Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
ALDERMEN ACT ON
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
Authorize City Treasurer to BOr-
row Money with Which to Pay
Bills and Adopt Appreciative
Resolutions of Thanks to All
Who Helped

terday adopted resolutions thanking
those who bore such a large part In
helping the Inhabitants through their
trials and also adopted resolution au-
thorizing the city treasurer to borrow
$500 to be used to pay the expenses.
incurred by the city in handling the
plague. OF this amount $4,000 Is al
ready due and the remainder will un-
doubtedly be used before the trouble
is completely over A separate reso-
luton authorizes the city treasurer to
borrow an additional thousand dollars
to be placed to the credit of the Incl
dental fund for the promotion of the
citys corporate interests.
One resolution Is directed to Drs. H.
r. Watkins, j. y. Tanner and l.. J.
Paris, and IL as follows: I'VE, the
board of aldermen of the city of Bur-
lington, believing the people of our
city with one accord, sanction our act.
extend the gratitude of it's inhabitants
to Drs. Harris, r. watkins, James o.
Tanner and Louis ]. Paris, who gave
their entire time for several weeks dur
ing the recent influenza epidemic in be-
half of the sick. received into the
emergency hospitals at the Ethan AL
len club house and the Edmunds high
school, and who by their professional
skill and constant devotion contribute
ed so largely at critical time to re-
lieve the suffering and restore the af-
flicted with disease to health"
An interesting part of the meeting
was the reading of the report, made by
DR.. watkins at the request of Mayor
jackson, on the activities of the emer-
gency hospitals during the epidemic
OF the 2O4 cases handled at the Ethan
Allen club and the high school, there
were only IA deaths. There were 40
cases of pneumonia. OF those who died.
eight were females and six males. Sew
en- were under 20 years of age, five
between 90 and 40 years and two over
| 40.
, hospitals and the speed with which
they were put in operation are shown
| by the report At a meeting held on
Saturday, October ~, it was decided
! by the mayor and the board of health
| to accept the offer of the Ethan AL
len club to use the house as an emer-
gency hospital and on Tuesday the hos
pital was in condition to receive a
limited number of patients. Fourteen
were admitted on that day and on the
Goth three were So patients at the
house. The epidemic was then at it's
height and it became apparent that
more room was needed. SO the high
school was brought into use. First.
the assembly hall was taken and 3s
beds were installed there. Then the
number of cases increased so that the
seats and desks were taken out of
three large recitation rooms and beds
installed there. On october "a there
were SO beds in the high school, all &C.
cupied, with 1923 in both emergency
hospitals. On that day DR.. Watkins
inquired how many beds could be had
at the Fanny Allen hospital and at that
institution and was told that there was
not a bed to spare. This condition re-
manned for one week there. At the
Mary Fletcher hospital there were just
two beds unoccupied.
| The college fraternities gave over
their beds and bedding came from
Bishop Hopkins hall and hundreds OF
individuals, the Red Cross did It's best
and Sister Collins came to the rescue
with IA trained nurses. Other ait
came from the Champlain Transporta.
ton company. the Visiting Nures as.
ISOLATION and the hotels. The equip.
ment of the buildings with kitchens
gas ranges, etc. greatly aided in the
work of quickly making a hospital
Miss Grossly. visiting nurse, worked
tirelessly at the Ethan Allen club ant
the three physicians worked night anc
day. George Sharpley. the club steward
took care OF the cooking at the clut
and Mrs. Stanley, formerly in charge
of the domestic science department die
the same at the high school, The worl
was accomplished without a hitch. Oh
October 81 the First Church's offer o
the parish house for small children
and babies was accepted, and for thre
, tlna crfy hn In.
of their lives and sent away with toys
we'll clothed, and we'll fed by the la
dies of the church. At st. Paurs Churcl
, the parish house was given over in
like manner for the use of GONZALES
cents, and everything for their enter
, tainment was done. The ambulance
, Of T. w. Quincy and Corbin e. Fry
, were on call at any time, day or night
for the use of patients and were In us
, most of the time. The police patro
| automobile was not even put inside bu
, was called often that it was lef
standing ready in the street Whol
) the policemen were not carrying pa
tents they were kept at work carry
ing supplies and bedding. The Are
r men were called on when it came t
! getting the seats out of the high schoo
, ! in short time
, tude to those who made sacrifices I
I help the suffering, the city council
4 adopted the following resolutions:
Relating to the expressing Of thank
q of the city council to the many persons
' organizations and activities of the cit!
for their noble work, done to reliev
the sufferers and restore the sick dur
q ing the period when influenza prevaile
\ in our midst.
, "Resolved-That the city council
, representing the sentiment. as they be
2 lieve of the general public, hereby eX
press the sincere thanks OF the cit
T to all persons who by personal servic
, cared for the sick and afflicted.
/, ITO the college fraterntties for
: large supply Of beds.
, ITO the war camp community sery
Z ice. where many women, leaving HON
! duties. fastened to care for the sick
ITO the First Church, whose paris
q house was wholly given over for tn
. admission of small children and babie
who were taken care of by the parish
= toner's of that church.
>, "To St Pauls Church. whose paris
:, house was opened for the temporar
:, home of convalescents.
y ITO Bishop Rice for providing sever
nurses from the Fanny Allen hospit,
:, and ST. Joserhs orphan asylum.
:, "To Bishop Hall for generous contribl
: tons of blankets. sheets, pillows an
other necessaries.
4 ITO the managers of the Ethan ALLIE
q club for the commodious house placed
~ the disposal of the city as an emergenc
l. hospital.
q ITO the school commissioners for Il