The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-06
THE MAYORS CONVENTION.
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SANFORD, January 5.-After the pre-
liminaries Of the organization and appro-
pirate remarks by the several mayors in
attendance, the Aayors' Convention ad.
journed to the Sanford House to a mag
nificent banquet.
The business of the convention is GOV,
cred in the following resolutions adopted
at their meeting this morning. The well
coming address was delivered by DIR. j.
j. Harris.
The convention in all particulars was a
great success, and much good will result
TO the State from it, thanks to Mayor
Lilienthal, of our city. The resolutions
are as appended:
Gentlemen-We, your committee ap-
pointed at your meeting held at the
Opera House in Sanford, January 4,
1888, to draft suitable resolutions to be
submitted to you at your meeting this
morning, beg leave to make the follow
ing report:
Whereas, the State of Florida, especi-
ally the southern portion, has suffered
severe loss, both of life and business,
during the past year by the presence of
yellow fever in our State, and believing
as We do that much if not all of il could
have been prevented by an efficient
State Board of Health and am effective
quarantine by the United States Govern
ment, therefore be it
Resolved. That this convention re-
spectfully but firmly request the Gov
ernor of the State of Florida to convene
the State Legislature in extra session at
the earliest practicable moment, to take
such action as may be necessary to
create a State Board of Health, whose
duty it shall be to protect the State from
the introduction of yellow fever and
other infectious diseases, feeling assured
that no such diseases ever originated
within the State.
1t is further resolved, That ourSenators
and Representatives in the National
Congress be requested to secure such
action in Congress as is necessary to
establish and maintain a national quar-
antine station at some suitable point on
the Gulf coast of the State of Florida, to
be determined by the surgeon of the
United States army, and that a COM
mittee of three he appointed by the chair
whose duty it shall be to enter into i'm
every mayor in the State of Florida, and
and circulating a petition, to be signed
as extensively as possible by all citizens
and representative men, which petition
shall set out the needs of the State
of Florida for Government aid in
case of infectious and contagious
diseases breaking out among US, and the
necessity for Government supplies being
kept in places conveniently accessible in
case of need, which petition shall be ad-
dressed to the Congress of the United
States now in session i'm Washington, to
be presented to that body through our
they be requested TO urge the passage of
a law at the earliest possible moment
that will give to our State the protection
needed.
Resolved, That copy of this resolu-
tion be forwarded at once, duly signed
by the chairman and attested by the
secretary, to each of our four Senators
and Congressman.
IL is further resolved, That the various
mayors throughout the State be furnished
with a copy of these resolutions and re-
quested to indorse them and to use their
utmost efforts and influence to secure the
desired end.
IL is further resolved, That the press
of the State be and are hereby requested
to use their extensive influence to secure
the objects set forth in these resolutions,
knowing that whatever is for the good of
the State will always receive their hearty
suPpoEt.
Smith, I. n. jenkins, l.. T. Hughey. ii.
l.. Lilienthal, committee. SLUG Two.