Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1881-06-03
Board Of Health Meeting-On Tues

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day the County Board of Health as organ
lzed few weeks since, met in the Court
House with Hon. George Peter in the chair.
and DR.. E. E. Stonestreet temporary secre-
tary. MIR. Peter spoke Of the importance of
having some body organized and equipped
with the power of abating nuisances, and
urged that the Board devote itself with
great earnestness tn the work before it.
Mr. II. G. Hallowel, from the Committee
on bylaws, reported the following which
were adopted
LIST. The Board shall meet annually at
Rockville, on the first Tuesday in October,
at 10o'clock, A. M.
I'd. Three members shall constitute quo
rum.
Sd. The officers shall consist of Pres-
dent and Secretary, who shall be elected at
the Annual Meeting in October, and who
shall serve until their successors be chosen.
4th The President shall preside at all
meetings of the Board, appoint all commit
tees, and shall call special meetings when
ever he may deem it necessary, or is request
ed to do so by the Secretary, or two men,
bers of the Board.
9th. The Secretary shall keep record of
all proceedings of the Board, conduct all
correspondence, give notice of all meetings
and prepare quarterly and annual reports to
the State Board, the latter to be forwarded
as soon alter the annual meeting, as possible.
9th. The members of the Board residing
in each election district, shall organize as a
subsidiary board and carry out as far as pos
sible the instructions contained in the "Rules
for the guidance of Local Boards of Health"
as issued by the State Board. They shall
make quarterly reports to the Secretary in
November, February, May, September, and
at ntbnp tiplnc IL fhaxr Iaa,,
18th, The subsidiary Boards shall meet
quarterly, on the second Monday in Febru-
airy, May, September and November.
9Th. Committees upon special subjects,
such as nuisances, epidemics, &c, may be
appointed by the President upon the appli-
cation ola Subsidiary Board
9th. The Board shall limit its own mem
Dership, members to be appointed by the
President, Secretary and one member or
nomination by a subsidiary board.
10th. Fhe order of business at meetings
OF the Board, shall be: LIST. Reading the
minutes of the last meeting. End. Report
OF Secretary. Bird. Reports of Committees
4:h. Deferred Business 9th. New Business
The election of permanent officers was
next gone into and Mr.. Ii. G.. Hallowell
made President, and Dr. L. E. Stonestreet,
Secretary Mr.. Hallowell in taking the
NH"ii eo'O no NiCho upol NOIh btlOIt
the body. And spoke of the importance of
the Board, and demonstrated clearly that
the Board intended not to NEEDLE with any
body's business, but do'its duty so far as the
public demanded. DIR. Magruder called the
attention Of the meeting to the nuisance at
the jail, urging the people of Rockville to
attend to it.
Mr.. Hallowell moved that Rev. Mr. Hut
ton and VIM III. Farquhar be added to the
local board of the Eighth district Carried.
Messrs S. o. Jones and Richard Lans-
dale, upon motion of Mr.. Griffith, were adj
ded to IKE First District Board
Mr.. G. w. Hilton was added to the Carks-
burg Board, and Dr. A. IL. zeigler, Mr.. Geo.
Brewer and DR.. Richard Colt, Mr.. Moses
Montgomery and Elgar d. 1'schiffely to the
Jamestown Board, and Messrs J. +. DIESEL
hum, X. G. Dorsey and j. S. Poole to the
Gaithersburg Board. 70 the Great Falls
Board Messrs. John Saunders, Geo. Brad
ley, }. ID. Moore and John Linthicum were
added.
DIR. Martin moved that the State Board be
requested to furnish blanks for the collec-
ton OF vital statistics, which was unani-
mousiy adopted.
Mr. Prettyman moved that the State Board
of Health be requested to frame a law look
ing to the collection of vital Statistics
Adopted.
DIR. White moved the meeting name II day
for the organization Of the subsidiary Boards
The second Thursday Of June was named
The meeting then adjourned for dinner.
The meeting reconvened at 2 O'clock. DR.
CHANCELLOR apologized for the brief address
he delivered, which was caused by an acute
rheumatism from which he was suffering,
but promised to return in the Fall and adj
dress our people at length. The meeting
was further addressed by Messrs. George
Peter, L. b. Prettyman, VIM. V. Bouic, Drs
Magruder and Waters and then adjourned.