The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-11
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Election Of Sanitary and Other
Officers, and Communication
Respecting Ship Island
Quarantine.

IuS HuJOHEneN meeting bI tU6 new bJHEu VI
Health was held laat night. DR.. Joseph Jones In
the chair and full beard present.
After the preliminary business Of reading the
minutes, DR.. Beard submitted the following
resolution which was adopted:
VISITING QUARANTINE STATION.
Whereas, by the fourth section OF the act 70
Sstablish quarantine for the protectiop Of the
superintend the different guarant, ne alta.
tions of the State, sRi 1t shal be his duty to
Welt them az ofte q % the Board Of Health shall
Of the Board Of sth that III prseidenth I Spn'Ga
vieit M the earl lset practicable ptcment In per-
con. and inst tsot the various gnarautne eta-
Hons on the ,fIiaeiesippi river. on the atchets.
lava and a. u 10 Aigolets. and report their pres
ent nditi IN TO the Boara OF Heal.h. The
Board of esslth all facts as to The organization
q the guar arsine station on shtp leland under
Health.
sHIp ISLAND QUARANTINE.
The oltowipg communication was read by
The pr set6e emit.
NATIONAL BoARp or HEAurH, |
New Orleans, April 10, 1see. J
Prof Js,eph Jones, President State Board of
,..SA--sT wish respectfully to lay before the
Et Ate board the following points Of informa-
q on resarding the Ship lsland quarantine.
heprecise rules and regulations tor the gov
eRnsaent of ship leland quarantine viii not be
erosnnlsated until the meeting ,oi National
fhtd2u VI hehlbH On Nht secpnu tI MAY lUey
wii NOT vary essentially from the following
Aechedule Of main points:
ri. The intentions of the etation at ship
portation of Infectious and epidemic diseases
br OBTAINING and disin Affecting infected vessee
at distance eutf1cienly remote from the coast
20 prevent communication of disease from
those eouarantined: t6l TO provide for paseep.
ers and seTs Of nieeted yessels good hospts
lated "a aecommoqatiSa for ,he yell
provide sul'able warehouses for storing cargo
while vessels are being iumisated In oruer
that goods clothing. etc. shall be disinfected
3esseis nS vhieh viii Be- required to stop a
ase vsaad Mhe6 ssasp have sa19e are
tol those whieh. have had such diseases
foreign port: inl those which sall from ports
Dangerously infected with epid mic diseases or
touch toy, a at such ports: tdl those esels which
OF Lonlsians, Missiseippi or Alabama to stop
NJ shin leland station
.. vessels not Included In the above epumer-
ated classes are not required to atop at ship
leland quarantine,
sede or La any manner interfere with any state
resnlstions now in force or hereafter to be en-
8. 1t is not to deprive local boards of health
OF any revenues or pecuniary profits which
would otherwise accrue TO them
tended to be entirely % co.operative Of With those
sanitary organizations engaged In the same i'm.
pgrtant work Of protecting from presidential
Diseases, and their concur renee and co-opera-
Therefore. the. member Of the National
work Is lntrueted. respectfully asks an imme.
diate reply TO the following inauiries;
VIII he STATE Besrd sss S aesh Of Lous
forcing such rules for the government Of ship
leland quarantine as to not conflict with the
q viii the State Board of Health order yessele
back to Ship Island which attempt to come to
chile port In conIayention to these rules, except
under any peculiar cir circumstances where the
State board and the undersigned. acting for the
national board, might concur In opinion that.it
VIII the State Board order tie quarantine In
spectors TO accept blle of health and certih.
ce sh ssn snd na sne sSbse
y'h them sM6n & Mn5h M
Member National Board of Health.
The president stated that DR.. Bemiss had in
formed him that the buildings we're not yet
commenced, but would be In readiness In
proper time. He further stated that he had re-
oiled to the above communication by suggest
ing that It would be impossible to answer those
questions Immediately. as they Involved aues-
ton Of law which the Attorney General would
be requested to paas upon for the guidance of
the board.
On motion DIR. Jones was requested to submit
s OFFICERS ELECTED.
On motion an election for attorney OF the
board was entered into, and the following
nominations were made: T. III. Kennedy and II. |
l. GDonnel, The fret e ballot stood: Kennedy;
amaiority, was accordingly declared elected.
SANITARY INSPECTORS. |
The only app ptoation for the First District WAS |
pr. Joseph II. Holt and he was unanimously |
Drs. Vaudeville, Felnier and E, f. Mioton
were put In nominston for the Second District.
and DIR. Mandeyille was elected.
DIR, NJ. Watbins was elected for the Third
Or. r. A; Bailey for the Fourth. Dr. L, F. Milo
and seventh Districts, against M Tga Dr. is Mereier N
who had been placed In nomination.
Mr.. ". H. Peralta and Mr. Hepburn We're
placed IN nomination for clerk Of registration.
s, ard h the ballotins resulteap favor OF MR. Per-
siIa sy n Hnmbreeh, T1 and 1acora,ur .ra mat II
nomination for coal oil inspectors and were
both elected. two inspectors being provided for.
me President stated that there were two
@serss and a messenger yet to be elected. and 1t
bad been the custom to leave their selection to
the President. BE had ascertained that they
were all efficient, industrious and capable
young men, and proposed to reappoint them
On motion. this authority was given him.
,ooAiMsTTEEs.
DIR. Beard then moved the appointment of
Committee on Conference-Drs.B Beard. Loe-
her and Loebec and Mr.. usrks
Mr.. Brewster naoved the appointment Of a
committee to confer with the city authorities
regarding the location of a nuisance wharf
This was passed. and Mr. Brewster Drs For
mento and DavidsoE we're appointed on the
committee.
=, At this point Mr.. Eorter appeared and stated
shat on last year the Auxiliary Sani ary Assooi-
alton furnished the Board of Health with SAM.
tRry policemen :that they proposed on this year
Co furnieh ten. bat would require OF them
viii under the management of the board, to
make daily reports TO the association. He also
stated that the association desired to tender to
the BOARD As we'll as to the National board,
City. and. as consequence. Its wealth.
Yhe declaration was received with an eK-
preston of thanks by the president. and the
tee. |
On motion the board then sdjourned till
next.
TEE SANITARIANE