The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-08
or other extra expenditure without exceeding the ap

proprtstion for the year
The great amount Of building paving, and sswsrins
conssnty going on In the city tends greatly to oh
struct the streets and leave them encountered with
breaking up Of the it has been suggested that
In contract for the building of provision
should made for the connecting Of the with
each adjoining lot to the inside Of the curb stone
These connexions can be made by the for
one bali the cost to the swner after the street paved
Besides these insertions materially weaken the
by breaking them through about every twelve feet to
| form the come xiop.
70 that DO more than limited number Of feet
main unpaved st any one time and that the sand rub
carried away within twelve days after the section is
completed and thus relieve the city from very heavy
expenditure t, which 1t has hitherto been very impro-
pe,ly subjected
The granting of permits for incumbsriog the streets
and especially the leading thorssghfArss, with build
Ing materials has become subject of very frequent
complaint The side WALKS slso frequently incum
bered, aud sometimes entirely inclosed and
impossible, think the inner half or at most two
thirds, Of the walk. Is all that should be at any time
allowed to be nclesed and the balance should be- kept
The most important duty however devolyins upo on
this department, Is the cleaning Of streets and sm
happy ts say that have great confidence in the ef-
hceDcy Of the operations Of the department In this
branch Of lite duties feel well sssursd that its pre-
parations and arrangements fully adequate 90 any
cable the opening Of the spring the streets will
not only be cleaned, but continued and kept clean
The importance Of the City Inspectors department.
to the public health and general interests Of the city
spprehend has not hitherto been sufficiently appre-
cisted.
The charter constitutes it q distinc. executive
department., and declares in terms very unsquvocal
and emphatic. that 1t shall have coguizsnce Of all
matters relative to the public health of the city
But upon examination II Is manifest that the organ
izaion Of the Department is not adequate the exc
cuton Of the powers conferred upon it, 1t consists
Only Of the City Inspector, one Deputy and one
permanent Clerk. The Police Captain. are Health
Wardeps and . policeman Is usually detailed to dis
charge the duty OF health warden In the several wards
but they are not subject to the direction authority
ff Dona fnnaV In Nal.
10 service to the pol bile
l would therefore recommend that this department
be imme stately invested with . force and efficiency
commensursts with its duties. Its compensation,
appointments, and entire arrangements shonld be
throughout put on footing corresponding with the
other Executive Departments
think full employment would be given to two per.
manent clerks, and that the Health WArdens should
be detailed from the wards by the Msyor, upon the
accommodation Of the City spector, and placed
tirey under his direction and control ps the
Police Department should be wholly relieved from this
dsty, and the Health Wsrdens appointed by the City
Inspector with the Of the Board Of Aldermen
Their duties urgently de msnd that they should be
intelligent men, and capable of ipquiring into and
examining x gly aud thoroughly all sub
sH,s or ot ,,s ana q: wna.svsr connected
they are appointed.
All establishments which are made subjects Of Just
complaint and hind OF business found to be dan
geroue to human ltfs pref judicial to public health
should be Immediately required to be SO regulated and
conducted as TO be free from such objection
In this connection would call your attention to the
suggestion in my Of the sth Of May last that
modation Of the entire wants OF the city should
be constructed on the North and East rivers in the
upper part Of the city
when the department has caused q nuisance to be
sbaed IL frequently happens that great difficulty Is
experienced In finding the Of the property in
order that the oty may be reimbursed It's expenses
Owners sometimes cannot found frequently are
residing in other States, travelling soroad
that there is way BY which the city can be rvim-
bur.d its expenses for the abatement Of nuis.ucss on
such property would. therefore, propose q remedy
In uch case that an application be made to the Legis-
1ntn fora law auf lortg Hen he
the amount Of the necessary expenses OF the depart
mept in abeting such nuissnce.. such lss IL Ia be-
eved would not only to indemnify the city but
would tend directly 60 decreae puisanees, by making
property owners and agents careful to their
Experience sdmonisbes that 10 order avert dis
mitigate its evils should be fuy prepared
tuIb us. would therefore respectfully and
nesty the completion Of the organEatioa ana
delay, either In the manner Indicated or other
wire according to the wisdom and better judgment Of
tie Common Council that the city may be placed in
the best posture Of defence In relation TO the pubic
besh at the earliest period and before the ARRIVAL of
the season. For While the Quarantine with ITS
anitsry regulations efci. nty enforced theY have
been curing the pact season has shosn that IL may
avert disease from abroad Jet experience teaches
that the pestence witch has OF late v ed the city
may again spring up within lite bosnds The Depart.
