The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-19
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.


The Board of Health held another meet
ing yesterday afternoon. -Four members OF
the Board DR.. Rauch and six of our city
physicians were present
DR.. Rauch expressed the opinion that il
the Board would adopt the rules Of the Ma
tlonal Board of Health, the expense in
Cured would be paid out of the money
placed at that body's disposal. Whereupon
upon motion Of alderman Patier, the rules
of the National Board, in SO far ms they
were applicable to our situation, were
adopted for the government of the Cairo
Board.
Dr.Rauch further suggested that in the en-
forcement of our river quarantine, boat
should be moored below the city, upon
which boat the quarantine officers should
be stationed; that tug should be placed
at their disposal to meet steamers coming
from infected districts, etc. etc.
Upon motion Of Alderman Halliday, the
Mayor was directed to prepare an estimate
Of the cost of the proposed quarantine and
other measures essential to the protection of
the city, and forward the same to the Secre-
tary of the National Board, Washington
City.
The attention of the Board being called
to the nuisance created by the barge
Thorpe and contents, Alderman Halliday
introduced the following resolution, which
was adopted
Whereas, The barge Perry Thorpe, now
| lying snnken at the the Levee has become
and is hereby declared such a nuisance that
a due regard to the health of our people de-
mands that it should be at once removed;
and,
Whereas, All parties interested TO whom
the city could give notice, have had fair
notification to remove the said barge and
and nuisance and have wholly failed to pay
any attention to SAID notices; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the Mayor and City
Marshal be and they are hereby authorized
and directed to have removed at once the
said barge in such manner as will abate
said nuisance in the most effective and most
expeditions manner
The proprtey of continuing the Thir-
tcenth street fill, with the dirt taken from
the site of the old Rose building, the mat
ter was finally disposed of by the adoption
Of the following resolution, introduced by
Alderman Smith
Resolved, That the Health Officer be
instructed to scatter sufficient amount OF
lime on the dirt that has been deposited on
| Thirteenth street in order to prevent any
obnoxious oior that may arise from it and
cause or create disease.
The necessity for the adoption of quar-
antinc measures was then discussed at
length Touching the railroad trains, ar
irving from below, Alderman Patier offered
the following resolution, and it was adopt.
ed
Resolved. That that the VI. c. and st. L.
I. NJ. and 5. Il. r. Co.'S are hereby notified
that all trains, before entering the city, or
crossing the river, must be examined by a
competent doctor and see that all passen-
gers are free from contagious or infectious
diseases, aud such passengers or baggage
rs are from Memphis, must be placed in
car under charge of an officer Of the city;
said car to be locked and pass right
through This resolution to 60 into effect
in "a hours.
The following resolution, touching the
same subject was introduced by alderman
Halliday and adopted:
Resolved, That all trains coming from
the south having on board passengers or
freight from Memphis, or from any other
place where cases OF yellow foyer exist, be
stopped on the opposite side of the rivers,
and that none Of the cars making up any
such train, which have come from infected
districts, or the passengers therein, be per-
mittcd to come into the city, and that pas.
scngerS, baggage and freight on such cars
which are going to points beyond the city,
be transferred into other cars on the oppo-
site side of the rivers and taken through the
city without any stoppagc or.delay what
ever,
Alderman Smith then introduced the
following, which was also adopted;
Resolved, That all steamboats, and other
water crafts coming from. Memphis and
other places infected with yellow fever or
that have landed at or within twenty miles
Of any such infected place be prohibited.
A letter from j. G. Clarke, Esq, supern.
tcndont of the Mississippi Central was
read. The gentleman said that his com.
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