Evening journal., 1914-06-17
WILL enforce THE
QUARANTINE LAW
Police Will Act With Health
Board in Subject, Here
after
ALSO WANT CITY
LOTS KEPT CLEAN

4 To put stop to the practice OF
people going to and from houses
where quarantine has been establish.
ed, the local police department viii
hereafter issue warnings when the,
observe a violation OF the law and
arrests viii be made il the practice
is not stopped This action was ap.
proved by the Police Commission yes.
terady after DR. II. W. Briggs and j
Austin Ellison Of the Board OF Health
had asked for the cooperation Of the
department in their work. Il was
claimed by the health officials that in
many cases policemen had called the
health Office aud reported violations
Of quarantine laws but when one Of
the four health officers arrived on the
scene those who had committed the
violations had disappeared.
Dr Briggs said If the policemen on
the district sees violation OF the
health laws he should stop ii him
self and not telephone to the health
board, although they did not ask that
policemen be stationed in front OF
eFeryquarantined house They asked
only that the policeman in patrolling
MS district look after the case.
Mr. Ellison also asked that the no
ilcemen be instructed to give their
attention 10 the throwing Of rubbish
INTO vacant lots about the city and
INTO the streets. He said the police
men see these things and report them
10 the Board of Health instead Of
stopping such violations themselves.
winch they have the authority to do.
he also asked that the police help
the health authorities to enforce the
anti-spitting ordinance. He said the
health board has been criticized for
not enforcing this law properly. but
they have been handicapped He said
the police could prevent numbers Of
men standing on corners and else
where splitting on the sidewalk 10
such an extent as to create a nuis
ance to abolish which is the real in
tent of the law.
Mr. Ellison said the board will sub
NIT list Of the names and numbers OF
quarantned houses so the policemen
VIII know where they are located.
lhese lists will be read Oft to the po-
heemen the same as orders.
The police commissioners Thought
these requests were reasonable. and
they assured the committee thew
wantd 70 cooperate with and helm
the health authorities all they could.
Inc commissioners yesterday re-
ceived communication from Fire
Chief Magill who asked that ali fire
alarm boxes be designated at night
BY red light. 1t was said bv Presi-
dent Bowers that this method had
been used in Philadelphia several
years ago and was found satisfactory.
The matter was laid on the table un-
~ superintendent Gray Of the fire
alarm and reporting system can make
an estimate Of the cost
Chief Black while absent. had gub-
mitted report Of his findings IN the
case of Homer s. Carr. Last week
MT. Carr asked the board to reim-
burse him for a bicycle which he had
bought and which had been stolen
Mr.. Carr said he had paid SIS for the
which was afterwards claim
ca by theowner a youth named Sim
mons. The report OF Chief Black was
accompanied by letter from Carr in
which Carr admitted receiving notice
from the police of the theft of the
wheel and Of his buying it when he
knew II had been stolen. Chief Black
reported to the board yesterday that
Carr knew the bicycle had been stolen
when he purchased il and that he
could therefore. be prosecuted If the
police desired to take action against
nm He aid the police were simply
following the rulings of the court IN
Carr to deliver up the hi
cycle to the rightful owner without
expense to the owner. The case was /
held under advisement, but no stems |
we're taken toward having Carr ar
'ested for receiving stolen goods.