ment of Health should therefore be placed In condi-
on TO those causes which are knosn either TO
a t least TO hasten the progress OF epdsm
disssse.
The organization Of the Ia~ department under the
eli the law business connected with the city govern
mert aud ifs ofcers aud promises to ensure prompt
and faithful attention TO this branch Of tbs pubic In
terssts.
There we're transferred to the head OF this depart
ment on his accession TO Office, about two hundred
In the Courts, aud standing the
humber that have been argued tried or settled since
that time there stin two hundred aud one suits
III. number OF causes argued tried ssttled or Other
wise dispos.d Of sines June !, 1912 Is as follows
Number finally settled e. ................... 10
nj fNr al
or those srxusa. 20 have been decided in favor of
the corporation and sgainst It. And OF those tried,
vstdots Rave been rendered IN favor Of the city in
eight easss and three ssaust II rro of these three
rer. rsrdsred pro Jos, and In the othsr the verdict
It's proper here to remark that in isi7 thirty y.thres
suits were Instituted In the state Of New Jersey,
sgsinst cornelius W Lawrence formerly Mayor OF ths
city to the value OF large amount OF personal
properly, Destroyed by bis order a, Mayori of the
city at the great ire IN 1885 The defsoss u these
suits undertaken by the city. thirty OF tnes.
have b.sn decided IN favor Of mr Ls-renee and the
other two eth Ienoing They are In the chsrg- of
abb. counsel IN New Jsr.sy Who express equai emo.
depce Of success in these two rensnng suits as In
those already determined
The 50 ssction u the amended charter provides that
after the year 1850 TIE Conmon Couucil tha annually
hold only three stated sessioos o. not exceeding on.
month cncb, convincing on the hrst Mondays OF
January, Msy and September.
1his section ~.s doubt, ensoted by the Lesi,ls.
turs In the expectation that tre departments would
net b. organized until after the cement of the
year 1850 and that tevefs months must eispse before
they could BE- pat Into full operGtion ana hst IN the
mean ime frequent aud perhaps unexpected meetings
Of tne Common council might and probably would be
rendered necessary.
But the lat Common Council ante ps.sd the will of
the Legislature sbd orrsbizsd the departments In MAY
lsst that they have nos been actually In operation
durir z the last seven months
By ttis IL viii be that the only object witch the
Legislature coud have had In vies In aiosing the
stated ssefors te be poet poned TO the let ~ January
1851 hss been Anticipated ana fully sscpmpii-h-d hy
the timely aud fslutsfy measures a the last Common
Council Who have thus prepared the way for, and
ID all Obi. ctions to, the commeucessnt Of the
stated se.fiobs on the LIST Monday sf jsnusry 1850
trutt. therefore that the Common Council may
dee .rpoent TO resolve at TO adopt carry
iEte eject this important proviion 81 the amended
Charter especially as several other psrts of that Ia
.tiumsnt ere depeDdsnt upon this, and csnsct take
eject without u.
~ then the tcmmon Council should conclude I'm
datsiy TO establish stated s-ssops 20 18th
the prttent month all the sdvsntsxes OF TINS leading
sture d the smeDdsd Charter wiiI be ,siis.d BY
ccmmunity ct and without the delay Of another
Year
In connection -ith the introduction of stated
.,ns o tie tonmon council, would respectfully sug
gest the ezptdiersy of making provision for per