The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-24

Chairman Committee on Streets and
Lanes.
Adopted.
The committee on public health, to
which was referred the petition of asso-
ciated bard of trustees, knights of Pyth-
las, for permission to transfer lot No.
2,20i Laurel Grove cemetery, to J. A.
Ferris, report favorably TO same,
w. w. Owens.
Chairman committee on Public Health.
Adopted.
The committee on public health, to
which was referred the petition of Thomas
Hendersons Sons to transfer lot 1859,
Laurel Grove cemetery, t6 E. T. Ma
honey, report favorably to same.
w w. Owens,
Chairman Committee on Public Health.
Adopted.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
The applications of John Stahmer to
transfer license from Harrison and Wal
nut streets to Bryan and Ann streets, and
of W. H. Cole to transfer liquor license
from POI Bay street, east 70 southeast
corner Bay and Lincoln street. were both
referred TO the committee of the whole.
The petition of J. c.. Heron, asking
council to give him hack badge in place
of one lost or stolen from his hack, was
referred to the committee on finance.
The petition of the Dixie Oil Company
acking permission to lay a one-inch pipe
from All River street to the river, for the
purpose of securing water TO supply boil
er, was referred TO the committees on
water and streets and lanes.
The petition of w. H. Jones for remun-
| Grafton for articles destroyed by order of
health authorities, was referred to COM
mittee on public health.
The petition of Georgia Bandy, wife of
w. j. Bandy, asking permission to trans
fer lot S07, in Laurel Grove cemetery, to
G.. S. Godbold was referred to the COM
mittee on public health.
| The application of Josephine Jones to
| make sewer connection with West Bound
airy street sewer from premises on Lum-
| Der street, and of estate of owen Foley
| to make sewer connection with Whitaker
| street sewer from premises, whitaker, near
Broughton, were both referred to the SAN
| itary board and commissioner of public
| works, with power to act.
MISCELLANEOUS
| Alderman Krouskoff called the attention
! of council to the condition of sidewalks in
the city and the delay in having same re-
| paired. Some discussion ensued when it
was suggested that the alderman prepare
an ordinance covering his remarks and
| submit same at some future meeting.
Communication received containing the
| protest of Richard Walton, master steam
| ship Port Victor from jamaica, against
! excessive quarantine, which was referred
to the sanitary board for investigation.
His honor, the mayor, submitted the
! following report covering the steps taken
| by the sanitary board for the safety and
| protection of the city from yellow fever
| in the placing of the quarantine against
| the infected districts. Upon motion of AL
derman Hull, the report was received as
! information, and ordered spread upon the
| minutes:
Savannah, Ga, Sept. %, 1S97.-The
| Honorable, the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Savannah-Gentlemen: l deem it
my duty to submit for your information
the action taken for the preservation of
| the public health. On Friday, Sept. TO- /
requested D.. Duncan of the sanitary
| board, himself an expert in yellow fever
cases; DR.. Stone, president of the medical
society of this city, also yellow fever ex-
pert; DR.. Owens, member of the sanitary
! board and chairman of the health COM
mittee; DR.. Boyd, surgeon of the Florida
| Central and Peninsu.ar railway, and DR..
| Wylly, surgeon of the Plant system, to
| meet me at the mayors office for CONSUL
| tation. The health officer DIR. LeHardy,
was absent, being down the river in the
discharge of his duty. DR.. Elliott, sur
geon of the Central of Georgia railway,
was also absent from the city or else I
should have had the benefit of their val
| liable advice l submitted to this con-
| ference two questions. The first was,
| should quarantine be proclaimed against
| the territory infected by yellow fever.
| This was answered in the affirmative |
| then submitted the second question. AS
| Stunning that there were bitches and drains
| in or near the city that We're not entirely
| clean and open and that there were low
| places not drained, whether or not these
drains and bitches should be opened and
the low places drained, upturning for that
| purpose only such soil as should be neces-
| ok I
in the affirmative.
ION the same night I requested the sew
| eral railroads, through their proper rep
| resentatives, to meet at the mayors office
| at which time the health officer was pres
ent for the purpose of comforting as to
the best points for the establishment of
| quarantine posts, and tor the further pur-
| pose of securing their earnest co-opera-
ton in the maintenance of such quaran-
tine regulations as might be prescribed.
| The railroads, without exception, cooper
| ated fully and earnestly with the authori-
ties. Before calling a meeting of council
| to act upon the matter of quarantine, DIR.
| George II. Stone was requested to pro-
| coed at once to Montgomery and thence to
Mobile, and by wire to inform me of the
precise condition of the infected territory
| On the afternoon of Sept. IS, a telegram
was received from DR.. Stone, giving in
formation of the existence of yellow fever
| in Mobile and advising quarantine.
| thereupon wired the mayors of Charles
ton, Brunswick, and Jacksonville advis-
ing them of the Information received and
| suggesting that these three cities should
cooperate with Savannah for mutual pro-
lection. These cities promptly acted AT
O'Clock p M, Sept 10, the sanitary board
and your body were convened in joint ses-
sion. The sanitary board recommended
quarantine and your board approved that
| recommendation.
Immediately I proceeded to carry out
| your instructions. On that night proc
lamation was prepared, sanitary inspec-
tors appointed, and the rules governing
| the quarantine prescribed. On Dec IA
| the proclamation and rules were duly pub
| lished and on the same day the inspectors
took their posts. The quarantine regu-
lations substantially provide that no per-
| son or baggage, or any other article OF
thing, shall be permitted to pass the