The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-12
THE GARBAGE QUESTION
EVIDENCE THAT KITCHEN OFFAL HAS
BEEN USED AS FHLLHNG5.

| The first witness called was Mr., J. Z. Jarrenu
| who said:
| TO MR. CoCKBURN.
! T am sanitary officer of the third ward, which
extends from Canal to Julia street. / have
never seen any garbage dumped on the levee
| In the latter part Of June. Or the early part
OF July, Mr.. VIM. A. Bell made complaint to
| the Board of Health that the city carts were
dumping kitchen garbage on O. square Of
ground on Canal street. After visiting the spot
| I went to see Administrator McCaffrey. but
could not find him. The offal that was being
| dumped On that square was nothing but gar
| bage. The smell was terrific. I asked driver
by whose authority he WAS dumping this gar
| bage. He said that 1t was by order of Mr.. Nc
| Caffrey.
TO MR.. M'CAFFREY.
I can't tell exactly where tho square Is. 1t was
| beyond the car station.
TO Mr.. CoCKBURN.
Last year | saw Grayier, street, near Dor
genois, being filed with kitchen garbage. | saw
other streets.
TO MR.. BoswoRTH.
1T was garbage from the offal boxes; it was
fresh containing animal and vegetable matter
in q decaying state, dead dogs and cats. / saw
it m yself. The block fronts on Canal street I
never sawany dumping Of the kind on the front
streets. I can't say that saw any refuse from
the rice mills dumped on the levee. [ attend to
the dtstrict between Ranal and julia streets
to the first and second wards.
Mr.. McCaffrey-Do you know how long the
dumping was continued in the square referred
Mr., Jarreau-I do not know. do not know
whether 1t was continued after notice was given
N uc2 vas dunped saw three four or m
carts dumping. | heard no more of the COM
plaint otter leaving Mr.. Bells letter in Mr.. Ne
Caffrey's Office. Yellow fever set In and had
to attend to the disinfection Of my ward.
MR. VIM. A. BELL
was next called and testified as follows:
- / reside on Canal street. between Hagan and
Carrollton Avenues. About the latter part Of
June or the beginning Of July my attention was
called to great outrage that was being perpe-
trated BY, dumping dirt barrels and kitchen gar
bage on the block owned by Mr.. Patrick 0'Brien
Avenue. / went to Mr. Eddy O'Brien about the
matter and also to Mr.: Patrick O'Brien, and told
and e be os Of tbs cy
They only laughed at me. the latter saying that
was t2o particular. I then vent to Mr.; Fred
City Railroad Company. and asked him whether
he had smeled the offensive odors of this
dumping. He said he had 7 asked him whether
Mr.. Patrick O'Brien was one of The largest stock
holders In his railroad company.
went to see DR.. Beard. who advised me to
address the complaint to DR.. Chopin, the pres
ldent Of the Board of Health, which I did, and
he sent DR.. Slaughter to Investigate the matter:
In O day or two afterwards the carts stopped
dumping on the block. There was pig sty In
the ,neighborhoo9. in front of which was lot of
eompaned know OF notRng rei Mio to the the
taking of offal from the dumps to I'll front
streets. Ny house is six blocks from the
Q'Bren block. and l smelt the stencil at that
Mr.. Howell-,Did they not use to send kitchen
offal to the nuisance whArves?
Mr.. McCaffrey-Not within my recollection.
MR.. BELL. TO MR.. BOsWORTH.
Tba DIM II CTR
for two weeks In conversation with Mr., Pat
rick O'Bren / referred to the cost of filing
stan s on Canal Street. Mr. oBrien said That
it cost too much; that he could do it for less
with this stuff,
smelt the stencil at his residence.
About ten days ago a dead horse was lying
under ne the bridge at the Hagan Avenue; mott
ed to. and the horse was allowed to rot there.
TO MIR. D1CAFFREY.
/ mover notified your department; 7 was I'M
able to say who authorize the dumping.
that he did not know that tho DUN ping was 60 90
ing on until he was notified by the Board Of
DR.. Holt again took the stand and asked that
the following letters be admitted in evidence
which was accorded:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH. ,
New Orleans. December -, 1867. !
Hon. John Mccartney, Administrator OF I'm
Su-Complaint was made at this office that
the street contractor. J. Kaiser, ESD. was dump
ing and burying dead dogs. etc, in the middle
OF Jackson and Philip streets and he was
notified under an act Of the Legislature, ap
proved March 1G, 1870. section 6, which says:
And should any street commissioner, street
ployed to clean the streets, after having been
notified neglect or refuse to obey any necessary
sanitary order Or ord finance Of said board, com
ing within the purvieW Of This act, such street |
or street contractor or person |
contracting or employed to clean the streets, |
shall be held personally liable, the same as If |
me mate 3pn Of hhlne complained OF was by his
The president of the Board Of Health directs
me- to say that there is no objection to trans
hitting all such complaints to your Office for |
7our, information and action.
This moment q complaint is made that the |
'efuse OF the markets is being dumped in the |
streets, which IS very offensive to the neighbor-
hood. to which I respectfully invite your atten-
''D' 5. F. 2TAYL0;k, Nj, D, Secretary,
DEPARTMENT or IMPROVEMENTS, J |
~ Room No. 16. City Hall,
New Orleans December IA, 1877. !
;. F. Taylor. M. d. Secretary Board of Health:
Dear SRI am in receipt Of your favor of the
:arbage and offal on Liberty and other Streets
md in reply would say that Mr. Kaiser is dump
ng garbage. etc, on Liberty street in obedience
0 orders from this department.
1t has been long established custom to de-
,osit offa), etc. on, vacant squares In the va
ious districts Of the city. believe it to be an
advantage t? place them on some low streets,
where mixed as they are during the winter sea-
on with ashes, ETC., they can be used In raising
he grades Of such streets, and rendering them
'assable Whenever the people residing on
hose streets have complained or objected, I re-
Dected their objections and 90 elsewhere. So
ar none Of the, residents on the streets named
. your letter have made objection or com
latnt to this office.
II the Board Of Health see fit to inforce Iegis-
alive ehactments against common sense and
eason. they are welcome to do so, but it trikes
he they will find it much more advantageous to
no public health and interests to allow this de-
artment to carry out such measures as may be
benefit to the citizens and in no maner in
lriOus to the public health.
Your reference to the dumping Of market re-
lse on Miro street will receive prompt atten-
on, as such matter is of little use for filling .
reefs, etc. VERY respectfully,
JOHN MCCAFFREY Administrator,
New ORLEANS June 20. 1878. :
McCafrey. ESQ, Administrator of Improve l
ments:
Nr-It Is reported at this office that there is !
D street commissioner In Algiers, and that the
,ntractor can either work or not as he pleases
| respectfully call your attention to this mat