Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-01
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THE SINEWS OF WAR
Provided BY City Council at a
Called Meeting Last Night.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
This Sum Placed at the Disposal of the
Board Of Health for Maintaining
the Quarantine. Resolution of
The BOARD Consider. d.

The City Council met last night in a
hurricdly called session for the purpose
Of providing the sinews Of war for the
yellow fever emergency and OF consid-
ering the situation generally and doing
What might be deemed best in the light
OF the informa ton received.
Those present We're Councilman Pow
ell. Cooper. Stone. Ford. C;lffee. LcnZ,
Hughes, Ililkie, Mclaughlin and Don
erty.
we're Health officer Bagby, Mayor
Moss. Mr.. K. q. Dickfurd. Sewer ST.
pcrintenu.nt ODonncll. DR.. j. w. Az
Ter. secretary of the Board of Health;
Quarantine Officer Hobson, Mcssrs. J.
~ Hirshpcrg. Irwin Tucker. 7. r. Pow
ell, City Engineer Fitchett. Street Com
missioner l\catOn, and others.
Mr.. L. G. Bickfo:d, chairman OF the
committee appointed by the Business
Mems Association for the purpose. au-
dressed the council briefly and pointed
", stating the necessity Of Keeping; UP
tricts which are infected or liable 10
Infection. ana not only that. but Ut
cleaning UP the city thoroughly. no
matter what the cost He said that the
business Mems Association was in
hearty accur, with the council in It's
ell in~whittcvcr it might do to keep the
disease out
Health officer Bayby reported the
following resolution adopted by the
Board OF Health at meeting held just
before the council met:
70 the Honorable, the Common Coun-
ell Of the City Of Newport News.
The Board Of Health Of the city Of
Newport News desires to report to your
honorable body that in view of the cX-
Stcncc uf yellow fever ut the National
Soldiers Home ut IIimpton Virginia.
the board has thought it best to ordCr
Il rigid quarantine against Elizabeth
City county. Hampton, Pho.sbus, the
soldiers Homo ana such portions OF
Warwick county as lie without the
quarantine limits. The line of uuaran-
tin" has been fixed by the Board Of
health to extend from the mouth Of
S;lltcrs' creek, along the course of the
said creek and the westerly fork there"
Of. to Il point thereon representing the
continuance of the northcrly limits of
the city east Of the main track Of the
q. 4 .. railway. thence along such
northc,ly limits to the {. X o. railway
main line. thence in Il northwar,lly di-
rcction along said main line u the
Eriariiel'l road, thence by Il line repre-
SentirE the continuation OF said Eriar-
field road. in 4 westerly direction, to the
james river.
city and tosccurc the confidence Of other
cities while anNiously regarding our
municipality, it is necessary that strict
measures be taken chat the quarantine
line may be So patrollcd us to make it
entirely effective.
In addition TO the quarantine meas
llrcs. this board further represents to
your, honorable body that this city
should be put in a thoroughly sanitary
condition.
To accomplish these several results
it is necessary that this board be sun
piled With funds by the city. ana to
that end the Board OF Health. in tho
interests If the health and the CONNER
cial interests Of this city respectfully
petition your honorable body to set
apart Il fund of ten thousand dollars
($l0,000) upon which the board may
draw for the expenses of these meas
urcS.
WILL NOT QUARANTINE
In this connection DR.. I;aSby stated
that he had telegraphed to the several
cities in direct connection With New
port News, Informing them of the quar-
said he had heard from Richmond.
which would not quarantine against
Newport News
Dr.. Bagby also stated that Or.
White. Of the Marine Hospital Service,
had just arrived from Washington 70
take charge OF the situation at tht.
home. DR.. White had emphasized the
necessity Of keeping W a thorough
uutra ntine. He had promised To COM
municatc With DR.. Basby at least once
Il day.
Mr.. Ford introduced a resolution,
which was adopted approprating $40
oGo !or the purposes of the Board OF
Health.
Mr.. Ford moved that The council ax-
TEND To the Business Mems 4Associa ton
the thanks OF the council for its co-pt
Grafton and support The motion also
requested the Association to appoint Il
committee OF three TO cooperate with
the city authorities
me motion was carried by unani-
nous vote and the council adjourned.
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