San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-31


tilated In proper and approved man
ner, so as to eftectually prevent sewer
gas from entering said building.
All saloons, hotels, shall have one
or more urinals emptying into q cess.
pool or sewer; said urinals to have
water connection, running uhin-
terrupted or continuous streams of
water.
All privies, vaults, cesspools, bar
rels, boxes or urinals, where walls on
top have fallen in or are IN an otherwise
dilapidated or unsanitary condition,
may be condemned by health officer
and ordered repaired or reconstructed
according to city ordinance.
All persons violating the above
section shall be fined in the recorders
court in sum not exceeding S25 and
that all ordinances inconsistent here
with be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Mayor Callaghan called the attsn.
ton of the board to the fact that
wooden buckets were used for hold
ing the garbage placed TOR the scav-
enger carts. He said he thought that
the use of these that DIR. Braunnagsl
advised be ordered and an ordinance
be passed prohibiting the use or the
others, and recommended that,a
metallic box be used. A barrel which,
Theoretically seals ITSELF was also
spoken of as being q good thing. He
also recommended that the number of
sanitary inspectors and garbage
wagons be increased.
DR.. Bennett recommended that the
water closets be inspected and the
plum bling put in order.
DR.. Braunnagel was, on motion, re-
quested to wait upon the city attorney
and prepare an ordinance relating to
sanitary regulations, and rs coon as
drafted, he would call special meet.
of the city council to take action. He
Will wait on him this afternoon.
DR.. Herff suggested that pamphlets,
directing the people how TO treat the
| disease. be printed and cast over the
| city. DR.. Brsunnagel was instructed
to correspond with other cities and
countries in regard to the treatment,
| and have same printed in En-
glish. German, Spanish, French
and italian, and Distributed over
the city. The mayor recon-
mended that the city be divided
in to twenty-four sanitary districts and
that in case of cholera the physicians
should be called upon, and of those
volun teering, one should be placed in
| charge OF each district. The city
health officer was instructed to make
| such divisions at once. 1t was re.
solved further that in case of the
| disease coming here, the public
! schools should be closed and convert
ed into hospitals. The city physician
recommended that arrangements be
made with the Sisters Of Charity and
| others to nurse the sick; he was in
| structed to do SO.
DR.. Braunnagel said that complaints
were being made about the curing of
hides. and moved that the Council be
asked to reensct the old ordinance
prohibiting the curing OF green hides
on this side OF the Alazan; adopted.
mended by the city physician and
adopted.
The following ordinance re-
lsting to vaccination was adopt.
ed at his suggestion: That
the vaccination ordinance be
| so amended as to fix the time of
| vaccination and to insert the words,
"successhilly vaccinated," and to
state whether the incubation was
primary or secondary and the value
of the vaccine matter used That q
record be kept in the office of the
superintendent OF public schools and
the original certificates from physl-
clans be presented at the health office
for approval" The meeting then sd-
iourned, subject to the call of the
president.