The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-08
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
THE SMALLPOX HOSPITAL SUBJECT
CONES UP AGAIN.


CONES UP AGAIN.
public schools to be Repaired - Chief
BoyIan to select All supernu-
merarles on the Force.
Yesterday q communication from DR.. Hayes,
| the proprietor OF the Luzenberg smallpox hos
pital, WAS read in the City Council, which brings
up again the everlasting smallpox hospital
question. DR.. Hayes communication ia q pretty
tart document, and is intended TO refute "the
Inaccuracies and misrepresentation" as he ssya,
contained In the report of DIR. Bezou. sanitary In
speotor Of the Third District
DR.. Hayes says that the report alluded to
could have been the result only Of interested
motives, or extraordinary lack of observing
faculties"
Instead OF consisting OF
ONLY Two SMALL
buildings, and another building for private pa.
tienta as the report OF Dr. Bezou has IL, the hog
pital, DR.. Hayes claims, consists OF one building
li5x9O feet with "a openings feet apart: one
A0x30 feet, two stories high, with rooms with
Is openings: another onestory building, 40x3O,
with 8 openings, aud q fourth building 100x40,
with 26 openings. There are, besides, Ave other
buildings on the grounds.
DIR. Hayes proceeds to refute the charges oon-
tanned In the report that the hospital IL not
properly kept, gazing that the bad odor does not
lie IN the bedding, but from gangrenous cases Of
smallpox; that the sheets aud pillow cases are
char ged twice day, and that new patients are
put IN entirely clean beds He charges that the
report is tone more assault from former and the
present Boards OF Health, the obj eet OF which 10
no PERSUADE THE CRY
TO construct smallpox hospital and give 10 to
them to rum" He warrants that in such q case IL
will cost the city four and five times as much as
the bi ls he presents to the city. He insists upon
the adequacy OF the Gutenberg Hospital TO meet
all the requirements Of an epidemic. II, he says,
THE QUESTION CIR ECONOMY
is raised Il will be found that the proportion of
expense 10 smaller than II haa ever been before;
IL the question Of mortality is raised the record
OF admissions and discharges and deaths will
show the difference will be In his favor.
Among the most important business transacted
by the Council there will BIO found lengthy ordi-
nance relating to che cleaning OF sinks, and an
other authorizing the establishment, as an ex-
pertinent. Of
STEAM ELEVATOR,
on the wharf between Canal and st. Louis streets.
for the purpose OF loading and unloading steam
boats. This Was not one Of thoee TO ord-
nances. In fact the measure was introduced by
Administrator Oavanao and was adopted on the
motion OF Administrator MoOaffrey, and II re-
ceived the unanimous vote OF the Council.
together with Administrator McOaffrey, will
shortly pay visit to Elysan Fields street, to
see for himself how the New Orleans and Mobile
Railroad
HAVE MoNopoLrzEp
and cut up that street. Per CONTRA IL 10 crafty
ing TO be able to ssy that this compsny propose
to tear down the disgracefnl shanty used by them
az station at the head Of Canal street, and will
erect on the spot, IL is hoped, something sub
stantial and ornamental. This will give the Sur
veyor an opportunity 10 Btraighten out Canal
street TO the waters edge. the present station
being constructed In part over the street.
0surveyor d'Hemecourt's attention having been
called by the Mayor to the card OF MIR. Jacob
building on Camp street, belonging to Major i.
A. Burke, was being reconstructed in contraven-
ton Of the law, the Surveyor replied that he had
already given his attention to the matter. aud rs
far az he understood the law the reconstruction
WAS NOT vIoLATIvg
OF the city ordinances. The building was
wooden structure originally, and the repairs were
being made with the same material. but the shin
Gle roof was to be replaced by slate, thereby
diminishing the FIRE rick. and In doing go the
builder was meeting the requirements Of the law.
He proposed, however, to look into the matter
further.
The Mayor Is frequently applied to
10 run lottery wheels and draw raffies. Il may
be well for those interested In such matters TO
know that his honor says that he has no author
ity to issue permits for gaming OF any kind. 1t
may also be OF interest to many who are appli-
cants for positions as supernumerarieB on
THE POLICE FORCE
that the appointments have been left entirely
to the Chief OF Police by the Mayor, subject,
however, to his honor's approval. This Informs
ton, il needed, will save applicants the trouble
to call on the Mayor and uselessly occupy much
OF his valuable time.
The bid Of Mr.. Page to construct the
MpoNoaH SCHOOL NUMBER EIGHT,
having been accepted, as soon as his securities
are accepted the work will begin. 1t will be
handsome structure, after the plan drawn by
VIM. A. Freret. ESQ.,, seventy.oue feet front on
Constance by about eighty-fve feet deep on
Harmony and Ninth streets, each corner to be
surrounded by towers Of the Mansard order,
giving total elevation to the building Of about
sixty feet. II will contain twelve rooms, six on
each floor, and a basement to be used as q play
ground.
The price at which Mr.. Page proposes to con-
struct the school will enable the city, with the
funds on hand, to attend
TO THE REPAIRS
OF other McDonogh schoolhouses. In order to
ascertain what is absolutely necessary to be done