Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-11

Action OF CITY Council on the Report
of the CItJzenAs sanitary Associa-
lion.

At the meeting Of Council last even
ing the following papers in reference to the
condition OF Hutchinson's Island, TO which
attention had been called by the Citizens
Sanitary Association, were submitted, and
adopted. Council passed a motion in
structing the Surveyor to have the trunks
aud bitches on Hutchinson's Island, re-
ported upon by the Secretary of the sani-
tsry Board as in an unsanitsry condition,
st once placed IN thorough sanitary condi-
ton, and that the expense of said work
be charged to the lessees. The following
are the documents in full:
SAVANNAH, GA, April %, 1882.
The Joint Committee, the Dry Culture
Committee of Council and the Board OF
Sanitary Commissioners, to whom were re-
ferred the memorial of the Citizens SAM
tary Association, in relation to the condition
of Huschinson's Island, with suggestions as
to its betterment, respectfully report:
That on the 2lst ultimo, in company with
the City Surveyor, Mr.. J. B. Howard, and
Mr.. W. Bsrnwen as experts, they visited
aud inspected the entire line Of river bank
on the city lands on said island, and found
the banks have been raised sufficiently to
exclude the tides, and the work OF strength
ening them is still in progress. When this
is done and their height raised TO
the level, and their breadth in
creased to the thickness, existing
at the time these lands were turned over TO
the lessees, and when the bitches are cleaned
and the trunks put and kept IN good eoudi-
ton by the lessees, according to the terms
Of their contract, that part of Hutchinson's
Island viii then be in as good sanitary con-
dition as it was in when the lessees took
possession under their lease in 1871.
Your committee take this opportunity Of
informing the public that they have had
these matters under serious consideration
since the storm Of August, 1881, not
only with 8 view to securing the
restoration OF the island to the con-
dition existing prior to said storm, but
with the further purpose Of ascertaining
what additional measures, IL any, might be
adopted for so improving thereon as to give
8 reasonable security against danger and
damages of a similar character in the future,
and in furtherance of this obi eet they called
upon the gentlemen above alluded to as ex-
perts 70 assist them in their Investigations
ia reference to certain expressions of
anxiety concerning the influence of the
malaria arising from said island upon the
health of the city. Your committees are
not unmindful of the benefit TO be derived
from the completion of perfect dry culture
system, not only on Hutehinson's island,
but on other exposed borders OF the city,
~but they feel constrained to say that IN
warranted alarm has existed, and that some
Of the cases Of recent sickness, popularity
ascribed to Hutchinson's island malaria, are
as likely to have had their origin in other
causes. Miasmstic fevers have during the
past season shown themselves to an extent,
aud over 8 breadth of country heretofore
unknown, aud Savannah has not suffered
more than many other places, some of
which were thought 70 be freer from mala-
raj surroundings. The warm weather Of
the winter Just passe i offers solution of the
problem of the mild missmstic fevers seen
all over the country, and which have not
been more severed widespread In this city
than in other communities adjacent to
which DO Hutchinson's island existed.
Your committees recommend that copy
Of the contract with the lessee and his let
ter of acceptance be published with this
report for the information Of the public.
Adopted. May 10, 1882. NJ. ]. DOYLE,
Chairman Joint Committee.
1T. MCFARLAND, ". D. Secretary Board
Sanitary Commissioners.
OFFICE OF HEALTH OFFICER,
SAVANNAH, May 10, 1882, z o'clock P. NJ.
The Secretary of the Board of Sanitary
Commissioners was instructed 70 notify Mr..
G. E. Stubs, lessee Of city land upon Hut
chinson's Island, that the bitches and trunks
upon said land required immediate attention
TO place them in good sanitary condition,
and to state TO the said G. T. Stubs that il
work upon bitches and trunks was not COM
menced prior to evening Of May 10th, that
recommendation would be made to City
Council that they take such steps as may be
necessary to accomplish the sanitary i'm
provement.
beg leave to.state that l gava full notice
on Monday afternoon, May s. hat I ad-
dressed and sent letter to Mr.. { z. Stubs,
May 10Th, 1920 p. m, asking aether any
work had been done upon Sail land, and
that l sent a messenger at $40 p. m. this
date, asking a reply, to all Of which have
received no answer; consequently, iofer
that nothing as to improvement of the
bitches and trunks has been attempted.
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
J. 7. MCFARLAND,
Health Officer and Secretary B. s. G.