COUNCIL PLANS VOTE TODAY ON QUARANTINE REGULATIONS

‘Distribution of Necessities of Life’ to Be Allowed and All Places Not Dealing in Those Necessities to Be Closed for Six Days, if Present Plan Is Carried Out

One of the most drastic influenza quarantines in any American city since the outbreak of that malady will go into effect at midnight tonight in San Diego, provided the city council, at 10, o’clock this morning, passes an ordinance which it late yesterday ordered the city attorney to prepare. This ordinance, if adopted, and members of the council say they will vote for it, will close all places in the city except those necessary for the distribution of necessities of life, until Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, a period of six days.

The resolution passed by the council, after a stormy session, in which members of the board of health, businessmen and theatrical managers took part, is as follows:

“That the city attorney be and he is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and present to this common council the necessary papers to enable them to establish and enforce an absolute quarantine upon all places within the city of San Diego, such quarantine to continue up to the hour of 2 o’clock p.m. of Wednesday, Dec. 11, A.D. 1918.

“The order of quarantine to contain such provisions as will authorize the distribution of the necessities of life, and to also contain an emergency clause and a provision for the punishment of a violation of such order.”

Work on Ordinance

City Attorney Cosgrove and his deputies were at work last night on an ordinance covering the entire situation. The city attorney said that he expects to have the ordinance in the hands of the council promptly at 10 o’clock this morning.

He was not prepared last night to say just what will be specified in the ordinance as “necessities of life.”

A resolution presented by the board of health to the council yesterday afternoon will be embodied in the ordinance, but greatly enlarged upon. The health board resolution, which did not provide for the closing of stores, and which was not adopted by the council for that reason, was as follows:

Health Board Plan

“Resolved, That all schools, public and private, churches, lodges, waiting rooms, saloons, poolrooms, clubs, theatres and moving picture shows, public swimming pools, dance halls, rest rooms in stores and other places be closed: that all public or private gatherings of any kind or character, women’s meetings, dinner parties, and all other gatherings or meetings of citizens in any hotel room or building within the city, in parks, or any public place within doors or out of doors, be, and the same are hereby prohibited; that all employes in the city, who in the course of business come in contact with the public are hereby required to wear masks while waiting upon or serving the public.