The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-07-06

ton, and the general health Of the inhabitants
good. The inspection is progressing rapidly
and will soon be closed DR.. w. II. Watkins has
this under his supervision.
President Choppin after the reading of the
reports from sanitary inspectors, said that small
pox was the disease against which they had to
baltic most. In times before vaccination the
rate was that in one million persons three thous-
and persuns suffered, but since vaccination it
had decreased to one hundred and fifty in one
million.
The President suggested that, by q communi-
cation from the Quarantine Physician, the night
sum should be added to his salary. Carried.
With regard to the collection on the tonnage
passing the RigOlets o letter was read from the
attorneys OF the board, Messrs. Kennedy u
Austin, suggesting rate which would meet
with but little opposition, it was thought. It il
Every vessel arriving at Quarantine Station,
Rigolets and Atchafalaya shall be visited and
bearded by the physician, and shall pay the fol-
lowing fees: steamships $50, steamboats, s..
ships IS, briggs 81 So schooners st. sloops, smacks
| and luggers so cents.
An amendment was offered by Col Hardie. as
| follows: Steamships $40, steamers IS, ships IS.
briggs and all tn mssted vessels So, schooners
50 50. smaoks 81. Carried.
The President called the attention Of the board
| to the necessity of adopting means OF exca-
waiting the vaults OF The city without odor, &C.
| cordins to the statutes OF the State He said
themselves as applicants for the privilege.
The Secretary read communication from the
New Orleans Sanitary Excavatng Company rela-
tive to the excavation Of vaults, and asking for .
competitive examination.
The President stated that permission had been
granted to this company to excayate vaults.
The Secretary read q letter from the Eagle
Company, asking the privileges accorded to other
90 panies.
The report Of DR.. Holt relative to the success
OF the Eagle Company's excavating arrangement
was read, showing that the work was performed
in trustworthy manner and was odoress.
Or. Jones moved that committee, composed
Of Health, be appointed to confer with the city
authorities with respect to the apparatus to be
used in cleaning vaults. and to suggest the me-
cessary rules on the subject. Carried.
DIR. Jones and Mr.. Mott were appointed on the
committee.
Mr.. 81 srdie then offered q motion that the por-
ton of the law relative to odorless apparatus be
referred to the attorneys Of the board. Carried
The President stated that several complaints
had been made relative to the discharge of ex-
cremental matter into the cutters by the several
hotele, and he was determined that stop should
be put 10 It.
Dr.. Jones said that it would be we'll to con.
slider the use Of gas lime as dsinfectant it being
cheap and easily obtained.
And he then read a very interesting paper on
disnfectioD, which was listened to with much
attention. He said that, after all of his expert
ments, ne thtugnGstDe BOARD ought to consider
only Two or three disinfectants- bolic acid
and chlorine.
resolution was then offered by Msjor Hardie
that the experiments with the odoress appara-
tus be conducted before the same officer that the
former experiment was conducted. Carried.
DR.. Tsney moved that q committee OF three
be appointed by the President to take into con-
slderation all the statistics relative to yellow
fever. and that the sanitary inspectors be ordered
to take every care with the minute of the disease
and it's surrou 1dings, AMI report Il SO ne, espe-
cially with reference to subssil. Carried.
The report OF the coal oil inspectors was then
read:
No. of tanks inspected ............. s
No. Of barrels inspected. ............ 527
No. OF tin cana. .................. 1,025
No. of gallons found above flashing
point, 1885,. 14,224
No. OF gallons gagged and inspected be-
low flashing point. ..................3 s,05sh
otsl number gagged and inspected. -. 5O,2S2%1S
And thereupon the board adjourned until
Thursday next.