New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21

| LLleIn generally, instead OF olLs OF ragged,
small-poxy looking paper dimes. But IN
less an immense number could De put in
circulation, they would be boarded up and
lost to practical usefulness in a short time.
Hrs CONDITIOE.-Mr. Lucien Adams, Jr.,
| seems, if either way, to be improving. He
has had no fever, which is an excellent in
dication. The wound in his foot is a rather
painful one, and will prove troublesome for
some weeks. His physicians decline to give
a clear certificate just yet.
We have received an invitation from
Mime. c. Mace Lefranc to attend class zeal
examination of the St. Charles Institute,
Nos. lO4 and LOG Bourbon street, on the
twenty-ffth instant. Also, to attend a
soiree given by the scholars in the foyer Of
the Opera House on the twenty-sixth in
slant. The exercises will undoubtedly
prove highly interesting.
BOARD OF HEALTH-QUdra,tti1 at RigO-
lets.-At regular meeting of the Board of
Health some interesting business was trans.
acted. DR.. White presided, and the follow
ing named members we're present: Drs.
Russell, Mas, A. W. Smyth, Hire and Adj
ministrator Walton.
The chair reported that since the previous
meeting he had published communication
relative to disinfectants, which the board
had no doubt read.
He stated also that on the tenth instant
he had examined, with DR.. Smyth, case of
intermittent fever and jaundice-which was
reported under the impression that it was
fever.
He had. also, in a communication to the
collector of the port, requested him not to
appoint unacclimated persons as river in
spectors, the yellow fever having been in
troduced last year by an unacelmated Off
Ger, who contracted it on the brig Hope.
He notified DR. Baldwin not to permit
unacclimated persons TO pass the quaran-
tine.
A communication from the Consul Gene
raj at Havana reported the general health
of that city good, with no yellow few er in
the shipping, and but few isolated cases
in the city.
The instance at the corner of Marengo
and Dryades streets had been investigated
by DR.. Perry, and found to be bone boil
ing establishment. The proprietor was or
dered by the doctor to desst under penalty
of prosecution.
The overfowed yard No. AZ North Market
street was again reported. Mr.. Rice, the
attorney of the board, reported to its presi-
dent that judgment had been obtained
against McCOll, who caused the nuisance.
The dirty cutters in the vicinage Of the
Pile market had been reported TO the
Mayor, and the matter was referred by
him to Mr.. Remick.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Walton, the
premises Nos I66 and 168 Peters street,
was ordered to be vacated, it being unin-
habitable.
A petition from Mr.. Newton Richards,
asking permission to dig pit in his yard,
was not granted.
A. communication from Mr.. William
Creevy, asking rent for rooms formerly
occupied by the board, was read, and pay
ment was declined.
A communication from Mrs. Olms tead,
asking a remittance of fine of $40, on the
ground that the lot for the condition of
which the fine was imposed had been filed
in obedience to the order of the boa I'd, was
read. On motion Of DR.. Hire the fine was
RENTED.
Dr. A. w. Smyth offered a resolution
establishing quarantine at the RigoIets on
the first Of August. 1t was adopted.
The chair called the attention of the board
to the condition of the cutters Of Julia
street, near New Levee.
Dr. Shakespeare Allen was Gle cted resi-
dent physician at Fort Pike upon the same
terms of last year.
The quarantine fees at the Rigolets were
fixed at seven and half cents a ton.
A communication requesting the flushing
of the streets of the Fourth and Sixth Dis
tricts during the summer whenever th irty-
six hours shall eIapse without rain. and
requesting the washing Of the cutters in
other portions of the city by the water
works, was sent to the Mayor as the opinion
of the board as to what ought to be done.
A resolution directing the president to
require from the quarantine grounds
weekly report Of the name and character
of vessels, number of crew, cargo, the time
out. date of arrival and date of departure
of all vessels reaching that point, and also
whether the vessel has been disintected
OF not, was read.
The resolution was adopted.