South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-27
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What is the connection between
an isolation hospital and dead ami
nal hides?
Doc Freyermuth OF the city health
board says there isn't any such con-
nection.
Gil Elliott and John DeHaven of
the hoard OF public works have in
terpolated such connection in the
docs campaign for an isolation hos
pital.
Sam Lippman feels that the inter
pelation OF Messrs. Elliott and De-
Haven il placing him in somewhat
Of goat position. and Doc Freyer-
muth will probably feel the same
way after a while.
Ever-since the "hu" contagion the
health board secretary has been
campaigning for an isolation hOspi-
tai. Every little while he appears
before the board of public works in
the interest of his campaign.
To establish an isolation hospital
somebody must supply the authority,
and that authority the health Off
Ger believes. should come from the
board Of works.
Once the city bought a building
for that purpose II used TO be
known as the city hall annex" and
is located just north of the city ad-
ministration building on y. Main st.
When it came to turning the
building into an isolation hospital.
citizens generally in the neighbor-
hood are said 10 have entered a
strong protest. At any rate. the
"city hall annex" now provides
home for the Visiting Nurse asso-
citation and the care taker of the
building. an the city having 10 do
in the maintenance of tbs building
being 10 bug the coal and furnish
the jan.tcr. or caretaker as the
mayor prefers 10 have him called.
However. Doe Freyermuth wants
an ISOLATION hospital and he would
just as soon use the city hall an
mex" for that purpose
The board of works, however. does
not feel like using the building for
that purpose The board members
fear the outhursts of protests that
they say would come from surround
ine citizens if this were done.
The board members also object to
being talked TO daily by the city
health officer in regard to the hospi-
tai.
The other morning Doc Freyer-
muth made one Of his freGuent re-
quests for the establishment of the
isolation institution, and two of the
board members. Gil Elliott and John
DeHaven appeared TO have found a
way TO make the health officer for
get the thing that appears TO be
uppermost in his mind nowadays.
And here is where Sam Lippman
was given the occasion to feel that
he is being made the goat in the
controversy between the health Off
Ger and two of the board of works
members.
Mr.. Lippman conducts an estab-
lishment On y. Main St in which
hides and tallOw are sold. The rear
door Of the Lippman store opens out
on the alley running along the south
side of the city hall building. The
windows of the board of works Of
fee also open out onto this alley,
and the rear door of the Lippman
store can be seen from the windows
of the boards office.
In addition to the store on y.
Main ST. MIR. Lippman has a render
ing factory four miles out from the
city. The hides and tallow making
material collected in the city are
taken there TO be renovated and
made into merchandise form. While
the health board secretary was re-
questing TO the board of works.
which at the moment consisted OF
Msssrs. Elliott and DeHaven. the
idea was conceived to turn the docs
thoughts into other channels.
The doc was told plainly by
Messrs. Elliott and DeHaven, the
was no worse not To have an isola
ton hospital than il was TO allow
the hides of dead animals TO he
brought right into the heart Of the
city, especially when the hides were
off the animals.
This theory greatly excited the
health officer, and right away he
went TO see Mr. Lippman, giving him
orders that nothing in the way of
hides that would give out an Of
fensive odor would be allowed by
the health board. Mr.. Lippman eN
planned that there were no such
odors. but the health officer would
not be satisfied until he smelled all
the hides on hand. Now Mr.. Lipp-
man and the doc are wondering.