The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-10

The board Of Health and yellow Fever
Cooking Utensils and Collie.

The Board Of Health and yellow Fever
Cooking Utensils and Collie.
DR.. Chopin, president OF the Board OF Health,
paid visit TO The Mayor on Thursday morning,
and, during q conversation with his honor, said
plainly that all cases OF yellow fever. whenever
such occur during his connection with the
beard shall be given TO The public officially, and
that he has 30 informed by letter the health Gffi
osrs Of all cities in adjoining States. DIR. Chopin
says that he does not believe In concealments,
make will prevent the
ESTABLISHMENT OF QUARANTINE
against New Orleans by neghboring cities under
misrepresentation Of facts or, for purposes Of
speculation, as has been tho case on several pre-
vious occasions. One OF the objects OF Dr.
Ohoppin's visit to the City Hall was to obtain
the specifications of the contracts with the street
cleaners. with a view to applying
THE HEALTH LAWS
rigidly whenever necessity calls for it. He also
complained to Mayor Pilsbury of the persistence
of the night cartnaen to ply their barbarous avo-
cation notwithstanding repeated warnings. DR..
Chopin called the attention OF the Mayor to the
fact that the oifsnse was criminal one, impl yng
Ss we understood him. that it was the duty of
che police to arrest the vioiators Of the law, At
all events such is the fact and it does seem sim
guar that the police should continue to bs delin-
Quent in this matter. and that the city authori-
ties should permit the dumping of offtl into the
nuisance boats from these u'gAt carts.
AN INSPECTOR
of cooking utensils Ia asked for 1t appears that
recently party OF gentlemen INDUCED in q
sumptuous repast at one OF our restaurants, the
consequence of which was that they had stom-
aoh ache for dessert. Their conclusion, it also
seems, was that their colicky feelings were due
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utensils used in the restaurant. One of the
gentlemen has, therefore, in the interest OF hui
manity, drafted an ordinance already known as
the
''vERpraRrs ORDINANCE"
at the Hall, providing for the inspection of the
brass and copper cooking utensils OF all restau-
rants, hotels and boarding houses, and OF all soda
fountains the charge for inspection to be Eve
ceuss for each utensi and Twenty-Five cents for
each soda fountain. The prospects are that the
ordinance will not be adopted unanimously, to
say the least OF it.
THE PLANK ROADS.
The City Attorney has informed his honor. the
Mayor, that in his opinion, the repairing OF the
plank roads of the city devolves upon the con-
tractors for repairing and keeping in repair of
the
uNpAyED STREETS.
Such is also the opinion OF the Mayor, but in
order 70 settle the question without provoking
any bad feeling an amicable suie will be insti-
tuted, both parties to the contract to submit to
the decision of the court.
Administrator Edwards now thinks that the
SUCTION PIPES
of the Waterworks leading from the river IN tbe
pumps OF the main works are threatened with
destruction by the establishment OF the eraia
trade railroad.
The matter having been submitted to Survevor
dHemecourt, that official, after considering the
question, gives it IS his opinion that the pines
being laid ak feet under the grade of the rail-
road track, wilt not suffer injury by reason
of the passage Of heavily laden trains over their
line. He proposes, however, in company with
the Mayor and Administrator Edwards, to visit
the spot and give the matter thorough investi-
cation.
There is question st Issue at the City Hall
concerning what ia to be done with the money
derived from the suspension OF policemen under
charges when such charges have not been
proven and the officer acquitted: whether
the wages which the officer would have
received during the time of his suspension should
be credited to him or not. That such simple
matter should puzzle the administration is
egregious.
PICNICs.
Picnickers, that is real picnickers, who COM
bine together TO amuse themselves at one of our
parks without charging an entrance fee. or SELL
ing liquors or other articles for the purposes of
gain, viii continue to apply to the Mayor for per-
naits. Once for all combinations Of this category