The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-13

referred to consists of market refuse, rotten |
cabbage and other vegetables, dead rats, cats
and dogs, fowls and what not. L nave COM
planned of the matter
THROUGH THE NEWSPAPERS,
and otherwise. These dead animals are simply
dropped on the street and allowed to rot there
get copy Of this DEMOCRAT. THE cory referred
70 Is that Of Monday, August 10. 1878. entitled
"A Black Hole" Where our sanitary officers
ought to work.
Mr.. .Toohey. resuming. The, Black Hole, re-
Franklin street. The offa mentioned IN that
Taper g being taken off only this week t b ana
f ae had to a Bod Of HeaS
and made complaint About three days alter
ward men came on the streets and made pas
carried off nothing. It Is there now, for any
| body who wants to go and see 1t. In the neigh
Of eae seee ang nave
| cleaned about Polymnia street I, saw cutters
under bridges, cleaned and the piles arg there
| TO Mr.. Bosworth-The stuff put on Franklin
street is composed, yes. Sir, OF dead cass. mar
s s1t rfqsG S si yet 9 and eep s sRfhh as
70 Mr. Howel-There has been great deal
beginning. Franklin street Is only two blocks
back Of Rampart, in the very centre of the city
9py FIVE wak r etpaa herG m Bery
Mr.. Donelly and Mr., Frank McGloins mother
in law, Mrs. Stewart, can testify to the condition
TO Dr.. Holt-This garbage has been dumped
been applied; the oarbolo acid about four
weeks ago, and lime only about two weeks
ago. / have been compelled myself lately to
pay for hauling garbage from the front of my
Dr Holt-Then it is that garbage Is taken
| away from the residence Of the rich to be
dumped among the poor?
put It, and yet rich and poor pay the same taxes.
70 Mr. McCaffrey-lI sent o note through the
IIm Dnopi signed It Mud Digger TO
| ask the administrator to attend to franklin
street. ! know, Of persons notifying your OIL
that they notified, you personally, b. put p this
| lpointing to the last paragraph Of the Blaok
Hole article Of the DEMqonAT) Is q notiileation
! Times also that were published. The whole OF
Franklin street has not been filled up with gar
9iIed With viii I garbage> One big hole was Ied with
three cart loads of ballast, and ton loads Of gar
| bage was thrown over 1t, only to be showed into
''t Dr.. ". Il, Watkins Was next put on the stand.
e. said I've OF the corner o5 yose EN- ana
5ees o r's ten y years. n Ra
ago Liberty street, between Jackson and Philip,
and Other, streets !, near by were filed
! around those streets TO and from my residence.
I do not know whence the gar bage came. saw
the hgaGga de@ 1as saH tG n FL e
ner. The wheels OF wagons sank In the filling
Especially in the middle Of tho block was the
oasses. This was about the time OF poisoning
dogs. saw no river sand used, ny 1mpres"
sion Is that this did not come from the dump,
| ing grounds heard men say that they could
get their lots filled very cheap now. Shed
Uhamplain told me that he was having lot
filled.
TO the Chairman-As 9 physician, I do not
but it is liable, to develop typhoid fever end
| ~ lam 10 II han TnGarhjnn GtrnAt has
kept in excellent order Others are very filthy.
TO Mr. BosWorth-lI have seen the carts
gt uR d the s' ling is from twelve to
eighteen inches deep. It has been dumped
more recently than three months ago.
At one time the stencil was terrible The
filling consisted Of every, kind of animal and
vegetable matter imaginable .
| To DR.. HClt-Apart from any influence that 1t
might have on disease 1t did create distress
among the people before, whose doors 1t was
thrown. The matter used was Just such as Is
"i 70 Mr. Nj MeCaffreyi mean by Distress that it
gentlemen spoke to me of it as an abominable
nuisance. 1t caused distress to delicate olfao~
Dr. Holt now addressed the committee about
Gentlen,eps-I had an interview, on this subject
me- met that it had been his habi when he recsved
complaints from sanitary inspectors. to refer
them, in writing, to, the proper department. Of
!
made O report to the Board Of Health in the lat,
ter part Of June or early part Of July last based
who resides on Washington street. opposite the
dump who told me that he and hts family were
being poisoned by the dumping Of garbage and
he begged me to come and make special ~
, specton and have the nuisance stopped: He
appeared to be in great distress and said that
the dump with Mr. Frederick King, who is con.
! neeted with Mr.. Kaiser. the street contractor.
made careful investigation and made & mental
Ni,,Er # fn9f h0f rhn rnh
! away from the dump toward the city and
toward the swamp | made nae, lnqh hn ni and
= used there. | made special report Of the mat,
I ter to the Board of Health, stated the exact
condition OF the grounds, the large number fau o.
t burning tropical sun. I called attention to tbs
:. stencil and the condition Of the people; thai
i, cart loads had been taken back into the city
. from the dumping ground. gave the report
> to DR.. Chopin in person, He read it viii
! ence to Administrator McCaffrey and gave it tt
=. his messenger to take to the Administrator.
now ask the committee to call upon Mr.. NC
Caffrey to produce this report to be 1iled IN ev1
+ dence. -
q ADMINISTRATOR M'CAFFRET,
S In answer to q request of Mr., Cockburn. nov
i said:
4 Il have no objection to furnish the report II
J, have, 1t in my papers. will produce 1t OF
d Monday
resuming-In that report stated that the ma "a
J, terial Of the dump. which had Undergone it
Vt primary decomposition had been taken bacl
o into the city. said nothing about its being pu
il the front or middle Of II he city simply SAT-
9 Mr.. McCaffrey objected to what he called al
s argument or review Of the case.
q DR., Holt am a witness, and arguing
o Mr.. McCaffrey-That is what object to;
DR.. Holt mean | am adducing evidence
Q and before I get through I will adduce prett
y good evidence.
q 4 short discussion occurred. After whic
II DR.. Holt. throwing folded paper on the taDle
n said. with great emphasis. And here it isl"
g The following Is q copy Of the paper:
W DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. City HALL.
% New Orleans. March %. 1873
Il Mr. J. D. Conway, Superintendent Ward:
" Dear Sr-Please let Mr.. Harris Christianse
u haul about twenty loads Of dirt from Washing
ton street dump for filing Of banQuette corne
of Fourth and Willow streets.
l. By order of Administrator.
ID Very respectfully.
G. W. FLYNN, Secretary.
n This put an end to the session of the commit
ID tee, conversatonaly, Mr.. McCaffrey having 81
le pressed a desire that the committee should Wis
In