Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-02
Swift and Determined Action
by Acting Health Officer.
CAST IRON ORDER ISSUED
The Pass Nulsance Has Been Absolute Il
Stopped. Larger Guard Ordered. Mr..
r. G. Bickford III Change or,he
Line. At IT. All Night.

Between 1920 ana 80 O'Clock this
morning. Dr. S. w. llo5son, DR.. j. ".
-Nyler and Mr.. II. G.. 1:ckror,!, of the
rtorsanizeu Beard Of Health, together
with the Mayor. Councilman C;lff"c. OF
the council health committees. met in
the jury room of the court house ana
order to Mr.. r. G. Bickford, chief Of
line:
ITO r. G. Eiclford ESQ.
You are hereby ordered to recognize
no passes allowing entrance into New
port News unless such pass is sign al
Dy ppth myself. rs acting president. ana
pr. j. w. Ayler, as secretary Of the
l'oaru OF Health, and bearing the stamp
OF the city of Newport News.
GU are further instructed to estub-
lish Il dead line 80 yards each side of
the quarantine line and to halt ana al
low no one to pass such line.
You viii! see that all guards are
suitably armed to enforce this regula-
ton.
You are authorized to call for vol
untecrs II You deem ii necessary and to
employ such additional guards as yo,,
may in your Judgment require to give
the city an absolute quarantine.
You may make such small variations
IN the quarantine line as will. in your
judgment. make it more perfect.
You are further empowered to main
tam Il supervision over the marine pa
trol. extending from Salters' creek u
he extension OF the Briarfield road, on
James river.
SAMUEL, w. HOBsoN. M. d.
Acting President Board Of Health.
Receiving these instructions, Mr..
lsickford. accompanied by the Chief of
Police. who is under his orders in all
matters relating to the quarantine
mounted his horse and rode entirely
around the quarantine line acuuaintins.
the guards With their duties as far as
outlined in the order and telling then,
what they had TO do and had 10 az
pect.
Before going. Mr.. Bedford reques s.
the Daily Press to request all those OF
the public desiring to volunteer 10 as
Slst III maintaining the quarantine tn
send their names to him as early as
possible today. a great deal has ncan
SAID about volunteering and now il; .ha
time for those who have been talking
To act. Mr.. Bickford has set an X
ample which none arc too high to emu
late having given up most of his
entire precious time to the people to an
dertake the high duty which has been
placed unon him.
II is also requested that all those ia
lnillar with military discipline. especial
~ the soldiers of the late war, send
thelf names in. rs mon OF this; knu are
wanted and can be used
Acting Health officer Hobson was ~
the entire night we'll as Mr.. I,icll-
ford and the Chief. DR. Holson mas
asked the Daily Press to publis., lie
following. which request is compiled
with With pleaseurc:
To whom it may concern:
desire to state that + have known
Dr.. I:agDy Intimately for twelve wears
and J am unwilling to believe that the
slightest intentional corruption mas
ever existed during his administration
oi 'hc Department of Public Health Tor
his city. SAMUEL w. H9RSON,
Acting President Board of Health
Aug. L. 1899.
The Board of Health will meet ut the
Court House at 10 O'clock this morning.