The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-14

three hundred dollars $4,000 per month.
Mr.. Rengstorff moved to amend by strik- |
ing out give years., and inserting Fifteen |
years.
Mr.. Cavanac moved to lay Mr.. Rengstorff's |
motion on the table.
On call of the roll the vote stood:
To lay on the table--Brown, Cavanac, Denis, |
Diamond and McCaffrey-5.
Against-Edwards and Rengstorff-2.
Mr. Edwards moved to amend by striking
out $4,000 per month";" and inserting $3.50
per month,
Mr. Brown moved to lay the motion on the
table.
On call of the roll the vote STOOD
To lay on the table-Brown, Cavanc, Denis,
Diamond and McCaffrey-5.
Against-Edwards and RengstOrff-2.
Mr.. McCaffrey moved to strike out "five
years" and insert zone year. SO that the next
administration might have an opportunity of
making better selection Il they thought fit
On call of the roll the vote stood
For the amendment Edwards, McCaffrey
and RengstOf-3.
Against the amendment Brown, Cavanac,
Denis and Diamond.
The question then required upon the adopt
ion of the resolution as offered by Mr.. Cayanac.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac. Denis, Diamond.
Nays Edwards, Mccartney, Rengstorff-3.
Petitions and Communications.
The following communication was read and
ordered spread on the minutes:
OFFICE BOARD OF HEALTH,
New Orleans. August 10, 1878. J
To the honorable Mayor and City Council OF
New Orleans:
ttentleneen--Action has been taken by the
the past few weeks in reference to the proper
irrigation Of this city, with water from the
Mississippi river for hygienic purposes and
the matter has been brought directly to the
attention Of the city authorities by several
committees appointed to confer on the sub
ject.
The last committee, composed of DR.. fancy
and Col. Hardee, reported at the last meeting
Of the board to the following effect:
That the water afforded from hydrants
was totally insufficient to accomplish the end
desired, and that 1t was necessary to employ
| all pumps attached to stationary engines adj
jacent to the river front, besides all the float
ing apparatus In the harbor, and in addition
which could be made available for the object.
| The committee reported that Mr.. Holdings
| worth, of the machinery depot on Gravier
street, had kindly offered the use of several
! claimed could each throw 100000 gallons per
hour from the river into the streets.
| On Tuesday, the sixth instant, the commit
| tee accompanied the Mayor and Admins
| traitor OF Improvements to witness one of
these machines in operation, and it was de
cided that q trials should be made of one Of
them at some convenient point on the river
! front to test its capacity, 80 as to determine
whether it would answer, with q view Of
bringing others into requsition.
Mr.. .Hollingsworth only required that the
city should furnish the motive power, with
necessary outfit Of LABOR to run It, and esti-
mated that with fuel and all it would not cost
exceeding SIS per day.
The terms were agreed upon, and it was
expected that this trial machine would be
placed in running order by Thursday morn
ing following, but on inquiry at Mr.. Hollings-
that the Administrator of improvements had
not been seen or heard from further on the
subject.
Whereupon the following explanatory reso-
luton was unanimously adopted, viz:
Resotued, That in order to more freely de-
fine the orders and wishes Of this board In
relation to the proper irrigation Of the city
for hygienic purposes, it is hereby declared
that every mechanical appliance within reach
should be brought into reuuisitiOn, SO that
all Of the cutters, drains and canals should
be copiously flushed with water from the
Mississippi river, and that the irrigation
should be kept up not only for an hour at a
night and day for a week or more, to the end
that the atmosphere may thereby be purified
and the full benefit Of flowing water as q dis
, infectant be thoroughly tested:
It is deemed all important that no further
delay should be had in bringing all these APP
planes to work in concert, and that the mat
ter should be taken In hand vigorously and
pushed at once with energy.
Furthermore, it looks to your honorable
body to put these different means into execu-
ton, so that water may flow in sufficient
abundance to Justify their satisfaction as to
what they regard irrigation should be,
And your honorable body is moreover re-
spectfully solicited to bear in mind the neces-
sity Of keeping the draining machines in rear
of city in constant working order, that the
plan Of irrigation, as proposed, may be made
q success. Very respectfully,
SAM chopin, M. D.,
i President Board Of Health.
In connection Herewith Mr.. Mccartney
made the following explanation:
At the time negotiations were made with
Mr.. Hollingsworth for the use Of his pumps
we had in service only three steam fire en-
gines in addition to the supply Of water
afforded by the WaterWOrks,
Since that time three tug boats have been
brought into service, and we are at present
flushing the streets and CUTTERS with three
boats and two steam engines, distributed az
follows:
Tug boats "Belle Darlington" and "Aspin
WALL in the Third District, steam engine Gre
ole No. 8 in the portion Of the Second District
below Jackson Square, and the fire boat "Pro
tector'' and steam engine No IL in the Fourth
District In addition to this the Waterworks
Company furnish a supply of 100000 gal
Ions water per day, which is used principally
! in the First and Second Districts, and gangs
Of men with hose are kept constantly en-
ployed washing the cutters Of the cross
streets to remove all stagnation.
By these arrangements we are enabled tc
keep the cutters OF all the streets constantly
irrigated with fresh water, with exception o.
the cross streets in the rear Of the city whert
it Is impossible to conduct the river water.
! A short time since, at the suggestion Of E
committee Of the Board Of Health, arrange
ments were made for the distribution of gas.
lime in all the cutters where stagnation coulc
not be reached by river water; but action wa:
postponed, waiting the arrival Of ten car loads
lime rendered by the Jackson Railroad Com
pany; now hourly expected.
[ have been at all times ready and anxious
to do anything really necessary to improve
and protect the sanitary condition of the city
and have hourly consulted With his honor thu
Mayor on the subject, and it Is our candle
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