The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-13
DR.. BRUNNER'S SUCCESSOR.
DR.. LEHARDY's PROBABLE ELEC-
TION AS HEALTH OFFICER.


He Is said 10 Have the support of n
Majority of the Board of Aldermen.
DIR. LeHardy's Views on Quaran-
tine-He VIII Probably Explain Mt
the Sanitary Board Meeting Next
Week-Dr. Nichols Also Talked of
For Health Officer.
The indications are that DR.. Julius c..
LeHardy will be the next health officer Of
Savannah. 1t is stated from reliable
source that a movement was quietly set
on foot as soon as DR.. Burners resigna-
ton was announced to make Dr. LeHardy
his successor. 1t is understood he has
consented to make the race, and major
ity of the board of aldermen has already
agreed TO support him. which practically
insures his election.
DR.. W. W. Owens, who was mentioned
as a possible candidate. is said to have
no aspirations in that direction. DR.. E.
H. Nichols is being mentioned by his
friends for the Office, and it is said will
make the race The chances, however,
are in DR.. LeHardys favor as the move
ment in his behalf originates within the
board of aldermen.
The election of DR.. LeHardy could hard
ly mean otherwise than a complete re-
versal Of the policy pursued by Or. Brun-
ner as relates to quarantine. Dr. Lee
Hardy has been so pronounced in his OPP
position to Dr. Brunner's policy that he
has been regarded by many as opposed TO
quarantine altogether. This however, is
said to be an error by those who are sup
porting Dr. LeHardy He is not an anti
quarantine man, they say but favors the
introduction of the most modern and
scientific methods for the discharging of
ballast and fumigation of vessels, in or
der that the delay may be as short as pos
sible.
At the public meeting of the sanitary
board on the night of April 20 DR.. LeHardy
will submit a paper, which he has pre-
pared, giving his views upon the subject
of quarantine and outlining his ideas for
a revision of the rules and regulations
governing the treatment of Vessels at the
quarantine station. DR.. LeHardy sub
mitted this paper to several gentlemen in
terested in the subject of quarantine,
whom he invited to meet him at his house
one night last week. One of the measures
proposed will be the abandonment of the
burning of sulphur in pots in the holds OF
vessels as a means of disinfection and the
substitution of a steam disinfecting plant
for the disinfection of vessels by steam
at a temperature of las degrees and up
ward. This is said to be a much cleaner
and more satisfactory method of disln-
fecting vessels and at the same time viii
make unnecessary the five days detention
now required of vessels after disinfection.
DR.. LeHardy will also advocate the
abandonment of the policy of sending YES
seis from suspected ports to the govern
ment quarantine station at Sapelo. This
is a regulation which has been greatly
complained of by the shipping people on
account of the expense of pilotage and
towage to and from Sapelo and the neces-
sity of taking on fresh ballast at the Sa-
vannah quarantine station.
Dr. LIE Hardy will doubtless recommend
other changes in the regulations. AS is
well known from his articles in the Morn
ing News and other journals, he has made
a special study of sanitation. In fact, it
is his pet theme and il is this, 1t is said,
which makes him wiling to surrender his
practice as a physician with - view to
carrying out some of the ideas which he
has had in view for years. As president
of the Citizens Sanitary Association he
devoted much time and attention to the
drainage of the Iowlands around the city
and other conditions liable to provoke or
encourage disease. He is a believer in
thorough local sanitation as the best
means of opposing disease.
DR.. Drummer and DR.. lie Hardy, to some
extent, represent the two extremes in
their views on the subject of quarantine.
The open meeting of the sanitary board on
April % will offer a good opportunity for
the expression of views on this subject,
which Will doubtless have considerable
effect upon the future policy of the sani-
tary board.
DR.. Brunners resignation takes effect
April "a. The city council meets Wednes-
day night, April q, and the election to fill
the ensuing vacancy will probably be held
then.