The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-09
SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE YESTERDAY.

The executive committee Of the New Orleans
| Auxiliary Sanitary Association met yesterday.
Vice President Cyrus Bussey in the chair.
i The subcommittee to confer with the Council
reported. giving statement of what TRANSFERRED
| ut the meeting with the City Administrators.
| the proceedings of which have already been
| published. The report was formally received
and approved.
Hon. VIM. M. Burwell. OF the committee on
constitution and bylaws. reported. submitting
draft Of a charter and rules for the govern
ment OF the association.
| The charter defined the purposes and powers
| OF the committee, and the bylaws were the same
az are usually framed for the guidance and
conduct Of similar bodies. and they were both
approved there being but one question in con-
nection with them discussed. This question
was whether or not an initiation fee and month
| " dues should be imposed upon members.
After an interchange Of views 1t was decided to
make no assessments for membership. but to
depend on contributions.
1t was announced that Mr.. FL ]. Leovy who
had drafted the charter, had offered to have 1t
passed before notary without cost. His offer
was accepted and a vote OF thanks returned.
On motion Of Major A. W. Bosworth, the COM
mittee on correspondence was instructed to
Tampieo. Mexico. and ascertain whether or not
there is any yellow fever at that port
Major BosWorth also offered resolution pro-
viding for the appointment Of q chief sanitary
inspector, and as many assistants as might be
found necessary for each district. to serve with
out pay. 1t was referred to the committee on
organization.
Mr. Henry Ginder chairman OF that commit
tee. stated that the matter was contained In the
resolution. and the committee was prepared to
chief inspector in each ware with power to 40.
point one or more assistants and suggested
ioewing named gentlemen mem MI Fret Wa a
is a,o third ward NJ VIM Bal fourth ward
Hon. ]. Denis; ttlfth ward Mr.. 3. }. hiyet
Il yns e asb w Aase afvfan Ninth
eleventh. . ward NJ dlda M H1rElsop
ward, Mr.. Columbus Il. Allen fourteenth ward
Mr.. 4. Highly; fifteenth ward. Mr.. Oetaye Val
snssn Mar gam 5osn h09 Bae Tss
report and the names suggested wsI 9 accepted.
Dr.. q. B. White. sanitary director. recon-
to assist the officers OF the Board Of Health In
the house-to- house inspection; The RECON-
mendation ,was, approved, and ne was author
lied to make the appointments; He was also
authorized to purchase. at price not exceed
ing twenty cents per cubic yard. the necessary
amount Of river sand to cover the Cypress
Tho secretary submitted the following COM
One from Geo. Heck h Co. donating 1--WE bales
hay. ave sacks bran and one sack oats. From
w x spearing Offering sta n'nI far pr;
horse. From Fred. LANCE. 1ol Perdido, street.
Offering services t 81 hse horse ana ~
from sreen hides and md inelosIag check for U.s.
relative to flushing and draining machines.
From j. 7. Owens & Co, Offering one bale hay
and one sack oats. From Francis, Qujano.
Jouet, relative to water eevating machine.
From J. 3. Walton. rendering services. From
J. M. G Parker complaining of the stencil from
oyster shells used on the streets.
All donations were accepted. and other COM
mnnica.ions were appropriately referred,
thories In the matter Of the removal of gar,
bage and distractions on Bienyille street, and
the committee was 80 instructed.
Mr.. Forester while on the subject called at
tention to the fact that during the last Epidemic
sssl i Rt Il
ued there to the last. day In October.
Mr., Fenner again brought up the question OF
should provide some method Of election. or
otherwise, for membership. go that persons
whose purposes might not be exactly legimate
could be excluded. There was no telling what
eass Of people might gain control IF the organ
membership were imposed
After a few remarks by Mr.. Kruttschnitt to
tho same effect the matter WIS referred back to
the. committee on constitution and by laws.
Mr.. Forester called attention to an article In
one of the daily papers relative to the threat
drawal Of one or more steamship lines. 1t was
decided that 1t was . subject entirely within the
control Of the Board Of Health, and the matter
was dropped.
Mr. Kruttschnitt reported that he and Judge
g. II. Braughn had inquired into the right of tbs
citizens to clean the cutters In front of theil
premises and while they were Of the opinion
that such an ordinance would not be strictly le
gal, they recommended the passage of such al
ordinance. 40 they did not think that any ont
would. In the lace OF public opinion. undertake
Judge Bauehn. tba an act Of 1878 authorized
the employment of eonvicts on the streets