The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-09-08

directed by the Board of Health.
A healthy food supply is essential
to the good health of the inhabltan' S
of the locality. The construction Of
markets with sanitary plans was d
l proper move. lregret to say; that
tic prIncrpal or Guy NaIket, not
having been kept III the sanitary
condition required, to insure the
products brought to market agaIrSt
POLLUTION The closets although
. removed from thler original locality
remain a source of filth and a NUS s.
ance not only to the entire neigh
bOrhood.
The rapid removal Of garbage; Of
, vegetable ami animal matter before
the same dec0mposes; and the pro-
per disposal of this vegetable and
animal matter is essential to the
preservation of the'puhljc health. |
.. cali your your attention to a resol-
utlon adopted by the Board of
Health al Its last meeting on this
subject. To dispose properly and
effectively of all animal and vege-
table matter, before the same enters
into decomposition, and becomes q
source of infection is very serious
) problem; one that now engages the
The attention of ci les mach larger
than New Iberia, but similarly SIT
uated. New Orleans with the
Mississippi River flowing past its
doors to the Gulf Stream relieves IT.
self all danger through that natural
chanel. The Tecbe with lts
constant ebblng and flowing tide if
utilized iD the same way would soon
, breed peslileuce. New IBERIA can
only relieve itself Of the nuisance
signalized as Atlanta and other cities
!, do: by cfematorY process.
The construction of cremdtories
have attained high degree of per-
lection. | would respectfully sug-
gest that the City Council inVts /
gate the cost Of crematory
adopted to the wants OF a city
of 10. coo I'D habitants, and that later
they advertise for the farming out
of the plant or only operate It,.
Following the example Of the City
of Boston,; will be allowed to say ::
| oppose municipal ownership in all
things, believing that with proper
safe guar9, plants IN which The
municipality is interested, can be
operated more cheaply aud under a
more intesied supervision, than
when controlled by municipal
ownership, where political favors
are apt to dica'e the choice of III
competen operatives
Very Respectfully
ALFRED DUPERlER NJ. d.
President 30 rd of Health.
The following bills were read and
approved and vouchers ordered
drawn on motion of Mr.. Burke Sc.
conded by Mr.. Lawton and carried
to wit:-Dr. Alfred Daperier, fer
bis services as health officer from
June 9th 1899 to June 7th 1900,
600, Board Of Health !; .Jno.
Broussard Mayor, for electric lights
for July aud August, $4,000,
Lights The Engineering News and
Pub. Co, for advertising bids for
walerworks and lights, $3.50, In
cidentals; J. Dreyfus, for | gallon { f
oil and one bucket of line, $3.50,
inciden,als; w. L. Dapuv. for his
commission on collections for June
July aud August, S39. S6. Coll. II.
M. Carter, for feeding prisoners
Tor August, and fixing pump IN
market house, $50. 16, Inciden' ais. 36
cents ard feeding prisoners s2S 90;
J. Broussard, for amt. expended for
paupers for August, S24 so Paupers;
Mortimer Broussard, for feeding
horse for August, So 90, Regular
Police;A "A. B. Murray, for one plank.
sl.75, Incidentals; A. J. Cammack,
for his services as Secretary and
attorney for July and August,
SIS 90, Secty & Atty;
| The bill of DR.. G. Pierson foi
$1,000 Tor viewing The bodies OF
Clay L1ndry and Jean Baptist
Davis was presented and read
When it was moved by Mr.. Burke,
seconded by Mr.. Lamperez and
carried that this bull be referred
back with instructions that the
same be made out in accordance
with law.
1t was m we'd by Mr.. French,
secondedby Mr. Lawton and carried
that the adjourn.
A. J. CAMMAcK, Secretary.
Jno. BROussARD, Mayor.