The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-09
WORK BEGUN AT QUARANTINE.
Some Lively Talk Looked For Over
the Condition of the station.


the Condition of the Station.
Alderman Reid chairman of the harbor
and wharyes committee, Col w. j. VIM,
city engineer aud Health Officer Drummer,
made a trip of inspection to quarantine
yesterday. for the purpose of making
careful survey Of the station and its sur
roundings and obtaining a more accurate
estimate of the repairs necessary to be done
TO put it in good condition.
gang OF six men were taken down on
the boat with the party and put TO work
clearing away the ballast from under the
tramways. This gang is in charge of Fore
man Monaghan and will probably remain
at quarantine until the work is complet-
cd.
The party went down on the launch Alise
which was loaned for the trip by Mr.. John
Rourke. 1t left the city about II o'clock and
did not return until dark A very thor
ough inspection was made. As the re-
suit Chairman Reid has reversed his for
mer opinion and does not think now that
the station can properly be said to be in
dilapidated condition, although he thinks
the necessary repairs will cost fully the
amount first estimated, $1700.
The quarantine officers house was found
to be in good condition with no repairs
needed. The sailors quarters on the
wharf are also in good condition. The
flooring of the wharf will not require
any repairing at present. The chief work
to- be done is the driving of about thirty
piles along the wharf and repairing the
runs or tramways for unloading ballast.
The last named are In bad condition, and
1t will be necessary to do considerable
work on them. Their condition is not so
bad, however but that they can be used
for unloading ballast. The disinfecting
apparatus was found to be in first class
condition and performing it's work in a
satisfactory manner.
The quarantine station, so far as it's
physical maintenance is concerned, has
been placed in the hands of the commit
tee on harbor and wharves The sanitary
branch of quarantine will continue in the
hands of the health officer, and the SAN
itary board. Alderman Reid will make a
report to council tomorrow night upon
the physical condition of the station, and
a resolution will doubtless be passed pro-
viding for advertising for bids for the re-
pair work upon specifications prepared by
the city engineer.
The sanitary board viii hold its regular
bi-monthly meeting this afternoon. AL
though the question of repairs to the sta
ton is not directly one for the sanitary
board, the reports as to its condition may
be discussed incidentally.
The board is also likely to have an in
teresting discussion on the question of med
ical attendance upon prisoners at the po-
lice barracks, there being, as has already
been stated a difference of opinion in the
board as TO whether it is the duty of the
health officer to attend prisoners requir-
ing medical attention at the barracks, or
of the city physician in whose district the
barracks is located. There was quite a
lengthy discussion of this point at the last
meeting of the board, without any decis-
ion being reached Health officer Brun-
ner it is understood declined to have this
duty put upon him unless he could be
shown some ordinance to this effect
The point was raised by a communica-
ton from DR.. j. A. Crowther, one of the
newly elected city physicians, in whose
district the barracks is located, in which
he respectfully requested a decision of the
board 1t was decided to write the author
tiles of other cities for information as to
the practice elsewhere. Replies, it is I'M
derstood, have been received from several
cities, which will be read at the meeting
of the board to-day.