New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-22

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To give the world assurance of a man."
"Your cause # sorrow
Must not be measured by his worth for then
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PROTECTION AGAINST EPIDEMICs-RE-
movAL OF THE EMIGRANT LANDINGS. Among tbs
measures demanded fer the protection Of public health
against visitation of the cholera, which seems rapidly
approaching the City, that Of a removal Of the emgrsn
isnoines the upper portion of the Island or whou
the limits of The City is Of urgent character.
IT'S now maintained by medical writers that one o
the most prolific of the exciting of cholera ship
fever and indeed of all pestilentis Diseases IL the
crowdins together of large numbers Of dirty, il-cad
and worse fed human beings, In damp, dirty, invent
lated and nolsome teLemen,s The poisonous efiuvia
emitted from such congregations of wrechedness aud
disease not only REACTS on the victims themselves but
often inests the atmosphere otne entire neighborhood
To such cause. do much of the ship-fever aad
smallpox which constantly with Us, and to such
causes shall we be indebted for the ravage Of the cho
era should that terrible disease again visit City.
Is it not time to guard the City against the pestents
influences of the numerous wretched and crowded
euiprapt lodging The remedy for these evils and
safety to the public health 10 10 be found In providing
landing either without the limits of the City, the
upper part of the island remote from dwellings, at
which place only emigrants In ordinary shall he
landed Near by accommodations should be provided
for the temporary use Of the emgrant previous to tnsr
departure from the City or their removal 10 Wards
Islend
This plan would not only save the City from a vast
amount of disease and It's trade and business from In
Jury but it would prove nestimsble blessing TO the
emgrsnts Themselves.
Let the emgrapts be hereafter transported by ssa
ers from the vessels Quarantine and landed say at
spot somewh here between Elgheth and One undredh
sts on the North River. Most Of the emigrans going
West either by the river Hudson Erie Railroads,
would be far better accommodated than by landing 10
the crowded of the lower part Of the City The
removal of others u Wards Island would also be fscl
tated. The hundreds whom the Commissioners tempo
raIy maintain In the City could DC supported at this
proposed location less expense than by ths present
while the health of the emisnts and the health Of the
City, would be grestly promoted Again, the emgrsnts
could be far eiectusly protected against the I'm
position of agents and than under the pressn
practice of landing the various piers In the lower par
of the City.
The business ses of the lower part Of the Cit,
must soon Cause the demolition OF many Of the engraut
Iodgipgs which present nuisance and hindrsncs
to its growth and prosperity.
CRoToN Waterfall the last meeting
of the Aldermen, the Croton Board syb mitted i'm
portant statements In regard water in reply pc
tiiion have water pipes laid In the E'yhthrY. from
Fiftyfourth-st the avenues intersection with Broad
way, and thence through Broadway to Seventeen aud
Fifty fourthts The report states that since the
eapization of the present Croton Water Department
period Of less than three years. than thlrtyfve
miles Of and have beeo laid with distro
urine waterpipes. and upEards Of ten thousand al.
ditionh taps inserted, many Of them at hotels.
manufactures and other establish nents consuming
vast quantities Of water. Bathing houses have been
multiplied, and one of these, UPON which a meter
has been placed uses an average Of thlrtyseven
thousand gallons OF water per day, and ye, the
proprietor complains Of the supply being insufficient
Another of the great consumption Of water, the
report states IL the increase Of and river
and ships To supply these lines have been through
large number of piers the charge of which Is left
the persons on board such vessels who Il is said,
large quantity of water Thousands Of street washers
are daily employed, without the slightest regard to
economy The water daily used and wasted 10 the ely
Is e,tisted a, thirty millions of gsnns which is about
sixty gallons to each inhabitant Ia Philadelphia less
than nine millions of gallons Is daily consumed, which
s about one half the quanty used in this City. TIE
minimum flow of the Croton River, during seasons
of drouth has been ascertain d by repeated gauges
10 be less than twenty-seven million gallons Ia
twsn,yfou hours This drouth prevails at pre-
sent and 1t is probable will continue for the next two
months The rhols aos Of IL: rior is noe brought 10
the Civ and an additional qusntity is drawn from the
reeeisipg reservoir at Eiehtysixh-si ill the whole
surface Of thirty four Is this period Of tbs
SON. sank mnrs than folr fee, bsoU s usual rate h1s
while he distributing reserr0h. the report & not
fall Bu ten fsa" Even II drouth did not exist, and
the flow Of the Croton River Up 10 one huudref
millions Of gallons per diem il sometimes Ia, II would
bot essentially alter present position as the quantity
of water which can be delivered upon this Island is ui-
led to the capacity Of two pipes q three feet dame
ter EACH through which Il passes over the Hig
Bridge These must be taken up and larger pipe
substituted, and additional lines at the diverted sy'
phon crossing Manhattan valley put down, before tn
4 Department can deliver 10 the city any more waite
than L. now daily furnished = Ii. From infor maton
In possession Of the Department, il 10 absolutely GER
tain SAYS the report that more than half thu dairy de
lyery of water In the city is wasted for which not
! dollar IL received There are yet, II appears, seven
miles of street MAINS TO he LAID by the Department for
which appropriations have been made The Committee
REQUEST 10 be discharged from consideration OF The
ps urion sne suggest that ii may become necessary to
pass an ordinance, stopping he supply Of C'o'o7
pafz to all seoz ressels, zaP; for culinary S"s
drinking purpose, iHterdietiHg the Use oil 'Sss'
pGshSrs for the next two three months; Compelling
street sprinkl-s 10 procure their Nat7 fro" M'
rir'rs, oiOsirs al public and Prirdis Jo""a'Hs
for Ike period. and abolishipg eattrey al jsfs ana
basins in bdr.ro0rs groceries sc The report opP0s
ed to granting the petition, the ground thai tne sec
ou' enough TO desy the expenses which would Dc In
CURED BY the work
Such Is the substance Of this important document Oh
which i've thousand 1es ordered % De pflnIrd
The Board adjouI ned untl August next without taking
any action upon the report and the waste OK wnca
| complains will continue at least undl ths. rns-Tfn