The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-21


government, and articles actually necessary TO
be destroyed will be paid for All articles OF
clothing and bedding that can be dlslntectea Dg
being plunged into ,nsd dlslniecirt6 mtg
boiling water could be so treated. For this
purpose a laundry house should be Immediately
constructed or if, in your Judgment, IL can
better be done, a laundry already in operation
will be rented. But nothing will be done IN
this matter until the ordinance shall nave
passed. as without it, it is useless to undertake
the work.
WHAT MUST BE DESTROYED.
In a letter written to Surgeon Porter to-
day Surgeon General Hamilton says:
My opinion is that the class of articles that
need necessarily be destroyed is an extremely
limited one. Mattresses and their contents,
pillows and comforts cannot well be disinfected,
at least without the employment OF a process
so expensive as to render 1t useless from an
economic point of view. With these excep
tions, think all articles in sick rooms can be
properly dsinfected. Bed chamber walls shouu
be sponged and washed with a solution OF b-
chloride of mercury, and such articles as sheets,
pillow cases and blankets should be frSt
plunged in dis.3fecting solution and after
wards put in boiling water. Wearing apparel
hanging in closets adj djacent to bed chambers
carpets of bed chambers and rugs in bed
chambers should be subject to disinfectlon by
steaming. All houses should be exposed to air
currents as much as possible Upholstered
furniture should be treated by spraying with
D-CllOFlUe OF mercury SOluUOn. 1IedSo nOtlAy
me by telegraph when the city council passes
the ordinance enclosed in yesterday letter
THE ORDINANCE.
The ordinance referred to is as follows:
WHEREAS, Article 3 OF section of the act of
May 8, 1887 authorizes the city council to make
regulations to secure the general health of the
inhabitants, and to prevent and remove
nuSances, and for other purposes; therefore,
Be it ordained by the city council of the city
of Jacksonville that, In order to secure the gen.
eral health of the inhabitants OF this city, 1t
shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to
give up, to conceal or to remove any article in
any house owned or occupied by such inhabi-
tant, which shall be declared to be infected by
yellow fever by the board of health of the
county Of Duval, the city physician, or
| by any officer of the United States government
| cooperating with said board of health or with
| the city council Of this city. That within ten
days from the date of this ordinance, or as soon
thereafter as may be practicable, every house
holder having in his possession any article be-
! lieved to be, or declared to be infected. shall
| forthwith report the same to the officer
| of the United States government designated as
| having charge of the government relief
| measures in this city, and in case any such
article is directed to be destroyed by fire said
| article or articles shall be appraised by such
| board of appraisers as shall be agreed upon
| between the city council and the officer repre-
sentng the United States, and payment for the
| same to be guaranteed by the governT ent of
| the United States. All bedding and pillows
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| be declared by the health authorities to be
| infected and liable to communicate diseases
are hereby declared to be nuiSances, and the city
authorities are hereby authorized to seize and
| condemn the same to be either disnfected or
| destroyed, and possession of such articles after
they are declared to be infected shall be a mis-
| demeanor; and, on conviction thereof, the per
| son or persons in possession shall be fined
not exceeding 800 or imprisoned not
| exceeding thirty days. Articles SC
seized, or surrendered, or so condemned, will
| be paid for by the United States under regula
| tions to be published by the surgeon general OF
| the marine hospital service Any person con
cealing articles suspected known to be in
| fected, violating any other clause of this act
| SHALL upon conviction thereof before any
municipal court, forfeit and pay into the city
| treasury the sum of 800 or suffer Imprisonment
| for period not exceeding thirty day, or both
at the discretion of the court. 1t is further de
clared TO be unlawful for any person to carry
through the streets of said city, or cause to be
| removed from house to house, any infected
article without having a permit for such re-
| moval from the county or city board of health
| or the medical officer in charge Of the govern
| ment relief measures. In houses where yellow
| fever has appeared at any time within period
of six month the articles therein requiring to be
disinfected shall be turned over to the officer in
| charge of the government disnfectng estab
lishment, or his representative, and shall be dis
| infected, and will be returned to the house
| holder.