New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-25
10 City Imspectorship-Q EQUALIZATION.
Health OF the City-action OF the Com."o',
Co,,nc,l on the Memorial OF tho Mc"'c"i
RproRr OF THE MAJORITY


Profession.
REPORT OF THE MAJORITY
To TIE. Common Comet Of Neie lo'6
Tic Committee 10 ,o4or -as -trreG ne ueS'r'a- o. 's
saf Pavsetaas Of tie C.y VIC York. pfHStae 'e
esaora Of the present incumbent 81 nc ef'ee 81 'sp '
spee;er. beg icaro 10 Repert,
nm "a hs, =, srner do rot pretend 10 poS' any nc
ouaintancc with the sald inspector of Hlnhc .y
o"s IN o,, IaStsgc but carefully promising as NC
learn and understand ktu,eS plp' $3.50 -
an oicer whom body ,,ic,o recommsnda
lions. hive within two onth'. mppue 60 -, ,bc c,arccr
of tbs COMMUNICATION which alenc sufficient I" deprive
il OF any esl ecai clam Ia the co' 81 is Ds %
Commi.ce proceed con.e the Application on erouod' a
admit Tor this purpose that the statements o. c ~ rewe
in question based upon testimony WHICH t'sy ca "a Tho
in their olicin cnpnciiy They have assumed nus 10 " @
case and this aspect have eNaninsd ,'le , ye. n
thr nnn,,ntmen al CITY Inspector and 10 not dSn'e w,
II REQUIRES the incumbent diploma from e ~ ID
Medical ScSy or t1ai II REQUIRES n, 10 , .y have VISIT
ed IN. Inspectors office and eSened the pubic ec". nn
thai scse pam and neatly sep ana 10 al HpPe'
with o. much accuracy n heretofore: .,..,, pL:
rhry have also made rona inquiries 81 individuals ihyS
cans NV, wo s herc IL ali pecis competent Judge ch
Etness Tor station TO which lie has been npoinse from c
information they gaheredlhey ae satisfied that ne Is 9neNce
onabIe rom, OF character. that he an h"Le INDUSTRIOUS
nC worthy man attentive the duties of his Office and h
nhouyh the end 81 tue year he may not perhaps
,e report, quite scientific Gnd speculative onlne Ih
ioophy Diseases ght einanH," from an ndiYoua pcs
snr the advnn ares of polished and finished educn-
tloa. yet for all pac'icH! purposes m eat on 70 e emo
nj
CITY, he likely TO equally II not more, servceooic anu
e Tbe COMMITTEE therefore offer the following resolution
Resorcd That there sufficient cause Tor the removal
of the pre,e bent OF the Office "i City INSPECTOR and
TINT they be discharged iron s iuhe c9nd. iaton ui
ne 'd's''' M NOSES IS H fUcKEk.
This adopted report minority Of Committee appointed
by the City Courc OF New YORK. demands passing remark.
1t Is No, what an intelligent, commonly had nrht TO expect
from the guardians the public hea III and The public veal ..
tho r, oolou. city the wccrn continent a:gc number
blv nuIf
profession hsd nor worthy of most serious
consideration usains, the continuance in office OF AN ncu
whose official duties were inDa connected with the heath
OF the city Their memorial respectful in language and
related u subject with which their profession nude iheu IT,
miIar They stood forth advocates Of personal but OF
general interest Treir motives derived from regard
the sanity condition OF the city rnd rot iTon party p
dice or They cared nothing for the political paates
or connections Of TIE incumbent Of the uce They had there
fore strongest CLAIM 10 respectful hearing and the matter
of,hel- memorial worthy Ola careful and thorough
cation II such investigation had been instituted the
nee would have the conclusion either Il ut the nd
ydua ought be removed. f he had been found copc
tent the community would hive had in the facts elected,
that the public interests IL regard TO health.
saie in his hands
Unfortunately this while il disropcctful and, in
deed. Insulting the memoriasls. EXHIBIT, very pa
Yagsph the trcnge>t evidence TINT the committee entered upon
the discharge Of tt-ir duties th feelings utterly un,u-d
their impartial discharge No unbiased cllgent
,eadn this paragraph puc2 confidence any conc usn
TO which is authofs may 1t MARKS em pnrizans
ruthe than juees,-as Qubbelers abo:t words rather than
careful invest gators of tru In interested in the iegcce cia
tcg for whose sake hundred OF the leading
the medical profession are 10 be teaed with studied
Tempt.
