The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-10
TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
Brewton Realizes the Dagger Possible
 From Pensacola.

From Pensacola.
 Brewton, Sept 9.-(Special. )-A largely attended and very enthusiastic mass meeting of the citizens of Brew ton was held at the court house last night, the object being to devise ways and means and to take such ac- tion as was deemed necessary for an immediate thorough cleaning of the town. A number of talks were made, among them being one by Dr. s. c. Henderson, County Health Officer, who explained the workings of the present quarantine regulations and ex- plained in & very lucid and interesting manner the way in which yellow fever is -pFepagated and transmitted. He said the dissatisfaction and misun- derstanding of the quarantine regula- tiones at Flomaton had now been set tied and everything was working harmoniously. This dissatisfaction had been caused by the taking in of Cen tury, Florida, and placing the quar- antine line beyond that town. This was done by an agreement of the Alabama and Florida Health Boards at the request of a large mill firm at Century which employs several hun dred men who live in Alabama, and to have placed the quarantine line on the Alabama line would not only have stopped the operation of the mill but would have thrown all these men out of employment for several weeks and perhaps months. The mill firm is keeping a rigid quarantine to protect Century and in addition the State line is also guarded at this point. making doubly sure at the most dangerous point in the State. Persons not em- ployes of the mill are allowed to pass hat A a ho mi fKNRx hxr having proper health certificates and going there after eight o'clock in the morning and leaving before five in the afternoon. This has been fully explained and is now understood by the people of Flomaton and they are heartily cooperating in the move ment.
 After much discussion as to the best methods to pursue in order to get the town cleaned and put in a thor oughly sanitary condition. it was de- cided inasmuch as the town was not financially in a position to do the work as 1t should be done. that fund of at least $500 be raised by the citizens for that purpose.
 Acting on the suggestion of the State Health Officer that every pre- caution be taken the Escambia Health AoOuAu Hdu q meeting lHls unanimously passed the following recommendations:
 That the hours of all guards now on duty be changed from a. m., to 10 p. m., to a. m, to 6 p. m., that one more day guard be employed and sta- tioned at certain point near Floma- ton to be designated by Dr. Abernethy; that one day guard be employed at the steel bridge at Parker Ferry, and that these guards be doubled. that is a guard be appointed for night duty at each station now occupied by day guards, had that their hours for duty be from p. m.. to 6 a. m. Where we now have seven guards our recommen- dation Is that this number be increased to eighteen, and that nine serve dur ing the day and nine during the night at such stations as shall be designated by the County Health officer We deem these recommendations necessary for the best interest and safety of the people of Escambia County and the State of Alamaba"
 The Judge of Probate being absent from his office 1t was the sense of the meeting that the County Health Offi- cer proceed to employ the above guards subject to the approval of the judge on his return.