Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-15
MunicipaI,

A|AA WV NAN AhfAAgN
ing resolution vas adopted; '
Resolved, That the Mayor and Board I
Of Aldermen elect n Health Officer for {
one month ut a salary of $40 per month,
to be continued if deemed necessary.
DR., Feath arston was elected.
The foil wing resolution was read and
adopted:
/. AS it has been reported that there
az at least three places in this county
where refugees from Starkville. Miss.
and A. e. NJ, College have stopped, and
rs 1t is the opinion of this Board that
with these points unguarded it is neces
sarv that an absolute quarantine be es
tablished to protect this town, which
will work Il hardship o. many citizens
OF the county;
2. G.. NJ. Robertson, Pres Board of
Supervisors be requested to take the ne
cessary steps to quarantine all refugees
from infected di, tricts within NCxubep
county;
3. That the clerk inform Mr.. Robert
sm of this resolution and request.
Aid. Htri'on made the following mo
lion which WIS carried, ayes. Clement
Grace and Hlrrison, nays Dent aud
s annon:
That the Mayor be authorized to Issue
permits to persons who are ornament
residents living within one mile of the
CORPORATE limits. il he deems it abso.
lutely necessary.
The NJ 'rshal was instructed t, carry
utsugg stions of the Health officer.
iie was also instructed to tap the Gre
el nine times Def re 0 p. m, to give
warming to all to be OF the streets by 0
y cock.
At Il meeting held Oct s. the Hea'tl
Oi1i er made u few remarks and stated
that in his judgment it would not be
.afe to raise he quarantine for a few
lays.
The Board pr ceeded to further equal.
cation of taxes.
Business was suspended and Mr.. z r.
Dorroh and others from a committee o..
~'itizeus, asked for a moe %leniert qua
milne
. At "A meeting Oct. 10, the Mayor wa,
yiven authority to issue permits to those
'esiding in t, WI and have crops within
ie mile from corporate limits to glther
TINT and bring them in town. the limit
30 expire IL O'Clock IN Oct IA.
Pe.iticp Of citizens for a more mode
rate quarantine was read and ordered
lied.
y AT Il meeting Oct, II, DR.. Minor re-
e oorted fever at Columbus and Marion,
Miss.
The Board resumed equalization NJ
,ax's and the cl rk was notified to ad
%vertise according to law.
The Health officer expressed his opin
on that if anything was to be done il
,t The way Of quarantine it should be nor
/ il.
S. NJ I'ion and R. R Elki,, specia
police, we've allowed $50 each,
" ORDINANCE No 10.
Anordinan. g to repeal Ordinance II en-
tit ed an Ordi ance TO Establish ,
l Absolute Quarantine, also Oriinanc
70, e%'tit,ei an O~ri;nance f. Pre- ibi
Public G. offerings anl Being 0
:. Streets after 9 ?, m
= Sec. 1. Be it rdaineI by the mayo
~ md board of Aldermen of the ,wn
Macon that Ordinances Il ana 70 be ~
=, h3 same are hereby repealed
:, see. .. Be it further orltiucd The 0,
= rt.ion being urgent this ordinance b.
oire from and after its pas age.
Approved ~ NE this Oct ID, 1898,
nv r. HAUENsTEIN.
h. Mayor.
tate of Mississippi, Noxuhee 20
!, |. ]. 0. Fa-sr, clerk Of tie town
tlacun, said town and State, certify tn
he foregoing is a trne aid correct co
+ an or1irauce entitled an ordinance
.,, pal n~rdiuantes Nos. II and - piss
$50 ne mayor and board If aldermen
81 maplings held Oct. ~, 1898, a
r.l yN,t ipth Isl2
~ Witness my hand aud sea- this o.
10 /, 1898. o. FAsER,
orr Clerk
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