The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-08
THE SINEWs OF WAR.

ruEY ARE NEEDED BEFORE ANI-
THING CAN BE DONE TOWARDS
THE SANITATION OF
NEW ORLEANS.
Yesterday. according to announcement. the
committees Of the New Orleans Sanitary Asso-
citation and OF the Board Of Health met ne oley
administration Id the Mayors parlor 20 con
slider the measures to be adopted toWaras Tug
sanitization of the city. The interview occupled
nvar two hours. and resulted 10 the conclusion
That no conclusion could Dc arrived ~ untll ~
ahnuld be known how much money could De
raised for the purpose
RI answer ID the requirements OF the situa-
fon ~ expressed III the minutes Of the SAM
tarv Association. read By Mr.. George Horter.
Administrators Houston. Marks and Behan re-
rlied iii effect that they had been anticipated In
"a far as the repairing Of Bienvile street.
along the line OF the railroad. was concerned,
and that the paupers' cemetery matter would
be- settled BY establishing new cemetery on the
Metairie Ridge. on grounds forming part Of the
Orleans Park.
During the conversation which ensued Dr..
Chopin, the president of the Board OF Health.
and Mayor Patton. spoke of the exaggerated
reports that had been made concerning the Lo-
Gust street cemetery: that It was useless to ex-
pend two Or three thousand dollars to I'LL up the
Il cemetery since new one was to be provided
for. The trouble arose from the working O. me
crawflsh into the ground. to avoid Wnicn y
would be necessary to dig graves SIX feet deep.
Al to the exposure OF dry bones II was matser
to DO observed In almost every Cemetery Wnere
underground burial occurred. The evils COM
claimed Of. DE-. Chopin said, would cease 90 soon
a burying In the cemetery was stopped AZ the
request of DR.. Chopin, OOL y, .. naruee
/ fc. I'll Of the Board Of Health, read paper IN
g. ,,,+p ia anh;oot undar eonsidera-
tion. which was in the following words:
The sa r ioE rs @ &C. s snd
trIcata that il is exceedingly difficult to deter
mine what things are best TO BE- done even TO
: ~ HE nnly true panacea Tor our ills undoubt-
adly lies id the establish ment and maintenance
III 4 perfect system OF drainage and every other
sanitary Improvement must be more or less
snbordinate In The end to this ono Indispensable
Work. It is estimated that at least three mil
Hons q dosEs VIII r. s,anaan for e Phe enre
~, Area. but "a It ia utterly out OF the
nI,astini1 is provide for this permanent Inn
nnaIled 1T course TO adopt such temporary. ex-
nedients dis viii better our sanitary conditions
for The lime being. and we should be 80 gov
armed In the expenditure OF the limited means
mMsaantinn shai bs given to the future useful
ness q works % may Be underak tba; ~
mnnev raised BY voluntary contributions 10 not
IL b Id entirely frittered away IN temporary
works bnt TINT plans ste
nanf enforcement in our sanitary condition,
there viii csrtaiuiy De more willing spirit
nced BY our benevolent citizens to te
a All a Tor which We have been brought to-
eeiher IL conference; :, noptan = s,n;aot j II
discussed at present. and one which has al
ready received prominent consideration BY the
sun 1zs1s for Sanitary purposes. The Board Of
HanIth has lor two years past repeatedly. de-
afen ~ o III straats 81 INA cty by water from
t feM issssippi river and its faith In the great
i ~ hanaf,ta ia Ia derived therefrom. The
plan u ioE flushing me n
oiannv 10th an account OF The water not being
snmn,ad IN snffieienf auantities and on account
5ianp IA fha work heing conducted In such de.
9 Z, ~ amnar ia irrigation to be effective
mnst IL = Nous 40 that the water will flow free
# sDnstraeed gatssg Ha Of og rs
na II aaat tram IN ,rst al ADril to the rst
nefa n The water from the kissssp river
utlllzea as y sn9n.a aesyannar and wanld nc
aa 1nbth III The maans of saving d large amour
81 labor Or nc now expended ID street cleaning
WHICH WI, pe ~ nesed non iha draining ma
er,eased nu ~ sa .poeeu upo1 80
then arises y as e tne h hess a ans
most econGioa NJ pi - n tRat tha lateral q
. ns ~ ra.ts Ia shaI receive fla benefits
GTosSW!se. se.9ntS Dna ttar Srhinb nan + salts
tns arran = bY certain local fixtures an,
s-ao.ationa hns The main point first is to dc
sermine new ana py ~ annnisd and If wha
aat 81 lie rsauired works can b
texecnIeu. 49, 49, frorn narro,,ton I,
ne lronsafe aho rno 10 miles ard al lare
nnrtlan a this distance il suburban. II
poaa.mooa a4a,sahia * "anfina fha IRRIGATION t
Meeeu aas,s aiu Urnnniataa SECTIONS al the city
ny II tba nmnst rom Louisiana Avenue to Es
an e. atreat about half of the entire munici
~ Pt s.. eo ana cnvarinr tha heads Of abou
apa ~, anenaa sa s H
MI y mS :, the Miaaissippi river durin
Il. LIE ~. Inoo " ~ ~, n,S aarr atI \, al 4