The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-18
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
DETERMINATIONS MECE1vED-REsO-
LUrlONs pass ED. AND QUAR-
ANTINE DIsCussED.

session, yesterday evening.
present-Dr. Choppin chairman; Drs. Ia
ney. Austin, Albrecht. Col. Hardee, Messrs.
Booth and Marks. After the reading and ap~
prevail OF the minutes Of the previous meet
Ing. the secretary read D letter from the chief
surgeon Of the naval service, giving an ac-
count Of the fever on board Of the Plymouth.
A dispatch from Washington was read, an
nouneing the passage Of the bill appropriattng
100000 fOr a Gemgs dlsinfeuting ship.
II. s. Post addressed n communication to
the board asking permission to land outward
cargoes from Havana ut a point below the
city m<-.
cot. HAHDFE
| moved that the letter be referred TO commit
| tee of three. mr"
| DR.. Chopin appointed on this COMMITTEES
| Col Hardee DR.. Austin and Mr. Marks.
the secretary read communication from
| the British consul. addressed to the Clever
nor. and by the latter referred to the Board
Or Health The letter stated that British
Honduras Ia free from contagious diseases at
| all seasons Of the year, and asks that 1t be
exempt from quarantine.
MIR. Booth moved that the letter be re-
ferred To committee Of two to confer with
| The fruit dealers, In order to conelliate the
health of the city with the interests of the
| fruit trade.
! Dir. Chopin appointed Mr.. Booth and DR..
fancy.
| A letter from Chas. s. Rice was read, stat
Ing that Judgment for $eoo, held by him
against the board, had been rendered
DIR. AUSTIN
moved that the letter be referred TO the
finance committee. Carried.
A communication from the executive com
mIttee OF the Citizens Sanitary Association
was read. requesting tho board to authorize
sanitary inspectors to furnish list Of places
, where cattle are KEEP and dalries established.
The request was granted.
A letter from Messrs. Post II Hobby WAS
read, which stated that MesHra Alexander ~
90. OF New York, had sent q telegram stat
Ing that their line of Mexican steamers would
be Withdrawn III ease there la no change In
the twenty days quarantine Referred to the
| special COMMITTEES OF three.
letter from the State Board of Health OF
Tennessee was read, informing the board Of
resolutions passed ut the meeting oil the Ten
nessee Board of Health inviting representa-
typs Ut Ill State boards to meet Ia Memphis
on the thirtieth Of April.
ON MOTION OF MIR. MARKS,
DR.. Chopin was requested TO attend the
Dol Hardee moved that the travelling OK
penses Of tho president be paid. Carried.
A communication requesting supplies for
the Rigolets Station was referred 70 the
finance committees.
DR.. Chopin Informed the board that the
British steamer Rubens. twenty.seven days
from Rio was detained at Quarantine on
Tuesday night; that there WAS no sickness on
board, aud that the cargo had been fnmigated.
I,ntr " lan1 tnfn HAT ~ fn
bark Peter eixty~two days from Rio, WIS ex-
pcced to arrive In the evening from Rio.
Mr.. Booth moved that the Rubens DO re-
leased from quarantine on Monday, II no
sickness should break out Oh board before that
time. Carried.
DR. fancy asked whether quarantined YES
sea were moored In front Of or at point
near the quarantine grounds.
| DR.. Chopin replied that Infected vessels
were anchored below and clean vessels In
| front of the station.
f! Mr. Booth, on behalf Of the conference COM
mttee, said that the Sanitary Association
authorized him to state that the gentlemen
composing II had no design to oppose the
! board I'm any way
/ Mr. Marks said That IL was attempted
70 IMPRESS uroN THE PUBLIC
that tho Sanitary Association was opposed to
| quarantine The association Ia I'm accord
| with the board aud indOrses It's action upon
the quarantine question.
4 DR. Chopin said that the German Gdseite,
| Times and GIN ITEM had been endeavoiug to
create the Impression that the association did
not agree with the board, and that no thought
certainly these PAPERS did not represent pub
/ lie opinion.
DR.. Austin remarked that tho Times and
! other papers were In error. The experience OF
| the people during the epidemic of 1878 has
educated ns to the fact that " quarantine
against oil tropical ports Ii necessary. The
country is determined to quarantine New
Il II a..
It Ii better TO lose the trade with the West
India islands, than to lose commercial Inter
course with the Mississippi valley. II Is
nonsense To toll the people or Grenada, Mem
phis, Bayou Sara and other towns
STRICKEN ny YELLOW FEVER
last year that 1t did not come from New Or
leans, and that the scourge was not imported
4 into the latter place from the West Indies
Wherever quarantine has been strictly en-
forced, yellow fever has not become epidemic.
| A strict system OF quarantine should be given
|.a fair trial by the people vi New Orleans.
/ Dr. Austin said further, that the conven-
ton should take In hand measures relative TO
I quarantine and sanitary matters.
| Mr. Booth remarked that he had conversed
with many persons on the subject OF qi1arAn-
tine. Some, In q business point Of view, were
not In favor Of quarantine, whilst others,
dsinterested citizens, approved the action OF
the board
Dr.. Albrecht approved DR.. Austin's re-
marks
DIR. TANEY #...
believed that 1t would be unjust, owing to the
attacks made upon the board by the public
prints, not to say that he found the people
did not understand the principle upon which
the board works and did not know that Its
members receive no compensation.
Dr.. fancy moved that COMMITTEE OF two
I be appointed to make an expose of the work
/ ings Of the board since it's organization
. There is so much ignorance" continued the
Q Doctor, "among the higher classes with refer
9 ence to the anmus OF the board that this
i expose should be inangurated, not only to en-
a tighten the people, but also to satisfy the
. . Auxiliary Tor seal-ary) Association, that
: IN Is PERFECTLY JUST AND PROPER
!, under the circumstances to follow stric
. system of health preservation.
, Dr.. Chopin appointed on the committe DR.
t fancy and DR.. Austin.
= DIR. Austin moved that the president b.
added to the committee. Carried.
! Col. Hardee suggested that three disinter