The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-27
THE QUARANTINE ALL RIGHT.
Sanitary Board Investigating Re-
ports of Luxness.


The sanitary board held its usual meet
ing at / o'clock yesterday, but no BUSH
ness of especial Importance was trans
acted No information Of a startling ma
ture was brought to the attention Of the
board, and all reports went TO show that
the quarantine is working in a most sat
isfactory manner both at this end Of the
line and in Atlanta.
No reports We're received of any action
on the part Of Charleston against Savan-
nah, on account of the non-quarantine
of this city against Atlanta, and no such
action is looked for. A report, received
from DR.. Stone yesterday, stated that The
case Of the Fleming child ia Atlanta was
progressing nicely, and that no other sus-
picious cases had developed.
The board win have before it to-day the
investigation of a report of neglect Of duty
by the inspector at Monueth A report
was made 10 the board Saturday that the
inspector at that point had been in the
habit Of running down 10 S1uthover, leav-
ing The station unprotected and giving any
parties who might be detained there an
opportunity of coming into the city if so
inclined. The Inspector al Montieth was
notified of this report, and yesterday an
indignant letter of denial was received
In justice to the inspector a further IN
vestigation as 10 the source of the inform
alton VIII be made to-day.
statement appeared in the Whining
ton Messenger, which arrived here yester-
day, that the chief Of police who also has
charge or the quarantine officers there,
had just returned from a tour of inspection
Of other guarantees. including Savannah,
and that he had stated chat he entered Sa.
vannah past the quarantine officers with
out being either stopped or questioned"
Health officer LeHardy aAd other mem
bers of the sanitary board to whom this
statement was shown, denounced it as
false. Our inspectors are careful and ef-
fcient," said DR.. LeHardy. Il have
watched their work myself and l know
that they allow no person to pass without
a rigid inspection"
In the same paper there appeared the
somewhat remarkable statement that the
mayor Of Wilmington is issuing health Ger
thcates and charging a fee therefor of 81
which he pockets as personal perquisite.
A drummer made a complaint to the Mes
senger that the mayor had charged him 81
paper called upon Mayor Wright in refer
ence 10 the complaint and was informed
that he charged "cnly dollar for certid-
Gates and further stated that 1t had been
the custom not only of previous mayors
of Wilmington TO charge for certificates,
but that this was done in other cities, and
ne stated that in most of the southern
cities the charges are SO, 81 and So
Dr. LeHardy and other members of the
board thought this a most remarkable
state of affairs. No charge for issuing
health certificates Is made by Savannah.
and neither is this done by the cities of
August, Atlanta or Charleston. so far as
known here. If any of SaVannah's officials
enjoyed a perquisite of 81 for each certii-
cate issued they would be several thou
sand dollars ahead of the game by now.
Chief Sanitary Inspector Melvin informed
a Morning News reporter that over 700
certificates were issued from the health
Office Saturday.
Two passengers were put off the Central
train at Meldrim last night. one was a
Mrs Wilson of this city. returning from
Tallulah Falls. She did not have a certin-
cate The other was a drummer with
health certificate from Atlanta, but dated
several days prior to the recent order, that
all certificates of passengers from Atlanta
must be Vised by DR.. stone. The drum
mer stated thst he had been working the
loWns between Atldild ana savannah lOr
the last week. and had had no opportuni-
~ to go back to Atlanta to have his GER
thcate vised, had he been so inclined AS
a matter of fact he said, he was in ignor-
ance of the new rule.
The sanitary board will have these cases
to pass upon tomorrow, and both win
doubtless be admitted. The board hardly
contemplated that the new rule should APP
ply to persons who had secured their GER
tificates and left Atlanta before the RUE
was promulgated.