New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-05

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the Merchants Insurance company, in the cutters,
have been abated A.
have to thank Recorder Ahern for response to
the resolution Of the board requesting recorders
to act promptly in cases brought before them
under the health ordinance, and for fixing con
venient hour for trying them.
Hssb oeer Fst p.a sGas Ns4 VI orleans.
DR.. Stone said the statement that no cases Of
cholera had originated in the Charity Hospital was
decidedly erroneous. In his own surgical wards
three cases had occurred-one in each of his three
wards. wss ssEn!
DR.. Smith said that he had also ascertained that
at the commencement of the disease there had
been several instances. |.
Mr.. Creevy thought that the health officers
ought not to embody in their reports anything but
what they know of their own knowledge. He
thought that had been decided By the board
Mr.. McCoard inquired of Dr.. Burns if he had
discovered the source of the alleged nuisances on
Girod street. zs..
DR.. Burns replied in the negative. He had |
sought in vain for proofs against the reneries and
distlleries of discharging matters injurious to the
public health Only on Sunday morning last, at
an early hour, he was examining them, when he
met the president and called his attention to the
fact that nothing deleterious was to be observed
in them,
DR.. Smith was bound to say that he had care
| fully examined the cutters complained OF, and
that he fully agreed with Dr. Burns in the opinion
that nothing injurious to health was discharged
from the rehneries or distilleriess in connection
with their business. That there were offensive
matters discharged into the cutters, however, he
was satisfied, not only from the complaints made,
but from his own experience. DR.. Burns had sug-
gested that it was caused by the emptying of
ordure, or other offensive and injurious matters
into the gutter quite irrespective of dstilIery or
sugar refining business. This was very probable.
On motion of DIR. Foster, the subject was re-
ferred to the health committee, with instructions
to report. The motion was agreed to.aHsssa aa
Under the rules, the whole report was also re-
ferred to the health committee. ,'4zt l H
The report of DR.. Tebaut, health officer of the
Second District, was read. stated that two dis
tiLeries had been. permitted to resume on terms
similar to those imposed on others previously per-
| mitted to do so. They are not to empty anything
into the gutter, not to allow any drippings in the
dstillery, and are to carry all their refuse bynight
to the NUISANCE wharf and empty itinto the river.
DR.. Teb&ult in hisrepor asked the board to decide
whether he or the health officer of the First Dis
trct right the latter, he alleged, allowing dis
tillers to empty substances injurious to public
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ordered ID he done The contract svs+am in hi,
v District had heen dome away with and the banef
cial consaouancas in tba strea+s and o,u+tara ua
e msrkod 4. Ha had forn5 gonna 40 ono .,o1rda =
v +ain+aa and rot+ap ma.+s in q e+oro ond.-bod !
f. transserrad tn soan boler ,nder hand oF &5ont
h that IL ebonld be sad for no otber 1nrnose tho,
eoan.ma,inr
e On motion of nr Foster Or Tebanl+ wae d
lowed IN expIain tba imnort of bis attacl, mo
/ Dr. Rurns He said that the distellers in bis All
} +rict comnIained that nn,ess nr Rnrns enforce
IA +bo son,a oon5i+ons ha ala di+i,lars in tho E;r
er Dig+r;c+ y,orl5 ba sbla 10 cerry or tbair bus
" nasa at less exnense than they.
u u Dr. Foster said he thonpht the svstem ouoht
ne bo ,,nifo.n, ond o+ber p,erbers concnrro5
n The ranort was than referred IN tbe health con
d :; mittee under the rules.
n The report Of Dr.. Lewis health officer of ii
e Third District was read. 1t detailed a number
nuisances which had been abated, and Other
ig towards the abatement of which the proper steI
IS had been taken. In some cases difficulties ha
IL been experienced, but would eventually be owe
come. Twenty bakeries had been inspected, al
rs IN only one OF them had bad flour been foun
lie Two brewers had been lined Tor violating I'll
y health ordinance. One case OF cholera and tW
d. ofyellow fever were reported.
ID The reference required by the rule was made
ID the report.
q q .Mr. Creevy in connection with this report pr
sented communication from H. G. Pannema
ne distiller 10 and q St. Ferdinand street.
re stated that the writer had been notified to clo
10 his establishment; that he had done so; that
Sc cask in the distillery sprung leak during asubs
ed quent evening, and the contents ran into Il
ea gutter, whereupon his manager turned on Il
~. hydrant so as to wash them away; thathe had e
p planned this to Dr.. Lewis and thought
+, had satisfied that officer that the occurren
ne ne was accidental; that he had subsequently sold
d the distlery at great sacrifice; and that, neve
mt theless, DR.. Lewis had proceeded against hit
It, He asked the board under the circumstances
lis lis stay the action of DR.. Lewis.
pc On motion Of Mr.. Creeyv, the communicate
a was referred to Tr. Lewis, with instructions
he withdraw the charge if he had not already do
~ 81 on the intimation which Dr. Anstin and