The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-06-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Fun Proceedings of the Last Regular
Meeting.

A regular meeting Of the board
of health Of Jackson county was
held at Scranton, on Monday, June
4, 1877. Members. present-E. Il.
Griffin, Il. L. Howe, N. Lambert
and NJ. NJ. Evans.
The resignation of W. D. Bragg,
quarantine physician, which was re-
ceivcd at a special meeting, was ac9
cepted.
By invitation. DR.. Austin gave
the board an outline OF what he
had accomplished by authority of
the board Of health of New Orleans
in instituting measures of co~opere
alton with the sanitary authorities
along the gulf coast, and other val.
liable information.
d, DR.. n. Lambert, in behalf of the
committee appointed to saperintend
the erection Of the quarantine plat
form, reported that Mr.. Grant had
finished it according to speciGca-
tions, which report was received.
The committee to whom was re.
ferred the matter Of attending to
the publication of the laws and
regulations of the board of health,
stated that they we're not ready to
report. and asked further time,
which was granted.
The secretary, who was instructed
to communicate with the boards of
health Of Mobile and New Orleans,
and inform them that this board was
organized and in active operation,
and ready to cooperate with them
10 protect our mutual sanitary in
terest, reported that that duty had
been performed, and that satisfac-
tory replies had been received from
both boards addressed.
The board then went into the
election of quarantine physician to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of DR.. Bragg, which results
ed in the appointment of DR.. f.
N. Blount.
On motion the following reguia~
tion was adopted to-wit: A supply
boatman shall be selected by this
board to attend the quarantine phys
sician in the discharge of his duties
aud to carry supplies to the plat
form at the quarantine station; and
said boatman shall be subject. to the :
orders of the quarantine physician,
md shall give bond in the sum of
Two hundred dollars,. with good and
sufficient security, for the faithful
Of his duties as pre-
scribed by the board of health; and
the said bond shall be approved by
the clerk of the chancery court Of
Jackson county. The said boatman
50 appointed shall designate some
place mutually convenient to ner-
chants sending supplies to vessels
IN quarantine, at, which place all
goods for vessels in quarantine shall
be deposited, after which the boat
man and his bondsmen above pro.
vided for shall be responsible for
the safety of all such goods until
hey are delivered on the platform
provided for that purpose.
On motion the following resolu-
ION was adopted:
Be it resolved, That the boards of
of Harrison and Ham
.ock counties be requested and
lrged, in view Of the great interest
involved (the preservation OF the
lealth of the citizens of the gulf
:oast), to appoint boards of health
or their respective counties, in order
hat we may act ia concert with
hem in securing this end.
The board then went into the
,lecticn of quarantine boatman,
which resulted in the election OF
Nr. J. w. Rarher, after which the
,oard adjourned until its next reg
liar meeting. ta
NJ. NJ. EVANS, Secretary.