The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-07
TO STOP DAILY MEETINGS.
William Stars Charged With Circu-
cuIating False Reports.

There viii be no further daily meetings
of the sanitary board, as was decided by
a resolution TO that effect passed at yester-
days meeting. This suspension of daily
meetings by the board was made be-
cause of the fact that all Of the quarantine
regulations have been provided for and
are in the most satisfactory working or
der, and the further attention of the board,
at least in so far as daily meetings are
! concerned, was not thought necessary.
Then, too, it was shown by reports that
in the cases Of malarial fever, which ex-
listed largely In the city up to several days
ago, there had been diminution Of 50
per cent. This fact, together with the ia
vorable reports which are being received
daily, relative to the satisfactory conduct
Of the quarantine, were the main reasons
for suspending daily meetings.
1t was learned from Mayor Meldrim that
while the board will not hold any other
than the regular bl-monthly meetings in
the future, if contingency should arise
which would require any action upon the
part of the sanitary board, he would call
the body together Immediately. The may
or stated that he thought the ac-
ton of the board in suspend
ing the daily meetings a wise one, for the
reason that conditions generally were so
favorable, that there was very little bust
ness for them to transact.
At the meeting a complaint was made
that the British steamer Strathisla,
which arrived at the quarantine station
recently from an infected port, had been
detained too long. The vessel arrived on
Sept. 90 and was relieved eight days la
ter. Health officer LeHardy was asked
about the matter, and stated that the
Strathisla arrived at the station when
there were several other vessels being
held in quarantine, which occupied all the
wharf room and thereby the delay was
created.
Another case of joking over the yellow
fever situation has involved William
STAIRS in some embar assment, and will, &C
cording to Dr. LeHardy, be the reason
for arraigning STAIRS before the recorder
this morning on the charge of violating the
city ordinance which makes it unlawful
for anyone to spread or incite fabulous
rumors about yellow fever.
STAIRS was conversing with three men
on Barnard street near the market Mon
day morning, when he made the state
ment, it is said, that his son had the yell
low fever, and that he did not intend to
allow a physician to visit him. This re-
who at once set detectives at work to in
vestigate its source. STAIRS was naturally
the first man who was sought. The de-
tectives succeeded in finding a man who
was thought to be the proper party but
when taken to the mayors private office
it was soon discovered that he was not
the right man.
The detectives succeeded in locating the
proper man yesterday, however and he
was taken to the mayors private office
to explain the report he had started about
his son having yellow fever. He stated to
the mayor that the three men, who had
reported the facts. were in error about
the conversation. STAIRS explained his
side of the affair by stating that he had
said malaria" and not yellow fever.
This statement was heard, but in view OF
the counteracting statements of the three
men that he had used the term yellow
fever" it was thought best to let the case
go before the recorder for a fuller investi-
CATION
Mayor Meldrim is very much averse to
dealing lightly with such circumsta nces.
and is not at all prone to allow jests
about them.