Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-01
MEASURES TAKEN
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suspects.
Messrs. Topham, Griffin, Dorr w. T.
Ballentne and George l.. Chiles were
appointed additional sanitary inspect
OrS.
BIG INCREASE OF STREET FORCE.
After the joint meetings of the boards
was, over Chairman Hofhemer, of the
Street, Sewer and Drain Board, called
special meeting of that body, and it
was decided TO increase the force by the
addition of forty men. Another assist
ant street inspector was added to the
force. Nine additional garbage carts
were ordered.
FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS.
The Finance Committee of Councils
met yesterday afternoon and author
lied the street, Sewer and Drain Board
10 incur such additional expenditures
as might be necessary to keep the city
in a cleanly condition.
POLICE FORCE INCREASED.
Carrying out n suggestion made in
the joint meeting of the boards, Mayor
Johnston yesterday afternoon increased
the police force by ten emergency men.
The emergency officers named are:
John ~. Hammer. II. ]. White. Pat
rick Simmons. G.. w. Butler. George
Holland. David Lucy. L. VI. Mordica,
III. S. Morris and Morris Cannon.
that the evening relief go on at o'clock
in the afternoon instead of O'Clock,
and that each policeman do is hours
duty out of twenty-four
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TAKES
ACTION.
The Norfolk Medical Association met
a. noon at the office of Or. b. NJ. Baker
and passed resolutions endorsing the
action Of the Board of Health and the
other bodies. Another resolution was
passed urging the State Quarantine
Board to place Il sufficient number of
boats on patrol duty to maintain the
quarantine.
Another meeting Of the association
Will he held this morning at . o'clock
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
AT 1;So y. IN. the Board of Directors
of the Board of Trade and Business
Mems Association held a meeting call
ed by Secretary Dawes. Several new
members were elected and some routine
business WAS transacted. A complaint
was received relating to grain inspec-
tion certificates. This was referred to
the Grievance Committee for investi-
cation.
Inc following resolution WAS passed
at the meeting of the board:
Ihat the correspondents of the Asso-
Grated Press and other news sources he
respectfully requested that as regards
the present condition of affairs con-
corning yellow fever ut Soldiers Home,
NJ Hampton. Va, that they exercise
great care in sending reports of such
ana endcavor to eliminate this partic-
ular section from any connection with
the same, unless official reports from
Board of Health should warrant news
OF that character.
THE PATROL FLEET.
The Quarantine Board. a. meeting
late yesterday afternoon. decided to nut
on five. and possibly more, patrol boats
TO Keep any vessel from the quaran-
.ihed district from landing. Three OF
me boats are already on duty, and
others VIII be put on this morning.
The Quarantine Board VIII have gen
eral supervision of the quarantine of
Norfolk and Portsmouth. Quarantine
oilcer Hope. of Portsmouth. will direct
the work of keeping out refugees, as
sisted on this side by DR.. Lynch
TRANSPORTATION MEN MEET.
Fhe Transportation Association of
Norfolk met last evening to take action
toward cooperating with the officials In
the matter of the quarantine.
DIR. FIELD IN CHARGE.
Surgeon Eugene Wasdin, of the u.
5. Marine Hospital Corps, was detached
from uutE at NorIolk Sunday night and
ordered TO the Soldiers Home, where he
had performed an autopsy on three OF
me victims assuring him that it was
true yellow Jack" DR. T.. T.. Field.
OF Norfolk, was put in charge OF the
Marine Hospital office M Norfolk bv
Surgeon General Wyman.
NO CAUSE FOR FEAR.
\ Nirginian-Pilot reporter talked
with a number Of the officials ycster.
day. and each one was of the opinion
mat there is no ground for the fears
winch some OF the more excitable have
expressed as To the fever spreading be-
y ,, me bounds of the Hampton Sol
uierS Home. All Of the health officials
agree that the city is in Il better SAN
NarN condition than it has been for
many summers past. and the condi-
IONS mere are not favorable to the in.
PRODUCTION of disease. The laws of the
sanitary Commission recently put into
iofce are beginning TO have a good Of
,rct, ana III a few days. with the large
~ increased street force, the streeta
ana alleys will be cleaner than for
many a day.
NoRFOLK'S QUARANTINE.
fhe boards Of Health OF Norfolk and
PORTSMOUTH. the State Quarantine Off
Ger ana the Quarantine Commission
have declared a strict ouorontinn
AGAINST the whole of the coast north of
Hampton ROADS, and effective measures
nave Deen and are being put i'm force
To maintain this quarantine Not only
VIII TINS quarantine be maintained. bur
Il iorce OF Inspectors will be put on this
morning TO inspect all passengers COM
ing INTO Norfolk. Portsmouth. Berkeley
or Pinner's Point over any of the rail.
roads' These inspectors will meet the
rams some distance from the city and
a.. a.. passengers VIII give an account of