The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-01-16

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. |
Council met pursuant to call of the May
or, Saturday evening, January 9Th, 1869.
Roll called. Present-Mayor, Standard;
Councilmen, Nixon, Comley, Hach leman,
Cundiff, Mealey and Marshall.
The Mayor stated the object Of the
meeting to be for the purpose of speedily
procuring house outside of the city
limits to which might be removed cases
of small pox, if any should make t.ieir
appearance in the city, land also to adopt
measures to prevent its coming to the
city.
On motion a committee of three, con-
sisting of Councilmen Hack leman, Com
ley and Mcaley, were appointed to pro-
cure pest-house, as soon as practicable;
and in case of small pox occurring in the
city, to take charge of such patient and
remove him TO said pest house to procure
bedding and everything necessary for the
comfort of said patient, and to procure
medical attendance, and a suitable person
to wait upon and take care of said
patient. Council adjourned.
MONDAY EVENING, Jan. 18th, 1869.
Council met pursuant to call OF the
Mayor Present-Mayor, Standard ];
Councilmen. Cundif, Mealey, Nixon,
Comley aud Hackleman. The Recorder
being absent, Councilman Hackleman
was called on to keep the minutes of the
meeting. The Mayor stated the object
of the meeting to be, to make some ar
rangements to employ Health Officer.
Moved and seconded that the Com
lnittee on Hospital be empowered to en-
I ploy a Health Officer Motion lost.
: On motion committee of three, con-
sisting of Councilmen Nixon, Marshal,
aud Cundif, were appointed to procure
l the services OF competent person to act
o as Health Officer until otherwise ordered
by the Council.
# On motion it was ordered that Council
# man Hackieman be authorized to have
twenty y-fve copies of the following order
r, printed and posted in conspicuous places
<, about the city, towit:
l. AN ORDER-To prevent the introduction
I and spread of small pox, or othe
Il epidemic diseases within the City o
Albany, the following rules and regu
( lations shall be observed until other
wise ordered by the Common Council
m 1t shall be the duty of Health Office
,o to visit all steamboats, that may land a
: any of the wharves in said city, and
- before any person shall be allowed t.
e. come on shore, he shall proceed to ex
as anime the passengers. and if he, shall fin
,e any one on board of said boat4 infecte
with small pox, he shall at once requir
the officers of said boat to leave the wha1
Y. and land the Same at any point he ma
ct designate, where such person or person
SO infected shall be removed to the Hos
pital; Provided, such person or person
en- desire to stop at this city. And, Pro
er vided further, if any citizen of this cit
a. be on board and is found to have small poz
i the Health Officer shall have such citize
io removed to his residence under sue
y. rules and regulations as he may prescribe
Sc or to the Hospital if it is desired by sal
re citizen, and he shall require the relative
a, or friends of said citizen to use all possibl
= means to prevent the spread of the disease
er 1t shall be the duty of the Healt
Officer to visit, at least twice week, a
Hotels and other public places within tn
ur city, and if he shall find any person dis
OF eased with small pox, he shall at one
ed have them removed to the Hospita
,s using all possible precautions to prever
- the spread of the disease. He shoul
oh require all occupants of houses wher
any case of small pox may exist, to plac
=; a yellow flag in some conspicuous plac
:, where it may be easily seen by person
~ passing on the streets.
lie. Adopted by the Common Counci
d. January IL, 1869.
,is A. w. STANDARD, Mayor.
L. w. DooLITTLE, Recorder.
10 THURSDAY EVENING, Jan, IA.
:, Coupcil met Present-Mavor Sta,