New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-11
CITY CoUNCu-oFF'ICIAI
REGULAR MEETING.
CITY HALL. NEW ORLBASs, /

CITY HALL. NEW ORLBANs, I
Tuesday, August 9, 1870. }
Mayor Flanders called the Council to
order at halfpast seven p. NJ, and pre-
sided over the meeting.
The roll was called.
Present: Administrators j. R. West I'm
provements), Alfred Shaw (Accounts), l..
T. Delassize Public Buildings), s. c. Emley
(Commerce), E. w. Pierce (Police), j. S.
Walton (Finance), and H. Bonzano Assess
ments).
Reading of the minutes dispensed with.
Monthly Reports.
Mr. Delassize presented his monthly re-
port as follows: --.-
and Public Buildings, 7
New Orleans August g. 1870
Hon. Benz F. Flanders, Mayor:
SIR-In compliance with section ten, city
charter, beg leave to present the following
in relation to the working of the depart
ment under my control for the month of
July, 1870:
wATERwORKs.
During the past month the water pipes on
Esplanade street have been extended from
Rampant street to st. Claude street, and
along me ldttcI 10 tuC CcHtIt VI 81.
Bernard street. The extension was
chiefly made for the purpose of afford
ing that section of the city means
for fire extinguishing, a fire well being sunk
at the corner of St. Bernard and st. Claude
streets Similar extensions are asked for
by residents and property holders in other
portions of that much neglected section !;
and, indeed, i'll every part of the city; but
little can be accomplished while such extern
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present funds of the city treasury. Until
the public mind is fully made up to the i'm
portance of a general extension Of the City
Waterworks, and. as consequence, to the
taxation necessary thereto, the relief to be
afforded can be but inconsiderable.
The collections on account Of water rents
during the past month sums up as follows ::
First District. Observation-Disclosures. 3,O3S 80
Second District. 73O 65
Sprinkling streets. ...........-.... 3lS -
Collections on account of 1869. . 81 90
Total. ................ .....-. S4,l2S ~
Quantity Of water pumped during the
month. 900, 1907 600 gallons.
Average per day, G, 46l ,5351e gallons.
Average pumping time per day. II l-6
Coal consumed during the month, 2l34
barrels.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The number of patients in this institution
on the thirty-first Of July was l25, against
127 at the date. Of previous report. There
was received during the month 81 patients:
discharged 81; died, 2. The deaths were
patient who died of epilepsy had been in the
asylum since October of 1865; the one who
died of crotomailia since July Of 1868.
The Home of the Aged and Intirm,"
during the past month"; has been brought
under the entire control Of the city,. 1t had
been suffering for long time OH account of
lack of means to properly provide for its
inmates, and the want of a properly quail
fed matrOn or superintendent. Happily,
the first difficulty was Obviated by the city
extending its fostering care over the insti-
tuition: and if the past is to be taken as a
criterion for the future, the second difficulty
has been surmOunted i'll the selection of a
matron. On taking charge, the present
matron met at the very threshold, that of
spring of every i'll regulated institution, in
subordinafion, but the exercise of a wise
frmness brought its legitimate fruit a
house in which each inmate was law unto
herself, has been transformed into a happy
family, with but one controlling mind.
The whole appearance of the building
and surroundings is orderly and clearly, in
marked contrast with the past.
The number OF inmates is thirty-one; two
confined to their beds from illness-the rest
able to assist, in slight degree, in house
hold duties. The clothing, bed linen. etc,
is deficient. Provisions, tinware and medi-
cines have been supplied.
SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
From the following statement of the num-
Der Of INDECENT smallpox patients treated
at the hospital of DR.. o Anfoux, from June
to August l, 1870, it will be seen that the
epidemic that has SO long prevailed in our
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