The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-07
NEW ORLEANS FRIDAY. FEBRUARY z, 1870

one lately used has been carried off by high
water. Not case of small pox. owing to the
thorough system OF fumigation and disinfee-
tion praeticed.
DIR. r.. A. BAYLEY.
inspector Of the Sixth District says:
The district is free from epidemic and CON
tagious diseases. The last cases OF yellow fever
ing OF the old Jefferson City hall and market
involved the sanitary Office and contents in the
general loss OF property The present report
is. therefore. somewhat imperfect from lack OF
sanitary records. etc.
DIR. II. L. METCALF.
superintendent Of the Seventh District reports :
Now that clear weather has set In, the streets
nre dry; 1t would be great improvement Il the
street commissioners would clean the hlthy
cutters. The jail needs new floor and roof.
Three cas es Of yellow fever were reported this
month. but they were not found to be true No
DIR. HERRICH
coal oil INSPECTOR. reports as follows for the
month OF January:
Number OF lots gauged and inspected :. 1o6
Barrels gauged and inspected. ........... 2CO5
Tin cases gauged and inspected. ........ 2.506
Gallons found above 1o5 degrees flash
Below flashing point. s0.y74
Total gallons gauged. ed.................. 16,4ss
Inspection Tees 1895 9f
Not yet collected ..-.................... SO 4G
Collections Of work for January. ...,..... 2f2 81
Collections OF work for December r-...-.s.. II 81
Total collections. ......................s s22e SO
The plans. specifications and profes OF the
works to be let out on Saturday are completed
| and ready for the inspection OF bidders at the
| Office cf the State Board Of Engineers.
Gen. Beauregard, ,Adiutant General OF the State
militia has, since his return from New York
| been steadily occupied In preparing his plans
In good earnest for the furtherance OF bis ideas
relative to the military interests OF Louisiana
The annual report OF the Board OF Health is In
the hands OF the printer. and will be out In
| few days.
There still remains one tax collector who has
not yet settled his accounts with the Auditor.
The employees of the State office wonder hOy
| they will be paid and when, owing TO the In
junction taken by the district judges against tn
| payment of all. except the warrants OF constitu
| tional officers, to be drawn on the genera fund
Gov. Nichols signed yesterday act No. Is. pro
vidfng for the pro rata payment OF the tDtereS
| fund. The act Is promulgated In this morn
| ing's edition.
Whilst some workmen were testing with 6
| lamp the gas-pipe in the room adjoining tina
| occupied by the Treasurer, a leak was st uck
and Immediately the escaping gas took fire ant
for some seconds blazed furiously.. The fiam'
was extingushed, however. without damage t.
| on the wall next TO the pipe.
| Senator Mitchell, chairman OF the Senat.
| Committee on Auditing and Supervising. hai
| been. since the adjournment OF the Legislature
| occupied in issuing certificates on the contin
gent fund He has nearly com pleted his labors
| II will take the clerks OF both houses abou
| five days more to complete the work OF enroll
ing and putting in shape the various bill
| passed.