The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-18
CAIRO MAY SHUT THE DOOR
AGAINST THE WORLD TODAY
Dr. Egan Takes Steps Toward 1t by Re-
curing Health Certificates from
Corners from All Points

ashore. not having health certificates
She will depart this morning.
More Guards TO be Employed.
DR.. Egan last night stated that he
would employ an additional number
Of guards in order TO properly enforce
the new regulations set forth in his
order of last night He has chartered
the yacht Des PLANES for tae remain
der Of the fall. or until the fever scare
is over.
DR.. Egan viii also today charter
house boat and fit IL up as a detention
hospital, and If the occasion arises and
IA suspected patient has to be taken
in charge he will confine the patient
on the house boat, away from the
city
Visit to Wieklffe.
DIR. Egan made a visit TO Wickliffa
yesterday 10 find ON just exactly
what the Illinois inspectors may ex-
pect from the authorities al that
place. He consulted the mayor and
the health officer and found tina; they
would not object to the Cairo inspec-
! tors meeting trains at Wiekliffe. just
so they did rot eject persons from
the trains there. Dr. Egan assured
them thar this would not be done, and
lit is likely that the visits to Wick
life by the local inspectors will be
resumed.
Again consults With Mayor.
DR.. Egau was again in consultation
with Mayor Parsons yesterday in re
gard TO cleaning up the city Dr..
/ Egan frankly stated TO the mayor that
Cairo was not clean. and taat the
sanitary conditions here were NOS at
all satisfactory to him and that some
i thing must be done. Mayor Parsons
assured him that he would do all in
| his power 10 clean up The city. II may
be remarked in passing that Mayor
i Parsons has issued order after order
since he went into Office asking citi
zens to clean up around their prem
ises. but his orders and enlraaties
have been consistently ignored by a
great many people If Mayor Par
sons many requests along this line
had been acted upon the city would
| present a good deal healthier aspec
taan il does.
Drummer Arrested.
An incident occurred last nigh
! which shows the necessity OF the loca
: inspectors being clothed with som
sort of police powers. trayelint
l man who had no health certificate an,
!. who seemed to think that he didn'
: need any, got off train and wa
Z taken in charge by an inspector, VIII
] walked up and down the platform i
7 front OF the Central Station som
: minutes looking for an officer TO whor
: he could turn over the drummer, bu
{ he couldn't find any Dir. Egan wi
e take steps today to have all his il
Z spectors clothed with police power
Q 10 that henceforth when they desire
place a man under arrest they ca
do ii themselves, without having
hunt an officer,
Buy Car Load of Lime.
o At a meeting Of the board of healt
6 held Tuesday afternoon Mayor Pa
Z sons was authorized TO buy a car loa
. if lime for disiniectins purposes. III
T mayor reported that a Waterman ha
been stationed at the Illinois Centr
g bridge to keep out strangers WI
4 have no health certificates. Aide
man Fullers motion to engage 1
" necessary help for protecting the ci
~ and Alderman Antrim's motion
authorize the mayor to employ fol
. man to superintend teams employ
a in cleaning and In oiling stagna
III pools were adopted.