The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-23
QUARANTINE!
BOARD or HEALTH,
Nh lbI EHONT STREET,

BOARD or HEALTH,
No l5i FRONT STREET,
TAXEd DISTRICT or sHElBY COUNTY TENN
MEMPHIS, TENN, september ~ 1000
To the People of the City
The Board OF Health, at the urgent instance Oh
represcntatiye gentlemen from the leading com
mercial bodies of the city, have adopted ana pro-
mulpated the order OF this date, stopping all pas
sengcr trains on roads cas OF the city ten miles
from the city.
This order has been urged upon the Board and
ndoptoA by II with full consciousness OF the incon'
yenlence aud injury to the passenger and freight
traffic OF the city
We beg 70 assure our people that no practicable
means for keeping the C0ntngon rom our nhlis
shall be omitted. A confident conviction that we
will do 40 ought 10, and doubtless will. prevent
my heated discussion by our people oil what
measures ought to be Gdoptcd-suCh discussions
being themselves exceedingly liable TO do our city
very great injury. Our people shall be Kept iully
Informed Of the situation, Nothing shall be Win
held from them But we beg their quiet, iull con
Adcnoe In the efficiency aud vigilance OF the hea'h
Department,
The order promulgated today will result In ne
COSTLY for funds beyond the capacity Of the means
at the command Of the Health Department, and
the citizens will be called upon for such necessary
contributions DAVID PARK llADDEN,
President lhNluB DhulcI
a. Il THORNTON,
President Board Of Health.
T,vtyd Dfsrutcr or SHELBY COUNTY, TESE,
Mrwnis. TrNN.. september 20. 1855.
All Messenger Trims coming into the city OF
Mcmphis by roads on the east Of the river must be-
stopped at point ten uOl miles distant from the
| city.
baggage and passengers on such trains not nav
| ING been exposed 10 injection may, until inrlhef
orders, he transferred aud brought into the ciy
| nuof being subjected 10 most thorough Inspection
| and quarantine measures
Steamboats, coming from the south VIII he
boarded by the health inspectors Of the District
before landing, aud no pas cngcn Will be per
mIttcd To bc landed thcrclrom within distance OF
ten u0 mile. from the Distinct except by pcrmis'
sion Of such inspector ...
| DAVID PARK MADDEN.
President Taxing District
q. H. THORNTON,
President Board of Health
Bo,Hn Nv Ilr,Lm
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Murus, IENS, September ~, 1879 J
Omcal-iO O'Clock PM!
Io.ug officially notified Of the existence OF vel
lov lrycr In Jackson, Miss, the quarantine orlc
published August 10 against Infected places Il
Florida. aud september y against Decatur Ala, q
now declared against Jackson. Al sanitary In
spcctof, ON trims nud steamboats, coming 10 Mem
phis are instructed In allow neither PERSONS bog
gage or ircighls from Jackson, % any other plac
whore yellow foyer may be- reported To exist 1
enter Memphis DAVID PARK MADDEN,
President Taxing District
g. u THORNTON,
President Board Of Health
IAcWsoN Miss, september 90, 1854
nr q. n Thornton, President board Of Health
Memphis, Tenn
| Ala consultation Just hcld between DR. lln
rnriou. Hunter. Galloway, Todd. Morgan an
myself ut this city, aud pr, lglchnfi and Pumol
Of yioksbuw. Il was unanimously decided Oh
ca,os urc yellow fever WRIT JOHNsloN'