The Florence daily times. [volume] (Florence, S.C.) 1894-1925, December 14, 1895, Image 1
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FLORENCE, S. C.. SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 14.. 1895.
No. 112.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Report of the Health Officer
Shows the City in Better Condi
tion Than on the First of June.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Health was held at
the office of the health officer in
the city ball at 7.30 o’clock last
night, with the following members
present: Dr. F. P. Covington, Dr.
Wm. Ilderton, C. D. Bristow, M. L.
A. Gardner, R. C. Commander, and
the Secretary and Health officer,
Henry H. Husbands.
The meeting was called to order,
by the President, Dr. F. P. Coving-!
ton.
The minutes of the last regular j
meeting were read and adopted. •{
The committee that was ap-|
pointed at last regular meeting to.j
examine the low lots on Evans
street belonging to Messrs. McLen-1
don, H. S. Rose, King & Rhodes, |
James Allen, Welling and Co., Je- j
rome P. Chas**, Jr. f :tud C. H.
Prince, reported that they had,
Complied with ‘heir duties, and |
iVd had the owners thereof duly j
notified to have* the lots in ques-'
lion properly drained and leveled, :
or filled up and leveled, but as yet -
no steps had been taken to comply i
with the order, except in the case |
of C. II. Prince, and Mr. McLen-1
don, who asked that the matter
rest until after Christmas.
The report of the committee was
adopted, the time requested was
ordered given to Messrs. McLen
don and Prince.
The special committee reported
that they had examined the sewer
pipe between the city hall buil
ding, and Bank of Florence, also
the old fire well on old graded
school lot and had notified the!
owners of the nuisances in the;
f ormer mentioned "case. The par-j
ties were ordered not to pour any-;
thing more in the pipe, except
clean water, in the latter easj the
matter was referred to city coun
cil with instructions to leave same :
filled up at once.
Upon motion it was ordered'
that if the owners of the low lots'
do not comply with the orders of j
this board by the time of the next
meeting, that the secretary tum-
mon each of them before the board >
for a hearing of the case.
The report of secretary and ,
health officer, H. H. Husbands:
was then read in substance it is a*
follows:
Sec. 1. .Str ws that there . has
been rccordeu in his office from
June 1st to Dec. 9th 32 deaths, and
49 births.
Sec. 2. Shows that for same
period 197 bunches of fish and 7
gallons of oysters had been con
demned, as unfiit for sale and had,
had same removed from city.
Section 3, shows that the condi
tion of the sanitary department of
the city, is now in a better
condition by 75 per cent than it
was on the first day of June. The
sanitary carts are doing their
work promptly and efficiently.
Section 4 shows the financial
condition of the board of health,
the total footings of which are as
follows: Amount received from
the sanitary collection from June
10th to
Dec. 9th. $502.30
From fines $12.50
$514.80
Total amount of expenses for
the same period, the salary of the
Health officer, cart drivers and of
fice supplies for the . board of
health $412.25 leaving a balance
to the credit <>f the board of health
of $102.55. The average monthly
collection ns made by the health
officer from sanitary dues amounts,
for the same periods to $83.71$.
Section 5 refers to the official
notification of owners of low lots,
old wells, and sewer at city hall
building, etc., which were declared
as nuisances by this board, show
ing that parties had been duly
notified.
Section 6 refers to the toilet
closets at both the white and col
ored graded school building which
are now r and have been for some
time in an exceedingly bad condi
tion and he recommends that the
buildings for both male and-fe
male at each of the schools be
made larger, more comfortable
and the proper disinfectants used.
The two at the colored school, says
the report, are in terrible Condi
tion, ;uid in direct violation of
Rule f>, all of which should be
remedied at once.
Section 7 refers to the sewer on
Evans and Dargan streets also
a number of ditches or drains in
the city which he recommends
should be oh-aned out before
tipring.
The repot, was taken up by
sections.
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 were re
ceived as information.
