The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-28
OFFICIAL OCEEDINGS
or THE
BOARD OF MAYOR And ALDERMEN

At a special meeting of the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen held Saturday, August
"A. 1878.
PR sENT--His Honor John McGm, May
or
Aldermen: Anderson, Lowd. and speng-
Ter.
BaENT--Aldernen Hamilton, Harm gtop.
and Williams.
following communications:
To the Honorable the Board Of Manor and
Aldermen Of the city Of Jackson:
At mass meet ting of the citizens of Kinds
county, outside of, and adjacent to. the city
CT Jackson, held on the 23I day of August,
1878, the undersigned were appointed as A
Committee TO petition your honorable body
and ihe honorable board of health, to ex-
tend the quarantine 50 as to embrace in it's
limits a radius Of five miles in Kinds county
from the corporation of Jackson.
In support OF this petition, we would re-
spectiulIy represent, that persons from
known infected districts are daily arriving
in said community and are furnished with
accOmm Odations by citizens thereof and
allowed to remain therein, there being at
this time not less than twelve or fourteen
OF such persons in the immediate neighbor-
hood OF jackson; that II there should
be no other consideration 70 move
your action in this behalf, the safety
and protection of your city demand a
compliance with our request, for the
neighborhood around jackson is densely
populated, and should infection be intro
duced therein, the same would, in all human
probability be communicat q TO your CITY
We respectfully, but earnestly urge a
speedy action on the petition, and express
the desire that it may be had this day.
We were also directed 20 call your atten-
tiOn to the fact that the rule, or order, estab-
lished and made by your Honorable Board,
requiring railroad trains TO pass thro ugh
Jackson at a speed attaining a rate of eight
miles per hour, Is not csmplied with by said
trains; that the trains run at such a slow
speed, it is easy for person TO jump there
from in safety, and numbers have been seen
to do so.
Respectfully submitted,
d. L. PORTER, Chin.
n. JOHNSON,
ROBT. DAY,
HARVEY RAGLAN,
f. +. DANIEL,
JOHN DETERLY,
WIN RoBB.
Committee.
OFFICE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH,
JACKSON Miss, Aug. oath, 1873.
To the Honorable Board OF Mayor and Alder
men Of the city Of JackS0n:
GENTLEMEN--I am requested to notify
Won that at a called meeting of the Board of
Health. for the city of jackson, held to-day
at 10 o'clock. A. M, the accom- panying petit
tions marked \ and b, and were favorably
received, and on motion it was
Res0IUed. That the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen be requested to grant the request
of the citizens set forth in said petit
tiOns, and to issue such ordinance as may be
be necessary to carry out the desired objects.
With regard to the petition ma ked b, the
following resolution was offered by Mr..
Webb, and adopted:
ResoEued, That the Mayor and Aldermen
be requested to pass such an ordinance as
will prohibit the west bound passenger
trains on the V. q NJ. X. r. from stopping
in the city limits. same as applies to east
bound trains.
The following resolution by DIR. Writ
johnson, was also offered and adopted:
Resolved, That the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen are requested to communicate by
telegram with l. NJ. Terrell. Superintend-
ent, Atlanta, Ga, with the view of having
all mail matter, except first-class, for this
city, discontinued from the following points
New Orleans, La, Memphis, Ten, and
the following POINTS in ippi-Vicks-
burg. Grenada, Canton, Holly Springs, and
Port Gibson.
Very respectfully,
+. +. DANIELS,
Secretary Board of Health.
Mr.. Lowd offered the following Ordi-
nance, which was adopted:
Be it Ordained by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Jackson, That
the quarantine lines now existing be eX-
tended so as to include an area of four and
half miles from the corporate limits OF the
city
Be it further Ordained, That this Ordi-
nance be in force from and after August "A,
1878.
Mr. Lowd moved that the west bound
trains on the Vicksburg and Meridian road
be required to pass through the city with
out stopping, at speed Of not less than
eight miles an hour. Carried.
The following communication was re-
ceived:
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. p, 1873.
Hon JOHN MCGILL, Mayor:
DEAR SIR respectfully tender my res
ignation as Il member of the City Board of
Health.
Yours very respectfully,
WRIT JOHNSTON
Mr.. Spengler moved that Dr.. Writ john
stone resignation be accep pied. Carried.
Mr.. a. j kerr's resignation as member
of the Board of Health was rendered, and
on motion, accepted.
No further business appearing, the Board
adjourned.
JOHN MCGILL, Mayor.
HARRIS BARKsDALE, City Clerk. 4