The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-01-24
MAYOR FONTELIEU'S ANSWER

| MA ON FUN IElIEU'S ANSW ELK.
New Iberia, La, Jan. 22nd, f914
DR.. Oscar Bowling, Pres. State
Board of Health,
New Orleans, La.
Dear Sir:- Your favor of the 18th
inst, inclOsing report of the in
spection of this City, came duly to
hand.
Concerning the sanitary condi-
| ton of our Market, | believe | can
safely say that it will compare
| favorablN with the condition of
any Market in the State SO far as
cleanliness is concerned. True it is
that It is not what you may call a
modern Market House. 1t is not
supplied with hot water in the
market proper, but | had occasion
| to visit the market time and again,
and have seen the butchers get hot
water next door and have seen
them clean and wash their imple-
ments in it. The morning on which
you visited the Market there hap
pened to be a half-witted negro
standing by a stall, so ! am in
formed by the Janitor and the
| butchers, who were present. 1t ap-
pears from what they told me that
when you entered the Market
House this negro, who is not in the
employ of the City, and who was
| i'm no way connected with the
cleaning and maintenance OF the
Market, immediately grasped a
broom and attempted sweeping one
of the stalls. cannot account for
the action OF this negro. Never be-
fore has it happened, and am sure
that it never will again. The pub
lication OF such an incident in the
newspapers is surprising to me.
II seems to me your object to
convey the idea that the same
broom which is used for sweeping
the Market floor is usually used
| for sweeping the stalls and count
ers. II this .is your idea, It is GER
tainly very ERRONEOUS, and / car
hardly call it fair. 1t is clearly
apparent that such actions on the
part of this half-witted negro Ii
purely accidental and can not bf
taxed to the Officers of this Cor
poration.
The counters and meat blocks ol
our Market are all carefully wash
ed every morning, with hot water
and our ice boxes wherein the mea'
ia kept are all in Z clean and sani-
tary condition.
i Your reference to the bread no
being wrapped, and calling our ut.
tentiOn to the existence Of certain
bakeries which should be special,
attended to, is new to me. havt
repeatedly inspected the breat
wagons and have found all thu
bread wrapped, in paper, accord
| ing to the Sanitary Code. At times
/ have seen one or two breads, ou
Of q possible hundred and fift,
loaves, unwrapped, or which hat
slipped from its wrapping. How
ever, I have found no intention OF
the part Of the bakers to violate
the law. These were purely incl
dental. I have no doubt that tn
bread wagons which you inspect e
had few 1oaves unwrapp ed, bu
1 am sure that it was not intention
al.
Your allusion In your report t,
the piles of oyster shells, which
you saw In front OF certain frui
stand, and which you say you wer'
Uniformed belonged to me. | vii
! have this to say: These Oystel
|. shells are used for The purpose o
shelling our streets; in fact par
OF Julia St., all Of Main st., Duper
ier Ave. and other streets hay'
been sfelled with these shells, ant
Il these were deposited where yol
saw them for the purpose Of being
lIsprf al over the streets. Past ex
| p6rience has shown that these yer.
!. much benefit our streets, and it i
| the intention of this Board, rs |
has been the custom Of proceeding
Boards, to continue shelling 0u
/ | streets. We have ascertained tha
I this In no way impair the santa
, i ti0n 81 our city.
j. In reference to your remark a
Il ID the refuse OF livery stables,
& VII cal1 your attention to the fac
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