The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE RECORD OF THEIR PROCEED
INGS YESTERDAY.
Citizens and Residents of the Suburbs
To Be Allowed to Pass In and Out on
Permits Furnished for tho Purpose
The Picket Quarantine.


The Picket Quarantine.
The board Of health met at 1890 o'clock p,
IN. Present: &. b. Thornton, NJ. d., president;
W. c. Davis, chief of police; d, L. Jackson,
health officer, and d. r. MADDEN, president
of the Taxing District.
Mai S. +. Csrnes and Chief Davis submit
ted report locating pickets, as follows:
First-Randolph road and crossing Of
Chesapeake X Ohio railroad,
Second-Ncw Raleigh road at Breedloye
avenue.
Third-old Raleigh road at springdalc
crossing.
Fourth-Poplar street boulevard and Mid
land railroad.
Fifth-Union and Trezoyant avenues.
Sixth-Central and Trezevant avenues.
Seventh--Memphis Il Charleston railroad
at east end dummy line junction.
Eighth--Pigeon RooSt road and crossing OF
Memphis e. Charleston railroad.
Ninth-Birmingham railroad ut Buchig-
nani's place.
Tenth-Hernando road and Prospect park
Ecventh-Mississippi Tennessee rail-
| road and Kerr avenue,
Twelfth--Louisvillc New Orleans x Texas
railroad and Kerr avenue.
Thirtocnth-llorn Lake and Kerr avenue.
The report was approved and adopted.
EOrdercd, That a tug-boat be hired to patrol
| the river front and act in connection with
! the military authorities.
Ordered, That MIR. MADDEN be instructed
TO secure the services OF said tug-boat the
expense OF same TO be paid out OF sum SUD
scribed for the purpose.
Ordered, That Mr.. Jackson be authorized
to employ trains 10 transport camp supplies
| for the posts, and report 10 Maj. Carncs at
once for instructions the expense OF the
same TO be paid from said funds.
Ordered. That Maj. Carnos be authorized
| TO make such necessary arrangements Tor
supplies as he thinks proper for said posts,
approving all bills for said purpose ana
transmitting the same TO Mr.. Hadden TO be
paid out OF the aforesaid fund.
Ordered, That the same rules and rcgula-
tions In regard 20 quarantine now enforced
on the east side Of the Mississippi river, be
made TO apply also to the west side OF said
river and the river front, so far as our juris-
diction extends this quarantine TO take effect
September p NJ noon.
Ordered That the orchards Big South
ern Show company" be allowed To remain
moored at city wharf, subject TO tue action
of the board
Adjourned until o'clock pm.
MOTT SESSION
The board Of health met ut o'clock y. m.
| IL
Present q. u. Thornton, president; W. G.
Davis, chief OF police, d. i, Jackson, health
officer, and d. T. Haddcn, president Taxing
District.
The advisory committee composed Of n.
Hill, $. II. brooks, +. NJ Noricet w. J.
Crawford, II. Petit, l.. u. SuFys aud j. II.
Martin, were also In attendance as spectators
merely.
The minutes Of the previous meeting were
read aud approved.
Tho resolutions passed by the conference
committee at the meeting held In the Cotton
exchange aud elsewhere, published In these
columns, were read AMI approved
Ordered That no one coming into the city
will be stopped or challenged by the Vi.
dcttcs until 10 IN. September %, and all
: parties coming into the city after that hour
must have a pass signed by either ID. i. Had
, den or q. u. Thornton.
Ordered That permission t. herewith
granted J. NJ Edwards, general manager of
J the L., n. o. Il T. r. r. to convey through
the city train OF solid coaches containing
[ citizens and residents Of Nicksburg who arr
, en- route TO points north Of the quarantine
Jurisdiction OF Memphis, IL being expressly
understood TINT no transfer OF passenger.
will be allowed aud that inspection uiiiccrs
, Of the Memphis board Of health will meet
said train beyond the jurisdiction Of the City
! south and remain aboard until after passing
|
Supt. sullivan. Of the Kansas City rail
, road, read the following telegram, and askc'
| for a modification Of the quarantine oricr {,
|. | conform 20 the request therein embodied:
KANSAS cry, sept q, isss.
To J. II. Sullivan:
Dlspatoh relative 10 quarantine west o
river iust received. n I understand th'
force Of the order Of this morning paSscn
gers going into West Memphis on No.
| Lao all Ia Fsa
4 into Memphis unless the passenger II pro
4 yidcd with health certificate Please asccr
a tain nj once what sort ~ certificate will b
q required Suppose We have doctor OF goo,
l. rcputc say one Of our surgeons NJ knnsa
. city. Port Scott aud Springfield issue tn
certificates Ia such passcngcrs ~ are entities
to them by reason 81 their not starting OF
their tourney from an infected district
would that m the requirements lprcsuin
there Is no fear from travel originating west
say Thayer Please SEQ u n conductors cert
ncAtc certifying that the passenger took trait
at Thaycr, west side, will satisfy the author
Il titles. q. W. NErtLEros.
st After some discussion. IL was ordered tha
II the Kansas City road be placed under th
same restrictions hs the other roads, and thr
- after 10 o'clock tonight no passenger irair
" be allowed b. como through from said ruai
N Mr. MADDEN reported that he bad hirc
the tugboat Napoleon 10 patrol the river da
!" and night, for go n day
l. Upon the application Of a. NJ. Cook, ,
10 the Louisville, New Orleans a Texas raj
A road. four car loads Of baggage belonging
- VIcksbug refugees will be allowed 20
n run through the city without stopping al
ly forwarded ~ points 81 destination.
10 Application for leave to land the Obi
y horc tomorrow was made by her agent b'
rs the application was refused and the s'csm'
y. ordered anchored IN mld-strcam TO ava
Al the action Of tho authorities.
Leave was granted 10 the sick lady fro
n MI.,Isglppi. quarnntincd nj Lake Nitw,
- como into tie city for treatment Vt q
O. Mitchell a Maury inhrmary. The lady b
IA not been outside Of Coah0ma county 4
months
,n Adjourned 10 II o'clock am. today.
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