New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-06


Gibney soon after came to the assistance Of the
watchman, and being equally unsuccessful in pro-
curing information from the wounded man, or any
Of the numerous boaraers in the house, he was
about to arrest every man on the prens4es, some
sixty or seventy in number, when a man who gives
his name as Frank Ray, stepped forward and an.
nounced himself as the person who had inflicted
the wounds It was subsequently discovered that
the name of the wounded man is William Naylor.
Ray was arrested and taken to the lookup,
together with two other men, named William
Smith and William Hughes, who it was asceEtained
were in the room when the affair occurred Nay
lor was sent to the Charity Hospital for treatment
What the cause Of the difficulty was is sail a
mystery, all parties refusing any explanation.
Board of Health.
According to adjournment from the previc1s
meeting the Board Of Health met a ?. NJ. on.I
Wednesday. Present: DR.. Smith in the chair,
DR.. Stone, DR.. Foster, DR.. Austin, and Messrs. !
Creevy and McCoard
The minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved.
The president stated that he had received from
Messrs. Halves u Bowen, the owners, on behalf Of
Capt. StauntOn Of the steamship Texas, dis
caimer Of all knowledge of any such person hay-
ing been on board sick, as had been alleged to
have died of disease suspected to be Of conta-
gious character or dangerous to the public health,
They assured the board Of their desire to co-ope-
rate in their efforts TO preserve the health and
sanitary condition Of the city.
/ Onmotion of DR.. Stone the explanation and as
| surauCe was accepted.
The president stated to the board that vessel hav
ing arrived atthe tchafalaya from mBrOwnsvieIwith
another vessel in tow having clean bill of health,
he had, on being applied to by the quarantine
officer directed her to be allowed to come up, and
asked the endorsement Of his action.
The board unanimously did so, and on motion of
| }F.
the health officer that the law gave him discre-
touary power which he must use in such cases.
A report from the finance committee was pre-
scented. 1t announced the purchase of boat, for
$I75 for tGe use of the health officer at the Atcha
taaya station, and the engagement Of an awning
for the boat. 1t also announced the purchase o.
sundry articles Of furniture. The report waS
unanimously approved ana adopted.
Mr.. Creevy stated that in reference to the sub
iect Of improving the condition of the quarantine
premises down the Mississippi, referred to the
) building committee at its last meeting, he had no
had an opportunity Of conterring with his col
, league, DR.. Chopin.
The matter Of the application of Dr. McKevey
for the appointing Of Mrs. Mccarthy as matron
the Mississippi quarantine station was again laIt
f over.
. DR.. Austin announced that the ordinance whicl
had been adopted by the Board Of Health for tht
city of New Orleans had passed the Board of al
9 dermen almost unanimously on Tuesday evening
. and that there was every reason to believe /
4 would pass the Assistant Board on Friday even
! ing. 1t was universally admitted to be as con
}, seryative and inexpensive as practicable, AM
e well adapted to the immediate purposes for whic
it it is required, and which really admit OF n
If delay.
It Tie president stated that in consequence of th
e attorney general having left the city he had bee
r unable further to confer with that officer
reference to the communication of Messrs Harr
~ & Morgan. The matter was ordered to lie over.
~ Tie president called attention to the oppressiy
L. inequality of the quarantine fees levied on sma
tTA between
O. the city. In some cases the fee Of ~ so WI
charged on boats the cargo of which was nj
worth $50.
ct Mr.. Creevy instanced variety of cases
which this fee was oppressive.
% On motion of Mr.. McCoard, seconded by D
Stone resolution was passed to remit so mut
'e Of the fee of 81 50, as should reduce it. in Il
ne case of sChOOners bringing charcoal, sand, shell
le lumber, treWood, bricks, oysters and tlsh, to
for vessels under fifty TONS and over twenty-h'
tons: and 81 so for vessels under twenty-five tol
40 and over ten tons and admitting all under tt
a tons free,
er Mr.. McCoard presented letter on behalf of Il
l owners of the steamer Cameia, complaining
~ detention at the Rigolettes quarantine station
unnecessarily obstructive and injurious, oheril
to bind themselves to pay the fees periodically
the city, and to give information at the quarantl
cl station in of any sickness being on board u
~ DR.. Foster expressed doubts whether the boa
'lt had legal authority to enter into any such
,es Mr. McCoard offered resolution aNowi
Of steamers from Mobile and points west of Mobile
-, pass the Rigoettes without actual inspection,
les the owners and captains entering into bond to
ers the fees in the city and in the case of sickness
nd board to stop at the quara ntne station for nsp
n. ton and disposition by the health officer.
- - DR.. Foster objected, and called for the yeas
lp- nays.
1as The resolution was carried by the follow
lie vote
+ho Yeas-Dr, Stone, DR.. Austin, Mr.. Creevy,
Ono Ono McCOard and Dr. Smith.
IN Nays-Dr Foster.
lllY Then the hoard adjourned.