The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-21
Jacksonville People May Begin
To Clean Up Everything and De-
stroy Thor Bed Clothing.
Tho Government Will Reimburse
the People Somewhat.
DR.. Hamilton Sends a Notification
to Jacksonville's Mayor,
Specifying Wherein tho Government
May 30 Expected to Pay tho Losses
Incurred by and Expenses OF
Disinfoction-Tho Ordinance.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov 20.-At last
the people in the stricken city, aud from it,
may disinicct everything. The following
letter has been written by Surgeon Gem
cral Hamilton TO Surgeon Porter, who is
in charge here:
"lou will inform the City Council,
through the Mayor, Mr.. Giro, that ati-
clcs actually necessary to be destroyed will
be paid for. All articles of clothing and
bedding that can be disinicctcd by being
plunged into disiniccting solution, and
aitcrward plunged into boiling water,
could be 80 treated. For this purpose a
laundry house should DO Immediately
constructed. or, II in your Judgment it can
bo better done, the Laundry already In op-
Grafton will he rented. But nothing will
bo done in this matter until the ordinance
shall have been passed, as without it, it is
useless 10 undertake the work. My opin-
ion is that the class Of articles that need
necessarily To bo destroyed is an ex-
trcmoly limited one. Mattresses aud
their contents; pillows and COM
forts cannot well be dsinicctcd, ut
least without the employment Of
process 80 expensive rs TO render it useless
from an economic poin. Of view. With
these exceptions think all tho articles in
sick rooms can 10 properly disinicetei.
he'd chamber walls should DO spongcd
and washed down with solution Of BIZ
chloride Of mercury, aud such articles as
sheets, pillow cases and blankets should
be- llnt plunged in a disiniccling solution
aud aiicrward put in boiling water.
Wearing apparel hanging in closets adja-
cent, 10 bed chambers should be- subject 10
disinicciion 10y stcaming All houses
should be- exposed to air currents ~ much
~ possible. Upholstered furniture should
be treated by spraying with bi-chlofido Of
mercury solution. Please notify me by
Telegraph when the City Council passes
the ordinance incloscd IN yesterdays let
ter"
The ordinance referred 10 Ia M follows
"Boit ordained by tho City Council Of tho
| City oi Jacksonville, That, In order 10 se-
cure the general health Of tho inhabitants
OF this city, that II shall DO unlawful Tor
any person Ia refuse 10 give up, 10 conceal
or remove any article la any house owned
or occupied hy such inhabitant which
shall b. declared 10 be- infected by yellow
frycr 10y the Board OF Health Of tho
County ui nu,nl. the City Physician, or
by any officer ui the United States Govern
mrni, cooperating with tho said Boards
Of Health, or with the City Council Ut this
city. That within ten days from the dato
Of this ordinance, OF NJ soon thereafter 10
may be- practicable, every householder
having Ia his possession any article boz
licvcd a. bc, OF declared 10 be infected,
shall forthwith report the same 10 thc oii-
Ger II the United States Government dcs-
ignatcd ~ having charge Of Government
relief measures Ia this city, aud Ia cnso
any such article IL directed 10 bc DESTROYED
by fire, the said article or articles shall 10
appraised by such Board OF Appraisers as
shall be- rgrccd upon between the City
Council aud the officer representing tho
United States. aud payment for the same
10 b. guaranteed boy the Government VI
the United States
"All bedding, and pillows, and bed cloth
ing. aud other articles which fhnll 10
declared by the health authorities 10 DO
cnso, arc hereby declared 10 10
are hereby authorized TO seize and
condemn the same. 10 be- either disin-
icct,d ~ destroyed, aud the possession u
such articles after they arc declared 10 10
injected shall be misdcmcanOr, aud on
conviction thereof the person or persons
In possession shall be- iiurd not exceeding
500 OF imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days. Tho articles ~ seized or surren-
dCfcd OF 10 condemned will bo paid for by
the United States under regulations 10 30
published hy the SufgcOn.Gcnefal, Marine
Hospital Scfyicc. Any person conccaling
articles suspected ~ known 10 be- infected,
~ violating any clause IT this act, shall,
upon conviction thereof, before any mu-
nicipal court, forfeit and pay into tho
City Treasury the sum Of sl01
or suffer imprisonment for q
period not exceeding thirty DAYS, OF
both, at the discretion II the court II Is
further declared unlawful Tor any person
a. carry through the STREETS Of said city, or
cause ~ be- removed from house 10 house,
any infected article without having per-
NIT lUf such removal from the County Or
City Board oi Health, OF medical Ouic,r in
charge Of government relief measures In
houses where yellow fever las Appeared at
any time within a period u siN months
articles therein requiring 10 BE- ulsinircicl
shall be- turned over 10 thcuilurr Ia charge
Of the Government dlsiui,CiIng c,inblish-
mcnt. aud shall BE- disu.ccicd, aud Wiilbo
returned 10 the householder