The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-09-20
NO CHANGE nADE.
Resolutions Pertaining to Extending
Qwarautine Line Repealed.
Doctor From Each Ward Of Parish
Present and Majority Advise
Close Quarantine Of. Town.
Letter From DR.. S0uchon.

PARISH Board OF Health met this Q0y
in joint session. NJ. Billeaud, Jr.,
presiding. Members of Police Jury
present: M. Billeaud, Jr., ]. A. Beg
neaud, A. Theall, p. r. Landry, ].
H. Connolly, J. E. M~outon, L. G.
Breaux, Valery Boudreaux, and c.
Spell.
Members of Board present: DIR. L.
A. Prejean, President, NJ. Billeaud,
Jr., J. E. MOut0n.
The following physicians were in
vited to come before the meeting to
give their views as to the best and
safest methods of quarantine against
the town of Lafayette: it being the
idea of DR.. PreJean that the matter OF
quarantine be transferred from Police
Jury and Board of Health to Board
of Health and these ward physicians.
The Counsel of the Jury deemed such
and act illegal, SO the doctors were
only allowed to express their views.
1st ward, DIR. G.. w. Scranton,
(absent); End ward, DR.. A. o. Clark,
(absent); 3rd ward, DIR. L. o. Clark:
| 4th ward, DIR. A. j. Comeaux; 5th
ward, DIR. G.. r. DeLaureal; 9Th ward,
DIR. z. J. Francez, proxy by DR..
LESLEY; 18th ward, DIR. r. X. Comeaux;
8th ward, DIR. L. A. Prejean.
Moved by Mr.. Connolly that the
views of these doctors be now heard.
| Seconded and carried.
Each doctor present gave his views,
the majority being in favor of a close
quarantine.
The following communication from
DIR. .SOuchon was then read:
New Orleans, La, Sept. 7, 1905.
Mr.. NJ. Billeaud, BrOussard, La.
Dear Sir:-Yours of September 5,
is at hand and contents duly noted.
l have t~elegraphed to DIR. L. A.
Prejean at Lafayette that the Police
Jury, as q body, has no power to
impose quarantine. The Parish
Board of Health can do so with the
concurrence of the Police Jury, but
no local quarantine otherwise de-
clared is legal. Thus far there has
never been, as far as / know, any
quarantine restricted to . limited
section of . town.
From the point Of view of the State
Board of Health such . quarantine is
not really sufficient protection.
We consider the whole town Of
Lafayette quarantined.
Yours very truly,
EDMOND SOUCHON, M. D.
President Louisiana State Board OF
Health.
Judge Mouton then gave his opinion
rs to the legality of putting on or
raising Quarantines BY the Police
Jury and Board Of Health, it being
necessary for both bodies to act in
concurrence TO make such measures
legal.
The committee on extension OF
quarantine line gave in following
report:
ist District: MIR. Landry reports
no canvass made from the fact that
the committee appointed at Lafayette
Conference, after some Investigations,
was satisfied that mere would be q
great majority against extension.
End District: Mr.. Spell reports LAP
against extension, y in favor.
3rd District: Mr.. MoutOn reports
that from VermiliOn Bayou to Caren-
Gro road, large majority in favor of
entire removal Of guards or the
extension to imaginary line; from
1C4rencrO road to Scott, majority
against extension; from Scott, west,
was moi canvassed.
Mr.. Breaux moved that the above
report be accepted, the committee be
discharged with thanks of jury.
Seconded and carried.
Mr.. Spell moved that as resolution
pertaining 10 extension of quarantine
lines is given as illegal by our
COUNSEL. be it resolved, that said
resolution be repealed. Seconded
M. Mouton was appointed by the