Daily Republican., 1881-05-18

with CONTAGIOUS or infectious diseases
after they have been disinfected Arti-
cles too valuable to be destroyed should
be treated as follows: Cotton, linen,
: fiannels, blankets, etc, should be treat.
ed with the boiling hot zinc solution,
Introducing piece by piece, securing
thorough wstting and boiling for at least
half an hour. Heavy woolen clothing
silks, furs, stuffed bed covers, beds and
articles which cannot be treated with
the zinc solution, should be hung in the
room, during frnigation, pockets turn
ed inside out, and the whole garment
thoroughly exposed. Afterwards thev
should be hung in the open air, beaten
and shaken. Pillows, beds, stuffed mat
tresSes, upholstered furniture, &c,
should be cut open, the contents spread
ont, and thoroughly fumigated. Car
pets are best fumigated on the floor, but
should afterwards be removed to the
open air and thoroughly beaten.
The corpses should be thoroughly
washed with zinc solution of double
strength, then wrapped in sheet wet
with the zinc solution and buried at
once. Metallic, lnetal-lined or air-tight
cotfins should be used when possible,
certainly when the body is to be trans
ported for any considerable distance
1t was ordered that one thousand cop
les of the above be printed and posted.
OTHER MATTERS.
! The report ofexecutive officer Uuder-
wood was read and filed.
1t was ordered that the executive Of
licers be instructed to remove all neglec-
ted garbage, the expenses incurred
thereby to be paid by the Board out of
the garbage contractors salary.
Treasurer Otto reported that he had
settled accounts with the treasurer of
the old Board.
1t was decided to institute inquiry as
to where garbage is hauled and deposit
ted
The clerk was instructed to notify the
vaccine physicians, when case ofsmall-
poX was reported, to 90 to the house and
vaccinate all persons in the building.
The executive officer for the eastern
district was ordered to arrest the party |
who maintains nuisance at Fourth and |
Spruce streets.
DIR. Draper presented resolution,
which asked that the City Council eX-
plain whether, according to an Ordi |
nance dated 1858, it is the duty of the |
street commissioner or the citizens to |
clean the cutters. Referred to the City
Council.
A resolution, requesting Council to
instruct the street commissioner to open
fire plugs and wash the cutters on
Wednesday and Saturday of each week,
was also referred to the City Council.
The clerk was instructed to notify the |
OdOrlesS eXCavatOr contractors to meet |
the Board, for consultation, next Tues
day evening.
a complaint against the city, for
filling up Conrad street with street
sWeepings, was referred to the City
Council.
Treasurer otto was instructed to ask |
Council for 500 for the use of the
Board.
1t was ordered that 200 posters, CON
tanning the location of the residences Of
the executive officers, and fOrbidding |
all deposits of otial, etc, on the streets, |
to be printed and circulated; also that
the same be inserted in the daily pa
pers for two weeks.
Inc CIcIh TelOIlol Jill, SlllCe the last
meeting, 25 cases Of smallpox had been
reported. OF this number cases were
taken to the hospital.
Dr. Springer reported that he had |
found the house Containing small
pOx), on Sixth street near Walnut, in
pretty clean condition, but the yard
was dirty. The latter was referred to
the owner of the property,
ORDERS
were directed to be drawn as follows
y. II. Thomas, S2O.j0; William II.
Bowers, SIS 10.
The Board then adjourned until next
tuesday evening.