The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-17

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a meeting of the Board of Health was
held at the office of DIR. T. b. Ward, on
Thursday, March Is, 1856. rl
Present.. 1. Bloodgood, ESQ.,, Presl.
dent; j. A. Saunders, Esq. Drs. T. B.
ward, >. X. Jackson, and A. T. Bell,
health officers.
On nomination of Mr. Saunders, Geo.
BLOW, Esq, was elected to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of
Mr.. Richard Wake.
On motion of DR.. Jackson, q commit
Tee, composed OF the health officer and
Dr. i. Il: Ward, were appointed to in
| sPect and report upon the condition of
tne damaged corn stored by Peter F.
| Schllecker, in the tobacco warehouse.
, After q short absence the said COM
mittee reported. that that portion of the
corn stored on the upper floor was dry,
ana could not be considered nuisance;
but that on the lower floor was still wet
ana undergoing decomposition, and ad-
vlsed its immediate removal.
Whereupon the health officer was d.
rected TO have it removed in twenty-four
hours.
On motion of Mr.. Saunders, it was
RESOLVED, That notice be served on
WIN. T.. Taylor, Esq, to remove the old
hulks and oyster shells from his proper
ty adjoining the ship yard of Mr.. VIM.
A. Graves, on Wide Water street, with
IN twenty days after notification. And
IT is hereby ordered that no oysters
shall hereafter be opened on the prem.
ises.
On motion of DR.. Jackson, commit
tee was appointed to wait on the COM
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with him in regard to certain sanitary
measures in which the Board requires
his aid. Mr.. Saunders and DR.. Jackson
were appointed on said committee.
On motion of DR.. jackson, it was
Resolved, That the order passed on
March I'd, 1866, relating to the cleansing
of sinks and cabinet d'aisance, shall be
so altered az that, instead of the clause
which requires the Oa0ners of property
to pay for said cleansing, it shall read:
"The expenses for said service to be
paid by the owner or occupant, as in
accordance with the ordinance of the
city,"
1t was ordered that the following no.
tees be served upon the following
named persons: Mr.. John Mcintosh, to
cleanse building in rear of Saunders
Restaurant; DR.. VIM. Selden, to cleanse
building formerly occupied by Mrs. Sc
gar; MIR. Benz. Pollard, to fill lot on Butte
street.
On motion of DIR. Ward, it was
Resolved, That the Secretary be di.
rected to insert in all the city papers an
advertisement notifying the public that
book for complaints of nuisances will
be placed in DR.. Wards office, and that
all special communications upon mat
tiers intended for the action of the
Board, be addressed to DIR. S. X. jack
son, Secretary, or to DR.. A. Il. Bell,
health officer.
On motion of Mr.. Saunders, it was
Resolved, That quarantine of all
vessels from infected or suspected ports
will be proclaimed to take place on April
LIST, after which time no vessel from such
ports will be allowed to approach the
port of Norfolk nearer than the quaran-
tine ground.
On motion, the Board adjourned, to
meet on Wednesday, the 2lst inst.
SAM'L. K. JACKSON, Secretary.
SAVED FORM DROWNING. On Thurs
day night about nine o'clock, while Of
ficere Crosby was making the circuit of
Ills Dctt, anu otauuluS WI tuC COIuci vi
New Castle and Wide Water streets, he
heard piteous and suppressed means, as
If some poor unfortunate was in distress.
Guided by the sound, he walked to-
wards the old India wharf and found
that man had fallen through into a
wrecked boat beneath. The tide being
low, Officer Crosby with the assistance
of his partner succeeded in rescuing the
person from his dangerous position. The
unfortunate creature being insensible,
the watchmen took him to the watch
house, where he was recognized by the
captain of the police and kindly sent
home. 1t was very fortunate that the
officers were attractedto the dangerous
condition of the sufferer, for he would
have been drowned by the tide as it came
In.
THE NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA
STEAMSHIP COMPANY are facilitating the
travel and transportation of merchan--
die at rapid rate. Their beautiful
steamship Saratoga" Commander
King, made her last run to New York IN
twenty-one hours and ten minutes, and
rotnrninr Thursday afternoon in twenty