The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-29
TIE S~AllYARlAHs.
Interesting Report Of the Commit.
tee on Flushing and Draining.
The Finance COMMITTEES Report the
Contributions Received Dur
ing the Preceding Week.

AuAlllArt SANITARY hssoc'ataon beiu hNs regular
weekly meeting last night. Chairman Busey
presiding.
The following communication. referred by
Mayor Patton to the committee, was read:
I#M# QuITMAr. Ga, February %. 1880,
Honorable Mayor of Nav Orleans:
Feeling certain that l can relieve your city
from yellow fever. AMI having lived In cities
dntln9 the fever apd prevented aud relieved 1t
fair salary. and shouli I MT do as 1 cay / don't
Ask pay. only my expenses paid. nhuuid this
meet your approval YOU can write at once. as |
would superintpni TIE entire city.
hest respectfully .mmosa i =
NV a9e II 80. and j am a native II Virginia.
This letter knocked the committee all Of a
heap" AZ Il were. The idea Of getting rid OF
the fever at a fair salary was too much Of an
idea to be taken In all at once. Mr.. Fenner was
the first 10 recover himself. and he moved the
reference Of the paper to DR.. White, medical
dlrector Of the association.
On the suggestion of the association inapee.
tor. Secretary Henderson waa Instructed to re-
aneet the administrator Of improvements to
remove the dead animals which had been
thrown on a dump heap In the neighborheod
Of the Jackson Railroad depot.
The complaint oil a citizen. whose name did
not appear on his comm unication. relative to
defective levees on Claiborne Canal. waH
referred to the city authorities. together
with a paper on the old systam Of flushing
rates IN the drainage canals. which was read
ana submitted BY Mr.. Peter Rose.
The committee on
vLusHtsa AND DISPOSAL, OF WATER
submitted the following Interesting report:
M. Chairman Y ,ur Committee on Flushing
and Dlsposa, If Water" In Other words the
COMMITTEES having. charga Of the important
wctk, ~ laying Z pipe alonx ,le front ~ tha
c..y. ~ WI, mans n An u y I'M i, 4 ts s,9sny SIMPLY wv nn a ,,v y
every street perpendicular I'd the river. and
thence directed At viii inty the ho,~ izontal
II which the Finance Committee began their
labor BY addrs's stuR a circular to the eltizena
collecting suhecrirttoea they have been steadily
Mt work endeavortng 10 perfect their tlans OF
operation. In doln. this some delay has been
occasioned by reason 81 'heir, Inability to d.:
E sr IN rasa .hs Ell, nk'e san A. WHEN a'r,.aa dhis su nasnihE sa c, ANA
through their neg tia, lone wtth the Oitv Water
Wulke Oumpany and the Louisiana lee Manu-
There can be no question that. with ample
meane at command. It would be advisable to
enter into a contract with the Weterworks dom.
through It BY a powerful engine under control
Your COMMITTEES have discussed, this point
with Mr., Toby, the president. and lts able en-
Rineer, Mr.. Moees Lane. But well distressed AZ
these gentlemen are ~ meet all raaHo able DE-,
NAHMWSt ~ 10 TNAttht W t1uL GV1nAnANtJF IAnh
thev cannot. In juattce To the interests Of their
atockholdera,, na,av q whom a,e doubtless
: aIl,sa ssd |p ,Se raasIs sae eenfcrm, t. t % chefs efsa san.
srsl en %sss;,aas las 4 s sU% maeh a ,e wsr tbs 81
BEEN .u ssaats He Il s1 Is a SHe,' e ssni a"a that ' no
practical rpenlts will be reached during the
coming snm,m y Your s.us omm I ,s.t ha ,ss, fbeele,
interest viii be. best promoted BY com rnenring
~ ley the wooden ,pina. ~ proposed by hen.
ana Avenue and running down the river front.
ae far se the funds In hand. from time to time.
Thee Lnuisiana lee Manufacturing Company
have evinced the moet liberal dispeeition, TO
meet the requirements Of your committed. We
Water from their works during all The summer
on 1879, which they again offer EratuitoMaly TO
this association In an Increased quantity for
of which we are now preparing TO utilize BY
laying about 1000 feet Of trunk. 40 feet Of which
In view Of ali the considerations recited. your
committee have decided TO supply the pine by
means OF a new aud powerful pump adequate
70 iev ,ne t ssyv,ee J tedEu.oeu street, re "a and n,ii Felicity VI road s"G
We would further report that the lower district
Or the city will be supplied from ~ %tndspend.
snt pump located u the vie'nity q me french
Your sommittee are fully impressed with the
great importance of the work intrusted TO their
charge, and beg to assure you that the efforts
they will make to satisfy the reasonable expec.
tAtions OF our ~ettizens will keep pace With the
meaus placed ut their Disposal,
IL your committee could feel assured that the
sum requisite to complete the line Of pipe the
entire front of the city will be contributed, the
work could be done to greater advantage and at
lesa cost.
W. have the pleasure 70 state that free per
mission has b .en granted by the city govern.
nent IA construct the necessary work under
the supervision ~ n. q. Brown. city surveyor.
10 whom we arc under obligation for his cheer.
ful and valuable assistance anu suggestions. :.
Your committee have to report that a trial of
the PROCESS Of securing the Toulouse draining
canal has proven 30 far entirely satisfactory,
and a more extended operation will. we hope.
enable us TO report a complete success by the
end or next week.
@ ~. WOODWARD,
EDWARD FENNER.
Mr.. Elder, of the committee. further reported
that the boat for e~leanipg the drainage canals,
authorized to be built by the committee. had
been constructed and had been tested for about