The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-28

be adopted in part II not in whole. People
should be allowed TO proceed with water and
gas connecSsAs, and besides, there was work
under way and imperative TO be completed
within the next four weeks, otherwise II
could not ks done this winter, leaving bad
places all around. This explanation oper-
ated TO cause the withdrawal Of Dr. Jack
sons objection, and Dr. Thornton also
agreed TO iasdify his objection,
DIR. Williamson amended 10 read, after
receiving . permit from the city engineer,
of the board Of health, during the next tif-
teen days" Thus amended, the resolution
was unanimously adopted.
DIR. Davis offered the following
Resolved I, That Maj, Csrncs he notified
al once OF the action OF this board, and that
he be requested TO withdraw his militia from
picket quarantine duty.
2. That the thanks Of this board be ex-
tended to Maj. Carnes his officers and men,
for their aid In carrying out its orders ana
policy
Unanimously adopted.
The naval arm OF the quarantine service was
ordered withdrawn aud the bill ordered
sent In.
DIR. s. p. walker read the following letter,
addressed by the board Of health 10 the Lcgis-
lativo Council;
"The board OF health Of the Taxing Dis
trict bcgs leave 10 submit tho following re-
port 10 its Legislative Council;
"The cou.cil, on the 18th day OF Septcm-
ber. 1883, passed . resolution In the follow
ing terms. Irregular quarantine order as pub
lshed, but hero left blank.) Under tho au-
thority vested in IL by this resolution, and
by the general laws and ordinances Of the
district, the board adopted the measures here
matter stated.
"On the - day Of September, lsSS, the
board and the public, morally was satisfied
that yellow fever had secured foothold In
Decatur Ala, and this board affected an mr.
rangement with the Memphis n Charleston
railroad com pany, by which all the trains OF
that road SHOULD be run through Decatur
without stepping, and the board also inau-
gurated and put In force a general inspection
system over all the railroads coming into the
city, with tho view 10 prevent any passen-
gers, baggage or freight coming into the city
from infected points. This inspection sys.
TEN was as thorough rs practicable and
was then, aud il now, believed 10 have been
amply sufficient 10 accomplish the ends in
view. But ON the Goth day OF September,
1883, and ,hs day following. the press dis.
patches announced the continued spread oi
fever NJ Decatur Ia our east, and it, pruscnc,
Mt Jackson, Mss, on our south These ncb
created intense anxiety In the minds oi all
our people, " whom tho horrors Of 1873 and
1879 seemed " be- ever present At the ur
gent request first, ofun informal committee
Of many leading business and professional
men assembled In the rooms Of the
Merchants aud Cotton exchanges, and
nfterward Of formal advisory committee uf
six appointed by the bOnrd 81 directors Of
the two exchanges, aS also In obedience a.
an almost universal public sentiment, the
board Of health, ON the 2Oth day Of Scptcm.
Der, promulgated orders forbidding all the
railroads cast Of the city from running their
passenger trains into the city and requiring
all passengers and baggage "a be Transferred
ut points ten miles out Of the city, aud on
the 2lst instant adopted the policy Of abso
Lutte non-intercourse ~ 10 passenger, aud
baggage east VI the river all ingrps, into III,
city east VI ths river being forbidden, and
on the 25sh instant the policy ot nou.intcr
course was extended a. the railroads west ol
the river aud 90 the river itself ON the
same day tbs policy ~ noB-interourc was
modified ~ the oNtcnt ~ allowing persons
o. enter The city under permit issued hy The
board 81 health. This policy of of non.in.
tercourle sOdihcd ~ stated above, IA now
in force.
Your board of health, nc the time ~ the
adoption VI the policy Of non intercourse.
was OF OIigion that 10 was unnecessarily az.
trcmo. Tx health of the city was cNtraorii-
narily goss-all il main thorourhfnrcs
paved. It, .e-cr system ns good as. " not
better hau that Of any other city IN the
Union. and the season sp Ear advanced that
fr,,st could 30 fairly anticipated within NJ.
teen 10 twenty days. In short every condi
ton Of the cpidtmics Of 1883 were reversed
Ia our favor. The policy uf non-intcrCOursc
was adopted not because this board approved
iA wisdom, but because the people demanded
~ and tbs hoard believed ha, nothing else
would alny the public excitement and
anxiety But now the conditions have still
further changed in our iayor We an uf
cours, ~ much ncsrr frost Temperature
For The I.si i've days the weather boz, hrrn
and h nov almost cool enough h. produce
frost No suspicion ~ icycr here exists.
For several days no new cases have been
reported AZ Jackson, 0ul decrease iu mum.
bcrs aud fatality II eases 10 ~ aIur b. r..
ported. The judgment of the huarl uf health
h that he policy II uuuintyrrourso ought
no longer " De- maintained. 10 h. believed
that large majority Of our people concur
IN that upiui0u, but thcrr ~ yet sDmc divis-
Ion Of Intelligent public sentiment up that
question. The Legislative Council " the
representative governing body of the city
the source from which the powers of the
board omauate In the opinion oi hrhuard.
the policy VI uOninicrcuursc should bo en-
urcly abandoned. and W. should rcrur o. M,
tNHNfN " lMHlif'fllhW NfNIhlNff ~ lufIf
Resolutions 10 that effect have brrn tliiy
adopted By the buarl ul health. and the sec
rutary VI that board las been instructed IA
certify copies Of those resolutions On a.,
Legislative Council Tor such action. " any
a. IL may SEQ nc a. take With the insprr
ton system - vigilant and stringent n,
possible 10 prevent any intercourse whatever
with Injected l0raliics and with proper
PREPARATIONS ~ Isolate any case that may 'by
possibility occur Memphis b. iu the opinion
81 this board, safe against thc SPREAD ~ ycl.
low fever"
After adopting the loitcr iuefruciinr tho
secretary n certify copir. uf 10 and the r,sl.
luiinns ah0lishiuF uUniutruuurse 90 ths
council, the board II health adjourned. sub
icct 10 call ir1m thc president.
Legislative Csuacii.
Immediately after aiiuuuwrnt ~ m,
board II health the Legislative Council
whose members wrr ail prs.rut o1cspt Mr