Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-07
COUNCIL MEETING.

me CllN Cuuh'ii iN7' h'SP' -
regular session and had not warmed
their chairs till general fight was
on. The minutes of n former meet
ing were read and approved and then
came the reports of officers. Alder
men Berndt and Rivers had tilt over
buying a car of hay aud authorizing
the payment Of tne freight, but 1t was
decided to buy the hay. Next came
the report of Health Officer Turrell,
which was interesting in Its detail,
precipitating much argument. Dr.
Turrell had gotten warm under his
collar and was ready for the fray.
Alderman Casey presented the bids
for the Fourteenth street foot bridge;
d. j. McGlllis. $525: c. A. Lennon
$500 and George McGregor s575 Al
derman West told MIR. Casey 1t might
be well to give the people OF North
Durango automobiles. Casey said he
wanted no north, south. east or west
in the consideration of matters coming
before the council.
Next came the report Of the lighi
committee, the north side wanted an
other arc light. Another heated dis
cussion arose in which Mr.. Rivers re-
ferred to the park as chippy gar
den. Mr.. Casey said Mr. Vests
neighborhood also had petition for
another light. Mr.. Rivers offered to
correct him, saying 1t was further
down the street. but that the south
east part OF town needed lights more
than any other section. Casey put
West on the gridiron. telling him that
the south side had had $1,000 spent
on the Boulevard besides heavy eX-
penditures at he brewery and else
where, while the north side had mad
only $3.50 expended, which was at the
park.
Mr.. Rivers renewed the fight for a
light at Fifth avenue and Ninth street
and then moved to have the last light
on Main avenue north moved to West
Second avenue and Twenty-fourth
street, instead Of putting new light
at the latter place. and the motion
prevailed, Casey REQUIRED to The
health and police report saying he and
, Mayor Mcconnell had purchased q
new formaldehyde lamp and IL Jars
of formaldehyde for disinfecting the
premises Of scarlet fever and diph
iberia cases; they could get the new
lamp thrown in by buying SO much OF
sell said they had a vast quantity oi
the fluid. but DIR. Turrell explained
that the new lamp would last forever
and that Its simplicity enabled any
one to use 1t, SO it would not be nee,
sary to pay somebody for such wOr,
that the infected themselves coui
and would use the lamp.
DIR. Turrell betrayed feeling who
he replied to the council regardil
quarantine as 1t exists. He said the
people where contagious existed must
eat and that the city. having made no
provision for those who nave the
money to pay. TO order and secure sup
piles, to say nothing of those who have
no money. he would work no hardship
by rigid quarantine; that 1t was the
'''I ''rh' w ptoNihC oOIllt bUtNldl
officer or somebody to see that people
under quarantine receive supplies OF
subsistence. He recIted one case
where there were four cases of dipn-
iberia where the victims we're five
days without being able to communi-
cate with their grocer. Another case
of scarlet fever where they had no
money that they went one week living
on rice and soup. If they break quar-
antine under sucn conditions he said
he would not be hard on them. There
were six in this family. One of the
boys is now at work, he having been
tumigated and turned loose. A girl
was dying for want of proper care.
Her mother had to take cloth and
wipe the congealing blood from her
mouth before she could swallow. They
had no money for medicine. DIR. Tur.
rell said:
The council should provide some
one to look after all these cases, par.
ticularly those in such distress. The
police can not find all the cases.
One Of the most difficult obstacles
to Intelligent quarantine is the hiding
OF cases. cases in mild form. where the
parents desire to continue tne chill.
dren In school, sending even those
who are sick with one fever or an
other; the case where no doctor is
called, that health officer may re.
ceive advice OF the nature OF a case"
Rivers was on his feet to say that
Durango would not let people suffer
for subsistence under such conditions.
West concurred and Mayor Mcconnell
went little stronger If possible.
The running discussion regarding
the facilities the best town on earth
has for handling contagion continued.
and DIR. Turrell said In response that
II had required long time to get a
phone put In a house where there was
scarlet fever and where the 2eople
had the money TO pay. He referred
again to the diphtheria cases where
people went by on "A jackrabbii run
o keep from catching 1t, and where
he victims wsited Ave days hefor. |
hey could find one with enough cour
lxe to stop to listen to call of dis.
ress.
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