The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-15
THE HEALTH OF THE ClTY.
APPEAL TO TIE CITIZENS OF NEW
ORLEANS. @

The New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary AssoeIa-
tinn has entered upon its dntt 8. Its purpose
Ia 10 second and supplement- the work OIL the
Bonrd Of Healih and the city authorities. In
put Ing our city Mt once IN n, good sanitary
condition as 20 sible, ,,and IN Keeping It so and
STEADILY improve IT. 10 this end 1t asks the
psrpest and Intelligent cooperation of every
eittzan, rich ind poor. who has an interest or
pihe IN New Orleans. Or any regard or love for
The association with profound satisfaction
refer to the, well -knowu gentlemen whose
n guat ante, OF its. pu, poses and the honest
spending Of every dollar.
The n sociation will consider itssf under
pledge to Oh pend the money entrusted to 1t
under the objection # iis finance committee
with sanction OF its executive committee. At
stated times public report viii be made Of
every dollar received and dlsbursed.
For any effective cleaning NJ and keeping
cleo Of the city q conside, able sum Of money
will be required IT, addition 10, the very small
sum appropriated to that work by the ci y bud
get. for which limited APPROPRIATION the De-
partment Of improvements. nor any other de-
PARTNER are not to be- tanned.
The money We ask yon to contribute for our
work will return. however, at once to the labor
Ing classes Of our people by giving employ,
mel ut to many men In enforced idieness. Ii will
do good In both ways and still remain at home.
Committees are now engaged In. soliciting
contributions TO the tr. asury OF our association
from the business men and institutions OF our
city But such can vassing must OF necessity be
partial. and we appeal at once 70 every citiz a
to contribute according to his abb ity. and with,
2nr waiting to be asked be nnderste ea
Impose no tax and make no loan. We need
not argue that 1t T. better to spend mGney TO
jndiciously spent may save hundred here
after.
people did last summer. their thousands to
nurse and ca @ for the INDECENT sick. 1t ts no
less noble and humane and far wiser to contri.
butte their tens and hundreds now to prevent
oh etp kpp nd m again We HBIieVp
our people are awake. +, the common sense
view Of this question. Follow citizens. the for
The dulsst cannot fail to see this, God helps
those who help themselves Even the Almigh-
ty cannot help those who will not help Thorn
TO the PATRIOTS n, the benevolenee the intel
liRence and self-interest of our people We ap-
peal. The eyes OF the country are upon us ar
ours she'll 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 do
sired.
leans will show tn mselves In this undertaking
worthy OF their name and record, The only re-
ward desired BY those who founded this aasso-
citation. and will for the present direct its efforts
is the appreciation of their own conscience and
the earnest hope hat when their work is COM
peted I can be said Of them: Well done, good
Address contributions TO Henry Ginder. treas
nrer. or to any member of the finance com
mIItee.
CHAS. A. WHITNEY,
Prestdent.
CYRUS RUSSEY.
"'l 10y aLBERT BAIpWIN.
W. B. SCHMIDT,
JAMES I. DAY,
..-.-a@~ JULIUS WEiS,
i. HERNSHEIM,
GEO. HOTTER.
EDWARD FENNER,
Finance Committee
JOHN @. HENDERSON, Recording Secretary.
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