The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-24
Death FOR THE MOSQUITO
An Ordinance for determination
Adopted in Baltimore.


First branch Of the Council After
FiEht-It Proposes m Apuropria-
ton of $4,000 for the Purpose.
| BALTIMORE. Sept 2f-Aftcr consider
! able eNertion, Councilman George :.
/ Brown managed to get his anti-mosquito
! ordinance through the first branch Of the
| city council yesterday Before the SEES
| sion Mr.. Brown succeeded i'm convincing
| several of his colleagues that his meas
ure was a good one. although there was
| doubt as to its fate even when it came To-
| a vote.
in defending his ordinance. which ap-
I Dropriatcs Sl5eo5 for the determination of
/ the mosquito in Baltimore. Mr.. Brown
/ said
| Il hope the branch will pass the appro-
priation FOR the mosquito determination.
l We must remember that now is the only
J time that we can make an appropriation
! from next years levy. As soon as the
| board of estimates makes its report on
] the ordinance Of estimates I'm October our
| legislative power to make any appropri-
! alton out of the levy of 1892 ceases. II
! we do not pass this appropriation now
! nothing viii be done to exterm!nate the
! mosquito next summer.
! The fact is scientifically ascertaineG
( that If all standing water is kept covered
/ with oil the mosquito cannot breed, be
! cause only I'm standing water can the
| egg De Matched or the young mosquito
which swims in the water come 20 ma
| turity. After the introduction of this
resolution the health commissioner, Dr.
| Bosley, appeared before the committee on
| health. and il was on his recommcnda-
| tion that the committee made "a unani-
! nous favorable report The best medical
Z "a Hnr is NJ
cies of the mosquito is the principal. if
not the only. cause of the spread Of ma
| laTia, and the experiments In Cuba prac-
tically demonstrated that another species
is the primary carrier of yellow fever in
| lection. Experiments I'm Italy also. by
competent Investigators. showed that the
mosquito carried the fever infection
The United States medical authorities
in Havana made this summer an active
war upon the mosquito 10y the free use Of
kerosene oil upon the breeding places and
tho draining Of staEnaut pools with the
result that the number Of cases Of fever
was materially reduced. The United
States in many 81 its marine hospitals
and forts has applied kerosene with local
| success. DIT. Doty. Of the Health Depart
| mcUt Of New York. made vigorous at
tack on one Of the worst mosquito-infect-
| ed sections Of Staten Island. which ac-
corclng 30 IN, newspapers. has materially
reduced the number Of mosquitoes there.
] DIT l. O. Howard. the eutomoIogist Of
the United States Agricultural Depart
mcnt in Washington. in his official report
suggests that Baltimore, on account Of its
cesspool system, would bo an excellent
pace 70 institute municipal action on the
subject
The cessPcols Of Baltimore are ideal
breeding places Tor mosquitoes The plan
proposed is 70 keep them covered with
kerosene oil from early spring until late
IN tho summer The Health Commission
er is directed To enforce all existing laws
compelling the draining of any stagnaut
DOCS Which amount 10 a nuisance by the
owners thereof
He is given authority TO use the 81. Oal
appropriated by the resolution according
TO his best discretion for employing as
sISlahce. buying OIL and draining pools
Is not any welI-considered plan worth
the expenditure Of $4,000 which gives
reasonable promise oT making our city
iree from malaria. leaving cut the cues
ton OF personal comfort TO the ueoDle7
LET no spirit OF small economy prevent US
from spending this amount Of money for
the health and comfort Of our people. The
question IS. whether we shall be progress
I've and put Baltimore TO the front rank
her lag behind" VI ~
Councilman Ulrich. OF the Fifteenth
ward, led the attack against the passage
OF the ordinance, and replied 10 Mr.
! Brown IN a lengthy speech. in which he
gave many reasons why SI5.G0D should not
| ne spent IN this way He urged that the
| council be not carried away by the zeal
of Mr. Brown. but act with business and
judgment II was doubtful, ne said
whether the plan could be carried
through. and $1,000 could De far better
spent in paving new streets and erectInl,
school houses than IN discriminating the
mosquito. He cited authorities and fig
ures in contradiction Of Mr. Brown Z
claims, and said that the better way OF
Riding the town Of mosquitoes would be
Z E.rlg rgsrH b..
and clean out the staguaut pools and 9TH
er breeding places.
Mr. kalh. as member Of the commit
tee on health. said ne had carefully con-
sidered the ordinance, and finding # WAS
the duty OF the health Departmental keep
such pools cleaned, he was not In favor Of
Councilman Timauus said he was
| brought up In A mosquito country and had
never sustained any great injury. He
gave II as his opinion that 10 was not
| hard matter 20 keep mosquitoes away.
and said he did not have a mosquito net
Mr.. Kalb said his objection to the plan
was that the appropriation would have
70 he made every year. as there would
be new lot Of mosquitoes 10 extermi-
nate each summer.
Mr. Green said there was no reason
, why the ordinance should not pass.
| J.. II. Miller said. Let's pass this or
| diuance and take away the stigma that
I for years has rested upon MS that Ealti-
more is a oue-horso town ] want 10 be
economical. but what is the use OF throw
ing damUcr on a thing just because IL
/ costs a dOIlar2"
Councilman Watty evidently thought
Z the discussion had gone far enough and
/ called for the question This was put by
| President Sproesser and the ordnance
| uassad bv "A vote Of = TO 10 as follows
Yeas-Sproesser. Greene. Miller. Me
! Cliut0ck. Gcbclrin. REGISTER Mcmahon.
! Brown. GeUhart. Watty. Hviutzcmau. and
| HOffmau-l2.
Nays-TouChton. JanetZkc. SucEert.
Parker. Timanus, Tlrich. Bell, Kelley,
! | Hofmcistcr and kalb-lo.
LITIGATION OVER A TRIFLE.
Hundreds of Dollars Spent To settle