Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-15

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has not been reported any cases south
of Jefferson street. He proposed to dis
infect the entire district, map but the
battle : ground and take the entire
area. Not only this; let us move all
the people we can ont of the infected
district. he wanted a unity Of action
and a fall agreement with every member
of the board. Mr.. Mayor, let us take
charge Of the City Hospital, keep your
physician there, and if be needs an as
aistani, give him one. The Rewards
will, We understand, give rs nurses. DE-.
Erskine and | have come TO the conclu-
sion that all patients taken with yellow
fever be removed to the City Hospital,
and that this aud its locality be so
thoroughly disinfeeted as to prevent it
being a radius of the disease. For in
stance, Miss Annie Clarke, a sewing
girl, who has been working in
the family OF P. NJ. Winters, at No.
&c Alabama street, went to No. 404 Main
street, where she was taken sick with yell
low fever. Now there may be other
cases in other sections of the city, and
all should be removed at once to a hos
pital. The Towards had determined to
i. establish an infrmary if necessary and
, would call upon the board Of health for
a medical officer. The beard Of educa-
: ton meets at II o'clock to tender, il
, necessary, the AIAboma street school.
house building for the use of a ho spital
q or infrmary for the Howards. Dr.
Saunders asked to hear the views Of the
other gentlemen of the board. He did
not propose TO interfere with Dr.. Thorn
:, ton, but to have the use Of the hospital
for yellow fever patients.
Drs. Erskine aud Brown, Mayor Flip
pin and Chief Athy concurred with DR.,
Saunders, and it was stated that Dir.
Thornton had expressed a willingness to
do what was proposed.
DR.. Erskine stated that he had twelve
barrels of carbolic acid.
1t was agreed that an additional sup
ply Of eighteen barrels OF carbolic sciC
be ordered, and that a part Of the samt
= be given to Chief Athy for distribution
- among the poor.
TERRIBLE NUISANCE.
et. Mr.. John 0verton, on behalf of tn
citizens residing in the neighborhood c
80 the slide, at the foot of Webster street
presented the following petition:
~ MEMPHIS. August 10. 1878.
To the Board Of Health, city Of Memphis:
Nv l earnestly request this nuisance, roc
and branch, te at once entirely abstet
ma never again to be placed in the midst
a healthy neighborhood. From q pc
r sonal inspection | know it to be ju
w what it 10 represented to bean unbea
re- able nuisance-and it is a wonder that
has been put up with so long, and that
ton has not been interfered with by the i
dustrious, law abiding citizens Of th
vicinity.
ng' With much respect,
JOHN 0vERToN, in.
ina TIE PETITION eF CITIZENS.
The petition was as follows:
,sbv MEMPHIS. TENN, August IA. 1878
To the Honorable Board of Health of tae G
Of Memphis;
eet Whereas, The public nuisance on t
bluff at the foot of Webster str eel, kuoV
"a as the city dump, having aud being
great annoyance to the citizens of SO
vicinity, and the attention of the CT
eet' government and the board OF heal
anna having been respectfully called to
without effect, therefore be it
90, Resolved, by a meeting of citize
00' personally interested, and P G. Wo
acting chairman, That we give the p
plar per authorities twenty-fOur hours to clC
or remoye the nuisance, and if they {
,, in doing so the citizens will, in duI
- bound, protect themselves.
~ This petition was signed by thir
-, seven citizens Yesterday two of
y " number called at the office of the bes
of health and informed Dr., Brown,
secretary, that unless the nuisance v
abated they would set fire to it.
DR.. Saunders stated that he had exa
ined the slide and found it in splenc
,ne' condition, but that parties not auth
No. lied by the board Of health to du
refuse had been using the slide. ]
feeling Of the citizens was we'll fount
ron and he therefore offered the follow
resolution, which the board adopted:
.hlfu Resolved, That John 0verton, jr f,
Il. authorized to confer with a committed
citizens Of the Tenth ward as to a pro
DR.. disposition Of the slide or dump in
Tenth ward, aud that the chief Of pol
instruct his force to arrest any part
"a D found dumping at that point until iurt
rect, orders.
I'll CITY HOSPITAL
eree DR.. Thornton, the physician in cha
of the city hospital, stated to the DO
No. that he was perfectly willing hat this
stitution be devoted to the care of yel
rast fever patients, He coald remove
present patients to the county hospi
oplar There we're now about eighty patient
none with yellow fever-in the city
pital, which has q capacity for the
lltw commodation of ll5 persons.
DR.. Saunders offered the following
%olutiou, which was adopted:
ord Resolved, That ORA. Erskine
Thornton and Mayor Flippin be appc
ed a committee of conference with
ct. Towards as to yellow fever nurses
treet. their compensation for the city hosp