The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-28
Abolished by the Board Of Health
and Council as Useless.
Tho Inspection Service In All It's
Glory Again Put In Motion.
Tho Wheels of Commerce and Pas
senger Travel May Now Move.
Letter nom tho Board OF Hoalth to
the Legislative Council-Every-
body Thanked and En-
dorsed ed-Whoop-lai

Tho board of health moved up q peg yes
tcrday and met at o'clock instead Of 7:30
pm. This was done IN order 20 pave tho
way for meeting OF the Legislative Council
with reference 10 the removal Of non.intcr.
course quarantine, recommended by tho
joint committee from the two exchanges.
There were present DIR. q. II. Thornton, pr.
ID. lladden, DIR. f. A. Williamson, Dr.
Dave II. Jackson and Dr. William Q. Davis.
Minutes Of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
On motion of DIR. Davis, the Joint com.
mittcc from the exchanges was assured that
IL was always n welcome visitor ut the ses-
sions of the board Of health. This was at
the suggestion Of Dr. Thornton, who called
attention 10 the fact that At Wednesday
nights session communication from that
committee was read, but inadvertently
escaped attention. The paper was read by
DIR. lladdeu ut the time. was passed over,
and in the meantime other business came
up, the committees document WAS forgotten
and the natural effect OF this inadVCrtcuce
was sought 10 bo countemctcd. Tho rusOlu-
tiun was unanimously adopted
The following resolution Ivy the Joint com.
mittcc then came up for consideration;
"RcsOlycd, That masmuch as the circum.
stances aud conditions which ucccssitatcd
the Inauguration Of non-intercouse has now
passed away VIC recommend 10 our city OH.
cinls that it be- Immediately discontinued,
aud that the inspection Of all trains aud
steamboats, hc rigidly enforced against all
persons aud ireights from infected districts,
under supervision uf the city authorities and
the board of health"
The resolution offered by Dr. Davis at the
previous meeting was withdrawn in order 10
make the consideration uf the new resolution
regular, and action ON the bunkcrs' aud rail.
road mems petitions was postponed
Dr. lladdcn lcd on In the discussion with
an explanation Of the resolutions presence
before the board Tho idea ~ the commit
tee was that non-intcTourc quarantine bo
withdrawn the piCkcts drawn OF and rc.
strictions against uthcr than infected points
lc removed, rvlSguting the quarantine Ia
the position occupied before the hottling up
took place, via. inspection service. Tho
resolution was intended 10 apply to both
sides ui the river. Dr. lladdcn also stated
that the advisory committee adjourned sine
die after hc unanimous adoption ui tho
| resolution. The pruscnt meeting was
| brought about NJ uio ruggrstion Of the rail-
mad men, Who desired timr 90 telegraph
abroad, aud II favorable the wheels Of trade
and imiic to bc sst Ia motion.
Dr. Davis moved that the resolution of tho
| committee be- received and filed. and that tho
non intercourse policy ns nov enforced. DO
abandoned, and that the board return Ia tho
! inspection service as the only quarantine
| regulation.
Maj J. T. rctut inquired Il the new ar.
mngcmcnt applied to points other thai
those infected
pr Davis explained that II dld not. IIe
held, however, that the Inspection ON tho
river aud western trains be- maintained.
| Capt James Ice Jr, asked it the time had
! not arrived when even the original policy u
! the board could not ho mndihrl. lie argu.
| mrnt Wns the near approach " frost hcnuti-
| iul aud favorable weather, aud that the con.
ditions prevailing at the time the original
| policy was instituted were iu great measure
removed. The captain also asked how the
local packets were to pC treated,
| Dr Davis explained tlut the whole mr..
| muurmcut was "a guard against infected
points with no restrictions whatever against
! ihusc free from any suspicion uf Infection.
Upon request - the board tho resolution
| W. reduced tu writing s follows
Resolved. That The communication from
the Joint committee " the merchants and
cotton exchanges be- received uui nlcd, aud
that the uuu.intDrCuuro policy bu nhun-
dnnei. and that the system NJ inspection NJ
heretofore in force be- thc only system VI
quarantine
In Thornton aud williamson were of
opluian that time should be- taken to notify
inspection officers. and Fut the whole
mH' iupry. ns moliued Boo motion. Dr.
Thornton said however that it was the
province uf the board a. vote upon IN ! settle
| the matter.
D. Haddcn. 10 simplify matters, suggested
/ that the resolution bC divided, aud act upon
/ the following
Resolved. That Il is the sense of this board
| that the existing guuuiutCrCUunc, with mOdi-
/ hritIuus, be- abandoned
This was taken up as q substitute aud car
| Hcd. Dr Thornton voting against "a.
| Dr. Haddcn then moved that the iuspcc.
| tuu service, as adopted by this board Of
| health. and rs being executed prior to the
nou.inlcrcour.c policy, be rcinsiaied.
| Adopted unanimously.
| ur Thornton. Iladdcn and q T. Walker
then retired behind the big iron safe iur CON
! aultation. ". llHdl,n was the hui to rn'
! turn but his CuuuiCuauyr ur manner De-
traNsd no sign uf what had been done,
H. finally mtImatcd, however that thrro
would bc o. resolution Introduced o. cover
| a., pr0sprdIuEa While WaiiIng for thc o..
mHlnIug members II the conference Capt
Lee add there ought 90 bc some action taken
h. inform the outside world Of what prompted
| tLa relaxation aud the extent Go which 10
wns intended to be carried 'Ihcy will not
know whether it is the bccswaN or single
wax system
Dr. Davis explained that Il would spro1,d
and bring people as fast us they would DC
wanted or could be inspected
| when Du. Thornton and Walkrr lni.hcl
their conference the latter suggested inat
business be suspended by thc boar until no
and Dr. lladdru could ryuv 2" 1910 lnn,r
aui secret chamber bolt the door .ud draw
upa a document When they hlI ci",'el
tie mysterious threshold the irongny
beard oi Dr. Haidcn protrudol rem ihe
door. aud voice was heard calling 70
Thornton Dr Williamson, d. Jl' N-oh, ":
Davis. nll the board ui health ar wanted
There WIS shuliiug oi feet th' gentlemen
drsignrtrd gIi lei out, % sliding poli was
LcatI. aud nothing VS. heard 10 break The
stllnrss but suHIuud tones from WITHIN the
rouuciI chamber .ud suggestive Winks ana
blInks from those Irit he outward rhulihcsN
TLr secret cuurIuyC lasted about ten nin-
utc. after which thc bOand emerged, softly
moved to their respective place, around thf
rrcencloth covered table, and business wss
r,sumcd Here u what iOlloNcd
I DR. Williamson offered The following
Rrsolycd. That the board oi health order
now enforced relating 10 excavations be
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