The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-24
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS OF NEW
ORLEANS.

The New Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Associa-
ton has entered upon Its duties Its purpose
y to second and supplement- en- a the Work Of TIE
putting our city at once IN as good sanitary
condition as possible and IN keeping 1t so and
steadily improve T. TO TINS END II ASKS s s the
citizen. rich and poor. who has an interest or
pride In New Orleans. or any regard or love for
The association with profound satisfaction
refer to the well-known gentlemen whose
names are on lists OF Its officers and members as
spending of every dollar.
The association will consider Itself under
pledge to expend the money entrusted to 1t
with sanction Of its executive committee; At
stated times a public report will be made Of
every dollar received and disbursed.
For any effective cleaning up and Keeping
clea n of the city a considerable sum of money
will be required la addition to. the very small
sum appropriated to that work by the city bud I'D
get for which limited appropriation the De-
partment Of improvements. nor any other de-
partment are not to be blamed.
The money we ask you to contribute 1h for our
Ing classes Of our. people by giving employ,
mont to many men In enforced ldleness It will
do good IN both ways and stu remain at nome;
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 eitiz n
to contribute according to his ability. and with;
out. waiting to, be asked. Unjust be understood
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
judieiously spent may save hundred here
after.
it is noble and humane to contribute, as our
people did last summer. their thousands to
nurse and care for the INDECENT sick 1t Is no
less noble and humane and far wiser to contri.
butte their tens and hundreds now e pxsyen,
our people are awake to the common sense
view of this question. Fellow. citizens, the for
d hnd this @ heps
those who help themselves" Even the Almigh.
ty cannot help those who will not help them.
TO the patriotism. the benevolence. the intel.
| ligence and self interest of our people we ap.
peal. The eyes OF the country are upon US at
ours shall be lacking. Let the rich give largely
Let the poor man send his mite.
es han they NJ eonrbu
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
worthy of their name and record The only re-
ciaton and will for the present direct its efforts
| Is the appreciation Of their own conscience anG
the earnest hope, that when their work is com.
peda dan be SAID Of them We'll done good
Address contributions TO Henry Ginder, treas
urer. or to any member Of the finance com
mtttee. CHAS. A. WHITNEY,
| President.
| CYRUS BUSSEY,
Chairman Executive Committee
4 ALBERT BALDWIN,
/ W B. SCHMIDT,
1 JAMES I. DAY,
| -- JULIUS WElS,
| 3. HERNSH EN-
| GEO. HORTER,
| EDW ARD FENNER,
Finance Committee.
JOHN g. HENDERSON. Recording Secretary.
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