New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-29
CITY ITEMS.

C1I1 ITEMS.
THE BoSE BoILIEs, &c. NUisAEcEs.-Tbe Com
uittee OF the Board Of Health, Oscar w. S.urte-
want President Of the Assistant Aldermen Alon-
20 A. Alvord, Ass,ss.us Aid xvIIIsh w ard Sam
uel Delsmater Alderman Of the XVIII, and Nor
gan korgsns President Of the Aldermen 10 whom
was referred all the communications respecting the
Bone Boiling, Horse-Skinning and Manure Heap
nussnces have submitted q printed Report Of
which we append the material portion.
In the FIRST place they served notices on John
he,omsp, the proprietor Of bone-boitng es;ab-
I.bment in Forty fourth ct. between the Eleventh
ard Twelfth avenues, and on Samuel Garrison toe
proprietor Of similar establishment In Forty sixth
at. between the Tenth and Eleventh avenues, and
on Nesns. Kipp 4 Brown, Francis Mckinney and
John Drugan for dumping manure AID allo wing il
TO remain on the open lots between Twenty-sixsh
and Twentyseventh sts. and Tenth and Eleventh
avenues in the Cl.y Of New York, calling upon them
to appear before the Board OF Health and show
cause why said bone boiling establishments and Ias
dumping Of said manure should no; be discontinued,
or removed az nuissnces detrimental 10 the public
health, 10 pursuance oflaw.
On the Sd inst the Committee met at the City
Hall, at which time the City Inspector presented
number OF sffdsvis against the continuance Of
said establishments, describing them, particularly
the bone boilers, az places whence arise stencil
sckering and Offensive in the last degree !" that
the water in which said bones are boiled 10 permit
ted to run upon adjoining property, where il Is a.
lowed to stsgnste and corrupt the atmosphere and
gives forth smell at cnce sickening deadly and
disgusting" and which is waited upon every
breeze into the windows and doors of the surround
ing houses far and near, rendering the air which
they inhale poisonous and deleterious in the ex.
Unconstitutional 10 the public heath and posi-
lively destructive 10 the comfort OF the inhabitants
OF all that section OF the city, n its evil effects are
perceptlbly felt At distance OF q mne or more;
sthough some resort to the IN pleasant aud uncom-
Portable expedieht In the excessive hot weather Of
summer, Of closins4 their doors and windoss, and
then, while suffering from the intolerable heat Of
closed apartments, are only partially relieved from
the insofferable stencil with which tue phere
Ia heigbted and which insidiously peneuates
every creyice and as some Of the afhdavits STATE,
produces nausea and vomiting Immediately sfssr
eating, loss Of aopesite, destroying the he dta Of
the neighborhood and all pleasure OF lie or bash
pess" Another SAYS that the stencil sriAing from
said establishments and the substances laying
about purify ing 10 the sun, whose rays falling upon
the mass OF putrid or corrupted animal matter ool-
lecsd and used in the carrying oIssid business,
causes the same TO decompose, and the effiavis
thereby thrown of, impregn mating the air, 10 insult
fertble and not 10 be borne and while 1t 10 detr
mental b public health, it materially retards the
growth and prosperity OF al that section Of the isl
and. Said sAidsvits are made by sixty seven per.
sons who live and are obliged 20 work In that sec
ton OF the city. And Ia addition 10 said shifsvIEs,
petitions from q very large number OF residents
ard owners OF property, 20 hoate the said puis.
81 arm t,rfh in
stronger lang cage, the deleterous eiect upon the
heath, growth and prosperity of that part OF the
city.
The Committee also received from Samuel Gar.
risOn and JOha headmsp, their own siid avis, and
The tfidAvs OF about iOrty other persons. ioclud-
ing some n ade by other persons engaged In tbs
same business, al setting firth that In their oPin-
ion, the business Of bona boiling ia not detrimental
70 public health aud In proof OF which. offer the
evidence, that their families have for long tine
although living in tie Immediate yicioity Of said
esltbisbmtnts, enjoyed remarkably good health,
ard are not annoyed or troubled at all with the
Gifuvia or missmG arising from said basiaess, bot
the contrary rather intimate the belief that IL
Is beEt hcial to their heth and that their families
flourish upon it, while some of them 80 so far 10
say "thaI they have never discovered the least 10
pleasant odor arising therefrom," or Any iooon-
yebieIce srising from said establishments, either
10 the nasal organs or TO their health" and one. q
nitree cCuId make out the Acknowledgements
ms,h az a practising physiciap having gradu.
sted AZ the hrst medical college in Germany, 10
ls22, and praciiced medicine ever since. He says
be hes been acquainted with the business OF bone-
boiling in all the cities OF Europe, and that be has
consideFed, that 50 far from being detrimental 70
health, he agrees with the medical facalty, THAT
IL ias preventive To infective contagious dis
ents ;" that he iiVes In Fofty-sevenibst between
the Tenth ard Eleventh avenues, and within 100
yards OF the bons boiling establishments, and that
they are OF mp asGnt 10 him.
Al q subsequent day. notice was given 10 the
parties, that IN compliance with their wish, they
could appear and be heard BY counsel They al
ts need and were accompanied by d. B. Taylor,
Esq. their counsel, who made an aole argument 10
favor of Mems Garrison Il M-sdmsn's establish
neIts. and was ably replied 70 by II ii Anderson,
Esq on behalf Of the ooDplsinants; and AFTER hear.
tee have felt no embarrassment In arriving az the
conviction that ALL BONE Boiling AsD HoRsG-sKis-
HiNG EsrsBLisEMEsIs II IHt CRY OF NEw-Y0RK,
Am SUIssScIs OF THE WORST CHARACTER, aad
he carrying on thar bHstAess detrimental t. tie
yHAiie h,oiih, and shesl6, therefore, Be promptly
0taied and ssHote5, aSS EOt be suffered at al o.
the bland Of Nsic- York
The Committee recommend the pssstge OF IN or
diusDce, prohibiting under severe penalties, the
carry ing on Of the business Of bone boiling, horse
shining ard iiDored establishments on the island.
IL regard 70 manure heaps. the COMMITTEES. al.
ter hearing argument, ooncladed nos u recommend
any action by the Board OF Health, bat 70 esye
thsn to tie ter6eF neTces Of the District Attorney,
ard to the desison Of jury Of our feo . CITIZENS