St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-03
ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE WILL
BE ASSISTED BY
MAYOR RLACROlX
Will Aid In the Passage of
Necessary Laws for
Segregation.
PHYSICIANS POINT TO
THINGS TO BE DONE.
Dulion Will Be Made In
spector for the New
Health Board.

At the meeting of the Association
Of Commerce last Monday evening
the matter of segregating consump-
tives and the registering of boarding
houses open to them was again dis
cussed by physicians. Mayor La
croix was absent on account of ILL
ness, but he sent letter stating that
he might be depended upon to do all
in his power to assist in the enact
ment of laws that would accomplish
the purpose in view.
The reconstruction of the Board
Of Health, with a view to exercising
its functions in a manner to place
Covington in the best sanitary con-
dition possible under present circum-
stances was heartily endorsed, and
Mayor Lacroix has announced that
Commissioner Paul Dulion would be
placed on the board as inspector,
and that Marshal Schultz would per-
form the duties of street commits
sioner. A cleanup day is to be an
nounced soon, and there will be no
distinction made in enforcing a
thorough cleanup of the town. The
protests of physicians show that
these things are clearly necessary,
and their assistance in pointing out
the danger of a continuance of pres
ent conditions has enlisted every one
in a campaign for improvement.
An important incident of the
meeting was the announcement OF
DR.. Homer Dupuy, of the Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Hospital of New
Orleans. that he would make an ex-
animation of pupils and teachers of
the public school as to the existence
0f tuberculosis or physical defects or
any contagious disease. DIR. Durel
and DR.. Gautreaux also agreed to
give their services. Supt. Lyon
expressed himself as highly gratified
that such action was being taken,
and said he would render all the as
sistance he could in the matter. j.
Following are the official minutes
Of the meeting:
Covington, La, Jan. 20, 1917.
Meeting called to order at 8:15 p.
m President ]. H. Warner in the
chair. At the call of the roll the fol-
lowing answered to their name: C.
Bougere, L. Hammer, H. ]. Osten-
dorf, E. E. Lyon, DR.. Durell, DR.. H.
E. Gautreaux, DR.. B. B. Warren, F.
Patecek, E. r. Moses, J. D. Lambert,
NJ. Nielsen. H. A. Mackie, A. V.
Smith, w. E. Boes, DR.. F.. F. Young,
J. L. Smith.
Minutes of last meeting read, re-
ceived and adopted.
DR.. Durell arose and after ad-
dressing the chair, spoke on the SUBJ
ject of health and sanitation. His
main points being on the ergister-
ing of boarding houses. He also
laid stress on the condition of some
of the rear yards in the city, and re-
quested the City Board Of Health to
take some action in
having same kept clean in future.
DR.. B. B. Warren, president of the
Board of Health, was the next speak
er. After agreeing with DR.. Durell
as to the present conditions in Gov
ington, claimed that the reason the
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