
penditure of perhaps several hundred dollars.
He stated that be was satisfied to place the
matter in the hands of two competent
lawyers.
Messrs. Lattomus and Cochran again
stated that they considered Messrs. Town
| send and Cam duly appointed members OF
the board whose terms expired in 1902.
The motion of MIR. Fahey was withdrawn
| and DR.. Bellville made a motion that the
decisions of the attorneys be sustained,
which was carried and II was so entered on
the minute books. Mr.. Townsend then
| tOOk hia seat. ~
Messrs. Burg and Harris retired. Mr..
1 Burg thought life too short to worry over
the matter and during the discussion sat
and listened.
The report of Superintendent Mccoy
showed the population on March 9th to hs
1sO whites; 81 coIored; total, FOG; deaths
during the month, Oscar johnson, colored
Samuel Grise and Mary 0'Neill all of vii.
mington hundred.
Drs. Bellyile, Chandler and Tomau, the
| house committee for the month who had
escoted the new members through the house
noted the improvements and changes In the
diningroom for the women and reported
the institution in excellent shape. Messrs.
Walker, Rice and Roberts were appointed
In the house committee for this month.
Resolutions on the death of the late jaime.
McVey were adopted and ordered placed or
the minutes. The resolutions were drawn
by the following committee: Matthew d
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Chandler.
The sale of the Sixth street Office Of IN,
Trustees of the Poor by John Craig to JOSEPH
Kreici for 81, 800 was reported contaminated
The discussion over the drug schedul
caused all the members Of the board TO Re
into the debate. DR.. Bellville, appointed a
the chairman OF the committee on the re
vision of a drug schedule. reported that II
the opinion of the committee 1t would b
right to adopt the wholesale price list b
some reputable wholesale drughouse an,
allow the drugs to be furnished by som
reputable druggist at slight advance owe
this schedule. He conteuded that the phy
sicians of today should not be confined d
the use of the drugs on schedule list thu
was in vogue at the time of the Civil War.
, Mr.. Lawson objected to any such method
Mr.. Roberts also thought that the metho
was unwise. It was decided to allow d re
vision of the schedule and have new on
made that would conform properly to tn
progress of the times ana have prices quote
at which every druggist had right to BIZ
In II legitimate way.
Hervey Walker offered motion that NJ
person having the. smallpox or any othe
contagious disease should be allowed to ente
grounds.
Mr.. Toman offered as an amendtnen
THAT no sick person should be admitted /
the institution unless he received a ceI
J tiiicate from reputable physician announc
Ing that he had no contagious disease
Joseph P. Chandler declared that b
would not allow any person to go to the In
'etitution from his district with the small
pox, to endanger the lives of the poor I'm
foltunates of the institution. He contende
that it was the duty of the Board OF Healt
to care for patients suffering with contagiou
diseases.
DIR. Bellvile claimed that the question wa
| for the
fortunate poor. He commended that pesl
house properly fitted DIP should be cor
structed and that they should have con-
petent nurse to look after the sick. H
stated TINT five new cases had been reporte
In Wilmington and II the disease was nc
! soon stamped out something would have
/, be done.
Mr.. Toman commended that the pesthonse
on the grounds were for the use OF the sic
of the building and not for the geuerf
public. He alsO stated that the physician
hau no right to go into the pesthouses an
visit patients in the hospital building. a
also objected to the Board of Health of WI
mington taking patients TO the institutio
without q permit from the members of tn
board. Mr.. Armstrong commended that III
city of Wilmington should have pesthous
for such cases.
On motion of Patrick Fahey It was dt
cided to construct suitable building on th
grounds near where the pesthouses no
stand, not to cost over So, 600, which sha
include the equipment. of this amount th
City Council of Wilmington is to furnis
500 for the equipment. The building sha
be or the use of the people of New Cast
county. The committee on building CON
prises Messrs. Fahey, Chandler, Kict
Roberts and Bellville.
Mr.. Thompson viii Have Fine House.
The old house OIL the John McGrillas fari
of about 30 acres on the road from Greer