The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-20
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received in the war of 1912.
BOARD or HEALTH.

The Board Of Health met last night at their
rooms. Present, Drs. Chopin, chairman; Jones,
Taylor. Taney and Loeber.
After the reading Of the minutes several com
municatons were presented.
One from DIR. J. A. Smith. health officer at th @
Atehafslaya station, WAS read, asking instruc-
tions about the collection of dues on incoming
steamsrs, and particularly how FIR the injunction
obtained by some steamship lines rested.
DIR. Chopin stated that tho attorneys of the
board had alresdy been asked relative TO the in
junction and the Morgan steamers, and when
this opinion was rendered, the board to take
some action advisedly.
A letter for n new candidate for odoress houors
was read but no action taken.
The report OF the sanitary inspector of the
Fourth District, rel,tive to the workings of the
New Orleans Sanitary and Excaysting Company,
read, Getting forth that IL was perfectly ane-
cessful as TO Being odorless and efficient. Tho
inspector thought that the competition between
the New Orleans Sanitary and Exeavating Com
pany and the Eagle Company would prove of
benefit to the co1 munity.
DR.. Jones, ~ chairman uf the committee m
hotel discharge pipes, presented report. He
stated that they had visited the St. Charles aud
CITY hoteis, and had the vault pipes opened and
liquid matter was discharged into the CUTTERS
When water and earoolio acid were added no
smell was pereeptible The committee Thought.
however, that this matter might accumulate In
the dslvez Canal and produce disease. They
recommended that another system be used ia
cleansing these vaults.
DR.. Jones offered The following:
That the president of the Board Of Health of
the State OF Louisiaba be authorized TO establish
the necessary regulations for the eyststa tic en-
ployment Of gas lime as a disinfectant and anti.
septic in the streets. cutters and canals Of the
city OF New Orleans during the months OF May,
June, July, August, September apd October.
Q. That the president OF the board be author
lied to draw up series Of rules for disinfection
in Tho city OF New Orleans and ut the Qusratine
Stations, and TO submit the same TO the Board Of
Health for discussion, and alter the adoption Of
such rules, the president shall be authorized to
have them promulgated aud published in such
manner as shall best serve the sanitary interests
ofthe inhabitants Of New Orleans.
The doctor stated he had looked into the quail
ties Of gas lime as n disinfectant, and he sup-
ported the preceding resolutions by the following
obser vations:
GAS I1Mg-1Ts SANITARY VALUE.
Gas lime 1ime WI ich has beeu used for the
publication Of illuminating gas) will furnish
cheap and efficient disineotant for the foul gut
ters, drains and canals of New Orleans.
The variations in the chemical ompoCtion Of
gas lime arise from various sources, as:
l. Variations in the materials from which the
gas Ia manufactured.
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