The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-20

sS was given to the owners of all slouoht,
eS houses within the corporate limits, that III
Is must see to it that all onal must
placed in cess pools and covered mn nj;
\ c"rt'i and the accumulation of ofal f
v 'cnoerihg purposes, unless rendered dali
It must be discontinued,
THE BOARD AND THE VI. VT. CO.
Q Col. Jas. 5. Rearden, agent at this mi,
t Tor the Mississippi Valley Tiansportatjo
, company, sent a communication TO III
poard' setting mp that his company are til
owners OF number Of tow-boats plyip,
between St. Louis and New Orleans finn
'ne quarantine at this port greatly interfere
ana retards and causes his coy(
pany great loss. He therefore L
quested that after thorough ~
lection and fnmigation his boats1 coi r
lo~ed to come to the wharSr oooi,,al
freight The communication, - nr,,.;1.'
ana iiled' and the clerk ordtc o,,or,n,ino
COL Rearden with copy " y '''' '''' w
regulations. ,mrrr,
n. WI, ''' y" N,s,rgcon United States
marine hospital eg' , on "u 1! at ,ns port
ronnr", wv ''v brth of the marine hospital
s, ,"t''' ",%Tcttcr is of special importance
os = d,a |the position of the government
with '"'' " N''''''' "oSP'''' "' 'nlS
oFFCE SUPERVISING SuRGEoNGEN.
t.. 5. Marine Hospital Service. ,
WASHINGTON, Aug. -, 1873. :
Waldo Asst surgeon, VI, H. $, Cairo, III.
DEAR SlR--Your letter of the 18th inst. :
reference to establishing hospital for -
GLOW fever patients is at hand. The er. r
nous opinions which obtain IN reference Y
the power of this office in the matter are
N,ng to Misrepresentation of the facts.
ongress, by imposing a monthly tax upon {
c wages Of the men employed upon the -
cans, lakes and rivers has created ,rust
nd which is applied for the tenn :
Try relief the con, ibutors when sick or "
sabled. ObN .ously it cannot be divert.
from its legitimate object or expended n
rishly. If congress had taken no such
tion the port cities would have been com.
Ned to bear the expense of the care of
stltute scamcn and river men. 1t is pre- 81
med that the prevailing motive for es- A
DIishing quarantine hospital for Cairo
II be to protect the Gig and the state of
inois, also that those who are destitute or
d unable to pay for their care Will be pro- eli
ted for the same as Others if suffering from nj
How fever The scamen cannot be re-
ircd TO share this expense. 1t is not
: general government which is Concerned
this question; the government is simply DI
plying the scamcns money which it has X,
eived in ..ust. This SCI wee Will pay the
y reasonable rate FOR the care of river c''
n entitled to relief from the marine hos. lo'
al fund.- who may be received into the
lran,nc hospital =, established. Ifnot
nbIlshed, then YOU can act under my let
Of the 10Th last, i' necessary. So far
smallpox patients are concerned, il the tn
; authorities OF Cairo have smallpox
pital and any satisfactory arrangements
be made whereby they " u receive our
lIl-poN patents, please report the facts of
'or. the establishment of the Sisters hos obi
al | recommended the building of
rnc hospital at Cairo. Congress alone rel
the power to authorize it. to
Respectfully, etc, qu,
Gro W. WOoDwORTH, Nm,
Surg sonGcneral, VI. II. :.
'hc above Letter was received and filed. =
MISCELLANEOUS.
he board then granted a number of per- ~.
;, and soon after adjourned 10 meet ~,
~ this morning at the usual hour -,