The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-30

10 relieI from exisllhB cohuitionn.
The mayor, members OF the board OF
health and representatives OF nearly every
bank, cotton firm. jobbing house and varl-
GUS other commercial interests OF the city
were present. The meeting was called to
order by Mr.. G. w. Neville. vice president
Of the Houston Cotton Exchange. Mr.. B.
w. Martin occupied the secretary's desk.
Mr.. Neville stated that the meeting had
been called to take some action that would
reassure the people OF Galveston and other
cities In regard 10 conditions at this point,
and to secure some relief from the existing
guarantees. Mayor Rice, he said, had
telephoned Galveston in regard to the
matter. and he would request that gentle
man to state what he had learned
Mr.. Rice thercupon informed the meeting
that he had Just communicated with Act
ing Mayor Skinner OF Galveston, who
stated that the best citizens there were
sure there was no yellow fever in Houston.
but owing to the declaration Of the State
health officer they felt called upcn TO main
tain a strict quarantine against this city
for the present.
In response to Mayor Rico's request that
Galveston send one of their most trusted
physicians here TO examine the case OF
. Eva Dunoans Mr., Skinner stated that 1t
would be necessary to lay that matter be-
/ fore DR.. Fisher and the board OF health.
Up to the time OF the meeting Mr.. Rice
J had not been able to catch Dr. Fisher by
! telephone. but expected to hear from his
/ office at any moment.
] While waiting for this matter to be set
i lied Mr.. W. NJ. Read of the firm OF Inman
I & Read introduced a serics OF resolutions
I In regard to the situation here. He stated
I that as community OF citizens we were
i entitled to know tho exact status OF ar
! fairs that the majority OF the members
; OF the board of health did not believe that
there was even suspicious case of fever
I, in Houston and that this fact should be
/, heraldcd to tho world: that every CONNER
I clal Interest OF tho city was being greatly
| injured by tho rigid guarantees estab-
! lishod against Houston and that something
I should be done to relieve the situation.
/ Mr. Read then read his resolutions, which
!, stated tho sense OF the meeting as above.
j and called upon the secretary Of the Hous
J ton Cotton Exchange to send telegram to
} the surgeon general at Washington re-
| questlng that a government expertsbe or
4 dered to Houston for the purpose or maxi
Ing an Immediate report upon the so called
suspicious case OF fever in this city.
4 The resolutions were seconded by Can
! tain G.. w Kidd and were adopted without
y dissenting voice. During the discussion
\ that followed however, Mr.. lombard
4 moved that the sending OF the telegram te
> Washington be postponed sail the meetin,
i heard from the health officer at Galveston
, He thought the city should use every ef
y Tort possible to have the matter settled b,
! local authorities before appealing to tn
i government expert. Mr. Read stated in re
| ply that the Washington telegram would 1,
i no way conflict with the request sent t
ID Galveston and that the sooner the matte
was settled the better II would be for al
f concerned.
Messrs. +. A. Rolchardt and Dan Borch
h ard also offered objections to- The Telegram
being sent Immediately, but when III,
lombard amendment was put to yot
& II was defeated. The secretary OF the Cot
) ton Exchange thereupon sent the followln,
message to Washington.
I, Surgeon Genera, wvm,n u..
\ d. q.
Houston. Texas, September ea-At
Il meeting o, Tho uors,,n
y ~, - n""s
.'''Aehs Oh houston wa
uifec'od 10 send you the following reso
i, buttons unanimously passed by this meet
ing:
nesoived. That the secretary send tele
gram immediate,v n AZ.
'u'seoh genera
~ washington requesting him to send Al
delay s,a's.. z report upon the .s-s.'se ...
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