The Nenana daily news., 1918-12-09
QUARANTINE HAS BEEN MODIFIED
 WITH MISSION

the townsite manager Saturday night. Mrs. Sweeney presided. the other members present being H. B. Joseph and pr. David More. F. D. Browne, representing the Alaskan Engineering commission, was also present.
 After discussion regarding the situation as between the native village and the town and Commis- slon grounds, it was moved by Mir. Joseph, seconded by pr. More, that the secretary is instructed to write MT. Drane, in answer to his com munications regarding the continu- ance of the quarantine line between the town and mission, giving per mission for the missionaries of the village to come to Nenana on and after December 9th, 1918, until such tune as the arrival of any native Tn the village which MT. F. B. Drane reports as now deserted; and that 1t will be the duty of Mir. Drane to report to this board at once such ar rival of any native, and to there upon consider this permission at once withdrawn; carried.
 The chair instructed the secretary to advise Mir. Drane that the above permission does not allow white people to visit the native village. in order that there shall be no mis- understanding in the matter: also to explain that this board does not consider it just to refund any money collected from the natives for rib bons.
 Arrangement was made for F. D Browne and the secretaray of the board to check the receipts for the ribbon fund. and to prepare a state ment of expenses of the quarantine: the secretary to call a meeting of the Quarantine committee at 7:3OI p. m., next Thursday, at the town site office, at which time the finan- ciai aspect of the quarantine will be presented to the committee for consideration.
 The following letter was ent to MT Drane by Secretary Joseph:
 December 8, 1918. "Rev. F. B. Drane,
 Mission.
 Dear Sir In answer to vour communications to the Board of Health and to MT. F. D. Browne. Il am instructed to advise you as fol- lows:
 Tn view of the fact that there nave been no natives in the village since December 3rd, permission is granted the white inhabitants of the misslon to come and go without re- strIction, other than those imposed on all inhabitants of the quarantined district; this permission to continue Tn effect until the arrival of any native in the village or mission. when it will be your duty to at l once report such arrival through Deputy Marshal Jern, and to con- sider this permission thereby auto | matically withdrawn.
 Your attention is invited to the fact that this permission does not permit other white people than your- selves to visit the village or mis- sion
 Regarding the dollar paid by the inhabitants of the village and mis- son. l am instructed to say that | 1t is the unanimous opinion of the ooard and of MT. Browne, that the | collection was a just charge, and Will not be refunded The quaran- tine as it exists was established ]! TOT the benefit of everyone within the district and the mere fact that the benefit to inhabitants of the <<., townslte might be increased by draw ing line between the mission and townslte, does not in the least de- gree lesson the protection afforded the mission population by the gen. eral quarantine.
 We trust you will see the reason ablness of this view.