Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-24
SANITATION.
meeting OF the Executive Committee of
the Auxiliary Sanitary AssOcIa-
tiOn-Free BatbIng-SanItarY
Sergeant's Repositories.
ence COmmIttee-COurt
Square Hack Stands
Water Filters.

The executive committee of the legislative
council met at four O'Clock, IN the basement
room of No. IL Madison street, last even
ing. The following named gentlemen were
present: President James S. Prestidge, Cen
eral Cotton Greene. John L. Willins, J. r.
Goodwin and DR.. w. E. Boggs.
The committee on books for the Office re-
ported that they had procured the books and
engaged the services of George W. Reynolds
to be in the Office during business hours to
receive reports and write up the books.
FREE BATHS FOR THE PUBLIC.
General Greene reported as to public baths
that boat with false or movable bottom
could be procured at cost not exceeding two
hundred dollars. The committee was granted
further time to make a report
Sanitary Officer Broaddus made a report as
to work done during the past week on the
streets and alleys as follows:
SANITARY sERGEANT's REPORT.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Auxiliary SAM
tary Association:
GENTI.EMEN-I herein transmit to your honorable
BODY my TepSTt nom noon Tyne H. 1Sag up 70
weeks work Since my last report the eighteenth,
at Se my WOk Leg p eSe
with broken bricks; also cleaned up the alley and
saoo on eer of Beae a9d Sbby se
cleaned up pile of filthy mud left at the corner OF
Main and Linden streets Also, cleaned and swept
ling lime In the cutters where the hack and express
wagons stand, which had become yer3 offensive,
commencing at the corner of Main and South Court
to Second street, up Second to North Count street,
North Court TO Main street. down Main street to
South Court; also Monroe street, from the alley be
tween Second and Main streets. to Front street.
then commenced cleaning up Linden street, from
of the cutters in very filthy condition, into which
have thrown lime, and also around st. Patrick s
church. Have hauled one hundred and seventy loads
of dirt to the dump, and eighty loads Of broken
bricks to fill up holes with; total two hundred and
ffu nod For uuQa
June 81, 1879, total loads to the dump two hundred
and sixty, and one hundred and fitty-six loads of
broken bricks to fill up holes and eesspools with.
Paid out of the appropriation for the weeks work,
one hundred and eighteen dollars and nifty cents;
balance on hand, thirty-one dollars and nifty cents.
Respectfully, W. IA. BRCADDUS,
Sanitary Sergeant.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. tontaine offered the following resolu-
ton. which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the committee of conference be IN
structed to confer with the Taxi gDlsrict authori-
ties to their ability TO repair streets ana alley
and to report back TO the association If advisable
for them to make any further appropriation for this
object.
PRIvY VAULTS.
The question of privy vaults on premises
was generally discussed by the members of
the committee. Several cheap plans for privy
vaults were presented, especially by Rev. DR..
Boegs, who had given the subject close at
tention and no little study. These discus
sions were INDUCED in with a view TO recon-
mend some cheap but effective plan to the
public. Dry earth was regarded as the great
deodorizer for water-clesets.
COURT SQUARE HACK-sTAED.
General Greene offered the following reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, The use by the public hacks OF the
streets surrounding Court square is destructive to
shade trees and Is otherwise nuisance; therefore,
Resolyea, That the committee of conference be In-
structed to consider the expedency of having public
stands set apart by the city authorities for public
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
CHEAP FILTERER.
DR.. Boggs referred to the ilterer which he
is part inventor Of, and stated that the cost
of each flterer would be about four dollars
and fifty cents at wholesale, or five dollars
each. 1t would filter from twelve to fifteen
gallons Of Wolf river water daily.
How to utilize the ilterer so as to furnish
the poor with pure water was the object Of
the discussion. 1t was asserted that ordinary
cistern water, as used In Memphis, was not
bit for drinking purposes on account OF impu-
rites. The water from filter-bucke passes
through coarse and fine sand, bed of char
coal and into cistern at the bottom, hold
ing some two gallons of purified water. The
amount of water filtered daily would be SUI
fcient for any ordinary family.
Mr.. Willins offered the following resolu-
ton on the subject:
ResoIvad That a committee of three be appointed
to suy2eSt some means to induce the public to
filtered hydrant instead of eisternWater, and how
cheap filter can be furnished for the purpose.
The resolution was adopted, and the presi-
dent appointed a committee as follows:
Messrs. Willins, J. r. Goodwin and Dave
Eiseman.
On motion the committee adjourned to
meet at four o'clock on Monday afternoon
next.