Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-01
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
>tan.s Behind The City Authorlt,.s In Al,
Proper MEASURE. for l.rntect,on

The Busine$s Mems Association ana !,
hunhcr Of business men not members
or INC organization. held a large meet :
lhS oyer inc Citizens Marine Bank at
i'ooh ior inc purpose of considering the
situation. - '
INC matter was discussed in it's var
NUS phases Very generally the scuti-
lilcht being unanimous that Il rigid and
.horouFh quarantine should be main
lance against the infected territory
'ilc al territory liable to be infected.
Out of the numerous motions. rrso-
iutlonS and substitutes offered was r.
hailS crystalizcd a resolution appoint
me Il committee to wait upon the Roa ri
OF licaltlf and the city council and in
lorln them that the business men Of tn,
ely were behind them in all of their
efforts both to enforce a strict n,,nr
antlne against the outside and in clean
ing up the filth inside of the city. This
iatscr phase Of the resolution called AT
tc!l, ,un OF the proper authorities to the
condltion Of the streets and demanded
e"ll inns condition be rcmedicd
resident Vest appointed Mcssrs.
Bickford Greasy. Jones. Garrett VII.
'c!t and Ford on this committee which
VIII report back to the Association ~
ahother special meeting to he held y
the same place at noon today. Mr.
bickiord is chairman of the COMMITTEE.
INC MEDICAL Society met just before
H'HA''itSSS 4ScIt = Association Il
cailed 20 order, and while the session If
me lattcf organization was in progress
several OF the representatives Of tho
Hculcal society appeared and the SOC
lct"FS, DR. Sims. reported that his or
sthlzation had recommended a uuaran-
me me AGAINST )id Point. Hampton, Phoe-
nus and Soldiers Home. FIe stated
mat it was the sense Of the society thai
riiaiffptons quarantine against the
nome could not be considered as a rca-
son at this time for not quarantinin,.
against Hampton.
Mr.. ~ !. Ford stated that he had
ocen IN communication with the Ches,
peakc and Ohio authorities who had IN
str'1ctcd him to tell the people of New
port News that unless this city took :m-
.leu iitc!E the proper measures to pro-
!ect itself, Richmond and ten other cir
'cs IN me state would immediately
Quarantine against her But if this cit y
showed that the proper measures W..
2clnS taken it was probable that these
measures would not be taken against
newport News and that the uuaran-
tines already in effect would be rails,
Inc report OF the secretary of the
Medical Society was REFERRED 70 the
Board Of Health with the endorsement
or the Association
-; Aylcr, OF the Board of Health, ar
rived while the meeting was going ~,
and stated that the mayor, the presi-
GENT ~ the council, the quarantine Of
lcer. pr Hobson and himself had just
come from Hampton where they had
Deen III consultation with the authors
tics OF that town. DIR. Ayicr said that
the board OF health had decided to
quarantine not only against the Home,
Hampton, Phocbus and Old Point. nut
also against Elizabeth City and War
wick counties In other words. The
board has determined to put Gordon
Of guards around the limits Of Newport
News through which no man may mass.
nc reTort was received with applause
Dr.. Hohson reported along similar
lines, adding. however. that he was
mitch surprised to find that Hampton
had not puarantincd against Phocbus.
Mr. III T.. Parker. c. & o. supcrin-
tendcnt OF terminals. in behalf of tho
company he represents. offered to the
city the use of one of the company,s
tugs for patroling the water front. and
suggested that tho board OF health
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