The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-01

legislature 10 Insure the enforcement AZ san
linry regulations In California. This Offer
was readily accepted
IL is understood that the ciean.up in chi
rntown VIII be systematic and effective
The. health authorities under whose d.
rcticn the work must he prosecuted. will
not merely eradicate a had spot hers AVA
there and then abandon operations: on fhe
contrary, the scope Of fmnlpnticn aud zen.
eral sanitation viii embrace the entire dis
trict, which Is donseis populated iy chi
ncse. The work will not be suspended I'm.
I'll Chinatown Is clean. The governor siren.
uously insisted that this important duty
assigned to the health officers should re-
ceive Immediate attention.
The San Francisco Evening Post puts II
this way:
By direction of Governor Gage and under
the supervision Of the State and local
health authorities the. Chinese quarter OF
San Francisco Is to he cleaned aud nut
III n sanitary condition.
The decision to this effect was deter.
mined upon at conference In this city
yesterday Of the municipal authorities with
the governor and represen,vssS cs of the
state board of health. Governor Gage met
the local officials by appointment. and TO
them he insisted that the nnsanitary con.
,iitiOns of the district inhabited by the Chi
nose must be altered without delay These
steps are necessary In order to set at rest
the ninny rumors that have been industri-
ouSiy circulated by enemies of the city
concerning the prevalence OF the disease,
In this district. Although u has been ofH.
clally determined by the Federal authori.
ties that Chinatown Is free from contaqion
those who are Interested In The welfare
of the State realize that measures must
ne taken to rid the district Of the possl.
hllity OF an infectious disease lmpiantinr
itself there. and to that end sanitation and
cleansing are deemed Immediately neces-
s1ry.
For the purpose of accomplishing the
work the fund Of the State board of eanith
appropriated NY the last Legislature, will
be drawn upon TO any extent that may
be required. II Is expected also that the
city will contribute to the work witch Is
of such Importance TO this locality
Governor Gage returned to Sacramento
this morning. Prior 10 his departure he
Of the resources of the state at the dis
posal Of the authorities In order that the
work may be thoroughly and Systematically
carried ont. He will return to this CITY
time there will he another conference be
tween the State and local officials,
Or. w. T. Mathews, secretary of The State
beard OF health. was in the city today and
attended the conference at which tho
cleansing Of the Chinese district was de-
termined. He said this morning that while
been arranged. the plan In Its general score
is to fumigate the entire district repair
sewer connections. cleanse the streets and
alleys md houses and force the under
ground jewellers to live In the light Of day
we are going tn have another meeting
here next week" said Or. Mathews. "At
| this time the details Will he mapped out
and the work commenced The State and
local authorities will cooperate in the pro
feet, and Or. White Of the Federal service
will he asked to supervise the general plan
No effort will he spared to make the dis
| trict thoroughly clean and TO force tho In
| hahitants TO keep II So
From the above It viii he observed Sat
the California governor has at last started
out along lines recommended year ago hy
/ Dr. Kenyon of the marine hospital service
ana State Health Officer Blunt Of Texas
although at the time they made their rec
ommendation he and the commercial inter
ests Of San Francisco denounced both a.
being alarmists II not worse, The fact that
he has at last walked up to the gravity oi
the situation is no excuse for suppressinG
| the commissions report, however The PEG
pie of the United States want 10 know just
how grave that situation H. but knowledge
on this subject will never come to then,
/ as long rs they are compelled TO depend
! for It on Governor Gage.