The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
THE He lLTH OF THE CITY.
APPEAL To THE CITIZENS OF NEW
ORLEANS.
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The New Orleal AUXILIARY Sanitary AasocIa-
soars u as snd bs ey the ebale 81 he
putting our city at o % In as good sanitary
condition as possibs and II keeping It 50 and
s earnes} and intelge co-o n q svery
citizen. rich and poor, tho has IN interest or
pride In New Orleans. any regard or love for
the prosperity OF this q y.
Tbs association witt profound satisfaction
refer to the, well-kn t'on gentlemen whose
names are on lists of It's flicers and members as
. guarantees OF It's PURPOSES and the honest
spending Of every dollar
The association will consider itself under
pledge to e1pend the money entrusted 70 It
under the direction Of its finance committee
stated times public report Will be made Of
every dollar received and disbursed.
For any effective cleaning up and keeping
clea Of the city considerable sum OF money
will be required In addition TO the very small
sum appropriated to that work by the city bud
get for which limited appropriation the De-
partment Of improvements, nor any other de-
partmeLt are not to be blamed.
work will return. however, at once 10 the labor
Ing classes OF our people by giving employ,
ment to many men In enforced e. Idlensss. l. Will
Committees are now engaged In soliciting
contributions to the treasury of our association
from the business men and institutions OF our
city. But such canvassing must Of necessity be
partial. and we appeal at once to every citiz n
to contribute according to his ability. and with,
that the association is purely voluntary. It can
expend only what is 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 It,. dollar now
judiciously spent may save hundred here
after.
1t is noble and humane to contribute. as our
people did last summer. their thousands to
nurse and care for the INDECENT SICK. It is no
butte their tens and hundreds now to prevent
such sickness and misery again. We believe
our people are awake to the common sense
tune and future Of our city are In the balance.
The dul lest cannot fail to SOC this. God helps
those who help themselves" Even the Aimigh-
ty cannot help those who will not help them
To the patriotism. the beneyolence. the intel
lfgence and self interest OF our people we ap-
| peal. The eyes of the country are upon us at
| 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
| Let the ladies not forget this work there are
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 dc, not doubt that the PEOPLE Of New Or
leans will show themselves In this undertaking
worthy OF their name and record. The only re-
ward desired by those who founded thi, 1850
ciation and will for the present direct its efforts
is the appreciation Of their own conscience and
| the earnest hope that when their work Is com
Dieted II can be said of them: Well done. good
and faithful servants"
| Address contributions to Henry Gtnder, treas
| urer. or to any member Of the finance COM
mtLtee. CHAS. A. WHITNEY.
| President.
| CYRUS BUSSEY,
| Chairman Executive Committee.
/ ALBERT BALDWIN.
i w. B. SCHMIDT,
| JAMES /. DAY,
| JULIUS WEiS,
| 8. HERNSHEIM,
| GEO. HORTER.
| EDWARD FENNER
| Finance Committee.
JOHN q. HENDERSON, Recording Secretary.
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