Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-15
NO QUARANTINE
FOR WHITE PLAGUE
CITY SOLICITOR SPARKS IN oPlN'
ION SAYS ORDINANCE COULD
NOT BE ENFORCED.
DECIDE PULLING CASE
Family Guaranteed for Scarlet Fever
Ordered Removed to Pest House;
Mayor Announces Change
in Committees.

The GUY COuuCll Ccu via oos ~
enforce an ordinance requiring tne
fumigation of houses where patients
suffering with tuberculosis have peen
cared for This was the opinion hand 80
down last night by City Solicitor Clvae
G. Sparks following Alderman breln.
horst's motion at the November Doaro
of health meeting to investigate tne
matter. City Solicitor Sparks deciareu =
that the Iowa code speclhcallyt stateu
what diseases should be quarantlneo !,
and he believed that the matter coulo
he regulated by the council by placard.
ing the house. His report was re1erreu
to the committee of the whole.
The session of the board of health
last night was quiet. No business VI
Importance was transacted. Even
city Physician Peterson failed to ap-
pear before the body and make MS
monthly report. Il
Puzzlina Case Decided.
The aldermen, however, tussled over
\ hard problem and finally settled 1t
after much discussion. Mrs. James J..
Campbell. 720 East Main street, ap-
neared before the council and wanted
assistance in very peculiar case. she
stated that she was conducting
lodging house and that a family IN the
house was auarantined for scarlet
fever, Mrs. Campbell asserted that
EVERYONE in the family from the father
down to baby were breaking the
quarantine regulations and were 60
Ing through the halls exposing every
pne to the disease Mrs. Campbell de-
rlared her husband was in poor health
and that she had to conduct a.room-
Ing house to make the living, and win
the scarlet fever patients in the house
she was losing her: roomers. and would
soon be unable to make a living.
Mayor Hartman stated that he had
personally investigated: the case and
that the conditions were so peculiar
he was in hopes that City Physician
Peterson would be present at the meet
ing and give some light on the sub
iect. After much arguing the council
men passed motion that Chairman
stoessel, Of the sanitary committee,
ind City Physician Peterson move the
,amily to the pest house. At the pres
,nt time there is no one caring for the
pest house and the chairman of the
sanitary committee was, instructed to
install stove and see that the family
vas properly and comfortably cared
sor. 81 tss5sS
Changes in Committees,
Following Charles Richardson's cleo
ion to the city council as alderman
at-large to succeed Henry C.sWilliams
resigned. Mayor Hartman last night
announced the changes in the com
mittees. Alderman .Bremhorst will
succeed Mr.. Williams as chairman OF
the street committee. Alderman Rich
ardsons will succeed Mr.. Williams on
all the other committees, and be
chairman of the gas and light
committee Councilman Spry was
named chairman of the finance COM
mittee, succeeding Alderman Brem.
horst, who will continue as member
Of that committee. The various COM
mittees as changed, follow
Street-H. J. Bremhorst and the
council as whole.
Claims-L A. Gordon. L. T. Girls.
man and Charles Richardson.
Finance-John H. Spry, Theo. Stoes.
sci and H. ]. Bremhorst.
FIRE.. r. Crisman, l.. A. Gordon
and Samuel Hawks.
Police-Fred Hahn, Charles Richard
son and F. A. Ehrman.
NGaS ana LlSHC-CHaTleS H. HlCHdTu-
son, L. T. Crisman and John H. Spry.
Water-Samuel Hawks and council
as a whole
Purchasing-F A. Ehrmann, Fred
Hahn and. Thee. Stoessel. go
Sanitary-Theo. Stoessel and council
as a whole.
Bills Were Allowed.
The following bills for sanitary sup
plies, sscoal and food to quarantine
patients, ETC., were approved, by the
council last night and Clerk Deeds
ordered to certify the accounts up to !
the board Of supervisors:
J. P.sMcNichola s'..............$ 1853
w. H. Harris ..................1 O.41 !