Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-12-09
lid" GOES ON
TIGHT AGAIN
Mayor Issues Proclamation.
Following Meeting of
Council as Board
of Health.
RULES ARE DRASTIC
Home Quarantine Tried but
Not Strictly En-
forced.

again this morning to continue for
period of ten days. During that tin
there will be no school, movies, l0dt
no church meetings or 9th,
of similar nature. Billiar
halls and club rooms are also close
and all social gatherings are prOhibite
The stores are permitted to open fro
I o'clock in the morning until Z o'cloc
1T night, except that drug stores ma
dispense drugs after that hour andre
.aurants may serve meals.
The city council met as board {
health yesterday afternoon and decide
that drastic quarantine was nece
sary and this was clamped on thi
when Mayor II. G. Clark i
sued proclamation setting forth tn
quarantine rules. City authorities a
20 state that the quarantining of home
IS also to be strictly enforced.
The mayors proclamation follows:
Proclamation.
Whereas, the epidemic of Span
ish influenza has increased to an
alarming extent since / issued my
proclamation Of November 30, and,
whereas, the local board of health
is of the opinion that strict rules
should be made to control it; there
fore, I, as mayor of Webster City,
proclaim that the following rules
which have been adopted by the
board of health shall be observed
and enforced.
All schools, churches, moving
picture shows, theatres, lodges, pool
and billiard halls, club rooms,
courts for the trial of jury cases,
parties, dances, sOciables and all
other occasions which call for
congregation Of people, be closed
and discontinued for the period Of
ten days.
2.-All stores and places Of bust
ness, except drug stores for the dis
pensing of medicine and eating
houses for the necessary serving Of
meals, be closed between Z o'clock
p. m. and Z o'clock a. m.
3.-No cOngregating in groups or
remaining to visit shall be allowed
in any place of business.
4.-The public is admOnished not
to indulge in house to house visit
ing, and not to attend social func-
tons.
5.-Parents are directed to res
train their children upon their
home premises.
6.--All rules announced in my
proclamation of November 30 are
still in force and the rules herein
announced shall be enforced for
period of ten days from this date.
r. G. Clark, Mayor.
Webster City, Iowa, Dec. 8, 1918.
Town Quarantine Failure.
In the opinion Of good many thin
ing people the quarantine in Webst'
City has been a good deal of a failur
At first the city us a whole was qua
lntined and no attention was paid
the homes. Hence Poop
we're running in and out Of home
where persons We're sick, without ar
regard for the welfare Of others, expo
ing themselves and those with who
they came in contact. The city CLAIM
ed there was no warrant in the sta
law for Quarantining private home
Last week, however, it was decided
maintain home quarantine and q
attempt was made to do it. But lit
was paid to it by a good man
people. The breadwinner in the fun
ly was allowed to come and go-whicl
N fact, vitiated the quarantine.
In consequence Of this, the cOunc
decided to again go back
is quarantine of business, social gait
,rings, schools. churches, etc, in add
ion to maintaining home quarantin
In the opinion of the FreemanJOurna
public opinion would here uphold til
council in the very strictest kind Of
lone quarantine-One that would kee
,eople absolutely in or out Of the hOm'
the bread winner. The cit
ould even afford to pay the wages G
'read winners, where necessary, in OF
Ter to maintain an absolutely 'ai
light" quarantine. And, If quaraI
inc of this kind were maintained
t would strike at the very root Of til
rOuble. Likewise, if there is any eff
iency in quarantine methods, 1t wOul
bviate any necessity for passing tn
uck" to the business men.
When Governor Harding issued hi
amous Language proclamation" h
rankly admitted that there was n
7arrant in law for it. But he deeme'
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