The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-18
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
APPEAL TO TIE CITIZENS OF NEW
ORLEANS,

The New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Associa-
ton has entered upon it's duiss. Its purpose
Board of Health and the city authorities, In
putting our city at once In a. good sanitary
condition as possible. and IN Keeping 1t SO and
earnest and intelligent cooperation of every
citizen, rich and poor. who has an interest or
pride in New Orleans. or any regard or love for
the prosperity Of this city.
The association with profound satisfaction
refer to the. well-kn0wn gentlemen whose
names are on lists Of its officers and members as
a guarantees of its purposes and the honest
spending of every dollar.
The association will consider itself under
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with sanction of it's executive committee. At
stated times public report will be made Of
every dollar received and disbursed.
For any, effective cleaning, up and keeping
clea Of the city a considerable sum Of money
will be required IN addition 70, the very small
sum appropriated to that work By The ely bud
get. for which limited appropriation the De-
partment of improvements, nor any other de-
partner are not to be blamed.
The money we ask you to contribute for our
work will return, however, at once to the labor
ing classes Of our, people by giving employ,
ment to many men IN enforced ldleness. II Will
Committees are now engaged In soliciting
contributions to the tre asury OF our association
from the business men and institutions Of our
city. But such canvHssiDg must of necessity be
partial, and we appeal at once to every citiz "a
to contribute according to his ability. and with.
out WalUlDR TO De hSk6Q. IL muSt 10 uuu5FSLOUu
that the association is purely voluntary. It can
expend only what 1s given it. 1t can
impose no tax and make no loan. We need
not argue that 1t is better to spend money to
prevent sickness. than to cure 1t. dollar now
judiciously spent may save a hundred here
after.
people did last summer. their thousands to
nurse and care for the INDECENT sick. It Is no
less noble and humane and far wiser to contr1-
butte their tens and hundreds now to prevent
such sickness and misery again. We believe
our people are awake to the common sense
view Of this question Fellow citizens. the for
tune and future of our city are in the balance.
The dulle5t cannot fail to see this, God helps
those who help themselves Even the Almigh-
ty cannot help those who will not help them
10 the patriotism, the benevoence. the intel
ligence and self-interest of our people we ap,
this moment. Let us resolve that no EFFORT Of
ours shall be lacking. Let the rich give largely
Let the poor man send his mite.
none more interested than they. No contribu-
ton will be refused on account of its small
ness; all will be acknowledged promptly as de-
We do not doubt that the people of New Or
leans will show themselves IN this undertaking
ward ydesred By
citation. and will for the present direct its efforts.
Is the appreciation Of their own conscience and
peted It can can be said Of them We'll done, good
and faithful servants"
Address contributions to Henry Ginder, treas
urer, or to any member of the finance COM
CHAS. a. WHITNEY.
President.
CYRUS BUSSEY.
Chairman Executive Committee.
ALBERT BALDWIN,
W. B. SCHMIDT,
JAMES I. DAY
JULIUS WEiS,
s. HERNSH Elm,
GEO. HORTER.
EDWARD FENNER,
Finance Committee.
JOHN G. HENDERSON. Recording Secretary.
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