Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-27
STATE HOUSE MATTERS.
Annual Ieetns Of the State Board Of
Health.
Another Corporation Added to the List
-Notes

The annual meeting of the State Board of
Health was held Yesterday at the office Of the
Secretary, in the State House, with Drs.
Webster. Horr, Gerrish, Young, and Mr..
Jordan present, and the following business
was transacted:
DIR. Gerrish was unanimously elected
President of the Board for the ensuing year.
The following standing committees were
appointed;
On Disposal of Excretia,-Dr. Gerrish.
On Ventilation.-Dr. Horr.
On Sewerage and Drainage.-Mr. Jordan
On Water and Water Supplies.-Dr. Web
ster.
On School Houses and School Hygiene
The Secretary.
On Finance.-Mr, Barker, Drs. Webster
and Young.
On Supervision of Circulars and other
publications Of the Board.--Drs. Gerrish,
Webster and Young,
The Secretary made a final report in re-
gard to the expenditures for the year 1887.
which amounted to S4,393.99, leaving an
unexpended balance of S6o6,0l rcverting to
the State treasury.
Report was made by the Secretary in re-
gard to the outbreak of small pox at Cum
berland Mills and Deering, and the measures
taken to control il.
Ii was voted to authorize the Secretary TO
have French edition Of certain of the pre-
ventable disease circulars made and printed.
The Secretary was authorized to examine
rnns al ehn. Ia. sA.
and make arrangements as soon as possible
for the preparation of a report upon school
houses and school hygiene including the plans
and specifications of model school buildings;
and 1t was voted that the duties of the COM
mittee on publications be enlarged so as to
to include the supervision of these plans.
The subject of school house ventilation
and the number of cubic feet of air per hour
for each scholar which it is practicable to
supply was discussed, but the final recon-
mendations in this matter were deferred to a
future meeting.
II was voted to make general sanitary
conformity with the State Superintendent of
Common Schools. For this purpose BLANKS
will be prepared giving directions to the per-
son who makes the survey, copies of which
State. to be filled and returned by the teach
er.
The Secretary was chosen delegate to At
tend the meeting of the American Public
Ass iat, IN, Ia. h.,tI in
and the President was authorized to appoint
a member to represent the Board at the Con-
ference of the State Boards of Health to be
held in May.
The Board reaflrmed its desire which was
expressed at special meeting on March
49, for the passage of the House of Repre-
sentatives Bill No. 1926 to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of contagious and infectious dis
eases into the United States, and to establish
a Bureau of Public Health, and expressed
| S entire lack of confidence in the opposing
bill which has been introduced at the instance
of Supervising Surgeon General Hamilton.
In view of the great value of the work
done by the Secretary of the local Board of
Health of Portland, and on account of the
Importance to the whole State of efficient
sanitary work at that point, extreme regret
was expressed by members of the Board
that Mr. Burgess has found il necessary to
tender his resignation rs a member of that
Board.
The Town Manufacturing Company, or
ganized at Portland but located at kenne-
bunk, filed a certificate of organization with
the Secretary of State yesterday. The capi-
tai stock is fixed at 100000; nothing paid
in par value of shares 800. The stock
holders are Alfred +. Town, Lynn, Mass.
Emery Andrews, Kennebunk, Maine; Step
hen Moore, Newton, Mass. Alfred f.. Town
is president, Stephen Moore treasurer, and
the above named ockholders are directors.
The purposes of the corporation are the
manufacture and sale of leather-board and
articles made thcrefrom, including the right
10 purchase or use, under license, letters pa
tent connected herewith.
State Librarian Hobbs is sending out the
last volume of the Maine Reports to the sew
eral towns in the State.
Secretary Young of the State Board Of
Health goes to Cumberland and Deering
this morning to look after the small pox
cases and to see If anything more is neces-
sary to be done to prevent the spread Of the
diseases.