Section G was referred to a com
mittee consisting of Ur. Wm. II-
derton ami health officer Hus-
fmuds, with power to take such
action on the matter as they deem
best and to notify the board of
school trustees as to what must
be done. By request of Dr. Ilderton
Dr. Covington was added to the
committee
Section 7 was laid over till the
February meeting of the board
for action.
The Becr3tary was ordered to
purchase a book containing a car
bon pad for his office.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet again January 10th at 7-30
p. m.
The Constitution.
CUT IT our AND PRESERVE IT
FOR REFERENCE.
ARTICLE 3, SECTIONS 13 TO 21
Sec. 13. Each house may punish
by imprisonment during its sitting
any person not a member who shall
be guilty of disrespect to the house
by any disorderly or contemptuous
behavior in its presence, or who,
during the time ot its sjtting. shall
threaten harm to the body or estate
of any member for anything said
or done iu either house, or who
shall assault or arrest any witness
or other person ordered to attend
the house in his going thereto or
returning therefrom, or who shall
rescue any person arrested by order
of the housa: Provided, that such
time of imprisonment shall not in
any case extend beyond the session
of the general assembly.
Sec. 14. Tne members of both
houses shall be protected in their
persons and estates during their
attendance on going to and return
ing from the general -assembly,
and 10 days previous to the sitting
and 10 days after the adjournment
thereof. Kut these privileges shall
not protect any member who shall
be charged with treason, felony
or breach of the peace* »
Sec. 15. Bills for raising rev
enue shall originate in the house
of representatives, but may be al
tered, amended or rejected by the
S-nate; all i>th*»r bills may origi
nate in < house, and may be
amended, ait: -u or rejected by
the other.
iSfC. iff. The style of all laws
sln.ii tie: "Be it enacted by the
gt ra! •■ ■e-embly of the Istate of
Sen! 1. Carolina.” *
Set*. 17. Every actor resolution
having the force of law shall re-
Ihtm u> but one subject, and that
e-hall be expressed in the title.
Sec. 18. No bill <>r joint resolu
tion shall have the force of law
until it shall have been read Jhree
times and on three several days in
each house, has had the great seal
of the State affixed to it, and has
been signed by the president of
the Senate and the speaker of the
house of representatives: Provid
ed, that either branch of the gen
eral assembly may provide by
rule for a first and third reading
of any bill or joint resolution by
its title only.
Sec. 19. Each member of the
general assembly shall receive five
cents for every mile of the ordi
nary route of travel in going to
and returning from the place
where its ses-buis are held: no
general assembly shall have the
power to increase the per diem of
its own metnbe.*«; and members
of the general assembly when con
vened in extra session shall re
ceive t he same compensation as is
fixed by law for the regular ses
sion.
Sec 20. In all elections by the
general assembly, or either house
tiievei't, :v, the members shall vote
l, viv« voce,” and their voters, thus
given, shall Lo entered upou the
journal of the house to which they
respectively belong*
Almost Wiped Out-
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 13.—
The town of Titusville in Brevard
count y was nearly wiped out by fire
this morning. The fire original d
ip Hamburg,s store in the busi
ness nter of tin* town and before
it wm* gotten under control 31
building* were destroyed. All ef
forts to control the fill- were un-
availab.e until dynamite was used
to blow up the buildings
During the progress of the fire,
Mr. 0 : linen entered a burning
building to secure $18 which he
had left in his room. He go:, the
nioM-\ but "ins s" badly burned
that I *- dud in a short while. To
te! !o-- i- uimt' d at $100,000,
partniff'i insur-d.
TIi-- - pitiion is general that the
fire v. -n- incendiary anu Messrs
Hamburg <fc Garner, merchants
have lMeii arrested on suspicion
and am in jail. The fire origina
ted in U; ! in burg’s store and the
circumstantial evidence against
the men is said to be strong. Many
threats have been made against
the men to-day and lynching was ,
feared to-night* To prevent this
many special officers were sworn
in and the jail is now throughly
uuarded.