VIII this COMMITTEE say to Tire community that no oneis
but from personal knowledge Tint nqc IRE % meloaIze
tho appointing power icf removal unles they have personal
be heard when directing him Is the whole
muniy except The witnesses III lEnef 10 be excluded from
Tho rIIu.,
OF this Commiee none are competent 10 complain eXcei
him. II Others
approach the constituted authorities. matter what ea
BILE information their compliant hnsed, no weight OF caTac
protect them from affected This the more ntoe
with when moral worth an nieectsal iaess be the
grent and cardinal qualif cations for clice
From COMMITTEES Of body selected rgh;ully did
espeei tnl thorough impartial nyesntioG INTO Inc iac
called before them. he To give evidence inform
them where to be Ind What witness examined
on which any rational beng can plIce least reance 2!
Whntevei information obtained WAS seems gathered by
wher. o: from whom. We hive no inflammation.
WIN, to the community the p.oat Of raising tins Com
Inspector his qualifications ,ha, they were before ignorant
his Qualifications Merely TN. in IT, own lansunse THAT
ne IN honest INDUSTRIOUS and worth man attentive to The
and neatly kept and all appearance with much accuracy
e E. M %s s@ 10 e fAe at nS eoM S
tcuver that this Cer ha official character, but that Tor
spector has been obliged from his Inability privately to
hire individual TO keep records Of the office. And if
and worth the report Of the minority Of the COMMITTEE Ger
lliny makes some abatement from the value OF this lean
This report, bearing palpnbIy On the face of strong
desire to sustain nm appointment iecen,y made leaves the M
datuns, evidently strained 10 the utmus, tension o truth
yet oil character nearly negative, certificate ." fitness
can well be made. And az tue Committee found impyac;i
be- asst would seem from Their report 10 elevate their man TO
the dignity and Importance Of the office estmae by the
mrmous. their great object has been hrn. down the
office to the character and capacity Of the incumbent Trey
Inspector MI Leay certainly ought 10 be grateful 10
ne E9Se 06 ie .a m GSn , nIt . s
mee have been able 10 puce him III enyiabis light
The CONCLUSION vi this rcpo; impedIy admits want of
scientific acquaintance with the Of disease the
CIT, inspector and that lie destitute 81 the advantages
of polished aud flushed education By, whit most strange
one-irom body elected friends al general and thorough
education, is the conclun arrived Ut that the very
Of these advantages qualification essential 10 the scrri
oea5enesS and cccnep officer charged with the
the public health Such idea worth days and pocy
OF Jack Cade but we seriously regret that IN The middle Of
the nineteenth finds counenauce with gave body
Of Aldermen and Assistants IN the Comme!cia Nleopolis a"
the nnon Against the comrssionlns Of snoonce TO take
charge ofthe health OF great Cy-agninst this narrow mind
ence. with whatever official character such b:oiry
ROBBED. enter soiemn protest hi,an insult u the
munry. II bears on It's iuce the scmbance of dsce!tins
knowledge paying bona re ignorance from
the und sympathy with The other. And the sentiment
which has thu found mouthpiece IN this Committee which
may well account Tor too mnny0 the appointments made by
the present Common Council.
1.-THE mean understood by practical pur
poses relation the removal al nuSunc- the OF the
pckaXe md shovel the City Inspector be the best
for aush know Ia the contrary but they not
To b. that 20 decide whehera substance
nuisance. that whether likely produce disease
qulres uime. ledge ind AthnrGueh
kn wlege OF tie Of Chemistry. Physiology NLtuia
Phocpy &c. essential 10 lst decisn nt many ot Tie
questions which before Officer Of Health and without
Governmental acquaintance with these subjects, he viii O,"n
and the
peience OF public safety, by an cdeI from officer
the rules Science winch should sue his Judgment md
enabls Inn give therefor will be very
satisfactory 10 the OF The property destroyed
the whose safety lies his Official hands
I'm speaking al repoT, thc Philosophy OF Diseases"
the Committee intended the Report made something
than snce by the then CITY Inspector and
ny competitor for the office. in happy uniform
iy Of taste and inereRce with the oher ebrac.
this document The Intelligent ludsmen If men learned
matters pertaining To diseases their and remedies
to public hygiene both this county und Europe put
that gentenans character far beynnn reach
Committee cubic body with whom nwcdsc sisnd> in
loN r.pute. We viii only add tina, consider The ullera
t"a' ol he "r fully subant-d by the admissions aud
the omissions OF tbs Report alone. b.; any thing de-
sired To prove their truth show whether the Pubic
Health IN safe hauds wl be found the following
MINORITY REPORT.
The Minority OF the SpeclaI Committee whom wasre
ferred the memorial q" Valentine Wet aud Others Physician,
h.. JIy hkng tor tS removal of Eli letyItt. the
City l'sieCt'r, respectfully report
That they have considered iie memorial magnify OF the
Committee decided not To have oi the ncmnnnl> before