The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-14

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those would pay most who are best able to pay
and who have the largest pecun mary interest II
ne prosperity OF the ctty-that Is. In Its health
fulness.
must repeat that this scheme is only sug
gestion: Even you. who have perfect familt
arity with the city. would need to study the de-
tails carefully. With my cursory glance at your
conditions can pretend only to point out
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the front rank Of healthy American cities. .l'' =
Mr.. Fenner requested information as to how
the sewers could be ventilated. He said he
thought 1t would be difficult to provide FOL
that In view OF the difference In the size 81
houses.
Col Waring said that would certainly ap.
pear to be difficulty, but 1t must be remem.
bered that in the plan proposed or sug.
gested by him the sewers would be almost Il
not quite free from foul air. There would be
constant flushing OF the pipes, the water car.
ryiDg of all the impurities which would be
likely to generate gas and create draft
through the ventilation pipes to be erected on
each lot.
During some further discussion, Col. War
Ing said that he had no doubt that the sewer
age would be undertaken by private enter
PRISE IL sufficient encouragement was given
by the citizens OF New Orleans.
A communication was received from DIR.
Samuel Chopin, requesting the appointment
of committee to confer with similar COM
mittees OF the State Medical Society, and the
Orleans Parish Medical Society. and the New
Orleans Medical and Surgical Association,
relative to preparations for the meeting OF
the American Public Health Association,
which will take place In this city during the
present year.
Capt. Woodward introdu ced to the commit
tee Col. Richard Macallister, Of Calcutta.
The chair. on motion OF Mr.. Fenner, was
authorized to appoint the committee called
for by DIR. Chopin.
The following petition was read and re-
ferred to the comm ittee on conference with
the city authorities.
New ORLEANS. March II. 1880.
Sanitary Association:
The Undersigned. doing bpsineFs on the levee
from Robin to hace streets peg ,espsctfpy to
ated q the head OF Robin street and solicit
your efforts with The city authorities to procure
offensive odors which constantly arise during
the process Of dumping the contents OF the
tanks into the boats poison the atmosphere for
squares around. and are sickening to all whose
business compel them to remain within their
influence An additional objection Is that there
Is no current at the point at which the wharf Is
the carts. through neglect. or carelessness, Is
aoated up stream by the eddy Ia the direction
Of the Intake OF the waterworks through which
the water 'oS'5 : % e r. i St SS5%'''
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In connection with the matter Mr.. Horter
spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman-Lookingt to the continued i'm
lief seems to prevail that IL 1t can be kept
healthy we Will have an early and very large