Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-14
BOARD OF SANITARY COMMIs.
STONRRS.
An Interesting Meeting-GoOd WORK
on HutchInson's Island.

The board met in regular meeting yester-
day at half-past twelve. Present, Mayor
Wheston, Chairman, presiding; Aldermen
G. C. Freeman and w. Duncan, M. D.; ). X.
ssussy, ESQ; L. A. Fslligsnt, NJ. D.; and
J. T. Mcfarland, NJ. D., Secretary.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and confirmed, and the report Of the
Health officer was read and ordered record
ed upon the minute book.
The board passed a resolution recon-
mending to City Council the abandonment
Of the pump at corner Of Jefferson and
Huntingdon streets, and the substitution Of
a hydrant or pump in some other locality.
The above recommendation was made in
consequence of the proximity Of said pump
to the Jefferson street sewer.
Official communications from the health
authorities of Charleston, S. c., to this board
were read, in which they adopt the port
quarantine charges and the revised quaran-
tine code OF Savannah, so far as relates to all
vessels from foreign ports, and the Health
officer was instructed to have 500 copies OF
said regulations printed.
The necessity Of commencing the weekly
bAulldIl AIcpCCllOu anu luC QlotuACCItuE SCI
vice of the city was discussed, and the
board resolved that both Of the above sani-
tary measures should be commenced on
April LIST, prox., and the Secretary was
instructed to call attention of the public to
the fact that complaint states are open at the
police barracks and the Clerk of Council S
Office for the entering upon of statements Of
undated nuisances, and to earnestly ask
citizens to make prompt use Of them.
III T1AN II I'D
Eco, City Surveyor, relating to the breaks
in dams upon Hutehiuson's Island, was read
| for information of the board:
CITY SURVEYORS OFFICE,
| SAVANNAH. GA, March 13. 1882.
DR.. J. T. Mcfarland, Health Officer:
DEAR sIR-The work on the large break
on Back river, Hutchinson's Island, has
| been vigorously carried on since my last re
port. AS many as one hundred men have
been employed daily. Three fat loads OF
/ material, obtained from the government
| dredge, have been sent round and deposited
at the foot of the work on the river side. A
lighter with seven hundred sand bags, filed
at the foot of Barnard street from the refuse
sand left after the construction OF the sewer
has also been sent and the bags delivered
making 2 500 that have been delivered in
all. Mr.. Barnwell expects to be able tC
close the break by the middle Of tie present
week.
The minor breaks alluded to IN my last
report have been all closed. Also the breai
on the Dillon tract. Respectfully,
JOHN B. HOWARD, G. 8.
The Health Officer brought to the notice
OF the board the constant inaccuracies occur
ring in the table of ratio per 1000 deaths 10
Savannah) in the National Board of Health
| Bulletin. and the fact was stated that thu
| National Board OF Health use the United
States census of 1880, which gives the popu
lation, whites Is cor, and that of blacks anC
colored as Il, 674--tOtal 30,6S1, which is fs
short Of the true census, consequently in
creasing the true ratio of the d. ath rate o
Savannah in a most unjust degree. Tb
| Secretary was instructed to cOmmunicat
with the National Board of Health regard
ing the above.
The meeting then adjourned.