The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-30
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
 TO BE STAMPED OUT
Ordinance For Establishing Board of Health and Defining
 Duties of Health Officer Passed Second Reading

Mr. McGraw said that the petitioner, only expected a temporary bridst
 The city engineer said that all that was necessary for the bridge was tW ) two logs 35 or 70 feet long Co span Sct- wccn the east bank and the old bridge butmcnt. and a like set oi logs to span from the butmcnt Co the west banl Cross pieces of 2N0 lumber could bo nailed Co these logs and iNi2 board, could be nailed Co these cross pieces. That. with a guard-rail would make a bridge that would answer the purpose lt would not take over two days for two men Co do the work When thc river went down a permanent builgc could be made very much cheaper than it could now. Mr. Ruud thought thc bridge could be put in for Sto or S.5 ii the people across the rive. would hclp Mir. McGraw said that itey had "lid out oyer $50 last year on bridge
 nd expected thc city to bear ihc eN- .cncc this time. Mir. Woodruff said hc matter was an accommodation t1 he whole town and the pciri3uefs hou.d not be asked Co contribute. Mr.
 lcGraw moved that the city yuvinetr
 instructed Co build the bridge .i-. 'opc wanted Co know what hs rn-
 inccr would charge for his trvIccs.
 ir Ruud thought his charge wtuld be
 ithin $. and having consented i0 SL-
 cryisc the job, it was assigucdto Mir.
 uud
 The health ordinance was paiscd Co
 second reading
 The ordinance provides for thr cr1a-
 "a board oi health consisting oi u. faith officer thc commitcc nn Health and Police and the pres Ben, oi che council X suitable pcrsae shall be elected health officer and ttc ciN marshal shall enforce che cNctgiou oi hI, orders Notice oi any cou1gilu- disease shall be given Co thc beard ri health and patient, shall be ctrhlct to their domicilcs or other places. m, m a con,picuou, place on the premise, warning notices oi various colors for designating thc disease shall hc post ed
 The board of health mav Employ help Co aid them m their duties Me-. thod, oi keeping diseased person, from coming into thc city are pr crib cd Physician, shall notify. the board o' any disease within their knos ledge. giving data in regard to name, a,easc. residence etc. Hotel restaurant aul lodging house keepers are ordained Co notify the board Parents must re- port infectious diseases among their children and teachers likewise among their scholars and no child reported may go Co school or Sunday school who has been reported until permitted by the board Physicians shall report Go thc board the condition oi their in icctiou,y diseased patients every -i hour, Persons are forbidden to i- tcrierc with inspection lt IS forbidden Co move inicctiously diseased persons without permission. Those exposed may be quarautiucd An who have not been yacciuated within past five ycu, may be ordered yaccinltcd Boats or trains may be required to show clear 1nCC certificates ol ntdltn rom Wucft. ever they may hail. Refusal to be yaccinatcd is a mislcmcanor Those who cannot pay for vaccination may be yaccinatcd at the expense oi the city. The health officer may enter any house. hotel. school trlin-may go anywhere and everywhere and nspcc. people at his discretion. Scholars iu ihc schools must be vaccinoted Par cuts are Co show certificates of y1cci nation for their children when required. An students must furnish satiSiact'l' proof of having been yaccinatcd.
 Mr. Hcnton here inquired ii it was meant that parents were ordained to patronizc any designated pcrson-or ii any one else was obliged Co pay thC health officer for vaccination
 Mir. Price said no.
 Any certificate would do and it uccl not necessarily be a physicians cer tifcatc. am affidavit of having been vacciuatcd would do.
 The ordinance was laid over for