Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-01-20
TOWN BOARD
OF HEALTH
Take Action in Relation to lsO-
latiOn Hospital.

!
/ lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, BY the laws of Wisconsin
each separate town, city and vllage IN
this state is required TO organize and
maintain health department or board
of health, which IS required and au-
/ thorized by law to exercise jurisdiction
within the limits of its respective
municipality in matters pertaining to
the public health, and particularly
| with reference to all dangerous and
contagious diseases, including small
poX, dipktheria, scarlet fever, Asiatic
| cholera and such other diseases as
| shall from time to time be designated
as dangerous or contagious by the
State Board OF Health, and
| WHEREAS. Each of the said local
| boards Of health is by the laws Of
| Wisconsin vested with power and
authority and required to adopt and
establish all necessary rules and regu-
| lations for the preservation and protec-
| tion Of the public health and for the
prevention Of the spread Of such dan
gerous and contagious diseases, ana
WHEREAS. 1t has come to the knowl-
edge of the board of health of the town
Z a.
ell of the city of Milwaukee is now
considering the advisa bility of pur-
chasing site outside its corporate
boundaries, upon which to locate Il So
called Isolation Hospital, to which it
is proposed to remove from the city of
Milwaukee and treat such dangerous
aud contagious diseases. to-wit: small
pOX, diphtheria, scarlet fever, Asiatic
cholera and other contagious diseases
found in the city of Milwaukee, and
WHEREAS, 1t is reported that the
said common council is now cOntem-
plating the purchase for such conta-
gious disease location tract of land in
the town of WauWatosa known as the
Wheeler farm, in section 33 in said
town, which tract Of land is located
upon the main highway in said town
extending from the city of Wauwatosa
to West Allis, within about one-half
mile of the boundaries Of said cities of
Wauwatosa and West His, and within
short distance of the Wisconsin State
Fair grounds, and
WHEREAS. The said above mentioned
location is but a short distance from
the public school in school district
No. IL, in said town of Wauwatosa,
aud
WHEREAS, No reason is given for
locating said contagious disease hos
pital outside the city of Milwaukee
other than the selfish reason that the
same is not desired at it present loca-
tion in Milwaukee, and
WHEREAS, There are large mum Der
of locations within said city Of Mil
waukee upon which such hospital,
oleIy used for the care of Milwaukee
patients, may properly be located, and
WHEREAS. Many of the prominent
physicians of the city of Milwaukee
have already protested against the
removal of such hospital from the city of
Milwaukee and have urged that no
necessity or reason exists therefor and
have urged the unreasonableness Of the
removal of such hospital beyond the
boundaries of such ctv, and
WHEREAS, The said contemplated
removal will, if permitted, be, in the
opinion of the undersigned board of
health, an unreasonable. unnecessary
and improper invasion of the health
jurisdiction of the officers Of the town
of Wauwatosa, and viii further consti-
tute in the transportation of patients
from the city of Milwaukee over the
highways of the city of Wauwatosa
and West AlliS to such location. an
unreasonable and unwarrauted iuva-
sion of the health Jurisdictions of those
two municipalities which will. in the
opinion of the undersigned. warrant
those municipalities in exercising their
quarantine powers;
Now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.
by the Board of Health of the Town of
Wauwatosa, That we do hereby
earnestly demonstrate against the loca-
tion upon the said j. NJ Wheeler tract
or elsewhere in said town, of any con
tagious disease hospital for the care of
contagious Diseases which are found
existing in the city of Milwaukee. and
which it eau. and should care for with
in its own boundaries, and without
invading any other health jurisdiction:
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That
this board shall take all necessary and
proper steps, either by the action of
the said board of health or by direc-
ton to the town board Of said town.
and by invoking the assistance of the
courts. If necessary, to prevent the
removing
to said town Of Wauwatosa its patients
afflicted with contagious diseases for
treatment in said town;
AND ne IT FURrHER RESOLVED. That
the proper officers Of the city of Wan
watosa and of West Allis be requested
TO take such steps in connection with
the town of Wauwatosa as shall be
found necessary under the law to de
clare and establish quarantine against
the said city of Milwaukee for the
purpose of preventing the transporta-
ton of contagious diseases of the city
of Milwaukee through either of said
municipalities to a location in the town
Of WauwatoSa;
AND BE IT FURTHER Resolved, That
as provided by law, an expenses in
Cured by the board of health OF the
town of Wauwatosa in prevent
ing the invasion of the health
jurisdiction of said town bv the CITY of
Milwaukee shall be paid for bv the