New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-13

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of the day for Saturday next, at one o'clock
P. NJ, and $50 copies of the report and peti.
ton OF the Board Of Health ordered to be
printed.
COMMITTEE on PUBLIC HEALTH AND }
QUARANTINE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, }
New Orleans, August IL. 1868 }
To the Speaker and Members of the House of Rep
GENrLEMEN-Your Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine, to whom was re-
ferred House bill No. 80, entitled an act to
protect the health of the city of New Or
leans and of the town of Algiers, on the
right bank, respectfully submit the follow
ing report, which report is made from per-
sonal and careful observation on the part of
your committee; as also from the opinions
ana personal experience Of persons thor
Oughly competent to judge on the question.
We would inform you that we have in our
possession petition signed by eleven hund-
| red respectable property holders Of New Or
| leans, desiring the removal of this foul
| nuisance. The first question which would
| arse on this important matter is: What be-
| comes of the immense quantity OF filth and |
| offal which is accumulated ut and in the
vicinity OF the Stock Landing! The result
| of our Investigations on this eubjret is that
| it all goes into the Mississippi river which,
/ If not prejudcial to the hetltn OF New Or.
| leans is certainly very revolving when we
consider that The immense suction pipe Of |
ately be ow, acting as small crevasse and |
| sucking in objects floating on the water ut q |
distance of tif y or sixty feet. We would |
state that when the river Is low, it is not
uncommon to see the intestlnes and por-
tlons of purified animal matter lodged i'm.
mpdately around the pipes, and the
liquid portion of this purified
matter is sucked into the reservoir, and in
testines aud other filthy substances fire.
quen'ly seen floating on top Of the water
near the suction pipe.
Any W sspl arriving here with cattle, es'
pecially Lhose that have been in q storm,
have numbers of dead cattle on board,
which tn Y invariably throw into the river
at the Stuck Landing. These dead and par
tally deCpmpOsed carcasses are again taken
from the river and subjected to the process
of -kinning, after which the carcass or such
portions rs are rejected, are again thrown
. into the river. 1t is not unusual during
the sultry heat Of the sumner months, to
see these floating objects mtngling with the
/ shipping, and detained there by the eddies,
no doubt causing all sorts OF diseases
9 among the sailors on board of these vessels.
. There is not the slightest doubt in the
. mind of your committee that this large
amount Of corrupt and maCerated animal
9 | matter constantly embracing the denselY
{ populated shore, must be extremely prelu-
e clal to the health of the citizens OF New
/. Orleans, not only as to its local influence on
+ the Immediate vicinity, but the city gener
e ally is liable to suffer.
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tWo sil9yG3's WITCH t'SsFFe I'ie must Lnpoi
! IaIlb con ~ .llei a1l'n " aL' ,.-,.
i IHst -iHe ",tLvI We uIInA, witch III sun sun.
mer ptrIicul5rly IS cou y, 'i@eea WIN WIZ.
. Inaceratel anu uocolli po1su an'iiihi i@natueI @
:, Whlch water lIeQIently nl"As5 ~ iilpres. mp
i SOU NOT oiiiy oh 'n7 90iiS' VI S'iloti oU' vi
easte. ,,,.,.,,, ,,,,i.t,. ...,.-
Secohul ne " w VI S9.ll. ,it III az 'tuCa
Is cohtatnlnatea =, " ~ ny sleIiole ue7Iee'
), me amount OF NJ 4 caTled 20 we r'VeF from
dlilereht sldp{l'sT ~ LgisFS II ltllnsuse' bar'
T. rels nllea WIN olood' uLlLr; aua oVaet teI
;, luse mater, aA ~ au aoouluAoie stale Oh
" decompnsltloh' are pelr'y cons'&ntlY thrown
,e lhlo me @ "ateI, auu noS'tlLs up"u Cle sloIe,
I, are POISONING Tue aH' IInu tui5 Win oIntE
dead &hlhal hl@'tsg LoL!lHs III tne RIVER
o causes an aolIl .L I tpie .Istu'e, Whlch aiso
eNists a4olG 1ue '55 oSlAs S Vi Tue io"cr part oi
Ihe cIy. we "opla sneh1t,h M, luat tAere Is !
'a% "Alcn pFoNIues 10y ~ St-st's arriving
WIN WIN catVl3 10 g9 oe'9W olao 5nler9ouse @
foinS " I'sau ona aII 'tEte a'Tp -,g throw
oEet3o1.Id tnetI u.tu 1.-'5' - "pule
20 clearly seem % nc " Lle tulgI97t oi thCse
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II ~ ,risy ,5' ~ ~ oc o
IL uehle'J [AL9It7e ul ~ ~ JeSt' anu tIe oii
Is way " a2".9n slo HgS'2' .'9 nuis'HIg 10 "
a. remove u W 4hos4eE , t,caLly, ana ny -
uolng s'tgseIFe iilS 'esG In-ert SUs ol tle citt
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