The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-28
CITY COUNCIL
Report Of Health Committee
Expense Of Smallpox Cases
Discussed.
SEVERAL BILLS ORDERED PAID

The Council was called 10y the Health
Committee Monday night Present.
President Cole and COuncilunen Bradi...
Lane. Rowe, Goldsmith, Garner. Dan
nehl. Warden and Young.
Mr.. Warden. 81 Health Cunmittee.
presented thr,,, bills Of Mr.. ". l.. Bran.
nan, amounting 10 Si3 81, for pruvis-
Ions 10 smallpox patients. Al the same
tine he apOlOgized to Health Officer Bar.
ney Tor not having him AZ the last meet
ing ot the City Council when the small
poN question was discussed
DIR. Barney being present was heard a.
TO his management Of the small pOx cases.
tie said a. health officer tie had done
nothing without the consent and kno.vl.
edge ui tine Health Committee and felt
that the resolution passed at the last
meeting oi the Council had placed him IN
a iaise light before the people Dr Bar
nrF WAS ASKED several questions hy
M"--rs Lane and Bradley aud Mr. Brai-
lev presented - statement nals b. Dr..
W. j. Crittelden. OF Orange. showing
That ihv q cases treated In that county
this wear had cost only $3.50. while the
10 cases Ia this city will cost over
300. He presented "a comparison Il
the business methods there and here.
The matter was discussed City At
torney Fitzhugh's opinion was asked on
the subject Of the resolution passed by
the Council at it's last meeting. lie said
no p Fiction was made OF the health Of
iicer and that 'hs responsibility is on the
Health Committee. which il COMPOSED of
Msssrs. Warden. Dsnnehl and S1msr-
vile. and the resolution was intended to
prevent a repetition Of similar action
10y the Health Committee He explain
ed the law governing the health officer
and Health Committee In the manage
ment OF all infectious diseases, and en-
phasiz-d that they had no right 20 furn-
ish medical attention and supplies to
people who were able to pay for came.
and their duty was only to quarantine.
On motion Of Mr.. Lane the bills OF Mr.
brannan were ordered paid. MIR Bradley
voting no.
Mr. Lane offered the following resolu
tion which WAS unanimously adopted:
Whereas there Is no ordinance Of this
city In relation to contagious and in
fictitious diseases aud the control OF the
same, therefore.
Resolved by this Council, In case any
such disease appearing in this city the
health officer shall immediately quAran-
tine the premises where the disease
exists and shall report the aarne to the
Health Committee 81 She Council. which
shall convene the Council without delay
and report the facts. Whereupon the
Council shall determine the. cost of the
said quarantine, aud de'ray m. ame
And the Council may authlr'ze the.
said Health COMMITTEES. to furnish pro-
visions, medicines and medirnl attention
when The person or per-pur Quaran-
tined ar. in INDECENT circumstances. but
In no other cases without tn eXpr-s~
authority from this Council. AMI no con
trart for medical attention shall b.
made 10y said Health Committee with
out the express approval of the Cpuura
Chairman Warden then pTcs@uted hill
81 Health Officer Barney iur four hun.
dr.-i and thirty-nve doliar- as 1881 for
medical services To- date. uue oi four hun
dred dollars tSioUl having be-, n previous
~ paid him, mai ing the cos, ui the med
teal attention eight hundred and thirty.
i've dollars tSS3il ia the smallpox cases
10 WAS ordered paid. Mr. Bradley voting
no, and the Council adjourned