The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-04
BRISTOL.
Notify Meeting Of Town Coun.
ciI-SCarIet Fever Cases.
Other Live Locals.


AT a regular monthly meeting OF the
town council held on Tuesday evening,
the following business was transacted:
The application OF Antonio ID. Alfonso
for a license TO sell, under chapter 1O2.
sprituous liquors at 22a Thames street
was granted. The list of Jurors drawn
for the common pleas division OF the SUI
preme court, which convenes here in
February. was as follows: Grand jurors,
Horace l. Miller A. Il. Nerone, Peter
Ryley. r. b. Coggeshall. Luke H. Callan.
James F.. Con-. Ellworth Conklin, John j.
Dorsn; petit jurors. owen Morris. Michael
j. OConnor, Frederick ~. Fales. Edward
H. Wilkinson, Amos Wright. Thomas
Doyle, George B. Warren, William Hodg-
kinson. Giles s. Congdon, Daniel Crispell.
Thomas Dufy. John Leahy, John l..
Glsddlng Joseph Gregory. George M.
Dimsn Thomas Henderson. Carrington
=. Munro. Edward Bacon. Benjamin i.
Munro John ID. Coyle. Several citizens,
members OF the school committee and
Health Officer Head appeared before the
council relative TO the cases Of scarlet
fever Judge Reynolds. superintendent OF
the public schools. spoke upon the sub
iect and advocated a strict quarantine.
j. II. Young also advocated that the
council appoint some one TO go with the
health officer and explained the features
OF the law relative to the breaking OF a
qua arantine. Health officer Head stated
that the matter OF breaking the law was
Just as much practiced hU those who
understood the law as those who could
not speak English. Judge Reynolds,
superintendent of the public schools. sug-
gested that the health officer call at places
where the disease does exist with doc
tor and state plainly the danger OF
1 Tlp x L.rad l.
liams also advocated a strict quarantine.
! He also cited cases where families had
been very careless, especially In houses
where there were a number OF boarders
DR. Hasbrouck did not believe that IL
was necessary that this entire family
should be qnarantined Rev. George L..
Locke thought that the matter OF quar-
antining an entire family should be left
10 the discretion of the attending physi-
clan The council voted that the health
officer be directed to give his entire time
for at least one week and visit every
place where contagious or infectious dis
eases have been reported or places where
the doctors suspect such cases Also
that the health officer be accompanied
by an officer OF the police force.
Sarah May Cole. who was sent home
from school on Tuesday afternoon by the
examining physician. being subject OF
scarlet fever, came to town again and
went before another physician yesterday
and was closely examined she was re :
turned TO the school with clean bill OF
health with not the slightest symptoms
| of any disease Where will this end?
| Miss Sarah May Cole is reported at
tbs town clerks office as being Ill with
| scarlet fever. at tho same time she Is
attending the public schools with clean
| certificate from another physician.
Or John Lake reports another case of
| scarlet fever the victim being JUAN ID.
| Ciato.
James n. Bullock. who for some time
| has been confined to his home with an
! affection I'm his throat, remains about the
| same with little change In his condition.
AS quite a number OF reports from va
rioue officers OF different departments
| not having sent In, the council were
unable 90 make UP their report OF rec
| omm endations what was necessarily
needed for tho current running expenses
| OF the present year. Another meeting
will be held in a few days and then the
report will be complete.
| Councilman Cummings In confined al
his home on Bay View. suffering with
| rheumatism.
The steamer warwick did not resume
| her regular trips on Monday owing TO
| the heavy ice having torn on the cop
per sheeting from her underbody.
Mr.. John Wentworth OF Walpoie Gen.
/ ter. Mass, was brought here yesterday
! in a private conveyance, and driven to
| the Hopeworth sanitarium for treat
ment OF nervous prostration.
The political pot has commenced boil
| ing and heated debate occurred yes
| terday at headquarters on State street.
/ where the affairs OF the town II being
| discussed through the entire day and
evening, and parties who have taken no
interest in the affairs OF the town are
| getting deeply interested in matters
which are 20 be ventilated at our annual
| town meeting. Some OF these men are
quite heavy taxpayers, and years past
have taken a great deal Of interest in
the affairs OF the town, and IL Is GER
tainly true that headquarters on State
street has been the means OF enthusing
| parties 10 get out and listen TO those who