The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-02
ACTS PROMPTLY.
City Council Takes Necessary
Action to Help Situation.
Competent Assistant City PLY,
stefan to Be Named.
TO ACT AS ONE.
City and County VIII Cooper
ate in Relief.
Water and Gas MainstO Be Laid
Soon as Possible.

BY action of the city council Monday
night all OF the essential recommended
tions of the sanitary board appointed
by the Commercial club were made ef-
fective.
The city and council will share equal
" in the cost of the relief work of The
sick. and the great expense incidental
to placing the city and county in a
safe sanitary condition.
A competent assistant physician viii
be employed to do most OF the actual
work for DR.. SSorrs. city physician.
and viii be paid by the city. The coun-
~ win appoint an assistant for DIR.
Ellinger, county physician. t is proba-
bic that Mayor Bergundthal will ap-
point DR.. Schwartz as assistant city
physician.
The councilalso gave the mayor au-
thority to appoint all the extra sanitary
officers. with police powers. that are
necessary. DR.. Storrs desired to have
this work OF appointing left in his
hands, but the council very properly
stuck a knife into this suggestion. and
gave the mayor the necessary authority
1t seemed to be the opinion of the
council that DR.. Storrs would not be a
proper man to trust with this authority,
which has been pretty clearly demon
strated-
Dr. Storrs' suggestion that he be al
lowed a salary Of $3.50 per month was
placed in the hands of the ways and
means committee. There is opposition
to this proposition, as it is a discrimin-
alton in favor Of the city physician.
The city engineer, street commissioner,
police officers and all others are obliged
to do extra work at the old pay, and
the council seemed to think that by
giving Storrs an assistant TO do his
work, an increase in pay was unneces-
sary DR.. l.. Y. Grubbs. DR.. Mcclure,
DR.. Stewart, DR.. Powell, De HOgeboom,
Or. Menninger, Dr. Lindsey, Dr. Raub
and other physicians of highest stand
ing are giving their services absolutely
free Of charge to the city. Storrs evil
IDENTIFY considers himself very valua-
Bile man.
uounced the appointment of the follow
ing members for the city board OF
health.
DR.. G. r. AIenninger, DIR. r. S. Plum
mer. Joseph Griley and J. Q. Sinner.
These, with DR.. Storrs, compose the
board of health.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to have
the following named physicians take
charge OF the sick at the relief stations.
Auditorium. d.. Mcguire.
eeiva ton Array hail. Or. Lindsey.
-ArmorE. DIR, HQgeboorn.
Court house. DR.. Powell.
German Catholic church, Dr. Men
Lincoln Post hall and K P. hall. DR..
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by the council.
Whereas. The city of Topeka has been
visited with a great calamity, demand
ing the most vigorous and extensive ef-
forts and the expenditure of considerable
money to properly care for the sick and
destitute and adopt such measures as
win protect the public health and espe-
cially prevent an epidemic Of contagious
diseases. and.
Whereas, The board Of county COM
rnissiouers Of this county have signified
their willingness to cooperate with us
an this work and expense, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the mayor and council,
that the board of health be authorized
to adopt the necessary means and incur
the expense necessary to enforce and
carry out the ordinances Of the city en-
acted to secure the general health of the
city and to prevent the Introduction and
spread Of contagious diseases within the
city. That to this end the mayor be
authorized to employ one or more physi-
clans to assist the city physician together
with such sanitary sergeants and guards
as may be necessary.
WATER AND GAS MAINS.
It was suggested by Mayor Bergund-
thai that the water and gas companies
be granted permission to lay temporary