The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-29
The QUARANTINE
Has Been Placed on Smallpox
District.
Ordinance Passed by Commits
siOners Today.
IT WAS NECESSARY
To Prevent Persons From
Spreading Disease.
Hope to Keep Disease Under
Control.

At special emergency session of the
city board of commissioners late this
afternoon an ordinance was drawn ur
and passed prohibiting people from
moving from the smallpox district on
the East side to any other part of the
city.
Following the appearance Of smallpox
in other parts Of the city Friday and
the impending danger of the entire city
contracting the disease due to the care
leSsncsS of the people VINO have been
eHDoeed commissioner Stotts called the
commissioners together today that an
ordinance might be passed and publish
ed in the official city paper, the State
Journal this evening
This ordinance fixes a penalty against
all who move from the district bounded
~ Sixth street on the north. the Santa
Fe tracks on the west, and the city
limits on the cast and south. 1t also
fixes a penalty On transfer companies
who attempt to move people from this
The ordinance refers not only to
household goods but any load of articles
or trash.
Commissioner Stotts said this after
noon that he did not wish to quaran-
tine the entire district.
There are hundreds of working
men in this territory and l don't want
to quaratine them he said. "But if
this ordinance is not needed it viii be
necessary to resort to more drastic
measures.
1T is a dangerous proposition to al
low the people to move out of the Fast
side as they have lately and we mean
to stop it. We have the disease under
control now and have been successful
i'm keeping it down below the danger
mark. 1t isn't safe to allow it to
spread again"
Three house were released from
quarantine today. This is the first rs-
lease since the epidemic broke out.
Martha aMrsh at 1919 Lime. Harry
French at 1913 East Tenth and r. A.
Wells at 634 Chandler have been given
freedom They have recovered en-
tirelN according to the city physician
A rag collector was caught in the
district today and he was taken into
custOday at ence. His rags were burn
cd. he was stripped of his clothes
which were burned. himself and outfy
were fumigated thoroughly and he
was Vaccinated.
A wild rumor about smallpox in the
santa Fe shop offices started today.
Tt developed after a clerk named
Simpson had taken small Dox following
his vacation several days ago. No
danger is felt here and the Santa Fe
officials have co-Operated with the citg
officials in a close watch of all cases
While attending the sick children
who have been down with the small
Don today, Mrs. Seymour. mother of
died this morning. The two women
were alone in the house watching over
the children. Mrs. Seymour did not
die OF smallpox
Ordinance passed today reads:
Section /. II shall be unlawful for
any person to move any household
goods or any other article or thing out
of that portion OF the City of Topeka,
Kansas. bounded as follows, towit:
Beginning 1t the intersection of the
center line of Sixth avenue with the
east side of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railway tracks. thence east
along the south line of Sixth avenue to
the city limits; thence south and west
along the city limits to the east side
OF the AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe
railvN y tracks: thence north along the
cast side of said tracks to the south
line of Sixth avenue, being the place
OF beginning; and it shall be unlaw-
full for any person. to haul or transfer
any household gocSs or any other
article or thing out of the said por-
tion of said city in any transfer wagon
moving van or any other vehicle.