The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-03

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ries that might result from the cleaning OF bot
The inspector Of coal oil reported having In
fees being tl94 ON: coal oil found above 125 de-
grees. flashing point. 2o.23 S gallons; below 125
Hssn ,a The Tv Msss efF bsaa
e5s mol .Hs '" o do Be "S ~d
order to facilitate them In their business. and
for whose acts they shall be responsible. A
communlcati3n from a number Of dealers IN
appointment Of Mr.. Deale Us requested by
Messrs: Chess. Carey h Co Such m appoint
ment, they say would be preiudicial to the pro
testanis. and in case 1t was made they would
have to ask for tho appointment Of u special
deputy inspector thems elves
At this juDcture. on motion Of Dir. Jones' DR.
IIerrick was reelected coal oil inspector Of the
bohrd
4 communication from the United States
Consul ut Hayana was read informing the
board that no has heard Of no case Of yellow
fever among he shipping since the case OF
Judge Leonard. Consul Hall refers to u
giving statistics of yellow fever. During la st
year there have been 1874 deaths by yellow fovsr.
Dir. Austin offered n resolution for the on
| forcement of the city ordinance relative to the
throwing of offai and waters into the streets.
Also resolution requesting tho city authori-
ties to make arrangements with the street con
tractors to clean tho cutters under the iron
DR.. Austin said that be had been told that
! bridges were laid and that they are frequently
flllnd with dead nnimnls, as ne had occasion to
ors say that It is not their business to Glenn
these CUTTERS.
Both resolutions were adopted. and, Ms well.
ono prohibiting excavations during tho sum
NOR and fall months. offered by DR.. Austin also.
Dr. fancy offered n resolution requesting the
Governor to Issue his proclamation declaring
quarantine against all ports along the coast of
tho Gulf Of Mexico south Of Texas except tho
Bay Island. Utilln. Ruatan and Bannca all ports
on the mainland bordering on the Caribbean Sea
and all ports along the Atlantic coast Of South
America MS far IA Bnenos Ayres; Adopted.
DIR: Choppin now Informed the board that in
| his interview with the toWboat owners II had
! been agreed that two sets of towboats would be-
established SO that towboate coming in contact
with infected vessels at tho passes should not
come NO TO the city.
! Dr. Smith. quarantine officer at the Atcbafa-
laya station, and Or: Adams Mt the Rigolets,
were e-sected to thoir respective positions.
! lporizlng tho president TO- apply, whom neees-
sary for u policeman TO board railroad trains
as sanitary inspector. Adopted.
! The following reports were then taken up:
DR.. Schater. sanitary inspector of the First
District. reported the house inspection MS hav-
ms st. Charles street, and In tho third ward as
far MS Dryades street Tho gutters aud streets
Of the third ward have been neglected Dryades
street has not boon attended to by the contractor
Notwithstanding complaint. Smallpox cases
reported In April 10 whites and colored; II
cases recovered, died. The markets have
ton; those apply ing have been vnecinated and
have shown Il fair proportion of positive re-
suits. inspections made. 1866
DIR. Landry, sanitary inspector Of tho Second
District. reported go house inspectio ions; small
pox decreasing, but, slowly Referring to n
communication from the Administrator Of Com
merce relative to the way flsh is handled in the
markets and Offering cooperation in suppress
sing tho nuisance II means Of so doing could be
investigated the matter. The fish and
shrimp vendors wash their stock on arriving ut
into the cutters, The barrels placed on the
sidewalks for emptyng refuse lsh and sh RIM
continue to be availed Of by the poorer classes
lack running water. Mr. Kaufman n merchant
opposite the Vegetable Market, says that the
cutters are rarely cleaned and that when
the stencil Is too great he has to have them
! cleaned at his own expense. DR.. Landry sug-
gests that the cutters bs cleaned after the clos
empty the water used in cleaning fishipto the
cutters. That proper cart be prOxytsd for
each market. and 1t should be made irSiAfative
and water into this cart the contents OF which
should b9 emptied in the river; DR.. Landry re-
part Of the polics in this matter. ''''''' " '''
| The report was adopted and referred to the
Administrator Of Commerce.
DIR. Bezou. inspector Of the Third District.
reports malarial fevers prevailing. and that
they have complicated most Of the affections
which occurred during the month snch as
ished since warm weather; twenty three cases
reported during tho month less than half the
number in March; eight have recovered, six
died and nine cases on hand. Cutters and
streets are filthy and never have been in such
deplorable condition. The system is very i'm
perfect and should receive the attention Of the
city authorities. The streets are filled by dump
ing house offal. straw scrapings, moss, shrmps
and dead animals The number Of laborers
employed In the streets is insufficient, Inspec
tons, col.
DIR. Holt, inspector of the Fourth District re-
ported 1867 inspections made. Health good
81
due to fever usually Of mild character and one
paroxyssm. but sometimes intermittent, typic,,
only two at present. The street cutters on St
Mary between st. Charles and Prytania; st
Coliseum. between st, Andrew and Josephine
Second between Laurel and Constance Eighth
recting. An offensive pond exists in the square
bounded by Josephine jackson. Howard and
Freret streets; The owner has been repeatedly
notified to abate the nuisance. For several
years he has offered some stereotyped excuse
for his negligence The example of his dis
section of the district. Tho promises ana sur
rounding streets whore the imported Case Of
yellow fever died last November, were again
DR.. r. A. Baylsy. inspector of the Sixth Dis
tric, reports $50 inspections and the health
good; one case Of varioloid on the twentieth
April; cutters and streets, in especially good
condition: vaccinated twenty seven children In
girls' department Of McDonogh School No. g.,
rspos ha ysar 9 5 R
is nearly completed; 1871 inspections made
sanitary condition good and streets and cutters
in fair condition. no smallpox or other infec-
tious disease; vaccination very much neg
lected.
Thereafter the board adjourned.
NEXT SUNDAY AT THEFAIR GROUNDS.
On Sunday nextthe Fair Grounds will present