The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-16
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMoORAT FRIDAY, APRIL 1e 1850

National Board OF Health is tnecni petent TO
confer such puwer, the negative reply TO the SEQ.
end grpposition = cannot AZ be addqeed az evidences
that the Board OF the State Of Louisiana is un-
willing 70 eo-operate with the National Board
Of Health In legal or sanitary quarantine
While the State OF Louisiana possesses arar-
antlne buildings on the Mississippi river, which
have already cost over sixty thousand dollars
1881, ,UoB) ths building aud appliances for the
snip Island .auarantine have. not .y,,t been
areetef. aud the efficiency or value OF the Ship
Island quarantine has yet to hs demonstrated
should nsstil,e absolute control OF the com
merce Of the Missssipp river from the nor'h-
err. confines of Louisiana to the Cult OF Msxi-
60, the mere ordering of vessels back to Ship
Island, which attempt to come to this port Ia
conrayention to their tules. might result In
driving ne eontnetcs Of the Mississiupl valley
tnn. New York Baltimore. Norfolk. Charleston
and gavannah.
com munication OF The inptnber Of the National
B B,arh OF Health, the President Of the B,ard of
Health of the State OF Louisiana urged the
rsferenee OF the papor to the Attorney General
of the State
On motion Of Mr., /. ". Maras the board en-
powered The President to refer thu eomInuntea.
Health to the Attorney General Of the State OF
Louisisna. with the request that his legal opin.
Ion be furnished at the earliest practicable mo
In obedience to the preceding resolution.
have the honor to place In the hands Of the At.
M. Bemss. NJ. D.. together with certain manu-
seript aud printed documents relating to the
Ship Island duarsnine and The acts of Congress
National Board of. Health.
'''' A''p'''' JoshpH JONES, NJ. B..
President Board Of HEALTH 8 ate OF Il 1uIsiana.
Communication, said DR.. Jones'. from the
Coneul OF Sweden and Norway. had been re-
eeived eoneernine the Il, intpre tyr. policy s. oi The the
not yet adopted O policy. but what they would
do would .bs Just and With due regard to all Ia.
Ss, the hss ssnes sssn q gss
his cordial co operation. Dol; Oolllns. Adminis-
traitor OF improvements had given similar as
city as far ~ The low rate Of taxation which the
81 OF New Orleans is authorised tg impose
would al ow him to oso. Dr. Jonas said that the
had examined the river front from Lguislana
Avenue to Common street and found things In
good condition the, garbage boats also
point sanitary polteemea before making, such
apt tointments. The elty, had appropriated only
sio 900 for the use Of the board: the sanitary IN
speetufs and police cost s. annually. He
Thought that It would be necessary that. the
sanitary inspectors should Inspect at the river
waye and Ct the head Of caps 81 w.
coat OF employing the sanitary officers,
. Dr. Jones aiso, presented claim from DR.. Y
II. Lemonnier formerly secretary of the board.
for a balance due him,
4 report was received from Mr. Brewster.
chairman of the comnittesa,, recommending
wharf At Lisarii street. Adopted,
On motion of COL Marks the president was
empowered TO make the appointments recon-
Or. Fornento moved that the COMMITTEES on
eonte, enee be Increased to five members,
Adopted, aud Doctors .Formento and Davidson
app0inted ss the additional members.
DIR. Formento moved that a standing commit.
tee uf three to receive the reports of district
sanitary inspectors be appointed. and after
studying the same make concise reports thefe-
Dr. Davidson moved that the district officers
aa % es sse
tors.'' Adopted.
Dr ForInento moved the creation of a stand
Ing com mittes on street cleaning.
DR.. Jones said that COL Collins was very anx-
ious that su ,h a committee should be appoint
ed. aud that 1t would serve TO do bin justice.
The motion was with drawn. Dol. Marks hav-
ing expressed 1T "a his opinion that members
would not fad the time to give to the duties
Doe5,rs Formento, Davidson anu Shepherd
we're named as the committee on sanitary In
spactors' reports.
Dr.. rormento's motion to appoint commit
tee on streets was taken u . again and DR.. Fur-
mentc appointed a committee OF one for the
purpnae
Dr. Y. r.. Lemonniers claim was referred to
0n motion OF Mr.. Brewster It was agreed that
aenmmittee OF two be app 1inted to consider. In
connection with the Administrator OF Uum-
meree. into the con tition OF the French Matket.
The election OF quarantine officers OF the
higolets and the Atchafalaye was fixed for next
DR., Jones requested that each member should
consider the. question OF quarantine In order
that they might be PREPARED when the mater
came up for settlement He also urged the
consideration. OF the question OF harbor In
spection Of ships.
Mr. Brewster suggested that physicians who
,,,ln In, vi al 10 In
port be required 10 make report OF the condt
tion OF sueh vessels. The law on the subject. It
"is Dr. osber a moved TO 10 amend he Rules Of the
board to require physicians visiting public or
charitable institutions TO report cas- ss Of mala-
rial fever In addition to other diseases.
The chair announced that he appointed
Messrs. Brewster and Hernandez aud DIR. Beatd
on the COMMITTEES on the French Market
Mr.. Horter. from the Sanitary Association.
offared the following:
NJ. hesident-We believe there .ls an ordi-
nance of the Board OF Health In existence that
requires the owner Or builder to have q permit
trom this board before the ERECTION OF build
Ing can be proceeded with. This permit,. We
think is b tssd on q certifle ite given bg the
sanitary inspector of. the district that the lot
has been flied according to the, ordinance of
fishes the ling of lots to be at the or de of not
lees than three. quarters Of an inch to every
ten feet from ths inner edge Of the banduette
to the rear line of the lot.
Oomplaipts are now on the books OF the Aux
Hilary Sanitary Association that In the Third
Dietrict lots were. built upon without comply
ing with the requirements of your board.
Square bounded by Union. Bagaele Clai.
borne and Dsrbgny streets requires immediate
ss we learn buildings are now going
up In eontravention.
The McOarlhy equare. Third District. on
which the McDonogh school house is built re-
duires tlllipg of portions of the grounds for
same reasons.
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. HORrER. Chairman.
EDWARD BOOTH,
J. A. MAGINNIS.
JULES ALDIaE,
Conference COMMITTEES of the New Orleans Aux