THE FEVER HOSPITAL.

Evening Star, Issue 4046, 14 February 1876, Page 3

THE FEVER HOSPITAL.

‘"C A -J*P ecia l meeting of the City Council re the Fever Hospital was held at three o'clock this afternoon; present, the Mayor (in the ohairh Crs. Campbell, Gibson, Gra.nt, Isaho Woodland, Molhsoa, Reeves, Chapman! Roberts, and Leary. ■. . ■ Tim MAtOB explained that the nr eeting was called in dvferenfee to the wishes of a deputation which waited on;hin and presented a me- ’ moral from certain citizens, asking the Council to take into consideration the mutter of the Fever Ho-pitd. Most of the mei:abers of the Con would be a,ware of the r e,i lv he made "° th® deputation He was anxiovrs t > prevent anything in the aha, e of Htigadnn, as if the Corporation went to law with the .citizens they would have to spend the citizens’ momy. Accordingly he promised the deputation the Comicii rhould consider the matter very carefal y* th® same time hi,s sympa hies were not with those who held that as all must be afflicted with scarlet fever the sooner they have it the hette . All were at hospital site was the property erf the citizens ene mas to the preserving of too Belt, but the the hospital was toe property of the citizens, and it waspla edtheie fot the benefit of the citizei>s at huge.-' ; Or; Isaac expressed his drmust it the few ci izens who rose in arms and threa' ened liti«atl®n. " The majority of the ratepayers djl ndri think any harm was done by their taking * small portion of the Belt for the beriefit of ttie citizens. He moved:— Cotmcil, the reserve a^Ss^Wßsasaarft move it at the present jnnctuzie, •

Cr. Grant pointed out tluat the meeting at which it was decided to {relation against the hospital remaining on its present site did not represent, toe voice of the citizens. Ihe meeting was of; those “ favoralde to the removal” of it.

Cr, Reeves moved as ar/ ajnendnaent pags/ssiss! •ItO# . _

amendment, soaaio raVe litigation. If itwifi tarried tho&signing toe memorial would be satisfied, and they Pr°hably hear nothing furtherabont it! - Pmntod out thftVia the event : A 6l carrie d. the rntsmbto bave the hospital ' reimmediately it was cleared of its i! T aß nofc at improbable that, although the fever was entirly stamped* out here, we wouldmot be entirely itet fromit tUI it; had been t tamped out in the neighboring Colpmev At aU, events the hos ; iiai shouW ;be retained in its paesent position till w 8 were perfectly sure ™ free of the epidemfc Under all the circumstances he wou'd support the amendment, and asked Cr. Isaac to with, draw hn motion.

Cr. Isaac refused. He considered 1 it verv discourteous that certain citizens should harass the committee ia the way they had. He would be sorry to see any alienation of the Belt, as he considered it a very great boon. . . Cr. the amendment. Gr. Grant said His feeUngs were more with than wlch the motion. ' ■ _ There voted for the amendment I l - Os Reeves, Gr son Chapman. Woodland MollU ton, oberts, 1 taj, a d Campbell. For the _ TUpi ion ;- C,rs.. fsnac ai d Grant. It was (leaded to fofwacd 4 cdUv’bf,£he iW'

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.

£ The .following were the highest scores inade by the Invercargill cadets at their district or Hare, 52 ; Sergeant Basatian, 46 : Corporal, Kingsland, 40. •

The Dunedin Nival Brigade! was inspected in rowing -and Bailing drill on Saturday after noon by Lieutenant Pell, - Apting-Adjutant. There were present two first-class petty officers and eleven guhfiers; P. 0., Jamieson being in charge. The crew haying been exercised in rowing, Captain Stavely, commanding the district, the Acting-Adjutant, and a few friends boarded the launch* where the crew were exercised in making and shortening sail at anchor. Having doublereefed’ the fohe and hiain sails, the mborings were slipped and the men exercised at their quarters for aii hbur and a hail. The boat, although’ a ton and a half short of her 1 bal : last, behaved splendidly! , The day was all that, conld, be desired, the wind blowing Strong and gusty enough from the southwest to'. necessitate • double-reefed canvas to work the boat in safety in her short ballast trim, and lively enough to give those of the crew forward wet jackets, with an occasional shower for those aft. In beating up to her moorings the crew were exer-; cised in. making sail under-weigh, when the i teefs were shook, put of the mainsail, and: rhe Defence then showed what she could do ’ under a press of canvas, working up to her; : anchorage in excellent style. The moorings j were picked up, the sails furled under in-! speotion, and a boat’s crew sent ashore with) Captain Stavely, Lieutenant Pell, and the visitors; and what may be ■ termed an after- ;■ noon’s hard work, combined with pleasure,) was brought to a close by the landing of ■ the crew, whom, we may remark, werein their undress uniform, which seems; very suitable for the work it' is intended.) (We are pleased to find the Naval Company 1 looking up again. Volunteering must be; taking a fresh start, as we are. informed that applications for admission into this Company) have been so numerous oflatethat Lieut.. Smith, the officer commanding, on last drill night had to postpone the consideration of several, nominations., With the appliances; at the command of the Brigade, and partis cularly with such a fine boat as the Defence to drill in, we feel satisfied from the esprit l de corps lately manifested that the Dunedin Naval Brigade will, ere long, be second ta no corps in the Colony, either in numbers or efficiency. ; 1 \