Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-23
COUNCIL MEETING
Every Councilman at His Post Mon
day Evening. Council Transacts
Pressing Business and Perfect Ar
rangements to Control Smallpox
Situation.

Every member of the council was
in his place last Monday evening
when Mayor Hoy called the seconc
regular meeting of the new council
to order. 1t was not an especially
solemn occasion but most of the coun
Gil were in tears; the reason was moi
because these noble men were strick.
en- with remorse or uncomfortable sor.
row but because the health officer
fumigated the council chamber Mon.
day and the fumes were lingering tc
some extent. Clerk Orth was absent
being under quarantine and the May
or appointed c. J. Ives clerk, pro temp
The minutes of the last regular meet
ing also the minutes of the joint
meeting with the Clinton township
trustees were read and approved
The city solicitor called attention to
the fact that the clerk might be held
in quarantine for a period of four
weeks or more and pointed out that
in the absence of the clerk it would
be necessary to appoint some member
of the council as clerk pro temp. at
each meeting. Former clerk, l.. II.
Deyo, kindly offered to assist and
perform the work under the author
ity Of the clerk pro temp. during the
enforced absence of Mr.. Orth and his
offer was accented.
Councilman Pontious, as chairman
of the sewer committee, reported
that the committee had investigated
conditions on East Linfoot street and
recommended that work on needed
drainage in that section be deferred
till spring.
The attention of the council was
called to the practical completion Of
the Brunell street Improvement and
the clerk was instructed to notify the
city engineer to make and submit
final estimate on improvement, in
order that the necessary legal steps
toward assessing the costs might be
taken.
Mayor Hoy and Councilman How
ard presented a tentative arrange
ment made with DIR. ]. H. Miller to
take care of all smallpox patients
and make ali necessary examinations
in connection with the disease for
which the village must be financially
responsible at the rate of $3.50 per
day; the council voted to ratlfy such
agreement and DR.. Miller was en-
ployed to take charge of the medical
part Of the situation.
An ordinance to issue bonds in the
sum Of $7,055.39 to pay for the cost
Of West Leggett Street was passed.
A petition for street light at the
junction of Cherry street and Shoop
avenue was referred back to the light
committee with power to act.
The sidewalk situation on Ottokee
street, an heirloom handed down from
Councils past and gone, was brought
up. discussed and referred to the
sidewalk committee for action.
In regard to the status of the ceme-
terry, since the change in the statute
has abolished the office of cemetery
trustees, the city solicitor advised that
all cemetery monies would be under
the control and direction of the village
officials. Some time was spent in re-
viewing the financial questions in
volved in the presence of smallpox
cases in the village and the council
adjourned.
So far as the smallpox situation is
concerned the Mayor and Council have
itwell in hand; their action along this
line was highly complimented by the
\
G. Boudeau, when he was here and
investigated conditions last Friday.
DIR. Boudeau expressed no doubt in
regard to the successful checking of
the disease in Wauseon and did not
consider that anyone was in danger OF
infection, who might transact business
in the town, nor did he consider that
there was any danger of citizens of
the town, who were not under quaran-
tine carrying infection to others. On
Saturday the Mayor and Health Of
ficer issued the following letter:
Wauseon Ohio, January 17th, 1914.
To the Public:
In view of the conditions existing
in Wauseon and the many misstate-
ments and exaggerationsj that have
been circulated in the surrounding
tewns and country, we desire to make
the following statement OF facts:
At the present time there are but
four cases of smallpox in Wauseon
and all of them are very mild cases.
The Mayor and Health Officer have
from the first appearance of the dis
ease taken every possible precaution
to prevent its spread. Every case of
smallpox mas Deen promptly qudfdH-
tined and extra quarantine guards
have been appointed to see that quar-
antine rules are strictly enforced. All
persons who might possibly have been
exposed have been either vaccinated
or confined to their homes. As fur
ther preventive measures, all public
meetings weres ordered discontinued
ard the public schools were closed
On Friday, Januarv 10th. the State
Epidemiologist, F. G. Boudeau, of the