The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-18
THE SlNITARIAHS.
The Weekly Session of the Execu-
utive Committee.
Interesting Reports and Other Docu-
ments Submitted and
Passed Upon.

| b ussey, chairman, presiding, John y. Hender
g on, Esq, secretary.
Gen. Bussey, Immediately after the opening
OF the meeting, announced the following
| STANDING COMMITTEES:
| Committee on Con nference-George Horter
chairman; Edw. Booth, A. A. Maginnis, jules
Aldige.
Finance Commtttee-A. Baldwin, chairman
w. b. Schmidt, Julius Weis, s. Hernsheim
Theo. Hellman, Chas. A. Whitney, Geo. Hor-
ter, Edw. Fenner Henry Ginder, Jos. Bow
ling.
Among the communications read was one
from VIM. Fl. Watkins, M. D., inspector of the
Second District, rendering the association a
sanitary census Of the district.
The following was also read, and the secre-
tary was instructed to make the necessary
acknowledgement.
PHIL ADELPHIA, April z, 1880.
Mr.. George Horter. New Orleans:
Dear Sir-From the papers sent me / do
not find my name among the subscribers to
the fund for sanitary purposes. You must
have forgotten that wrote you never to for
get to contribute my mite toward the good
work your citizens are engaged In. | will
now respond TO your draft for fifty dollars,
and, furthermore IL your necessities require
IL, draw again. The work your association
Ia engaged in exeites much favorable COM
ment here, and you cannot, being SO far away,
realize the confidence 1t inspires that the good
health of New Orleans can be preserved
through their efforts.
MY health s much int rovei, but will not
be able to make You pi.it this spring.
With my best wishes for you all, remain
your atfectionate uncle,
MICHAEL MAaEE.
DR.. White, sanitary director. submitted the
following saysassaAasa
MEMORANDA SUBMITTED TO HON II. G. BROWN,
G. t., CITY SURVEYOR.
New ORLEANS. January 2S, 1880.
A street gutter, to be healthy, should be In
a condition, one OF two extremes, viz. Abso-
lutely dry or drenched with moving water,
as decomposition goes on most rapidly In
the presence of air, moisture and warmth
three circumstances which In this climate the
partially wet gutter furnishes.
The best condition for the cutters running
from the river toward the swamp Is a con-
streets parallel with the river, absolute dry
ness.
To secure this condition of these last named
street cutters, q change OF construction Is
necessary. A moments consideration will
show rat the cutters on streets parallel with
the river, for the purpose Of carrying off
rainfall, may be made more shallow than
those OF streets perpendicular to the river.
The cutters OF streets parallel to the river
receive and transmit only the water falling
upon half q block, while the perpendicular
cutters receive the water of half of the blocks
that border thereon, and all poured into them
from the streets parallel to the river.
The beds OF the cutters at the centre of the
block of streets parallel to the river should
be elevated to at least four inches more than
at present, and sufficient descent be given TO
secure free movement of fluid to the intersec-
tion OF the cutters at the corner; at this
point the descent should be made sharply
four inches In distance Of say, ten inches.
A gutter bed, laid In this manner, after be-
ing washed or cleaned would, In dry weather,
lose all moisture In short time, and be In an
excellent condition of cleanliness and in one
to health.
This construction would avoid what now
exists at most street corners, where water is
from the river towards the swamps,
a stagnant, unsightly. fetid, unhealthy strip
OF water extending up and down on both
sides of the street to distance varying from
ten to sixty feet.