Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-05

Refusal by the fire committee of the common council to grant a leave or absence for several months to Chief Howard l.. Stanton to act as super yising fire marshal for the U. $. hous- ing corporation, the report of the finance committee stating that they could not provide a permanent office with clerk for the city health de- partment, and the report of the special committee appointed to investigate the contract made by the gas and cleo trical commission with Engineer H. E. Mole were the most important matters coming before the November meeting of the common council on Monday evening. The report on the gas and electrical contract will be found on another page of The Bulletin.
 Mayor J. J. Desmond called the meeting to order at S.s0 with all mem bers present except Councilman Frank G. Aubrey.
 For the finance committee. Alderman M. R. Waters presented the report Dr. H. C. Cody of the U. $. public health service. It concluded as fol- lows:
 While we recognize and appreciate the importance of the recorhmenda- tions of Dr. Cody, we are constrained to call attention to the lack of any apartment under the eity's control now available for use as a permanent office for the city health department as we'll as to the absence of funds that could be legally dsed to defray the cost of adopting and putting into effect of Dr. Cody's specific recommendations.
 We have an inspector now devoting his. entire working time to 'the duties n 1nn supervision, of Dr. Brophy, and we understand that Dr. Brophy will ap- prove of this inspectors working in conjunction and harmony with Dr. Cody
 We suggest. that careful and sympa- thetic attention be given to this mat = ter, and that timely action be taken concerning it in the future. so that adequate provision may be made al our next city meeting. Captain Cody, who was present, was invited ot speak 10 the council.
 The captain explained that the ab- sence Of an office for the city health officer made it almost impossible to transact business at times with the city health department. He said that the federal government wanted to build up on what Norwich already had
 
 Norwich during the influenza cpl 1 demic and each time he had been un- able to find the health officer. MT Burridge, who had been here last Monday on a sanitary inspection. had also been unable to find the health officer until some time in the after noon.
 | In view of the situation and the report of the committee Captain Cody said he would make the official re- quest that the city of Norwich furnish the federal officials with an office no1 to be a permanent thing, but necessary 1 in order that they can carry on theil work.
 1 Mayor Desmond responded that tht council believed it could furnish sucl an office. and Captain Cody said wha 1 they would do would accomplish fol Norwich much valEtble work that tht 1 city would have had to do at it's owI i expense.
 1 Outside of this subject, Captain 1 Cody stated to the council that th' problem of venereal diseases was to b, 1 taken up in this section through co opera ton with the deDartment of jus tice and chief of police. This mus have the backing of the common coun cil, medical profession and the lead 1 ing men and women of the community The government furnishes the person nel and the funds but if must have tn moral backing of the community. Thi movement has started as war meas