The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-21

The committee recently appointed to
devise ways and means for the axter-
mination OF the mosquito held an i'm
portant meeting yesterday afternoon
at o'clock IN the once Of the city
clerk and decided to ask the council
for an appropriation sufficient to de-
fray the expense OF employing several
extra sanitary inspectors for the pur-
pose OF making q rigid inspection Of
all premises and enforcing the present
laws in the effort to entirely rid the
city Of this pest
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by Mayor Frank Reilly,
present: DR.. Warren E. Anderson, DR..
E 3. Bruce, DR.. Clarence E. Hutchin-
son, DR.. J. H Pierpont and DR.. Louis
deM. Blocker.
DR.. Hutchinson opened the discus
sion By stating that as he understood
1t the idea was to conduct an educa-
tional campaign against mosquitoes,
but that the problem the committee
was up against was the means Of OBJ
tanning funds with which to conduct
the campaign. He said that an ap-
preparation was necessary to defray
expenses Of providing slides for the
moving picture shows, draining, oiling
stagnant pools. etc.
DR.. Anderson was the next speaker,
and after giving his ideas as to the
value Of advertising and asking the
newspapers to aid in the crusade
against both mosquitoes and flies, he
gave the following suggestions as to
the manner of getting at the propo-
sition:
CONCERNING FLIES.
That the ordinances respecting res
Sc scFgal7ftAssh cFFggaR7ts hlttfher shops etc. regarding
That livery staDfsssa 3 and and dairy oa-
ers or managers be requested to keen
their stock yards and stables free from
filth, ordinarily accommodating in such
places. and the dump piles shall either
be covered with. or enclosed in. a fly
proof receptacle, or shall be thorough
ly covered three times a week with
quick lime.
THAT thorough inspection Of every
block in the city from Eighteenth
avenue on the east. to E street, on the
west, and extending from Mallory
street on the north to the water line
south shall be made at once, by the
combined forces of the health, police
and street departments Of the city.
That all vessels of wood, glass o.
stone ware, cisterns, tanks. troughs or
other receptacles. holes. bitches, etc,
holding or containing water which
may be the breeding places for mos
qu1toes shall be ordered emptied and
instructions given to the owner or oc-
cupant that the same shall be emptied
at least once a week and in the case
Of holes, bitches, etc, that the same
shall be filed within three days.
'The inspections for the service shall
be reported on blanks supplied by the
health department and sent in to the
heads of the department Of each in
spector engaged, and he shall at once
send each such report to the city
health officer, who shall keep same for
further reference.
That ordinances already adopted re-
qufr1ng the cutting Of weeds, the gen
eral sanitation OF all yards and prem
ises should be rigidIy enforced"
After considerable discussion among
the physicians present, during which
much stress was laid upon the dangers
arising from the presence Of mos
quitoes, and especially the stegomyia,
DIR. Hutchinson offered a resolution to
the effect that this committee shall
appear before the council, In a body. at
the meeting which is to be held We'd
nesday night, and ask for an appro-
and in case the appropriation