New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-16
Raard of Health.


We are authorized to sag that the fumor
concerning the removal of most of the
members of the Board of Health is entirely
without foundation. There has not even
been a controversy in official quarters on
the subject.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Board
of Health was held last evening.
Present-Drs. White. Drew, Finney and
Newman. and Messrs. w alton, Woodward
and Bailey.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
Many communications were read and
acted on.
In regard to the rumor of cholera being
brought to the city by a vessel from Odessa
DR.. White showed that no vessel had come
to this port from the Baltic or Black Sea
for several years.
DR.. Howe reported that no vessel with
cholera on board had passed the quarantine
station since January l, 1873.
Mr. Schmidt appeared before the board
with grievance. 1t appeared that year
since one of his houses was reported as
untenable and he repaired it. But suit had
been entered, and the energetic Mr.. Rice
attorney for the board, pushed II, with
others, to jud dgment. Mr.. Schmidt appeared
to be very desirous of doing right. and the
board remitted the fine.
CAPTAIN T. O'Rourke, of the schooner I.
j. Ember, asked to have charges refunded,
a. it was not the custom to charge Louis
lana boats. The board took no action.
Dr.. Drew reported number Of nuisances
in the First District, and DR.. Clark made a
special report on number of nuisances in
the Second District. which were ordered
abated.
In DR.. Drew's report were number OF
lots belonging to the city on Water street,
between Race and Nun, which needed to be
filed up.
Mr.. Bailey said if the city would stop
giving away the sand from the batture and
use it for filing these lots, and others. 1t
would be very easily done.
DR.. White suggested that the men en-
gagged in throwing mud out Of the cutters
De 6uplOycu III Uudt uuty.
The board ordered the city to ill up these
lots, and gave it twenty days to commence.
DR.. Newman, acting inspector OF the
Fifth District, reported that the sanitary
condition of the district had been greatly
overlooked. Algiers is very improperly
drained. Many cases of choleraic disease
occurred during the past few months which
were not reported. Street cleaning neg
lected. The district has been exempt from
smallpox chiefly through the diligence Of
DR.. Ames in vaccinating, while inspector
Many nuisances exist which have not been
reported.
DR., Newman recommends canal to empty
the sewerage.
Premises inspected. 800; smallpox, one.
No yellow fever.
The subject of drainage was brought up
and DR.. White suggested that Mr.. Bailey
be requested to examine the subject and
report to the board on the best system
The board accordingly passed q resolution
to that effect.
DR.. White said that Administrator Fifteen
eiter had promised him to furnish the
anitary etficers with spanners. so that they
could open the water plugs whenever the
cutters require it. Superintendent Brown
will furnish them in few days. An ar
rangement will be made in regard to the
order Of opening them.
There have been no newSases Of yellow
fever, although one death has occurred in
Algiers since the last meeting of the board
The board having no further busin ess
then adjourned.