Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-14
THE CITY TRUSTEES.
THE PssT-HOUsE ORDINANCE.

81 "a; +. NJ. Hunt, $780, Carson Water Co.
$50; Alex Lepcrt, $40; r. L. Duncan, 800
Harris Bros, SGT; j. G. White, Sl2 90; j.
r. Bigler, $I2 80; Swift Engine Co., $50
ID. Kaiser, $62; ". Fl. Harrington, IS;
Warren Engine Co., $50; Z. d. Sweeney,
$40; j. l.. Beam, $50; j. d. Benton, $40.
G. II. Mclaughlin entered complaint be-
fore the Board that the varioloid patient had
been placed near his house on Mnsssr street.
Mr.. Bender thought that the city ordinance
did not provide for its renewal. After some
discussion it was decided that one of tho City
Trustees confer with tho County Commission
era to provide fer the removal of the patient
10 some suitable place, and that the family
now caring for II be paid for their services.
The question of securing pest house was
discussed. bIr. Willis, one OF the County
Commissioners, vas present and said that he
had been looking Tor pest house all day and
had found one near the slaughter house suit,
able for the purpose, about mile and q half
from town, but yet had not jound the
owner. The old pest-house had been des-
troyed by fire The Board did not determine
upon the pest mouse, hut requested the fol-
lowing ordinances to be published in the AP-
PEAL, that tn, public might be immediately
informed upon the subject of smallpox:
eRDrSACE no 25--AN oEDISANvE 70 PREVENT
THE SPREAD or SMALL Pox.
The B0anA Of Trustees IF Cara2n City 10
Oylan:
SEC. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Marshal, or any policeman under his direction,
to pat up at the door Of any house in SAID
city wherein patient may be sick of small
poy yellow flag indicating the presence of
said disease, immediately upon IFS being
brought to the knowledge of the said City |
Marshal that any person inhabitlng such |
house ia sick OF the said disease.
SEC mo person shall tear down or re. |
move tho yellow flag SO put up as aforesaid |
during the continuance of such disease in
such house or houses
SEC. Sit shall be the duty Of the City |
Marshal TO give such directions and adopt |
ssch measures as Ill his Judgment may be
necessary for cleaning. fu.llgating and purl
Tying any building or promises i'll which any
person may have been iii OF small pox, and
20 remove therefrom and destroy The bed and
bedding occupied by, and tho clothing worn
by such small pax patient, when he may deem
it necessary. The expenses incurred in carry
ING ont the provisions OF this section shall be
paid by such smallpox patient or his legal
representative, or If sucn patient be married
woman or minor, then by the husband, par
ent or guardian, az the case may be.
SEC. 4.--No person attending upon or
otherwise coming in contact with any person
afflicted with smallpox in such a manner or
to such an extent as to render him or her
liable to communicate the disease shall go
upon any public street or in any way mlngl2
with people not afflicted with the disease.
Sec .. Ne person shall remove small
pox patient from any house or place within
the limits OF the city to any other house or
place without the written permission Of the {
City Marshal. {
SEC. NO person shall remove from any
building or premises any bed or bedding used
by, or any clothing worn by a13y small pox
paten;, or any clothing worn by any nurse
or attendant on said SMALLPOX patient while {
in such service without the permission and ,
direction Of the City Marshal.
SEC. NO person shall within she limits
Of the city burn any bed or bedding used by, a
or any cloJhiu2 worn By c0y smallpox pa '
tieat. s
SEC. Sit shall be the duty OF each ply :.
sician in this city to report to the City Mar '
shall, in writing, every patient he shall have
sick with smallpox immt diately after he v
shall be satisfied with the nature Of the v
disease, and report the came to the same !
officer every case Of death from such dis
case Immediately after it shall have occur
red.
SEC Sit shall be the duty Of every (.
householder in this city to report, in writ
ing, to the City Marshall, Immediately, the
1ame OF every person living, boarding, OF i"
lodging at his or her house, whom he or
she shall have reason . believe is sick OF q
small pox, and any deaths occurring at his @
N her house froIl such disease. =
SEC. l0.-Any person who shall violate
my of the provisions Of this ordinance D
shall be deemed guilty Q. misdemeanor, and G
upon conviction shall 30 punished by fine /,
Of not less than thirty dollars nor more :;
han five hundred dollars, or by lmprison- !,
ment IN tie county jail not more that sixty
days. or h both such fine and imprison- n
mcnt. "
The Other day Capt. Eioger made seme bad al
misses at tho 200-yard target, when Sergeant k
SaAell remarked, Better put some new "
sights or hat gun, and it'll go straighter Il
Next day Soifsll was driving rai and mashed ii
his thumb. Moger was close by and said, Il
. Hadn't you better put some new sights on O.
hat hammer" lcl
The other day the Enterprise compositors -
we're obliged to leave article over because the &c
talic case gave oat and they were unable to VI