The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-07
TIE SlHl1lRIlBS.
Report Of the Committee on Flush
Ing Relative to the Leyee
Water Pipe.

The Executive Committee Of the New Orleans
Auxiliary Sanitary Association held its regular
weekly meeting last night. Chairman Bussey
presiding.
Communication from X. w. Jones. applying
Tor the position OF chemist to the Association,
was referred to DR.. White sanitary director.
There was read communication from Mr..
Stoddart Howell informing the committee that
Just after the war line Of water pipes had been
laid by the city on the levee. from the Water.
works to point below Canal street. He held
that this line was the property Of the city. and
the Waterworks Company had no valid claim
to II. The letter also referred to tho methods
suggested In past years for draining the city
It was referred to the committee on flushing.
Thecommittee on flushing submitted the fol-
lowing interesting report relative to
THE WATER PIPE ON THE LEvEE.
Your COMMITTEES btE leave 70 report, hat. IN
com plan W with splution UasBad by Finan ~
held With Mr. Nd. Toby pre- idsnt Of tho Water.
works Company, o. which i occasion es proposi.
pipe and the erection Of ap engine for the pur
pose OF Hushin the. cutters OF the city. az IL
committee. aud which is submit ted herewith.
The proposition on thu part Of thl. commit-
tee, az detailed "a satd journal. resulted Ia an
to be- fnaiiy raiias BY i resolution Of tie board
OF directors. and to be approved by this Assoc
citation. that tho work therein described is to be
progresses 10 its f1nat Q mplefton, to DO on or
about juno l. for the sum u s4b 900
Your committed have not a. yet received offi.
eiAl notice from the president OF the Water
works Company OF the ratification Of the pr opo-
sition. but feel assured Of Its early eontlrma-
In ID accordanee With the by. laws Of this asso.
ciati,n the acts OF your commit go require
formal ra,,sat,9nn mi q yonr executive commit
and We respsc fully submit our action FOR your
approval Tho practical effect OF THE arrange
ment n the contamination 81 an object which
ablest aud most eminent citizens. engineers
aud officials during the past quarter Of cea-
tury; aad We look liz, iorwa,d With happy antlcpa.
prosperity and reputation OF the city.
Your committee beg to further report that the
process Of iluAhinE and securing tho Toulouse
drainage canals by the use OF the boat. con-
structsh for that express purpote. has pro-
ceeded favorably and sattsfaotorily. haviog 10.
AZ 90 nn 1o q s s9n nch@ Of
mile In conseaasnos 81 delays usual GI 70 new new
obstraetons ~ bridses. stnmps. etc. and inter- e
a.e wheel. the actual working time DURING the
hours. during which time the aggregate amount
OF material removed from the cana. Ia estimated
IT 2222 cubic yards. being IN average Of 100
The I predicted difio;uty from accommodations
Of deposit about the drainage wheel and In the
tall race has not YET been reported to us ~
The results thus far convinces your commit
ad sna ell the
dfnlnaxe canal and render them healthful and
inoffensive. whenever the flushing gates and
drainage wheels can DO put into active concur
rent operation.
In response to an inquiry by Mr.. Hender-
son. Mr.. Fenner stated that the committee was
arranging for the flushing OF the Lower Dis
trict. and that every one could rest assured that
Il would be attended to.
Mr.. whitney said that Mr.. Toby. president OF
the Waterworks Company. had stated that he
charged himself with the flushing OF the city
below Canal street.
The report was adopted and the action Of the
committee approved by unanimous vote.
Secretary Henderson read the following
COMMUNICATION FROM TuxPAN.
TuxpAN. February IS. 1880.
DR.. @. D. White. New Orleans. La:
Dear Si-On my return home from my visit
tho board Of health. and surgeon to the hos.
bosns q +
COMPOSED Of some Of our most intelligent and
wealthiest merchants.
toned to me while Ia New Orleans. and what
the members OF the New Orleans Auxiliary AS
ISOLATION proposes to 90 regarding quarantine
summer. and gave them my ideas. the same
proposed while there. viz: to look we'll to the
sanitary condition OF our port. and particular
Orleans.
The board has expressed not only It's Wiling
ness TO cooperate with you but a strong desire
4 a nd les NVrf tr In kNnn
any plan which you may. through your Board
OF Health or that Of the Auxiliary Association.
pr;Guose that WI! prevent onr vessels from
there is no epidemic or contagious diseases ex-
listing ia this port or vicinity.
will pledge myself to give a trus statement Of
the health OF the port. In form OF certificate, to
each and every captain sailing from here to
which the vessel, cargo and crew may be at the
Time OF sailing.
Now. any par. your. people may see proper to
adopt we stand ready aud committed to con.
form to that will prevent us from unjust deten-
ton a. your Quarantine Station.
am anxious that New Orleans should take
than one: but the principal one are that the
interest here is more closely allied to that OF
New Orleans than to that Of any other Gulf
It is naturally the port at which all Mexican
ports should trade: hence the Importance Of q
we'll regulated quarantine. as we'll as CONNER
ciAl international cooperation on the part OF
and ship-owners Of both countries,
md some one must move the measure or 1t
will remain as 1t has been for the past two
years. and We may get our mails or druas rs
best we can for OF least four or five months In
the year.
trust. Doctor you will take interest enough
In US down here to give the case little OF your
valuable time. which l trust We will In some
Way or other be able o reciprocate. Allow me
to return you my sincere gratitude for the fne
points and scab Of vaccine matter received
from DR.. =. L. Griffin. Of Fond Du Lac. Wis,
good Results from ahe pons
In which there has not yet been a failure. but
with the crust. only about one half the cases In
which 1t was applied has taken. bnt In those
cases where 1t did take the result has been ex-
cellenr. As soon - complete my experiments
according to the doctors request. will report
to him the results.
We have some cases of small pox In town yet,
and some Of measles: and / have seen three