Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-04

we're put i'm the hall way. Bedding
to the value of $3.50 was taken from
his house. and no payment made
therefor
3. Mrs p. Massetti, or 1907 South
Second street. was charged $500 for
fumigatng three small rooms. when
the charge under the ordinance could
have been only $500.
a. Mrs John Butler, OF III South
East street has ten rooms, for the
fumigation Of which she was COM
PEELED to pay $1,000 to the city physi-
clan. when the charge under the or
diuance could not have been more
than $3.50. ana s25.00 worth Of
bedding was taken from her house,
for which no compensation has been
made.
;. Mr.. p. \. Guillon, proprietor
Of the Savoy hotel. has fifty rooms.
The city physician first demanded
$4,000 for fumigating the hotel, but
afterwards reduced his demand to
ST5.0 90 which amount was paid. This
would have been less than the
charges fixed by the ordinance If the
rooms had been actually fumigated,
but only one room was SO fumigated
and no tumigatinG materials were
placed i'm the fOrty-nine other rooms
Jars being set I'm the halls only. Mr.
Guillou complains also that bedding
To the value of $3.50 was taken
away and never returned or paid for,
and that ne was compelled to close his
place from noon on December l9
and to keep it closed until Saturday
morning. December 21. at a loss Of
not less than $500 for the two
nights.
s. Miss Minnie Carroll has a total
Of thirteen rooms two Of which are
not connected with the others. and
was compelled to pay $4,000 for flu
migating. and was deprived of $4,000
worth of bedding. which was taken
away with the sick lodger. for which
no compensation has been made. The
utmost charge under the ordinance
! for fumigating thirteen rooms, would
| be S22.T5. She was also required to
pay a bill of $500 for the patient
| while kept at the pest house.
Z. Mr. w. V. Futrelle. who has a
| rooming house above his store, at
500 South Second street, had his
place quarantined both upstairs and
| down, including his store which he
|
| was charged $4,000 for fumigating
the rooms upstairs, which are fifteen
in number, including sitting room,
linen room and bath room and the
store down stairs. This was about the
first of January. About the Sth of
January, the housekeeper asked to be
relieved of the rooms, as she was not
well. and Mr.. Futrelle decided to
| la,. hpo n a
lany further chances of Interference
with its business. He then purchased
IAN ample supply of fumigating ma.
terial at an expense of 81, and had
the premises thoroughly fumigated,
but about nine days later the city
physician having been informed that
the housekeeper had developed a
case of small pox, again quarantined
the place, although 1t was vacant and
fumigated the rooms upstairs at a
further charge of $500. In addi-
tion to direct expense Of $34, on ac-
count of the fumigation, Mr.. Futrelle
claims that he was subjected to loss
which cannot be estimated in the in
jury to his business, and that the fu-
migation of the store. on the ground
floor was entirely unnecessary.
s. DR.. ID. f. Wilson has a room
ing house on the fourth floor of the
Occidental Life building. with fifteen
rooms His wife developed case
of small pox. and was removed to the
pest house, the city physician taking
$50 worth of bedding. for which no
compensation has been made. Fol
the fumigation Of these rooms and OF
two halls on the second and third
floors of the building. the city physi-
clan demanded $500. DIR. Wilson
refused to pay this amount, on the
ground that 1t was excessive. and
was told by the city physician that II
would be $4,000 If not paid by the
first of February. For the hfteer
rooms at the rate specified in the or
dinance. the charge might have been
$26.25, leaving $4S.75 as the charge
for fumigating the two halls on the
second and third floors.
g. Mr.. f. F. Murray, the pro
prietor Of the restaurant in the same
building with the Savoy hotel, but or
the ground floor, on December 10
1907, had his place Of business quar-
antined by the city physician on ac'
count Of the case of small poX IN the
hotel part of the building, which wa'
not connected with the restaurant
and the next day the city physician
required him to submit 70 vaccina'
tion and fumigation or be quaran'
tined for the maximum number o'
days possible in such cases. Under
protest, he submitted to the fumiga'
Ition and was kept out of his place
Of business until midnight and was
required to pay $40 for the fumiga'
tion Of the restaurant. Mr.. Muir
rays complaint is that the fumigatior
could not possibly have been neces'
sary.
10 Mrs. +. Fleming, OF the Ia
Vita rooming house, paid $40 for the
fumigation Of twenty-nine rooms
and, being compelled to pay in ad'
vance. had 10 borrow the money fol
the purpose This charge was less
than the ordinance permits.
II. Mr.. J. G.. Fortenbacher, Of
the It. Clair hotel, paid $4,000 fol-
fumigating twenty rooms, which is