The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-06-14
BOARD OF HEALTH.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
CONCERNING THE ACTION
OF THE BOARD.
THEY ARE HARD AT WORK, AND
DOING THE BEST THEY
GAN UNDER CIR
CUMSTANCES.

At the meeting of the council held on
Thursday afternoon, the mayor read the
following message concerning the doings
of The board Of health
Gentlemen of the City Council;
As chairman of your board OF health
deem IL highly proper that you should be
made acquainted with what has been done,
and whrt We are st present trying 10 do
to clean up our city. One week after the
organization of the present administra-
lion, as mayor issued my procla-
nation calling upon oil citizens to clean up
their premises. On the 9Th Of May is-
sued another order, notifying oil
citizens that the police of the city were
nuissncss we're found, without further
warning. On the 29th issued q circular
notifying oil parties where all dead car
cases, rubbish, etc, should be deposited,
and ir fact may say it has been one con
tinusl try to clean up ths city for the last
six weeks, and l may say, With . good
deal of success. A great many arrests
have been made, and . great many more
could be made If the ordinances
were such 40 could cover 81
The cases. cannot too strongly
urge the amendment Of sections 30, 81 anc
81 of ordinance No. 4. They ought to bs
maze more oinding ana tborou!h sno
made so that not'hcAt'on from the board
Of health TO parties maintaining nuisances
would be oil the evidence required "a
make case for the city. / beg leave fur,
ther to state that all boats arriving here
~, AZ. - Inv oe'u oo"su !.
a;cs,. .nd .,,,a, -. - V o"' y. n''
and shonId 80 $685. -. So sis,
an snv hos,. ;r:nc No. ~. "o a.,
IRE ordered 10 cali . nby.ici.n WIZ do
lea whe her it is Q case to order III,
al into Quarantine or not. This en-
braces Oil of the rules in sections ], 2 an
3, ordnance No G: and II will be sc
that the q ,rd of health has fully cam, ~,
1, tbe ordtrs,ce. Of ,bs c,v in ,his ns
,,orIs, AZ. 80, -. :" WI, -.
l,,a "e "ssor nas 10 Io~er 70 o.
'nohsh Quarantine other thsn hatec
above, and has no power to employ mer
or boards on any given point. He 4
merely sn executive officer and a .uc,
400. ,La hos, h. o.n ,,rdo. az o.s;.
'"e o' nr e"n unuer tuo V'a'us"ee
"i tne cry Shouiu the council deem IN
present powers SUFFICIENT they need no
change them; but ". on the other hand
thew think the time has coma IN b.v,
.ona n.,u-. dolihor.,;o,. 90 81. 81.
- '"9 'eA
US noW P''Na''ng III "e'hPus' nope
they VIII lose no tlme IN doing so, ana dt
~ IN quiet, expeditions, and IN as scien
tific a manner as possible.
h.vo Oh. horo, o. .,o,o.o o;,,.,
80, - p'.v'
EN- me yesterday from hVahsVhie, In.
diana, ana recommend that u be printed
in all the papers of the city. and the citi.
IL q b. urgently requested 70 supply than
selves with n copy. when nrintad of IN,
s.;d c,,v nsnar tow w., H.,
nv p"p' "ooD' n"'o.'
lne Following 10 the circular referred Il
nv the mayor.
Inc board OF health have issued the fol
lowing circular; Cleanliness and ventilation
are OF the utmost importance as health
measures. Accommodations Of animal OF
vegetable matters, liable to decay, should
be avoided. Cellars aud out.ho,ises should
be frequently and thoroughly Gle ned, aud,
II need be, disiniected. Where the wsteI