The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-16
TILE SANITARY MEETING.
The Report or The Auxiliary SAM
tary Association.
The Importance OF the WORK OF the
Organisation Urged in Adj
dresses by proni-
nent Citizens.

attracted 10 Odd Fellows Hail number Of oitl.
pans prominent In commercial business and
che several professions. as well az n number OF
aahlea
Although the attendance was encouraging,
abe meeilnE was nothing like as large as II
ebonli have heen Ia view of the object for
which II had been called Those pteReni how
ever were a. aplv impressed with The import
Mncn II The matters brought I'd their attpnt Ion.
and the report of the executive committee md
ahp addresses Of the several speakers were
Astenea 10 With great attention and received
with manifest interest.
The meeting was called 10 order hr q. A.
Whitney, lfau preRld ant Of the association.
Oh taking the chair
MIR WHITNEY SAID.
HanttetHegt- Al many distinguished areaRota
Will adareEa you to night refrain from MAX ing
any estn de1 remarks,
The object o. hia meeting In IN my opinion
The most imnol'a.t TINT oouli command the
consider alton " a New Orleans public
uut Asaoaiatnn aa most Of YOU are aware
was organ Eai only last May aud waa created
for the purpose of aldtng constituted onlreta In
their ntduuns aud important duty Of uleaerv.
Ina the puhic haHh, Our means have boon
limited. ut we trust we have not wholly failed
Ill my opinion Nav Orleans has great Mi
fnfe, ard aee no reHaon to doubt thai clio will
aasin heepma the second commercial city IF the
Nninn. Thanks ta Capt. EaaR to whom WE
nnHlit 10 be srat eIal-we have now one Of the
beat harbota Of thta continent. and have reason
~ houe that tn leHa than three yeara possibly
Aw3--thia city viii he the gulf terminus II the
Apathern Pacific Raiiread.
lii less than pis months we will have railroad
communicative with tos 9. aud bafure many
rpAte three rail onnuectionR with the railroad
snant work " tha' great stae-!taelf an empire
We have c,natt,utiun that aaaurea low
taxea and effe,tuelr plotecta lie from the
ahnaaa that have atranslei commerce. Wa hay
Erentf Increasing ctaea mud temnnarasive
Mexico, the Waet Indtea aud south America
and. with Hinale exception, everything augufs
fasorahlg fogihe pe,inanent prosperity Of or
great city THAT RECEPTION constitutes the cub
ient Witch We are assembled ~ direnpa
II enidpmiee continue, Il IL Idle to deny that
our ptoefeaa will be greatly retarded. WI Il pub
Hid hnalth # IA diHicult ID picture the poHpihtl
aaina Of our future.
Action Ia neae, ssty Immediate action The
tanFHtln must be met Mt once, aud iu q thlrouHh
and liberal manner.
Apathy means death. The eub'ie treasury Ia
a6hauatei, and from that direction the future
10 cur people, in their individual capacity.
FnuRt We look int tha means ahaplutnlr nenaa.
gary IL prparI va The heath rf tho city. Tho
money vii not he waated--it will he returned
aeh.fuld IN tho protection to lite and In the on.
HANGED value W property.
IT our Anpeal, therefore. maetp with n liberal
feaponHp, we Ehal apply ourae vea to the
work before Va, nna u We DO not command
euectee, We nj eaet endeavor u deserve IT.
Mfr, Edward Fenner, ~ the executive commit.
zee WA introduced hhu Foau the ieHbWtnE
INTERFERING RrreRr
nF tha work pI the aaau collation. laRt yrnrs
A atated Ia our address. the true occasion Of
Ahp pFHani Saton ot the Naw 0rleanH Auxiliary |
Sanitary Az collation. IL found tn the actual att |
nation OF our eittsena at tho opening OF the
warm aaaHnn OF 1870, following the great epi
Anmie III 1878
The particular eausea which insugurated thia
movement WEI tha mnnite at existence Of every
eryinA nusHnre tn our midet aud the rpcna |
nised tnaniity nf our ciyic authotii lea aud |
nostd Of Health, fer want OF meane md Ia i Q,
nnwpr IN heir abatement. and the widaanreAd |
conviction u this abanute necessity of i'm. |
proved sanitation aud hygienin reiorm..
