The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-01
The COMMITTEES On streets and landings
made the following report;

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made the following report;
The committee on streets and landings
have u report that there Ii q general i'm
pruyements going on throughout the city
since the flushing Of the CUTTERS have COM
lnenctd, and With good PROSPECTS Of further
many parts Ut the city great oarelessness on
the part Of citizens by obstructing the cutters
BY throwing garsage and filth N the streets 10
sell The attentlon of the sanitary police
hueksters around the French Market throw
oh the street. and Ia the gtlttsrs. The offend.
ers should be arrested Tor violation OIL city or
dlnances which would have b salutary effect.
boats ] distributing their contents along tlie
river as they do. has become an outrage
Ofa our community, md immediate steps
should be taken to lave this abOminable
nuisance abated, and must call On the author
tiles who have Jurisdiction over this matter
to Instruct their officers to that effect. Adj
ministratUr Houston has appointed men for
the garbage boats to attend to the loading Of
them and to accompany them down Che river
and zee that the garbage shall be dumped iii
the river below the city Ia the proper place.
Why chnnOt such men be appointed for the
nuisance boats2 One Of the sanitary police
officers could accompany the nuisance bouts
down the river and zee that their contents are
let Into the river, certainly not above Ursulines
COlV6lG--IOE IneEe ll5 guTEHAb EuAs 6LEaIgHG
through the reach, and will carry 1T off With
out, offense. See accompanying report and
ordinance governing nuisance boats, etc.
The tug AEpinwail made d trial OF her pump
this morning at the foot OF Marigny street,
Third District, which proved very effective,
throwing $4,000 gallons per hour. which liz
about the capacity.
The city water plugs do not seem to be civ
ing the relief that was expected below Felicity
street, but trust the city will give more atten-
tion To flushing the First District III future.
Citizens from various parts OF the city state
that there ID certainly some Improvement be-
Ing made In the sanitary condition OF the
city.
DR.. White regretted the causes which de-
layed the distribution OF disinfectants, which
were now ready for distribution. DR.. White
also called the attention OF the meeting to the
necessity Of getting up mOrtuary map, In
dicating the number OF persons who die on q
square, the causes, ete. .,.
most important questions which suggested
itself to his mind was the manner III which
our women can be- interested In hygiene.
On motion Dr. White was authorized to try
the experiment for one month. to ascertain,
approximately, what such q map as he sug-
On motion 81 Mr. Fenner 1t was agreed that
the press should call the attention OF the
Ladies' Physiological Society, and our women
women Of this city could be Interested in the
question Of hygiene.
A communication was received from the
Convention Committee on City Affairs, ap-
pointing Wednesday evening next as tie
time, and No. ~ Bourbon street as the place,
where the subcommittee on drainage would
meet the committee OF the Sanitary Associa-
ton.
AZ communication was received from Dr..
Watkins, president Of the New Orleans Medi-
IL 3rn1
he had appointed the following physicians as
son, d. Z. Davidson and /. L. Crawoour.
A report was received from the sub-com-
mittee on drainage Of the Sanitary Associa-
ton, Rev. Hugh Miller. Thompson, chairman.
stating that they had met the Convention
committee, and including . process herbal OF
of the meeting, ut which It was resolved to
call meeting at St Patricks Hall On Tues
day evening, June 30.
Mr.. Fenner read q very interesting report
relating to the manner Of individual policing
OF the streets Of Buffalo and Baltimore.
In answer to q question Mr.. Horter said
that he had seen the Mayor regarding the
proposed ordinance. prohibiting the construc--
ten q Underground prlyles. ne Mayor a., ad
action on that and other similar ordinances
until the amove on ordinance had been
thoroughly tested.
Notice was given that the members Of the
executive committees, cOMmlCtee on CONFER
enee, committee on canals and drainage,
finance COMMITTEES. streets and leyees COM
mittee and the vice president Of the New Or
leans Sanitary Association are requested to
meet on Monday, the second instant, at ~ 80
b. M, at this office, to arrange for the public
meeting at ST. Patrick's Hall. on Tuesday, the
third instant; the members Of the above
committees having been appointed "a COM
mIttee Of reception"
Mr.. Wrotnowski suggested that plans of
of the city be made and sent To the
promine ut engineers throu ghout the country.