The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
TO KEEP OUT DISEASE.
TIE CITIZENS SANITARY AsSO-
CIATIOS's WORK

Quarantine Question-Dr. LeEsrdy' s
Report Upon the Mortality OF the
Black and White Reces-The Injury
Which Savannah Suffers from the
Hieh Mortality Among the Colored
People-A Plan Of Remedy-The Ex-
ecutive Councils Meeting-The Old
Poard OF OHcsrs Reelected
TIE annual meeting Of the Citizsas' SAM
tarv Association was held last night at the
associations Office in the Citizens Bank
building. In the absence Of the president,
DR.. J. B. Read, Col. J. Z. Es,iIl, vice presi-
dent, presided.
The members of the executive council for
last year were reelected, as follows: DR..
J. B. Read, Col John screven. David
Douglass, Capt Henry Blum, Capt John
Flannery, S. Guckenheimer, Col J. II.
Estill, DR.. J. C. LeHardy, Col George A.
Mercer, n Maclean, Col J. L. Warren,
and E Karow, ard ex-officio members Drs-
r J. Mum ard George d. Stone.
The annual reports Of the officers were
presented, read. and referred 10 the execu-
tive council, W ich referred them to the
committee on publication later OF. The re-
port Of President Read was brief review
of the work Of the association during the
year, and In concluding bis report the pres
ident said: The value % the community Of
an association which aids the public author
titles in matters relating to public health,
and which maintains a system Of inspection
and surveillance independent Of public
officials has been too clearly demonstrated
by the work Of this association during the
past year TO admit Of question. The results
speak for themselves-the improvements in
the quality and condition Of food produce,
and IN the manner and places in which il is
handled in the Savannah market, aside
from other beneficial results, Is sufficient %
commend the association u the people Of
Savannah, and it should receive from them
unstinted respect
THE ASSOCIATIONS MEMBERSHIP.
Charles n. West, Esq, chairman Of the
committee on increase Of membership, in
his report did not peak encouregiugly Of
the efforts to increase the membership. The
report, after dealing with the work accom-
pllshed during the past year, concluded as
follows: 1--WE can never rest in partial
safety until we get well drained county, a
clean and well sew cred city and plenty Of
good water. This task must inevitably he
that Of the unofficial citizen and to do it
the association devotes its labor
In this undertaking its expenses are
necessarily considerable. In addition
70 close inspection by its own members, it
employs a competent inspector, whom it
has equipped for work in and around the
city, and it would do more in the same
direction If 1t had the means 1t does not
propose to wait for defense until
the enemy is at hand, but deriving
Its present revenue entirely from It's
list Of membership, it is still limited
In its power. The larger that list, the
larger are its measures aud the greater will
be the good. The association has now hut
a small balance In the treasury, and the
assistance Of the people Of the city In their
own behalf is imperatively needed. We
cannot afford TO have any mistake or doubt
about these matters. In any summer, and
especially in the coming summer, the pres
ervatIon OF this community from severe
disease may depend upon its sanitary con-
dltion, and that sanitary condition depends
not 50 much on official activity as on your
own energies, and these energies and your
memberships hearty support we invoke in
behalf Of the whole community
THE QUARANTINE QUESTION.
Edward KArow, chairman of the COM
mittee on quarantine, presented 8 report,
which noted some improvement in quaran-
tine affairs both as to the correction of GER
tain grievances and improvements in
Quarantine facilities. and the regret is
suggested at the severity Of quarantine
rules as applied to vessels which do
not come from dangerous ports.
The council in its approximation for
new aud enlarged quarantine station was
referred TO, and the station is TO be in work
Ing order by Sept. /. The doubt is ex-
pressed that even the new quarantine sta
ton VIII be as complete as tue commerce of
Savannah requires, and tue hope is ex-
pressed that the city authorities will con-
tlnue TO make annual appropriations
sufficiently large to give to the port in the
near future, quarantine station that will
De able to handle the number of vessels
coming here without unnecessary delay, and
TO which 1t is justly entitled by its increas-
ing commerce.
Capt. Henry Blum, Of the committee on
water supply and sewers, reported that the
city authorities are doing everything to
keep IN line with the growth of the popula-
tion Of the city, and that the water supply
ana water works are at the present time
undergoing changes for the Increase Of the
former and greater efficiency of the
latter. Regarding the sewers Capt Blum
reports that but little more than the agita-
ton Of a change of the outlet Of the sewage
OF the city from the present point
Blbo canal-has resulted. This matter.n
Capt Blum says, lis Of such grave inn
portance as TO suggest the utmost caution
and thorough examination of the several
plans which have been suggested before a
work OF such magnitude is undertaken"
OTHER REPORTS TAKEN UP.
David Douglass, consulting engineer, did
not present his report, but he said he had
prepared lengthy one, dealing with the
question touched upon by Capt Blum, on
house drainage, with map of the city, and
dealing with the various plans suggested.
but he was unable to make his report public
at this time, and the presentation of his re-
port was deferred to { g presented at a meet
ing of the executive council, to which it was
referred.
Inspector Desverge'S presented aud read
quite lengthy report detailing the charac-
ter of his work the past year, with various
recommendations for the future.
The report of Capt. Blum, treasurer.
showed that the receipts from all sources
for the last year were $1,S75 Sc, expendi-
lures 81 ,561 a. leaving a balance in the
treasury Of 1913 g.
The finance committee reported the above
statement correct, and that there is now
due in membership fees $l.566, per cent.
of which cannot be collected, the delin-
quents claiming that they are no longer
members.
DIR. L'HARDY's REPORT.
The report of Medical Director DIR. J. c.
LeHardy was the most interesting report of
the evening 1t was more of lecture than
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