The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17
SANITARY ASSOCIATION.
mptimentary Correspondence, ana
interesting Report Of the SAM
tary Inspector.

| Complimentary Correspondence, ana
interesting Report Of the SAM
tary Inspector. --#
The Citizens Auxiliary Sanitary Assoc'a-
tiou met yesterday at | p. m, Vice President
Fenner In the chair, and u quorum present.
| The following communication from ths DE-
psrtneut If improvements, together with the
ans wer thereto of the association. was read
| DEpAarMEsr OF IMPROVEMENTS, /
Room No. tG, City Han,
! New Orleans August ~, 1879,
Edward Fannnr. Esd Vice President New Or
! Ieans Auxiliary Sanitary A sspetatton:
| Dear Sri have lust returned from short
| trim North AMI hasten to return my THANKS 10
ths Nav Orleans Auxiliary SANITARY Assoela-
on. through you Its PRECEDENT t2r assl ,s d
! partment In clehninp the streets Ut The Fonrth
| District, during my hhaenfa.
| That the assistan 9 rnay he valuable to this
department. I would respectfully bog lenye '"
| make 10 you n few suggestions, witch. # tht.y
meet yonr apptpyai ann are aarf'9n o parfe ~
| ing a syst matte and complete cleansing OIL the
| city.
| men and carts be instrue oil BY you 70 fenort
to this department eaeh day upon, what streets
| and with whit nlImhar nf men and carts he has
| arrests be Will work that day. This will pre-
vent the lahnring force Of this department per-
! forming oyer. again the work done by the saul
tarv association,
With renawed assurances Of my appreotatinn
Of The valuable assistance md services ranhersh
tn this department. by The HeW Orleans Auvtl-
larry Sanitary Asseealian, [ have the honor to
remain,
Administrator Of improvements.
Per JAS. PpifioCK Secretary.
New ORLEANS. August Is. 1919
Hon. !. p. Houston. Administrator OF Improve
Dear Sir BY Instructions from Edward Fem
nor VIDE president Sanitary Association, have
tho honor to aok nos ledge reeeipt OF your com
thank you in the name Of the New Orlenna
Auxiliary Sanitary Association for the sss,r-
| anea Of your appreciation of It's efforts. and
your zeal In pushing All works Of sahttary
character
In reply to your suggestion That the officer 10
charge nf onr street "a ag shall ,svery day report
to your superintendent 40 as to nrrange each
days work to better advantage. Mr.. Elder our
chnrman OF ths committees In charge ot that
work +dastfes me to say tlat nj prhssnf bis men
arc working II TIM esntrs porto Of tha Fourth
District. AMI that IA soon M they eemplete that
section he will So order his work as to conform
strictly tn your Wishes.
| have tha honor te be. very respee July.
JOHN g. HENDERSON. Secretary.
The committees on streets and Ievees sub
mitted no special report. The new garbage
boat, having been completed, will be launched
on Monday next ut 2 y. m. The launch will
take place nj the opposite side Of the river
from the ferry landing mt the Watnrworks.
worry interesting report Of DR.. White. sani-
tary director OF the association, was read, as
follows:
NEW ORLEANS. August fG 1879
The sanitary director reportef that tho flying
inspection ind distnffction In finished.
First District. between New eanat and Foil
city to Claiborne. batwesn Now canal and Canal
street to GHivez Z=zZ
second Dsirlet, from river TO lroad
Third District. from riverto Bayou St John.
and down the river as far as Poland straet,
Fourth District. from river 10 Claiborne.
AL the thiekly populated portions CT the Fifth
xii he thiekly populated portions Of the sixth
The whole front of the Seventh District and
ten squares In depth from the river.
The portion af thu Fourth District from Philip
to Eighth stree. and Camp g Annanelaien. say
thtftv two sauaraR. WIS yesterday rs-disfnfeet-
tho grounds when not occupied by yegeta'ian,
aprinkled With n solution q say, ono gill of
disinfeetant e ak quarts q water. | recon.
mend that In the latter days Of the month or the
first week Of September. that this distinction
Of the whole city be repeated. With the expari-
enee acquired during the work just finished. It
has been Hsnertainsd that the repetition Of the
aisinfeeiion c4n be InBds nj decidedly legs cost
[ offer n fn statement of tho expensea of the
work just finished amounting to 1886 49,
Tho annual hones-to- house INSPECTIONS by
the Eoard nf Health having been nearly com
platea. md the ssrviess Of the sanitary y leo
of1leers being no longer necessary. by my rs-
quest nno of them ars Withdrawn to~day. |
Their services will be required in tho fying In
speetIon to take place about the end o. the
month. and as trey have experience and have
proved Themselves first-rhte officers. / recon.
mend that their commissions bs for the present
retained by the secretary. In case they desire te
tako further duty with the association aud the
Board of Hahth.
II desire to compliment the whole sanitary
force Of the Board Of HsAltb, both officers and
mon. for their fathfunesa. energy and an-
thusiasm diapHyed in carrying out the dsnt
faction. showing their clear appreciation of the
great interests involved In preserving the pub
lie health.
The total number OF deaths for the week end-
Ing August IL Is sixty-two. six Of Theses occur
ing mt tbs Charity Hospital. Six OF tho deaths
were caused by malarial fever.
no deaths from yellow f@Ver.
G.. Il. WHITE. M D.
Sanitary Director.
After electng Mr.. M. w. barton Il member
OF the auxiliary committee, the meeting ad-
journed until the next regular session.