The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
City Council Proceed
ings
NJ organ City, La,

Council met at / o'clock p. m. thi,
date, in special session, as per call o.
the Mayor,
Present-The Mayor, Hon. Maurice
D. Shannon, and Councilmen Squires
Norman, Jones and Clement. Absent
Price.
The Mayor stated the purpose OF
the meeting, which was to listen to
addresses by Liuet. Frank P. Chris
tensen, Sanitary Corps, U. S. A., and
DR.. Henry F. Adler, director Of the
Bureau Of Venereal Diseases for the
State Of Louisiana.
Whereupon, the officers being pres
emit, they were invited to address the
meetinfi which they did; after listen
ing to the talks, and discussion of the
subject thereof, Mr.. Squires offered
the following resolution, which was
seconded by Mr.. Jones, and carried.
49,, RESOLUTION.
Whereas, the Mayor and Coucil.
men Of Morgan City, in special SEES
sion convened, having heard the state
ments of Lieut.. Frank P. Christen-
sen, Sanitary Corps, U. S. A., and the
steps suggested by him, which would
assist in meeting the requirements
Of the War Department program,
and
Whereas, the citizens and officials
of Morgan City realizing the import
ance of this war measure, and being
anxious to cooperate with the gov
eminent in every way possible
therefore,
Be It Resolved, That the follow
ing steps be taken by the City Of
Morgan City:
~ The segregated district shall
be Immediately closed.
(2) The inmates of the district
shall be at once examined and those
found afflicted with venereal disease
shall be confined in a place provided
therefor by the city and treated until
cured.
~ The city shall adopt an ordi-
nance providing for the examination
and treatment of all persons arrest
ed for vagrancy or vice when found
to he afflicted with venereal disease.
az The City Board of Health
will cooperate with DR.. Henry F..
Adler, director of the Bureau of We
nereal Diseases for the State of Louis
lana, by the establishment and oper-
alton of hospital or detention home
looking toward the cure and eradica-
ton of venereai disease in the com
munity.
(5) The city and citizens will
work with the Council of National
Defense of this parish and city in an
effort to assist the women Of the dis
trict in the disposition of their eff
fects and will use every endeavor to
reclaim as many Of the women as
possible and TO find decent employ
me1t for such Of them as will ac-
cent it.
The following reolution was then
presented to the meeting, and the
secretary directed to read it:
Resolution.
Whereas, mass meeting Of citi-
zens of Morgan City, called by the
Mayor for the purpose of hearing
and discussing the program Of the
War Department for suppressing We
nereal disease and the taking of
measures necessary to carry out such
program in the city, as presented by
Lieut.. Frank P. Christensen, repre-
senting the Commission on Training
Activities of the Department, and
Lieut.. Henry F. Alder, director Of
the Bureau of Venereal Diseases Of
the State Board of Health of Louis
lana, was held this 23d day of Au-
gust, 1918, at the City Hall, and,
Whereas, at said meeting the men
ace Of these diseases to the welfare
and health Of the entire nation were
strongly impressed upon the mem
bers thereof and the plans of the
government to combat and control it's
causes were laid before said meeting
by the representatives of the War
Department, as the wishes of our
government to be by the governing
Of our city carried out with
the aid and support of its citizens
and professional men; therefore,
Be 1t Resolved, That recognizing
it to be our duty as loyal Americans
to unqualifiedly comply with the
rules, requirements and recommends
tons of our government and officers,
In the present national crisis, and
octuated by the firm belief that in
our obedience to them lies most
securely the present and future well
fare of ourselves and our community,
we unanimously recommend to His