The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-04
THE DRAINAGE QUESTION.
"A Mass Meeting of Citizens to Con-
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a Mass Meeting of Citizens to Con-
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The meeting Of citizens called by the New
Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Association. to take
into consideration the important question OF
tho drainage 81 the ely. was held last night at
81 Patrick's Hall. and was well attended.
The attendance included representatives
from the Ladies' Physiological Society. Medi-
cal and Surgical Association. city administra-
zion. Board OF Health. Cotton Exchange
Brokers Exchange Chamber OF Commerce. and
number Of the Oonve ntion delegates.
The meeting was called to order BY Hon.
Cyrus Bussey. who In stating the objects said:
The merchants and business men Of New Or
j leans looked forward to the time when New
Orleans shall have connection with Texas. and
deep water at the mouth Of the river. and be-.
come what she should be. the second city in the
Union. In order to fulfll her destiny 1t was
necessary that New Orleans should be- made a
healthy place to live In. Physicians had said
that many OF the diseases causing death were
preventibIe. and could be done away with by a
proper d, stem OK drainage. This system could
be easiiy carried and perfected IL the necessary
money could be obtained. The meeting had
been called for the purpose Of placing before
the people Of this city the necessity for this
drainage.
DIR. HOLT
was introduced and spoke at length on the alb
soiute necessity Of cleaning the city. hercu-
Iean task. he pronounced It. but the results
which would follow would we'll repay the
labor
The health Of the city was the city's wealth j;
indeed. 1t was the bedrock on which rested all
the commercial prosperity of New Orleans.
The people we're beginning to wake up to their
duties lii respecuto the sanitary condition Of the
and II was because this fact was realized. and
because 1t was considered good citizenship for
imam to give what he could of his store for the
general public good that the New Orleans Aux
I Hilary Sanitary Association appealed to their
esshy ana ne ely
had sanitary condition. and of the deaths which
resulted. Az they were caused by bad sani-
Nv spoke also, Of the suffering Of the poor
= crowded Ia badly ventilated houses. In streets
poorly drained or not drained .a at 81;
Il tery Association to bring about better order
of things. and place New Orleans where she
for putting this CITY In proper sanitary condi.
! ton was thorough system Of drainage sys;
Il som o. sewerage. which would drain off the foul
& tween citizens and citizens. but 1t was one Be.
B sMeen the citizens and nature Nature said you
ns sss tK,eeg clean garment get rid OF this foul
and k'f your health. Ii must Be done: let II cost
ssnousands or millions VII dollars, Ii must be-
S0as. ena the people must do It. This drain
s~Ss,.W siHss5 was no experiment: Its beneficial
w u nsa been demonstrated In many cities
~ Nv Sxamnie y was only necessary to refer
1e 5ssskSo M Wners before drainage was secured
sfco 1ssan rete was the frigntfuI one Of Id IN
a oshs spe sss 9 The ehssy Of the people,
n0alth and wealth. ina n eoink ahead, gaining
Poysrt1 soa haT NV Misery .ssnsss e ana
81 ~ war when the people Wsrs rsat. Tor before
sas en- passed city and nae
oonclusion Id sa II dsathhi at impsossment