The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-20
|FIR COMBINE
hone FOR POOR
,.iouers Present Bond
Insrs With a Large
Sum.
II INDECENT IN .,-
ssLT LAKE TO STARVs
4 with Six Cases Of Diph-
Left to Suffer
and Die.

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4 L.,,,ful change has come over
,.rs of the Board Of County
L,usrs II is but just a few
q ago that they gave away
..sern bond house a large sum
,,rtys money. Now they are
|, 80, out OF spending a few
relieve the sufferings Of q
ma diseasc-strlcken family.
4 days ago the Commissioners
-,s,d that there was a case OF
J. IN the McBahil family at
sixth North street, but the
A. oId In the case was unheed-
ss commissioners, They main
,h,t the county was not called
rtsnd to such cases. Here the
,sred as far as the Commits
Ss-e concerned. and in the
The disease continued TO
Trsnl there were six cases OF
;fal disease in the same home.
srsople were In dire want
soontinued to grow worse un-
4, morning, when Gov. Cut
|pnmunicated with and asked
Ifq influence with the Commits
1, secure some relief for the
fsmIly, The Governor took
,.r up and then the Commis-
"a a hustle on themselves 10
4 Of having a letter addressed
Physician Stewart. apprising
hs fncts in the case
d. Stewart Cites Law.
rzs the rst notice that DR..
had received In regard to the
nd he Immediately went be-
c.. .lmissloners and stated
Nv is very plain IN the mat
,rg7ides that the county shall
rll indigents affected with
e diseases.
hing advised that City Attor-
s had Interpreted the law TO
"A he county alone is RESPONSE
E.h cases. the Commissioners
,At they might take the mat
ID but they disliked to spend
y. Section 40 of the Session
lloS 70 very plain In its pro-
sech cases It follows:
What the Law Is.
:or lndigents. Contracts. To
q the care, maintenance and
1 irdlgent. sick. or otherwise
poor persons who have law
20 IL any part Of the country,
0At territory or portion there
EliAin the limits OF any incor-
~ or town situated In said
E1 Is hereby made the duty
At 10 provide such care, main
= relief for the INDECENT sick
etlt poor, whether found
Slhout the corporate limits OF
- cites or towns to observe.
ics them, oil such quarantine
egnatl0ns as may be therein
asd in It's discretion to erect,
Eantain such hospitals, poor
elser Institutions as may be
% provide for the same, and
Exposes TO levy the necessary
~. OF poll tax, or both: pro-
Iss board shall appoint mot
ivsest blddcr) some suitable
PRISONS to take care OF and
80 hospitals, poor-houscs or
'ations; and provided further.
oerd shall also appoint mot
{ ssest bidder) some suitable
1ediclne whose duty II shall
"a and prescribe for ALL such
1 and dependent poor, and In
q iadigents are sick with a
z dseaBe. within the limits of
eo city or town, Is quar-
I Wy CITY or town health Of
seeied dependent by reason
q aiaatlne. then In that case.
81 county Commissioners
3 ee responsible for the care
sase Of such person or per-
: ae alter that date, when
noiihed OF the establish
quarantine, by such city
omcers; and provided,
irom the time Of tho re-
8 E nouca OF the quarantine of
lEent sick or dapendent per-
OF County Commission
><lNe ns exclusive caro- and
a ~. ~ maintenance and support
L Ssfn. ana the expenditures of
'On OF County Attorney.
q inalssloners have asked the
n .sS Siasy for his opinion In the
70 doubt tho interpreta-
Ss oy the County Attorney
n "a ame as that of Judge
,Aa,.t q that Interpretation is
@s,e @Ss,e should be no more OF
= ~ -s mas always existed for
b !, men people are suffering
rss,sI eIe because tho officials
Z sse,S seem to deem 1t their
& II possible, the spend-
& 4 ;arns,ey that 1t Is the desire
, icf cp;nyer ivy, In the county shall
IA sSuahitarian interest, DR.,
j b ,,s., MS assistant. DR.. Paul,
J, ss a. sors the stricken family
- Srs'y Sr. would provide the
q 70 osts, mn me Commissioners