Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-09

ORDINANCE
NUMBER 229

The city council had another meet
ing last night, a sort of regular bill
meeting, and the mayor and all were
present save Alderman West The
minutes OF former regular and special
meetings were read and approved. Ii
censes were granted TO Miss Bessie
Rivers and Miss Jennie Moss and to
j. l.. Nichols for second hand busi-
ness A. NJ. Clausen had the license
OF John Gilbert & Co changed so he
could use 1t to sell beer and lunch at
the same old stand.
The reports of officers were read
and accepted. among these the report
of Health Officer DR.. Turrell, who said
that the newspapers had exaggerated
the situation relating to the number of
cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria;
that he had not found any diphtheria;
ne had seen a case of typhoid which
probably came from one of the Pagosa
saw mill camps. There had been one
death from scarlet fever-that in the
Freeman family.
DIR. Turrell termed all these cases
mild; said some of them were Scar
latina" and the doctor said he had
discovered disposition on the part
of some of the people to hide these
contagious, that many of them did not
call the health officer or any other
doctor He said they had learned to
disregard the quarantine laws. which
is doubtless true: that they figured
that fine for the violation of the
health laws would run from $3.50 to
$1,000
Alderman Balster, having heard the
report of the health officer, arose 20
ask about the complaint of Superin-
tendent George Gould of the public
schools, who had said that under ex.
listing conditions he could not pro
'ect the health OF the children under
mis- direction and guidance Dr Tur
.rell then said NOBODY had instructed
him about what to do. He said 1t was
important 10 fumigate after people
had had contagious diseases; that it
would be well for people to fumigate
themselves: that they used to have a
fellow who did the fumigating but did
not nave him now. DIR. Turrell said
he knew of no cases of diphtheria in
town and that he knew of no break
ing of the quarantine laws He knew
of two cases of scarlet fever on East
Park avenue on the north side of the
town where there are seven children
all of whom will be infected. Alder
man Casey inquired if they needed
anything. DIR. Turrell said no: that
oil Inv a
the groceryman deliver their stuff:
that they had not appealed to charity
Alderman Casey had then concluded
that the health situation in Durango
had been misrepresented and there
We're no further protests about tne
public health
smallpox case which had not been
given much publicity was alive again
in its discussion between the city and
county, and 1t appeared that somebody
was not toting fair. Either the county
or city should take care of this case:
DIR. Leturgey had taken care of it some
time ago, but it hadn't been paid for
and the county was willing to slough
it off to the city. Street improve
ments came in to disturb the small
pos situation and Mayor Mcconnell
suggested that all such matters be re-
fercd to the street and alley commit.
tee. S. w Pingrey was there to tell
the council that he had been good to
them by not bringing suit for damages
accrued by the neglect of the city to
project his naturally acquired water
right at Junction creek. He wanted
them TO put in box" and this led to
sDirited discussion between Alder
man Casey and Mr.. Pingrey. Street
Commissioner Dupraw wanted to head
on ANYTHING in the nature of turbu.
lencc and said he thought Mr. Pingrey
mad been very good to the city. Then
Alderman Rivers proposed to leave II
to the street and alley committee and
the council was unanimous in its CON
cnrrence. But 1t was not to be dis;
charged in this summary manner AL
derman Berndt said that Alderman
Hanno had kicked tnat such matters
could not be left to the street and al
ley committee.
Alderman Casey said when the com
mittee on illumination was called up-
on that there was a place on Junction
creek which needed an electric light
very badly. This was left to the com
mittee on fire alarms and electric
lights.
Alderman Berndt said the city had
chance to buy some nay at advant-
age from one of the city's creditors,
who wanted to pay off his debt for
raLches and water rights in hay: that
this creditor would take SIG per ton
for his Lay at the present time Mr..
Casey said he thought the city could
buy 1t for $40. but the council decid
ed to accept the hay at the going
price instead of paying $50 ton, like
they did few years ago. The man
with the hay will deliver it just the
same, and other hay producers viii
: not butt In.
Tas question - TO whether the new