Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-10
FAMILY GUARANTEED
WITHOUT FOOD OR FUEL
Councilman McNabb Brings to
Light Unusual Case Found
In Third Ward.

City Councilman McNabb last night (
brought to the attention Of his fellow
members, during the weekly meeting Of
the Council, a condition which he said
was surprising, If true, and he succeeded
in having them take cognizance OF the
subject and steps TO alleviate what he
thought was an intolerable situation.
lie said that on Wednesday porce-
man in uniform came 20 bis home and
said his sergeant bad sent him there 70
ask il he could could do something for
family living on Fifth street where the
Board Of Health had established qiaran-
tine because Of illness in the house and
that the people were without food and
fuel. Mr.. McNabb later stated the
family is that OF Mrs, Haines, colored,
who has two small children and who ~
20 work to support them and herself
They live at ia West Fifth street.
Mr.. McNabb said the Board OF Health
IL they are going 10 lock people up m
their homes, should see that they have
food and fuel Tor he wanted 70 know
what the occupants Of such houses are
going % do for food Il all ingrcss and
egress is stopped. He went 70 the door
/ he said and talked 10 Mrs. Haines and
/ she told him the fix they were in and she
/ declared that II food was not provided
! for her children soon she was gong out
/ 70 get some even If she did get arrested
1 Mr.. McNabb heard a health officer
| who placarded the house tell the POLICE
man on the district TO keep the woman
/ in tho house There is something
wrong there" said Mr. McNabb. He
provided some conf ior the family and
thought the Trustees Of tho Poor had
provided rood. He thought Council
should find out about this matter and
determine IL such conditions are allowed
TO exist in the city He declared he will
care for families in such distress and
send the bills to Council il no one else
will look after them. lie thought the
same conditions might exist IN other
wards.
lie moved 70 have the clerk instructed
20 write to the Board Of Health request
ing that department to alleviate the con
ditions he spoke about at above men
toned home or at any other home wher'
similar conditions may exist because o
quarantine having been established anC
this motion prevailed.
DIR. G. NJ. Handy, president OF th'
Board Of Health, when the statements o
, Mr.. McNabb were brought 70 his atten
ton this morning, said the wage earne
in the family is always exempt from TN
! quarantine regulations except where tn
= disease is as serious as small pox and
y guard is stationed over the house wher
, IL exists. In such q case the family
= grocer is directed by the board 10 allo'
. the family groceries up TO $3.50 per do
. and the city pays this bill
Secretary Frantz Of the health boar
said the card in the Haines case Shove
+, that the families condition is good an
: the attending physician said he knee
n nothing Of their being in serious circun
stances as the result of their inabilit
4. to get food Mr.. Frantz explained tina
. where quarantine is established and ther
is no wage Garner or the wage earne
cannot 90 ont then the case IS reporte
by the health board TO the Associate
Charities with the request that that OIL
ganization supply the food for the family
r and while he has go reported nunbf
OF instances OF the kind he has never W
a received complaint that the Associate
a Charities had failed to comply with u
: order, and because of this lack of con
= plant ne has taken 1t for granted tn;
y the families have been cared for. +
: said fuel is provided by the emergenc
relief committee, to which he repor
the case.
Both DR.. Handy and Mr.. Frantz d
clared emphatically that the Board
Health has never locked a fami
Id in house under quarantine rules al
10 left them without the means OF providn
re themselves with food and fuel, and q
e, health board would never entertain
Or thought OF doing such thing.
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