New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-26
City Council,

BOARD OF ALDERMEN. body held
special called meeting Yesterday, at IL o'clock, NJ
message was received from the Mayor informing thu
Board that he had called them together for the purpos
Of forming temporary Board Of Health and 10 taxi
now upon The Mayor informed the Board that hav
ing received information that several emgant ships
ABOUT arriving IN the city he had given orders to hav
them anchored at Slaughter house Point. The Mayo
an appropriation Of money for the purpos
ctcarrying out the requisite sanitary measures
Mr. Burke offered resolution requesting the Assistant
Board to concur in resolution passed the last meet
ing this Board creating Board of Health The reso
luton adopted and Mr. Burke was appointed spe
cal messenger to convey the request to the Assistant
Board
disposal of the Board OF Health for the the nii
gent sick-to be drawn in such the Board ma,
require. Adopted unanimously.
The Board then took of an hour and half
after the expiration of which they met
The ordinance from the Assistant Board creating 4
Board OF Health was then adopted
The Board then adjourned meet the Assistant Board
in joint session at half past clock for the purpos
u electing the members Of the newly Board
Health
The hour Of halfpast arrived and the two Board
did not meet,
BOARD or ASSISTANT ALDERMEN. The NIayor
convened this body at u o'clock yesterday
The Mayors proclamation read and at the call OF
proceeded to business
message from the Mayor. setting forth the reasons fl
which he had convened the Board, viz to organize
Board Of health and adopt regulations was read
The Mayor also informed the Board that having learned
on sunday that Vessels in the river below crowded
with emgrants, he had ordered them land at Slaughter
house Point until those board who proceeding
further might obtain passage
Mr. stark from the committee constituted to report an
organization for Board Of Health reported in favor
the plan adopted by the Board Of Aldermen some tine
since, With amendments
Mr. Wright olvred substitute. the main features q
which were that the Board OF Health should be constit
ted Of the President Of the Board Of Aldermen Chairman
Of the Assistant Board and Chairmrn Of the different
Committees Of the Council with full powers and ample
mean to adopt all sanitary regulations at discretion
Mr. stack moved TO lay the Substitute on thu table sub
ject to call Carried
The preamble and resolutions reported by the commit
tee we're then taken ap and acted upon
Article provided Tor the selection u fifteen person,
hy thr Council 10 constitute Board Of Health t. MI
until thu 50 Of December next, of whom than
President Of the Board Adopted
Article provided Tor the election Of Secretary de-
ntd his duties and settled his salary at the Of 1900
per Hnuum Adopted
Artics defined the duties ami powers Of the Board
Adopted.
Article provided for the appointment Of two Health
Wardeu in each District Of the city to enforce the or
dsrs OF the Board Of Health Adopted
Article provided for legal enforcement Of the or4rs
Of the Board. Adopted
Article defined the duties the Health War4ns an
affixed their salaries At $50 per month. Adopted
Article made il the duty Of the Assistant City Attor-
ney TO prosecute in ell cases wherein thu hh orders
we're violated and affixed hil fee at per cent upon al
fines imposed Adopted
Article provided that the Board shall aupopt a ply
scian whose duty it shall be visit all arriving
here from foreign parts for which duty he shall receive
compensation Of FIVE dollars for all vessels visited to be
paid by the vessel Adopted
Article made it the duty of the physician Of tho port
70 board ali vessels from foreign port. saug
Point and axng penalty esa than fifty Or more
than one hundred dollars for every refusal or neglect
rs sells 10 stop at Saughtrrhouse Point and get permit
from the physician before approaching the wharf the
fines thus imposed to be for the benefit Of the Charity
Hospital Adopted
Article 10 made it the duty Of all branch pilots to In
form foreign vessels before reaching the city Of the exist
ance OF the above resolutions Adopted
Article IL provided that the above resolutions shall
cease and terminate the ltuf December next Adop-
ted
The ordinance amended was then read and adopted
whole and sent to the Aldermen fr their
The resolution from the Board Of Aldermen Placing trn
thousand dollars at the disposal Of the Board Health
was concurrci in unanimously
Mr. Davis offered resolution giving TO each member ii
the tWo boards the right Of employing zach for
every three hundred yards each and two cart
Tor every precinct for the purpose cleaning tho street,
and cutters Laid on the table
JoINr SFssleNAbout three O'Clock the Boards met in
Joint Session and elected the following members Of the
Board Of Health BOulemet, j Il Caldwell. Joseph VI
Howell, DR. IT. b Baldwin DR. Lemonier q Kursherdt
" d, Robinson LAT Guyol Dr. Lawrence Grecnluaf
Gaptain Thomas Suaw. j NJ AandcgriG CAPTAIN II J
Ivy, DR. Wood. Dr Folwes j. McAlurrny
An ordinance organizing the above Board was then
passed aud the Boards adjourned to meet afterRoon
at O'Clock