The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-09-16
QUARANTINE IS DECLARED.
Our City Is to BE Guarde,
By Paid Officers Against
All Infected Points.
BOARD OF HEALTH ELECTED.
A Committee to Visit and Examine
Health Status at Shreveport

Mayor Hardin, of the West Side,
called the council together last
night, for the purpose of discussing
the adyisability of quarantinipg
against all places that are known to
be infected with yellow fever,
Mayor Hardin stated the object
of the meeting, He also said that
it was necessary to elect a Board
of Health, Also stated that as II
was reported that yellow fever eS-
isted at Shreveport aud number
of other places, 1t behooved our city
to be yigilant and keep such parties
out Of the city who may have been
exposed to It or from the places
where II was known to exist.
City Attorney Rodgers read the
law giving the council the right to
declare a quarantine, etc,
The council then went into an
election to select three physicians
for the Board Of Health, and they
elected Drs, j Mcmahon, j, w.
Talbot and II, w, Read
Alderman Thompson then intro
duced the following ordinance which
was passed'
SEo. !, That there is hereby de-
clared and established by the said
city, q quarantine against all points
and districts which may be infected
with yellow fever and all other in.
Gectous and contagious Diseases
SEC, 2, That the Board Of Health
aud other proper officers Of said
city are hereby directed to carry
out and make elleetIyesueh quaran.
tine
The council then passed a motion
that some member Of the Board go
to Shreveport at once aud lnveetl-
gate the situation there and report
at once, as to whether yellow fever
existed there,
The compensation Tor quarantine
officers was fixed at ~ a day.
City Attorney Sam Solnsky and
Alderman lluekins from the East
Side Board Of Health were present,
aud they said the East Side would
cooperate with the West Side, In
any quarantine they might estab-
lleh,
The matterof eleetIng a city yphy.
slelan was called up, but no action
was taken
The council then adjourned sub.
ect to the call Of the mayor
LATER ACTION
The two boards of health met to
gether this morning, aud the quar-.
antlne regulations printed below,
were first adopted by the Arkansas
board, and atterward by The Texas
board After getting more reliable
information from Shreveport In
the way Of kilograms from Ita board
of health, II was decided not TO
quarantine against that city at
this time, Statement made by
Mesars D. j, Robertson and II, j,
Allen TO Maj tlenaheld yesterday
that there were two cases Of yellow
fever there, caused quite an excite.
ment and 1t was decided 10 Quurans
tine against II, but as stated above,
matter has been ree0nsldefed, on
account Of denial made, Here are
the quarantine regulations as
adopted
Owing TO the prevalence Of vel,
low lever In several southern
states, we, the board OF health Of
feSafkaHa, Arkansas, make the
following orders
No, / The railway companies
entering the ely are hereby ordered
not 10 aeIl tickets 0r 10 receive pass
sengefs, baggage household goods
or merchandise from parties Ia dis
triets Injected by yellow fever, for
passage on shipment 10 feKafkhna
Arkansas
No,9. No person lrom any ln,
feeted district viii be allowed TO
e0me into on stop Ia the city Of
feEafAaha, Arkansas, aud aay pefz
sou violating this order will be dee
tanned IN quarantine camp ten DAYS
and llhed Twenty-Five dollars,
No. y The board of health will
put officers on all Incoming trains
who will require health certificates
from all passengers, on require Of
them other satisfactory evidence
| that they have not been Ia infected
dslflels Health certificates from
Infected dlHlflcls viii mol be fee0g
niged
No T. Managers aud agents OF
Railways companies are hereby rec
quesled 70 aid the officers IN eaffYs
lhe out these orders
The Palace nfop Store, corner
broad aud State Llne, has a full
line of Che ,erS choicest pefIumefy
aud eSlfaels=oalY J5e per ounce.