St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-05-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POLICE
JURY.
CALLED MEETING.

OpELoUsAs, April 90 1891.
The Police Jury met at 10 o'clock a. IL.
Present: Z. NJ. BCagni, President, and Messrs
P. Stage, c. T. Bih,n, II. Durio, S. Haas and E.
s. Barry.
President Boagni III the chair
The President explained that the meeting
was called to adopt measures to prevent the
spread Of small pOX i'll the parish, and submit
ted the following report:
To the Honorable Police jury Of the parish Of
st. Landry, La:
Gentlemen :-Havng been informed by DR..
J. o. Ray on Saturday last that there was Il
case of small pOX at the Camp Hamilton plant
ton about two miles east OF the town OF Ope-
lousas, and having called upon the parish
physician to investigate the matter, and finding
that he was confined to his bed by illness,
the case, agreed with DR.. Ray. For this
agreed to pay DR.. Lewis SIS. l employed DE-
| Ray to attend to the case, for which agreed
to pay him SIS per day, and in case the Police
jury should discontinue him at its meeting or
to-day then at the rate of SIS per day for the
time he had served. This price was agreed to
by me owing to the damage done to his prac-
tce by its being known that he was i'll attend
auce on IA small pOX case, US we'll as the FISK OF
cOntaglOn.
also employed a nurse at the rate OF SIS per
day. further employed four guards to quar-
antne the case as well as the rest OF the family
in which the disease broke out, agreeing to pay
each at the rate of 81. per day, and same per
night except MI. Octave PrudhOmme who l
him to remain constantly at the post and agree
ing to pay him 50 per day and night. further
had a quarantine station erected for the use or
the guards. also purchased provisions to
feed all guards quarantlned as we'll as bedding,
etc, for the sick
beg leave further to report that the sick
party as well as all members OF the family
wherein the disease made its appearance have
been sotated in two different houses and strict
| ly guarded since the matter was reported to
| me, and all parties in the neighborhood OF the
disease and also all parties who could ascer-
tain had had any communication with the sck
man, have, by my orders, been vnCClnated by
DR. Ray, numbering 100 persons in nll.
All of which I have done believing it to be
now respectfully submit this my report and
beg you to take action i'll the matter.
f. NJ. BOAGNI,
President Police Jury.
On notion of Mr. DuriU the report ac-
cepted and the action of the President ap-
proved.
Mr.. Haas moved that r. NJ Littell, Z. NJ.
Boagni, Leonce Sand0Z, Robert Chachere, E. j.
Clements, j. 0. Ray and j. S. Butler be ap-
pointed IL sanitary committee with full power
to take all needful steps to prevent the spread
| of the disease.
Mr.. Boagn requested to be excused from
| serving.
Mr.. Haas withdrew his motion,
Mr.. Haas moved that the President be given
| full power to act in the matter until the next
regular meeting, whercuron the President re-
quested to be excused from acting in the mat
| ter.
Mr.. Bilm offered the following resolution:
Whereas, as it has come to our knowledge
that small pox has broken out two miles east of
the town of Opelousas, and whereas, as it is
meet and proper that steps should be taken to
| prevent the spread of the disease, now there.
| fore. be it resolved that DR.. j. o. Ray, Leonce
Sand0z, Robert CEachere, L. j. Clements and
J. S. Butler be appointed sanitary committee
| to take all necessary steps to prevent the
| spread of the disease, and be it further,
| Resolved, that owing to the illness of the
| parish physician, The said committee be en-
powered to employ a physician to take charge
| OF the matter. Carried.
On motion of Mr. Stagg the Police Jury adj
| journed until its next regular meeting.
| E. NJ. BOAGNI,
| Attest: President.
IT. E. EsTORGE,