The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-13
BOARD OF HEALTH.


The HOtel-keepers ana the Sanitary In
spector In Conflict.
The Board Of Health met last evening In regu
lar session, DIR. Chopin in the chair, and .
quorum present.
The committee appointed TO confer with The
City Council on the subject Of the cleansing Of
vaults reported that no test had been made oil
the apparatus used by Langles h Co., owing &c
the absence OF DR.. Holt, the Sanitary Inspector
The committee reported an ordinance regulat-
ing the construction Of vaults.
A communication was received from the pro-
prietors of the City Hotel relative TO the empty.
ing of the contents OF their vaults into the gut
tiers, in which they say that they only empty the
excess OF water In their vaults through the
water pipes into the gutter, opening the water
plugs at the same time and using twenty gallons
OF disinfeotaDts each time.
A similar communication was received from
the proprietor OF the st. James Hotel, and both
ask that q committee be appointed to investigate
the matter.
Right upon these communications came com.
muDloahon from the sanitary inspector of the
First District, which says that the vt. James
Hotel empties water from it's vaults nightly, and
that once week they empty the
SOLID MATTER
into the gutter on Magazine street, In manner
injurious 10 health
DR.. Chopin, the president of The board, re.
marked that the law had to be enforced ana the
practice stopped.
On motion OF DR.. fancy it was agreed that n
committee be appointed TO wait on the hotel
keepers and inform them that the nuisance had
to be stopped.
A letter from Consul General Hall, at Havana
uI,el nnniu Tn, tr,k
Of the board Mr. Hall Gays that the health Of
Havana, as far as he could ascertain, WAS good;
YELLOW FEVER
had not appeared among the shipping. Typhoid
and malarial fevers prevailed in the city, and
there were only few cases of yellow fever in the
military hospital, and no cases OF DIR. Bslots or
any Of the other private hospitals
Mr.. Hall closes by saying that he will inform
the board OF any unfavorsble changes.
The President said that he had already re-
oeived advices OF sporadic cases in that city.
A report wA received from the SANITARY In
that the vaults OF the Claiborne Street Gene
tories be repaired, owing TO their dilapidated
condition in some cases.
Dr. Taylor offered an ordinance to the effect
that
CERTIFICATES OF DEATH
must be obtained from the board before bodies
are buried, and prohibiting sections to bury
bodies until the certificate OF death from the
board has been furnished him. Adopted
A communication from O. s. Rice, Esq. late
attorney of the board, was received, claiming 5000
back salary.
MIR. Hardee moved that the claim be placed on
the same footing as other claims against the
former board which this board is unable TO pay,
and that the matter lie over
TO AWAIT RELIEF
from the Legislature.
communication from DIR. LeMonnier seore-
tary OF the old board informing the board that
the balance due to DIR. Gaudet, late president of
the board instead of being 5000 66 7s as reported
by him. should be 1918 II. owing to the fact that
Dr.. Gaudet had acted as president for ten days
after the PRONUNCIATION OF the new law, which has
raised the salary of the president from $4,000 to
t24D0.
The matter was passed over.
!. DIR. Austin offered resolution providing that
The certificates of death Of the boards of health
of Mobile, Paseagouia and other places acting in |
harmony with this board, be recognized by this |
board In cases OF removal OF bodies from those |
places to this CITY. Adopted.
DR.. Jones offered resolution requiring the |
secretary to keep meteorological record. |
Adopted.
The Becretary's report showed. receipts
5000 S. disbursements 1921 GO; balance on
hand 1857 90.
The board adjourned.