New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-28
Board of Health.

were called together at special meetin,
last evening.
Present-Dr. c. B White. president: Drs
Finney, Gaudet and LeMonnier. and Messrs
Bayley, Woodward, Heath and Burwell.
DR.. White stated the meeting had beel
called to devise some means of relief TO-
the board, it's funds being entirely exhaust
ed, and presented the following memoranda
as basis of a communication to the Gov
ernor:
!. The neglec: of the Legislature of 1877
to make any appropriation whatever fol
the support of the board, and the action OF
the United States court depriving the board
| OF considerable portion of its revenue
from quarantine dues, left the board in
debt for that year Sll 900.
:. That the revenues from quarantine
dues have etill further decreased. For
example, January, 1873, gave $2l70; jan
nary, 1874, $4,000; and January, 1875. $3.50.
1t costs nearly $500 month to run the Mis-
| sissippi station and April will not produce
more than $500. This revenue is liable to
ce ace at any moment.
3. The appropriation Of the Legislature of
1873 of $24 900, not enough to supply the
wants of the board for the current year, had
been enjoined in toto.
4. The Legislature of 1873 failed to give
the board the registration of births, mar
riages and deaths as expected. although a
bill passed the House unanimously, and
only failed in the Senate for lack of time.
D. No funds existing for the maintenance
and supervision Of quarantine. none can be
maintained after the first of June, and it
will then be necessary for the board to
place keeper at Mississippi station, and
entirely abandon the protection of the State
by quarantine.
i The salaries of the quarantine officers
at Brashear and Rigolets for 1874 are un-
paid; the bOatmen and employees at Missis-
sippi station have not been paid since Janu-
ary, and the board owes it's president and
secretary for salaries since May, 1874.
1t was suggested that the Governor ap-
point the president or some member of the
board registrar, and that some effort be
made to dissolve the Injunction on the
appropriation.
DR.. Finney made careful estimate and
showed that, without considering probable
stations could not be maintained for less
than $4,000 annually.
DR.. White stated the revenues of the
registrar of births. marriages and deaths,
if the Governor would give them to the
board, would it aid to about the extent Of
$4,000. This would, perhaps, be sufficient.
with the appropriation, to protect the city
during the summer. As it was the evident
intention of the Legislature to give this
relief, he thought the Governor would be
.,,ot; Eol IN ri, az, 4bo nj
1t must have money or end. Its expenses,
cut down to the minimum, were now four
times its revenue.
Mr.. Bayley moved that the president be
instructed to address communication to
the Governor and appoint committee to
wait on him.
DR.. Finney said the whole board ought to
go, and amended the motion, with Mr..
Bayley's assent, that the board go as a
committee of the whole.
DR.. LeMonnier's estimate was that DR..
Clark had reduced the quarantine expenses
from $40 $50 to $3.50, and considered some.
thing should be done to pay that. If the
office Of registrar were given to the board,
the revenues would be benefit to the
people. Now they were only an advantage
to one man.
Mr.. Bayley said something must be done
very soon. Yellow fever had already ap-
peared in II avana, and earlier than usual.
Mr.. Burwell said the board should i'm
press on the Governor the necessity for this
relief, and remarked that if an epidemic
appeared in consequence Of the poverty Of
the board, the country would hold that
officer responsible who neglected to give
the aid in his power.
The board accepted the memoranda of
DR.. White as the basis of letter to the
Governor, and adjourned subject to the call
OF the president.