Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-22
SOME HOT WALLOPS.
Col. Jos. McDermott rises to
Inquire.
He Wants to know Why Things are as
They stand at Present-City officials
Have Neglected Their Duties-W Worse
Things will Come to pass II Scarlet
Fever is not Fought Promptly.

Things will Come to pass IL Scarlet
Fever is not Fought Promptly.
To the Editor of the NEW DOMINION:
/ understand that the Public
schools have been closed in this city
because of scarlet fever / do not
think you could do greater benefit
to this city than by securing the
names of those who have the fever
and of those who are, or have been
exposed to it, and publishing every
day until the danger has passed.
see persons who have been ex-
posed on the streets of.Morgantown,
IN the stores, and in fact going
around among and mingling with
unsuspecting men and women who
have children at home. The way
the city officers of Morgantown have
avoided and sneaked away from
their duties of protecting the health
of the tax payers and others of this
city by disposing OF the city board
of health and putting the health of
the city into the hands Of the Coun-
/ ty Officers in something execrable.
They will tell you should you
have OCCASION to report contagious
disease, to see the Board of Health
that theythe City Officials don't
have any thing to do with that bust
ness now. / would like to know
what the citizens of Morgantown
elect city officers for ii it is not to
look after the health as well as 9TH
er matters that are unavoidable and
most necessary in city of at least
SIX thousand population.
There should be the most strict
quarantine over every case Of scar
let fever in this city. Persons nurs-
ing and visiting patients with the
fever should also be quarantined.
MorganUown can be ruined not only
in health but in business. We do
not want the University closed which
it certainly will be unless some &C
tion Is taken to step the scarlet few
/ er.
If the City officials refuse to take
action and appoint board of health
who will do their duty quickly and
/ properly a citizens mass meeting
should be held and committee APP
pointed by them to act at once.
All doctors should report every case
every suspect. A notice and a flag
should be placed on every building
wherein there is any person sick with
fever. Ii necessary q guard should
be placed over buildings where people
cannot be depended on by honor not
TO go out and miugle with others.
Some people think 1t wise to not re-
port cases Of fever, and hide them
away until they recover. They are
liable to indictment by the Grand
jury. Public funerals have been al
| lowed in cases OF scarlet fever, some
thing unheard OF Ia cities the size of
Morgantown. Why has all this been
done? Simply because those with
power to prevent were either afraid
some one would be mad, or else they
did not know what they were elected
for. Someone is responsible that's
sure. II this hurts let them yell. l
will use names and places and give
foundation for this kick, If desired.
The new City Charter provides for
board OF health. Why not have one?
/ can name. fifty places within the city
limits that need either, removal
drainage quarantine or disenfectent
Every citizen of Morgantowns should
help to make this city perfect, by
keeping his own property clean, and
making others do the same
Possibly some will say the city has
not got any money for improving the
healUh of Morgantown. That's poor
excuse. Borrow 1t. Beg 1t. Steal it,
Go in debt. Anything. Neglect every
other improvement for sewers and
and proper attention towards improy-
ment Of this city's health arrange
ments.
| Yours respectfully,
JOSEPH III. MCDERMoTT.