The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-26
PAYMENT FOR PROPERTY
rpE CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES DIR.
IHAMILTON'S PLAN.

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THE CITY COUNCIL OPPOSES DIR.
iHAMILTON'S PLAN.
Claim That the City Gould Not
Enforce the Proposed Ordinance -
Government Control of the Disinfec-
+ion Work the Popular Plan-Two
Deaths and Seventy One New Cases
the Record.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 25-Dr
Neal Mitchell's official bulletin for the
twentv-four hours ending at o'clock
tonight is as follows:
New cases. ................-.'..''' a
Deaths. ...-............''.''''.'' -. =
Total number of cases to date. ............3,g'4 IA
Total number of deaths to date. SI9
THE DEATHS.
Those who died to-day are:
FELIX TRIBE.
ALEXANDER WOODS.
NEW PATIENTS.
The new white patients are:
LUCINDA f. CARTER.
Mrs. DAVIS.
JENNIE SEDGwICK.
j. N. BELL.
TILE FOSTER.
ALBERT LEWIS.
MARY LEWIS
Mrs. SUSAN CARTER.
GEORGE POWELL.
Mrs. SUSAN POWELL.
P. S. BUCKALTER.
ADELAIDE berry.
ALMA BELLRAN.
WILLIAM B. BLINN.
Mrs. BARBER.
ELLA WARREN.
GEORGE WRIGHT.
T. c. SELLERS.
JAMES MITCHELL.
Mr.. MYCKELLIE.
IRENE WRIGHT,
Twenty-one whites and fifty negroes
make up the total.
PAYMENT FOR PROPERTY.
As before telegraphed, there is a good dsal
Of opposition to Surgeon General Hamil-
tons plan of procedure regarding the gov
ernments responsibility for destroying in
fected bedding and clothing. AT the asSo-
citation meeting this noon this matter was
very thoroughly discussed, and the opinion
seemed 10 prevail UNANIMOUSLY UudD al
though the council might pass such an ordi-
nance as desired by the surgeon general yet
it would be simply a dead letter, as there is
no power to compel people to observe it,
After the matter bad been thoroughly dis
cussed a committee was appointed
to formulate some resolutions ex-
pressing the sentiment of the association
and the citizens generally, and to give them
10 Dr. I Orter for transmission to the sur
uapnrol the i6aa ~ ha ~,
tlat such an ordinance would entirely fail
of its purpose, and tnat there is no power
In the city or state that could carry out the
plan as suggested by Surgeon General
Hamilton.
THE MOST POPULAR PLAN
The plan that is advocated by prominent
citizens is that the government take entire
charge of the matter. and wherever prop
erty is destroyed replace it-that is, where
mattresses and bedding is burned for the
government to buy those articles in large
quantities north to replace those destroyed.
This, it is thought, would be perfectly ac-
ceptable to everyone, and it would result in
securing every bit of infected bedding,
which certainly is the aim to be sought
The people here feel that this is not a ques-
ton Of today for Jacksonville, but one
which concerns the whole country and not
only the people who are still here, but the
thousands of absent refugees who are on
the anxious seat waiting to see what the
government will decide in the matter. 1t
is felt that the future safety of the southern
states rests upon the decision.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT
On account of the illness of one of their
bookkeepers and the immense work in
viewed i'll the preparation of the financial
statement, which was to be given to-day
the committee announced that it was un-
able to give it, but that it certainly would
be ready by tomorrow or Saturday This
statement will embrace q very detailed ac-
count of all the receipts and expenditures
from the beginning of the epidemic I'D to
date, and will show in very concise form
the immense amount of work that has been
done here by the committee. The receipts
as announced to-day are $4,000.
THE TILT AMONG THE TOWNS.
Gainesville and Fernandina still seem to
be at loggerheads with Jacksonville. The
former place declines 10 receive aid from
here unless they can expend it as they see
III, without rendering any account to the
association here, to whom this money has
been sent in trust. The Fernandina au-
thorites, although they accepted the propo-
slJloh from this city to supply them with
$~VUoO for their needs up to Dec. /, which
they stated was ample, still continue to
appeal to the country at large
Tor further aid, thus in a
measure making it appear that Jacksonville
mas not lived up to her agreement. The
association here has done everything posi-
DE m regard to these two towns, and have
strained the limits to give them every neces-
sary aid possible.
BAD DAY.
Today is a damp, rainy one. The storm
signals are up, and there is every prospect
Vi =, very disagreeable night
bShop Weeds condition is very hopeful,
1Lu Iu there's not one alarming symptom.
Drs. Fernandez and Porter tonight issued
ILe Ins, following bulletin: Temperature,
1Vi pulse, 7S. No serious symptoms"
T.. petition is being circulated for sigma
% sules to be presented to the auxiliary dsso-
cla'lon lon praying that the local physicians be
o.lFensated out of the contributed fund
VT Their services as well as the visiting
3E scians. 1t was numerously signed.
Inc headquarters of the medical bureau
Dhed pretty lonesome this afternoon, as five
eAe doctors of the medical bureau have
including Drs. Van Hood of Ocala,