The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
FINANCIAL REPORT.

Hardee and Messrs. Booth and Marks.
II FINANCIAL REPORT
Mr. Marks submitted the annual report of
the finance committee. 1t showed the total
receipts for 1879 to be $30.G4O #, against
s32, 752 81 ID 1878. The deficiency Is accounted
for by a falling off In the receipts at the Mis-
ssslppl river station and la the Office Of re-
| corder of births deaths aud marriages. The
| expenditures for the year reached S29,2SS TO-
| against $50 0G5 80 of the year before. Liabil-
tiles Of the board. 81 957 10; assets. S4,479 or
The report was received and adopted.
| DISTRICT INSPECTORS REPORTS.
/ Mr. Booth, from the committee appointed
| to examine the reports of the sanitary inspec-
tors, presented report, which may be cum
married. as follows:
FIRST Distrlct-The death OF Officer Jarreaud
| has caused retardation OF December inspec-
tions. The health Of the district has been
very good and complaints regularly attended
| to. The number OF inspections and re inspeC-
| tiOns for 1879 were 36 God population found In
district 52,3A. wooden houses 1000, brick 1927.
| Dlslnfeetants have been freely used In the
district.
| Second Distriet-This district has enjoyed
| good health and been entirely free from dis
ease. The house to house inspection will be
completed by the first OF June next, 80 as to
| produce entire cleanliness. The eiea Ing and
| deepening of the canals by summer is urged.
| The total number of deaths In the district for
| December was go and the principal causes
were pneumonia and consumption, being IL
and II respectively.
| Third District-The Inspector claims this
| to be the healthest district In tho city, an
opinion In which the committee conceded
and recommended an inquiry into the mat
ter. Iii public places were reported In good
condition and an additional officer recon-
| mended. Consumption and diphtherla have
been prominent among the causes OF death,
and also loss by coal oil explosions.
~, 1t,fn It,,ni Iaynt
deaths I'm the month, aud no contagious dis
eases The inspector claims the need OF the
officer taken from him, as he thinks there Is
need for him.
Fifth District Sanitary condition good and
house cleaning encouraging. The inspector
favors utilizing the winter months for domes
tic cleaning, aud tho committee recommends
the same.
Sixth District Health Of the district good.
The Waterworks do not extend to this dis
trlct, and the people depend upon clsterns for
their water supply. Private reservoirs and
diaries freely visited. The total mortality
for the month was twentysix, of which five
were from consumption and two from diph-
liberia.
Seventh District Inspections continued
and the district In good health. The diaries
are visited weekly, aud the Jail and vaults
have been found In good order. Out of 142
nusances reported 12G were promptly abated.
LOOKING FOR THEIR SALARIES.
New ORLEANS, December 49, 1879.
President and Members of Board Of Health;
t1entIemen-We. the undersigned, sanitary
officers employed by the Board of Health.
appeal to your honorable body to come to our
relief.
Having performed our duty faithfully, and
having no other means TO support ourselves
and families than our monthly wages, find |
ourselves at the door of starvation, having
been refused our salaries for the month of
November by the city administration. under
the plea that the appropriation for the Board |
of Health had been exhausted
Respectfully submitted,
N. WOODY Il. GONZALES,
$. KOHLHAAR, Ill. +. EVANS,
g. CURTIS, IL. ID. ALLEN,
HENRY BARARRE, L.. 7. GAILLARD.
Mr. Marks moved It's reference to the
finance committee, with instructions that they |
hold q conference with the city authorities.
DIR. Chopin said that he had the assurance
or the Mayor that the matter would receive
earnest attention, and Mr.. Marks's resolu-
ton was then adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Booth offered q resolution to the effect
that the expediency OF establishing under
ground sewerage being yet q pending ques-
tion, that citizens be invited to cooperate
with the sanitary inspectors In keeping their
premises clean and observing existing ordi-
nances. Adopted.
Mr. Booth also offered resolution indors-
ing the citizens plan of flushing the cutters,
to the effect that there should be an abundant
supply of river water for flushing purposes
and fresheniDg the drainage Of the canals,
and that In this work the Citizens Assoeia-
tlon will have the cooperation OF the board.
Adopted.
THE cITY's HEALTH.
The president made his statement respect
ing the health of the city for the preceding
week, and stated that the record OF the year
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