New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER H. 1866.
It was referred to the committee

from keeping. TWAS referred to the COMMITTEES
A memorial from distillers of the First District
/ was presented, requesting the board to refrain
| from enforcing the order recurring them 10 have
ait refuse matter carried away or to close their
dlstileries, They offered to bear the sxpense oi
JOINT committee of professional chemists and
practical distiers to test the correctness OF Their
ayerment that what they discharge into the gut
tefs is not sanitariy injurious; and they declared
| that they did this with an earnest desire to do
whatever will really contribute to the health ei
| the city and to avoid litigation which must
ensue If they persisted in their right, in coEaf1on
with other citizens, to use the CUTTERS for the pnr
| pose OF carrying off iHnoxous liquid refuse. The
memorial was referred to the committee on
| health.
II Dr. Austin offered motion with respect to the
Introduction Of hides into the city, but after a
l'9rIef discussion and some explanations he with
drew it, leaving the health officers to pursue the
course they have already adopted on the subject.
:, The report of DIR. Burns, health officer Of the
| FIRST District was read Itreferred TO that sent
IN for the meeting of the board which ought to
| nave been held last week, but which was adj
Joufned tor want OF quorum. AS this latter re-
port was not read, any more than those of the
other health officers sent in last week its bearing
was nDtmanifest. The present report stated that
atl the hotels had for the past fortnight been
openly emptying their water-closets into the
CUTTERS, but that he had preferred not proceeding
against any Of them until the committee on the
subject should have presented their report; also,
that ne mad thoughtit reasonable to delay pro-
ceedlngs against the distillers until the board
should have taken some action on the memorial
they had sent in. In other respects, he had moth
ing seeming to callfor special notice in the report
Dr.. Austin and Mr.. Pennington stated that the
cPmmlttee were fully aware that all the hotels
had been emptyiDg their water-closets into the
gutter; but they were dexising a plan by which
they were satisfied the evil would be remeded.
Inc report was referred to the health commit
tee. ,I u
The report of Dr. Tebault, the health officer of
the Second District. was read as follows: g A
new contractor of streets, ETC., Mr. John BreStry,
has been appointed TO my district. | will have
nothing to say about the condition Of the district
this week, as he has inst entered on duty have
had to make some ten affidavits against steam
boat captains for violating section Is Of health
ordinance, relating to the introduction OF
hides. Mr. Jacob Wfnteler, distiiler, was
fined fifty dollars for emptying refuse from
his distillery into the street CUTTERS Ali tie cap
| talns, ten IN number, were fined.
cana affidavit was made out against company OF
builders for violating Sec Sd Of health ordinance
in regard to the impeding of the flow of water in
street cutters, thereby creating stagnant and
offensive water. From my own personal eXperi.
ence and from conversation with physicians Of
large practice, in the First District am persuaded
there has been a considerable increase in yellow
fever cases during the past week. l feel that il
is due that should make this statement"
The following is the report of DR.. lewis health
officer Third District:
6 ] have Inspected my district. and find that the
contractors fail in keeping the streets and cutters
clean; that offa carts are strangers in certain
localities of the district, and where they do oe,
| casionaly appear the filth is not removed until
II or clock. have called the attention of
the deputy street commissioners to this disgrace
ful neglect on the part of the contractors in full
filling their contracts, and am Informed by them
that they have complained to those above them,
but the evil remains upremedied. If this eondi-
tlon OF the streets and cutters continues this week
Will cause the arrest of the cOntrac tors for yio-
lation of the health ordinance. house was
reported to me by q physician as being closed
and containing bed clothing nnwashed that had
been used by cholera patients Upon investga-
ton found that every thing had been removed
from the house. The health ordinance was en-
forced in two instances. Messrs Christian 81
Ambruster were fined TWENTY-FIVE dollars each for
allowing the swiil from their brewefiesto to flow into
the CUTTERS The markets are in good condition.
baker was reported to me this evening as selling
bread that is sour and black; will inspect his
bakery tomorrow. Many notices have been
lseryed for the emptying and rebuilding of prvies
IN dilapidated condition. Cholera still prevails
| n the Third District, few sporadic cases occur
ring every day. A man living on the corner Of
Port and Desire Streets died the day before Yester
| day from yellow fever. There have been great
! many cases OF congestiye fever, particularly
amongst children.
| Dr. Hulse, health officer of the Fourth Distriet
reported markets in good condition, except ten
dency to throw trash litter about them; streets
| in bad condition; cutters on St. Andrew street
only partially cleaned some dairies ina very filthy
condition; the prohibition of buryng manure inshe
| lneighborhood of a well; two new dstilleries
| going up within few squares Of the water works;
and a deficiency in the supply Of water. These
| reports were referred to the health committee.
| DR.. Foster gave notice that he would, at the
next meeting of the board, move the passage of q
resolution requesting the governor to Withdraw
the proclamation declaring certain ports infected
places. To do this required swo-thirds vote anG
he gave the notice in the hope of securing the nee
essary attendance.
The board then adjourned.