Committees we're formed whose duties arc
uolneiuent h those performed Ivy tia Depart
ment OF Impto eHnnts of the city government
and tie auuitary work Of the Board of lien'th.
The hrat aau most important atap taken. In |
view OF the fat that the working memhcrs
we're dfawn from commercial circlaa, waa the
Appuin ment ~ T, v, " White. far many years
President u the Blatd OF Health. IA sanitary
Meaefs Levoy 4 kruttschnitt and Charles 4
Rpe, Etu att rneys and councillors al
law rendered th, ir gtatultous services aH
the legal advisors III the association 10 tham
cur thanks arc due Tor frequent and valuable
zee yiuaa,
The following statement OF the moat impor-
sant work done by tile association. II condensed
from reports OF committees and sanitary OH
Ten efficient and experienced officers wore
added 10 the eorus uf housnt TO house inspectors
@eAinE under authority ut the Board OF Health,
They we're on Active duty from Anrii ~ u Au-
gust le at n coat To Ihts association OF $ap26
A COMPLAIN. book was onened at thn eilien \, 81
khe RssocihttAn anA placed IN charge OF an OIL
Ger of long aanittry experience whose duty II
as 70 give prompt aVentiou to every grievance.
Committees ~ citizens were appointed for
each ward To observe and report on all infrac
lions OF health ordinances.
The far fAultd Lp,uat Grove Cemetery was
closed 10 use. and covered two aud Il half feet
sieep'with pure setl. ~ d sown with oAts and
Urass seed Ninetaen coy red carte We're anu.
sAied TO the Department of IMPROVEMENTS for
xtaxa FptNAsAx II
NAMlin covers Tor uncovered city carts
:. Three garbage boats Of improved eonstruo:.
ainn were built 10y this association Mt u cost of
ever $4,000 and haedful wharyes were con
strnctea w The Department ~ improvements.
The srt at Importance OF this sanitary reform
will be more evident when II H. known that the
enormous amount az ~ nno cart loads OF gar
nage and ether city filth has eeen gathered by
Abe Department Il improvements during thu
pAat year, the greater portion III which was ID
poetted by the garbage boats In tho swift cur
rent of our mighty river.
Four powe flu steam pumps tthraa Of which
were free contrib tons from members u this
assoeiationl were located ut suitab Y points
she water Of the Louisiana lee Manufactnrins
Company and the WMeIworks Company. for
whose hearty co,.operation cur thankr are due
the sndpEatiEabla chairman or our Committee
on canals aud drainage was enabled 10 flush
about $50 mitta Of street cutters during the pc
ricd Oh four months. amt with his gang 81
twelve street cleaners to lit and dt-iuteet 500
street BRIDGES. Thts committee Also employed
during the laAt month OF tts important opera
HONS u gang Nt carts 10 maui river shBl Win
which TO grade up the worst portions Of Ltu-
rel. Cons anca and Their streets. The total *
pepditure II hts committee teanals and drain
Agel was ST3l1 Al. sum the mere mention OF
which, when token In connection with the Inn
Ynenslty of the work accomplished and its
great sanitary importance to this community.
renders unnecessary any words Ct praise Tor
labor SO we'll and prudtn tly performed
Two powerful and itictent street serapers
wore purchased In Philadelphia and paid for
by the Department OF IMPROVEMENTS, rive
retary street sweepers w.re bought by this as
anoirtion, at u cost ot $3.50, and turned over TO
the Department Ut Impr ,vsments. One hun
dred depots we're established to distribute. Tree
Of cost 10 every b, useholdar. zine iron chlo
rides ae a disntectant. with printed instruc
aiops for Its use.
The Board Of Health. at the request of this
aseociati on. on the completion Of their usual
house TO honse inspection. made a flying In
specton Of all the premises OF the city The
0faaers making This Inspection we accompa
MED by the diiufection corps OF this sssocia
aion. All gu ters. Grains AID yards we're or
serei clrat ed. ~ 4 all fnll vaults ordered emn-
Tied. Every vault. except within the suarsely
settled sections Of the city. was uisinf3eted with
solution Of zinc and petchloride OF
iron.
This great sanitary undertaking was per