The leader., 1905-08-02
CITY COUNCIL.
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS OF REG
uLAR July MEETING.
important Sanitary Ordinance adopted
10 Take Effect at Once.

The Mayor and Board of Alder
men met in regular monthly ses-
sion yesterday evening at 3
o'clock, all members and officers
present except Alderman Abrams,
who was absent from the city.
The City Treasurer and City
Tax Collector submitted their
monthly reports, and the usual
monthly salaries and claims were
allowed.
The greater portion Of the ses-
sion was taken up in discussing
and adopting sanitary measures.
These are published below, and it
is hoped that they will meet with
q hearty response from all classes
-four citizens:
Whereas, The yellow fever has
broken out in the city Of New Or
leans, and at other points and
there is danger Of Brookhaven be-
coming infected with this terri-
BILE disease; and whereas it is be-
lieYed that certain variety Of
mesquite is one means of spread
ing the fever; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen, That, in the
interest of the health of the COM
munity and for the common sake
of humanity, we appeal to all cit
liens of the city, white and color
ed, to take all steps within their
power to dry up all wet places,
pools of water and other places
abeut their private premises cal
culated to breed mosquitoes; us
ing lime, sand or other disinfec-
tants for this purpose.
Resolved second. That the city
of Brookhaven will pay out Of the
municipal treasury all expenses
and bills Incurred for this purpose
if presented to this Board.
Resolved third, That we call
upon the press of the city, all
ministers of the gospel, without
regard REORGANIZATION or color,
to impress upon the people and
their congregations, from the
pulpit or Otherwise, the great inn
portance of having the city put in
a thorough sanitary condition,
cleanliness being essential both to
good health and morals.
Resolved fourth, This Board
realizes its impotency and the fu-
tiliss Is etEorts to clean up the
city unless it has the support of
the public sentiment of the town
and the cooperation of its citl-
zens.
A resolution was adopted au-
thorizing and requiring each mem
Der of the Board to appoint q
special sanitary officer in his own
ward, whose duty it shall be to
at once see that all premises are
thoroughly cleaned up and put in
good sanitary condition. In order
to better insure this result the
following ordinance was enacted:
That it shall not be lawful
from this date Aug. |, 1905, for
any person to construct or main
tain any privy vault or closet over
or across any natural water course
or drainage way, nor to drain any
such priVy vault or closet into
a water course or drainage way
within the limits Of the city Of
BrookhaYen, and any person vio-
lating this ordinance shall, on
conviction before the mayor, be
fined for each offensc not less than
$2. 80 nor more than $25. 90; and
each days violation shall consti-
tute separate offcnse.
An ordinance to provide for
and establish a city Board OF
Health; to require all cases OF
fever and any contagious or IN
fictitious diseases to be reported
to said board, and providing a
penalty for each days failure SO
to do.
Section i. Be it ordained bv
the Mayor and Board Of Alder
men 0f fha CITY raf Rrnal haven