Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
contasious Disease Hospital Will Not
 be Made Ready Until Needed.

At the meeting of the board of. health yesterday afternoon, Dr Rod man presided and Commissioners Stan lev and Loonlis and Dr Mcdonald Heath Officer Kilmartin, Sanitary h. spector Moses and Milk Inspector Sundin were present.
 The contagious disease hospital was the subject of much discussion Com nissionerL Loomis moved that the ire ill the pest be allowed to burn out, the electric light switch to be thrown, the telephone removed, the water tax en out, the pipes drained and the ap- propriation of $75 to Engineer John son for taking care of the building for year be reScinded provided that the board Of charities on request of the board of health shall place the building in charge of the super1ntend- ent of the almshouse. The motion was passed after 1t had provoked unlim1t- ed discussion MT LoomiS'S original nlotOn was to the effect that the pest house should be closed up. One or two members Of the board were Op- posed to it. MT Loomis said that to be paving for the maintenance ana care of the pest house when 1t was not being used. was unnecessary, TOT the place, in his opinion could be made ready for the reception of a patient in an hour and half. Health Ohcer KiImartin stated that it was his op1n- ion that it would take six hours to properly heat the llace in case or all emergency call In reply to ques- ton from Dr Rodman. the health om- cer stated that there had been Tour cases of contagious diseases at the pest house since the smallpox cpl fo%a New Haven the pest house has not fsen heated in the past eighteen months. He stated that it was nice thing to be prepared for any emergency. But the city couldn't afford to pay for ev- erythine that would be fine, but not Absolutely needed. The line had to be drawn some place, perhaps the old place. The health officer said that the place had been kept heated and light ed for when it Is needed it is needed at once Everything should be ready Commissioner Loomis thought that the superintendent of the almshouse could take care of three buildings as well as two. Finally the vote, as mention ed above, was passed =.
 After the monthly bDls had been read and approved and the reports or the sanitary and milk inspectors read Commissioner Loomis again, occupied the floor. He said: 'It seems to me that the health officer and the san1- tary inspector and the comptroller can purchase anything they want and all fhe board of health can do is to ap- prove the bill. I move that neither fhe sanitary inspector nor the health officer can purchase anything without an order from the president of this board upon the comptroller for a re- auisition.' The vote was passed af- ter the health officer had remarked that MT Loomis was mistaken that f,o had not purchased anything or or dered anything to be purchased for the health department since the time of the smallpox epidemic, when he was so authorized by the board. Dur ing the discussion in regard to this month about fifty questions were fired at Sanitary Inspector Moses in regard to how he purchased the articles he needed.
 A communication was received from Mayor Elton, stating that 1t was not necessary to purchase split wood for the pest house as there was plenty of it at the almshouse.
 The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
 Interesting parts of the sanitary in- gpectors report were as follows: aiWould call the attention of your hon. orable board to the fact that there are numerous garbage collectors gath ing garbage at all times Of the day ana night. Also there should be an ordinance relating to the keeping Of chickens, tt present being kept on verandas, in cellars. railways, etc." etc.
 "A few of the grocery stores selling milk we're in a very unsanitary con- dition. l have given warning in these cases. Some of the cow sheds inspected were too small for the num- ber of head kept. found that own CTS wers not too particular as to clean Iiness and that they exhibited neglect in their duties toward their stock. Ttere are 3S5 persons and firms now registered as milk dealers. Additional apparatus Is needed in the labora- toFy.'