The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-22
TIE SlBlFlRlLIs.
The Weekly Meeting Of the Ex'
ecutive Committee.
Haport Of the Finance COMMITTEES Ac
knowledging Contributions 70
the Association Fund.

.n0mmttce Ok the New Orleans Auxiliary nanl-
|tAry Association was held lsst night Chairman
Dussey presiding. The CHAIR announced the
nfesenoe OF Br. Uhaa. Smart. surgeon United
otates army. who haa come % New Orleans lor
tho purpose OF analyslng the waters Oh pupio
and private cisterns. etc.
/ srha following letter. received on the day OF
ana. wss read BY Secretary Henderson:
New ORLEANS. February 10. 1870.
q. n Henderson. Becre,ary New Orleans Aux
Hilary Sanitary Association;
flsur sir = oura " the eighteenth instant re-
eelyed. Halt a gallon ~ water y ~. emalisst
quantity that can manage 70 Operate On sA,ts-
hSefprily. II ciatetn water, paaae state Tor the
neffectlon Of my record. how cid when laat
5aNaned out II lead uiuea are connected with VI
/ mcfsfial OF which sI.tarn lie constructed; COY
Sred Or open n any MEASURES ara taken hy ~,
ST o,herw s,er Y r w. an ~se from
l pflvv or ctablea or any ether source OF I'M
&hss,a inrniahad and analysed " would be In
nnnnihie "a attain the rbjaat fnr whioh have
here wh,as y 70 firm "a 'E," ,nis e 81 '1
ksve stated to the health board. the aecreary
al which Ia now systematica. y supulytnG me
VIII samples, that roma'def ,he Il plan tpr
II certain numbef " SAMPLES from public
cisterns or welIe II such existed,
a series from public buildings or IRON
4 NaRtern which auuplad large nu nhets OF people.
~ from public echoola. aeTlums. cehventa.
W mfxnuDG, clio.
u series from ciptarna of wall-ts-do real
<yente. whoee water eupp'y won d necessarily
repreeept Tho better class ot waters
n lot from the poorer eaAHaa or the c'tY,
whose rnnfa and eieternH may be- Ia lasa perfect
1. Ham,ple. from cistarpa connected with
houeee In witch ty pho. alal ial fever, adynamie
feInittent diphtbeiia are or have been pre-
vaiiing. The apueara te e"v'f mo y, Wn 20.
viHh ID hays water examined, would Ut obah'Y
i 70 away from the city with large eeries ., No
sna s,e i"ss t nesgpc & h Ia.
II Kindly arranged to fuintHh the aamp'ea.
" sQhRll endeavur 10 eKam,n. SUCH ~ the Anx
IN lltNry Sanitary may sand mo. .
. ssrv anse '"e h'"'' CHARLES SMART.
Captain and Assistant Surgeon,
The report of the Medical and Surgical AaHo
elAsion committee on sanitation. which hat
beep forwarded to the executive committee. was
ssAd.
FOR the drainage Of the city the committee
eommen,a and recommends Surveyor DHame
0Oprtss plan which has already been published
y IL recon m,euaa the extensive u an'ing ant
cultivation of Il variety OF the Huoalyptus tree
u thNt ali cistern water be filtered before heini
ueed, and hat all claterna be pertadtcaliy N
specten- II further recommends va. NM nraa
ant eretam III garbage removal be 60 nttnnnt
until n better In possibla. that attention be
given to the construction of aehools and sohoo
SOneetin hygiene the inapect'on Of butain1e
usOd as residences. and tho cnndemninE ~
a euOh whore mode Rud III amer ~ onnaIIun ION
are likely to create disease among the Inmates
< The report was received aud referred to .
"A ! apeciAl com mitine compnaed " Measra. Fehne1
and FnratA.l and Dr. White.
MI. HOrter, chairman OF the committee nf
00hference, to which waa entruatsd tho Inea.
4 Hon of the removal Of ballast from the levee
reported that Administrators Behan mad agree
ShAt the association ahoud have oil bal last De
pCeited an the wharf for tho hnnet lt of ne CITY
Mr.. Elder. chairman of tho fnah'nE commit
tNn reported that the commtttee waa neRotia
y fine with the Waterwor ka Company to get then
Ia Law the pipes along the levea.
s DR.. White, sanitary director. reported ma
81 Ahe rchnol-housea IN the First. Second ms
Fourth Dia,rtcta had all haen dstnfected. ant
that tho nut sance growing out OF the ~ suthlet
lna Of cattle ut tho corner OF uelaSbatse ant
HNspEtne ptreets had been ahatea =.
fssr the Information OF certain members. MI
Baldwin. chairman " ne hnancs nommlvu q,
aaseaanent and collection Of contributions fron
cotton factors gave ASSURANCES that tne In
dividuAl contributions would. from time y
time. be increased ~ or 10 per cent anu tnA
the cotton factors would keep pace with an
other ctaaa of merchants In the city.
Mr.. Horton reported that owing 10 me ias
NO etaps had been taken by the authorized OH
S,iAle looking to the removal of the garbage %
Judge Kbcll's lot, n.,..
ing report acknowledging contributions:
New ORLEANS. February a, 1880
The finance committee Of the New Orlean
s Auxiliary Sanitary Association beK leave 70 Ac
knowledge the following aubsc, irtions 70 Iund
81 isao. since the fourteenth instant to date. In
4 New Orleans City Railroad Company -. 81 .oo
u AuHuat KoeniH II Bro, .,.,,.-.t.,s-.'. .