The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14

In connection with the matter Mr.. Horte
spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman-Looking to the continued i'm
ief seems to prevail that Il Il can Be- KEEP
healthy we will have an early and very larg.
fal! business, 1t then becomes the duty OF 81
the general health. the first and most impor
tant requisites. are good sanitary condition
OF all premises. with air and water absolutely
done. how apt the most OF US are to omit givint
forbidding the throwing q trash. kitchen offal
streets and cutters. Let every one hold thell
servants responsible. and particularly let every
one who may have side or back entrances to
their premises. see that the kitchen slops are
not made 9 nuisance to neiRhbors when pass.
ing. as is the case with many prominent resi-
The able report Of DIR. Smart on pure waters
certainly should be sufficient. for every one tc
provide a charcoal flterer and cutoff to bile
cistern.
A member OF your committee. In company
with DR.. Smart. visited the nuisance wharf a
few days since for samples Of river water above
and beloM the nuisance boat. at the supply pipe
stream for analyzation. We found at the wharf
MI. Langles. to whom We SPOKE Of its horrid
sn 70 p Si as nSs knas AID 9 P
focal matter from the barrels and boat that was
then being washed into the river within about
two blocks Of hs supply Pipe Of the Water
past and around 1t. and among the shipping
lying along the river fronts, was sufficient to
Justify the Sanitary Association to protest to
the City Council against the continuance OF the
wharf at Robin street.
This member OF the committee also said to
tsat tn h Ne Valves Of tse
Which be ala not admit, but said he knew the he;
Jaw ea ere 70 xa saa We nah
CURED II there was no one here to look after It.
He replied: The. Inspector Of me Board OF
He did not wish to imp]icate any one"
Again yesterday this member of your COM
mittee visited the nuisance wharf, In company
learned T that the nuisance e boat Is dumped a.
the wharf. and as near to 1t as can be and be
gone as short time as possible. The mode Of
bottom. Of fourteen Inches diameter. controlled
by valve on top. This valve seems to be a
convenient means Ct making the boat hold any
venience OF distributing the contents along the
river on her way down.
Now, Mr. Chairman, whether the water drawn
for the supply OF our citizens be more or less
defiled by the. proximity Of the suction pipe to
the nuisance boat. ts not question that will
the bare thou eht of it is disgusting. To promote
an increased use OF the water supplied by the
COMPANY; SHOULD ih be sthe aim
greater need Of an ample. continuous. never
failing supply and 1t can only be obtained from
The following, introduced by Mr.. Ginder,
was adopted:
Resolued, That the General Assembly be
memorialtzed to pass general act
OF the present general law with
to the organization Of corporations for
purposes Of public improvement In such a
way as to allow the formation OF corporations
In any municipality OF the State for purposes
Of drainage, sewerage and land reclamation,
with such additional provisions as may enable
such corporations to invite capital from
abroad as we'll as at home.
The flushing committee submitted the fol-
lowing report relative to the
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE wATERwORKs COM
PANY,
and other matters appertaining to the subject
In their charge:
NEW ORLEANS, March Is. 1880. i
The last report Of your committee. On the