The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-06
IN SPECIAL MEETING.
Quarantine Grounds Established Be-
low Conimicut Point.
HAS THE CITY THIS RIGHT.
The Opinion Of the Collector or the Port
That . Lower Quarantine than Fields
Point Was Necessary-Results as
Above stated-City Solicitors Opinion.

The Board of Aldermen was called to-
Yether as board of health today at IL
o'clock by the following message from
His Honor the Mayor:
Gentlemen OF the Board OF Aldermen, Ihave con-
yened you at this time IN at you may take such ac-
sion as may seem advisable IN matters relating 70
the department of health. deeming II OF sufficient
Importance 70 convene you at an earlier date thah
that to which you had I'D, adjourned po,rrn MAYO.
The board assem- bled, Aldermen Rounds
aisl Winship being the only absentees.
The mayors warrant was then read.
DIR. Chapin's Communication.
The following communication was re-
ceived from the superintendent or health:
To the Honorable the Board Of Aldermen
The collector OF the rort has represented 70 me
thai the for Ss p gPr e.
sss sroaa Se
saS saS In With lis
ss ,das nase the
also recommeqd that all vesseIs sailing. from
European aud Asiatlc ports be made subject TO
order that there be prcPrr q
steamboat lines Il will be necessary 20 have two
Ss a
each ws ,hs q the committee o"
CHARLES v, cHArrN,
superintendent Of lie nth.
The communication was received and
the following resolution was presented
.'Resolrsd. That Section /. Chapter VIII OF the
Rules of the Boards OF Aldermen be amended to
ground Of tS S q PsSS Sw
q line drawn from Conimicut Point to Naystt Point
and north o. Prudence and Patience Islands"
Also the following
Resolved, That all vessels sailing from European
and such vessels shall anenor below line drawn
iTs ipeeted s by the Superintendent % Of Health '" ~
Dis cussing the City's Authority.
Alderman McGuinness asked IL the city
of PROVIDENCE had the right to establish
quarantine line outside Its own limits.
Aldermen Ballou and West said that
by the statutes the city could establish
quarantine in the waters of Narragapsett
Bay adjacent to the city. and thought
for the purposes of health any waters Of
the bay might be considered as adjacent
to the city.
Dr. Chaplin, when called upon, said
that IL was the opinion of the city solici-
tor that the Board OF Aldermen could es-
tablish n quarantine ground anywhere
on the bay.
intendent or Health was acting in con-
junction with the Collector OF the Port
and he ansu cred that he was
Alderman burrows then said that he
thought the city would be right in fol-
lowing the advice of the collector.
Alderman Ballou offered as an amend
ment TO tine second resolution the words
cor any cholera infected" The resolu-
tions as amended were then adopted.Y
A resolution was then adopted author
izing the superintendent OF health to
employ additional inspectors under the
direction Of the committee on health.
The following resolution was adopted:
y,s.orvfd That ha su verin nj ndent nj health bo
directed 10 cause a thorough and complete examin-
alton Of the CITY aud that he be authorized to en-
in9er the direction OF the committee on the Heaiih
Department and that the he repor, 70 & thi, B.a d all
report to the Board Of Aldermen ali over crowded
On motion of Alderman Burrows all
further precautions which might be nee
essary were left to DIR. Chaplin and the
Committee on Health.
City Solicitor Colwell came in at this
moment and in answer to a question said
the city had no authority over the waters
as far down the bay. IL was the opinion
of the several aldermen. however, that il
was best to take extreme measures even
II they did infringe on the rights of otht r
towns.
Night Soil License.
Licenses were issued to the following
persons to engage la the business of ie-
moving the contents Of privy vaults aud
sesspools; J. H. Sweeney, I. G. ha'stead,
Thomas Gillese, w. 4. Harris, Robert A.
Hines. Daniel McCartin, j. ii. Rathbup,
Camille st. Jacques and John ii. Brown.
John Nels IN received permission to con-
meet his estate on Bark street, with the
Mosshassuck river.
A number OF citations were issued and
the Board of Health adjour ned to Thurs
day, Sept. Is, at o'clock L. NJ.