Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-04
NORFOLK SHUT OUT
Board Of Health Quarantines the
Cities Across the Roads.
MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES
Present Quarantine Against the Infected
Region by the Two Cities Deemed
Insufficient. The Situation Con
orally. Events of the Day.

Newport News has quarantincd
against the cities ii Norfolk and Ports
mouth.
This action was taken last night by the
Board Of Health tftcr some discussion.
1T is pretty generally conceded that
it should have bee done Monday.
1t has been pretty thoroughly under
stood over here tht Norfolk. with her
long adjacent shorGinc. could not pro-
protect herself against refugees from
Hampton, Phoebus, Old Point and
Soldiers Home Without adopting
measures similar tothose adopted by
this cfty-that is, putting a Gordon en-
tircly around her limits SO as to shut
out everything.
AT the meeting lastnight, the ques-
ton came UP on a Restitution introduc-
ed by The mayor and E;lrinly support
ed by him.
Before the matter I'd progressed
very far, Mr.. w. c. Start. who had
formerly advocated TIL quarantine,
came in and Withdrew lis remarks,
stating that he had reaals for think
ing it would be best to Tstpone action
for a day or two anyway Col Baker
came In with MIR. Stuart and stated
that he understood that N-folk was on
The eve Of raising her q,rantinc, or
partially raising it So as ) admit of
business relations.
Or. Greasy replied sayinI that Nor
folks acton had nothing tdlo with it,
Norfolk was not sufficiently quaran-
tined against the infected lgion and
,t,.ti CHI ioi nrf 11-
Newport News sholld quarantine
against her and Portsmouth for her
own protection.
Mr.. u. I. Ford. meifoer ofthe coun-
Gil, addressed the boar streruously ad
vocating a quarantinGag;rin,t Norfolk
on sanitary grounds.
DR.. Ifobson opposcithc Quarantine
but the remainder OF tc board favored
1T. all of them spcakir in favor Of il
Mr.. w. g wilson. htitizcn, was in
troducett and told howe had taken mis-
entire family from Hnpton 70 Nor
folk in Il small sail DO, landing down
near WillUughby Beaci He said thar
neither IN gong III noriturning did he
see a single tug patr6lg Norrolk's
coast line.
The resolution as bpted was as
follows:
Whereas, this city Il uuarantin,d
against the towns Of (mpton ana
Phoebus and Soldiers bmc on ac-
count of yellow fever Existing at
Soldiers Home and hcbus and
whereas the city of Noslk ran an
excursion of 400 people OF :, few DAYS
ago to the Soldiers Honswhcrc such
fever was in existence, al
Whereas. the postmaster the Homo
went to Norfolk on Sund ,Iulv 3Nth
and
Whereas. the entire souiast shores
of Norfolk are without S1.d on thc
shore side for a distance of miles ~
cept patrol boats. whichh So far
aPdIt as ~ DC ol 10 seFE1at night
and
Whereas the city of NeSrt Neyvs
has a boat patrol as We'll n douh,e
sualu me around our 81, and a
double guard around land / ,.t \
great expense to protect ouifizcns
Therefore. be it rcsolvedhy mis-
board THAT for the further p1lt in of
our citizens health that we. BOARD
of Health of the city of Ncwn News
quarantine against the cities Nor
folk and Portsmouth at onc$ hold
good until the cities of Norf, and
toltsiiiou'h use lhe Same prftions
for their protection as we havt -
INSPECTOR APPOINT
The board transacted cona.ah1e
other business, the most impolt Of
which was the appointment Dr
Ayler am inspector TO look over the
vegetables and fruits brought ii.bo
city.
The mayor reported that Poii nf
Pines could not be obtained !,
rendezvous for the guards.
Inspector Ilarries reported THAI q
Following streets had been cleant
Lafayette avenue from TWENTY,
to Iriftieth.
Virginia avenue from TwentietlIo
Twenty-cighth.
jefferson avenue from TwentiethS
T7wenty-eigh
Madison and Warwick avenues 4
Twentieth to Twenty-cighth.
Cross streets between Virginia
West avenues up to Thirtieth.
from Twentieth to Twenty fourth.
About half the alleys have b
cleaned. Seventy barrels of lime h
been sprlnkied on the streets