BOARD OF OF HEALTH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 173, 22 July 1872, Page 2

BOARD OF OF HEALTH.

Monday, July 22. Thft Board met this morning. Present: — L. Broad, Esq., RJtf. (Chairman) ;D. Johnston, Esq., Collector of Customs ; T. Brunner, Esq., J.P.; aud Dr. Vickerman, Health Officer. The question of appointing some quarantine ground to which isolated cases of smallpox might be removed was taken into consideration, and the following resolutions were addopted : — "That this Board is appointed for the Port only, to carry out the Harbor and Quarantine regulations: "That this Board has no authority over the Town of Nelson, and cannot therefore interfere in case of any infectious illness breaking out."

'• That this Board considers the Provincial Government should at once take such steps, with the advice of the Provincial Surgeon, as may be considered necessary, and this Board will be glad to render all the assistance and information in its power."

The cuiliug of tlxi Grand New Opera in Paris will be made of copper, cen^istirig of a multitude of plates screwed together, aud rapuble of being at aoy time disjointed. This roofiug: will be inoveable, so that the heiglit of (he tbentre may be regulated at pleasure. M. Lenepvue, who has been cornmißsioned to paint it, has divided it into several parts, and the subject chosen is " the hours of the day and night." There «re hundreds of figures all larger than life, grouped with much skill and ability. — Galignani.