The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-17

cd by residents the vicinity Of Tenth avenue aud Six
eenth street relative TO the stable establishment on
this corner.
To THE HososA LIABLE COMMISSIONERS or HEALTH THE
CRY or New YoRK--
avenue and Sixteenth street ng locality
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Streets are large sheds and stables covering almost the entire
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Ispc %a9u, apa 6sns permitted 70 WALL out the yard for
are fed upon ,he sw hch PREMISES
yard until becomes seur resepacle for nifoas Of N
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snd CUTTERS respectfully that action may Be
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able Board And your petitioners win ever pray.
The petition was referred the City inspector to make
the necessary inquiries and investigation
The following telegraphc despatch read In refer
epce to despatch sent on the Yah ns 70 the Mayor of
ChareFton making inquiries to the prevalence Of vel
low fever in that city
To TIE MAYOR NEW YoRK: - ~
neg to refer m 6s Q The daily The Board Of Health
cation. WILLIAM PACKER MILES
commur ration was received from the United states
Mail steamship Company in regard 70 anchoring their
vessels ouside Moro Castle at avana and action the
same deferred.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved THAT the masters and owners Of vessels lying
aor the vicinity OF the Southwest spit and Of such as may
hereafter be sent there oy the order the Health oncer are
20 that they shall not suffer from being placed at said anchor
moved from GraveseDd Bayswere in attendance before
the and protested against the removal Of
yious resolution of the Board They stated that the
ohorage not good at Southwest Spt and that 1t
dangerous locality In case Of storm In prolonged
storm would be impossible to send ashore for stores
They stated further that AT this place lighters could
get alongside TO receive the cargoes os ships Above
all this they protested tha putting them TO great
and unnecessary expense.
After the close of the regular business, President BAR
KER asked to call the attention OF the Board and
especially Of The Hcah Ocer TO the statements of the
within th past few days that and baggage
were allowed free ngress and egress TO and from the
Quarantine encosure without restrain and without
card 10 protecting the public health He said that he did
rot refer 10 this .ite h king that the charges In
the least ue but rather for the purpse of giving the
Health Officer an Opportunity TO contradict such mis-
statements.
The sRMTR oFf1cEs ped that the statements which
had been published and referred by the President that
captains. crews and other Inmates of Quarantine
allowed 10 pass in and out the Quarantine gate with
Baggage, bedding, &c, without restraint and with
out regard 70 the health OF Staten Isaad and the
port generally, false. 1t was q statement made
through false representations by Interested parss who
lost no opportunity alarm the expense OF
truth. The truth was that person allowed 10
pass from The ENCLOSURE unless n the opinion
Of the Health Oser he had been feed ro inspection
and coptsgin, and no baggage IL permitted, unde- any
crcumstaps TO 90 oct Of Quarantine until has gone
h ough the process OF thorough washing and ventilation
cr period Of days. Such persons anc baggage pass
out Of Quarantine are in the opinion of the Quarantine
York. and do pass into New York. In proof that
pernssions 10 pass OF the Quarantine enclosure
10 the public health, he pi, ased TO say
,ba, no cases ofsckuess had resulted thereirom.
The Board here adjourned 10 Monday.
The Soap and Fat Trying Business.
Among the presented TO the Board OF Health
by the City Inspector the factory Of Mr. Charles
BuckIand No 3ls West Seventeenth street. The matter
referred back to the City Inspector with authority
abaic the nuisance, |. any existed.
The follow ng testimony taken, on Wednesday, be-
fore the City Inspector, at his Office
Richard Snpson OF No. 3l7 West Seventeenth street,
deposed that he lived nearly opposite Mr. Bnckaad fat
trying establishment for the five years. during iba,
time he hac experit need disagreeabe SMELL and he at
tributcd sickness and nausea OF the stomach he was
troubled with TO this cause his family also III
'herefrom; he noticed the smell all summer;
he would not say the smell was unhealthy be
cause he could not say he thought bis own
illness caused thereby; the ncighborhood there Is
brewery and place where tncy take the wool OF
sheep skins he did not know any other soap factory
Seventeenth street. there is in Sixteenth street.
fancy soap factory kept by man naned Jones IN tho
Of the brewery Is Slaughter house; there also
osreries aud cowhouses In Fifteenth street he baa
signed petition with bis neghbors against this factory
he had said before the Board Of Health that his
family taken sick from Mr.. Bucsland's factory
because he oouI1 not oli he experienced bad smell
om any other place In the ncghborhood, because they
we're too tar OF; was examined before the Board of
hcel,h, bet hak some Of my answers were not taken
JOAN W. Davis sworu--i reside at No 3ft wcst seven
enth street nearly opposits the factory complained Of
have exptriencet n very dragrecable sme and have
had 10 leave my meals when II came the windows; my
wife slso complains of the tmel has OF ina ie mo sick
that am aware o. u, tbinx 1. Ia dangerous TO the
aeah of The pehbnrto ood the fat IL brought barrels
which have smeit cross tho street. Is filthy smell.
Csossexsmped-I know the ndghbofhooi; there 10
SKINS 20 M; there Is soap establishment further
w; there q s'op house disul,fy and cowhouse the
neighborhood. have rot hcArs of sickness caused
by tits factory, fusthsr thsa that IS said people have
tnmttef up their meals FROM sickness OF stomach caused
hy The smell tho chimney has been ait higher, but
have noticed 10 change In the smell.
Alex Mckenzie drposed tina, hc lived at No. OH West
seventeenth street, In the same hnuse with Mr Davis
know the establishment OF Mr.. Buckland spoken oi by
The previous wirc~cs the ojor is disasrecabe nearly
every day sns my stomach has been nausea,ed there
have net had my health since have lived IN the neigh
hoThoot Ithink there difference In the smell since
,he middle y June lss,. but Is not so frequent,
has bceu ateron but do not know that the vapor has
been condensed; someiimea sme gas but u docs not
alftt noe. ~ am TcCuuer OF eInrits.
Nrect-Orcc OF twice lately have experienced a bad
smell. from the tryirg of the fat
James lelilgrew sworn--I reside AZ No. 3i3 West
Seventeenth strest rcside about opposite Mr. BuckIand
sllow trying estabis hmcnt; 7 have experienced dis
agreeable tme and Of my family have been sckcned
by a. IN my opinion have felt deposition to yomt from
ii think the smell has been lately ihan hereto
furc.
Cross exsminej--I was examined before the Board of
HEALTH about the Illness IN my family; my chid u still
lick; do rot krvw WI n What disease; not diarr
tos, nor fever, bs, doctor was called my wife ~as
SICK, aud took medirins bad no doctor for her.
The exam nation for the deferce then talscn up
LEWIS Kirk ssorr-I am Health Warden q the seven
Wcnth ward; examined the place last Friday, and
ported that the place be Kept cleaner the Inspector
ioid that he wished 70 know would Mr.. Bucklani's
recent improvements answer tho purpose; went next
icy and stood within four feet cf the vat three quarters
CT an hour, and experienced dissgrceabe smell;
found the vat covered and opening in the
give air and force the stencil down into THE re and de
opened the vat when bad smell out and shut
Il down again, when odor pcrcssyed; think the
best Improvement have in tho Seventeenth wssd
Gross examincd-In my opinion, do not think detri.
mental TO The public health In the way in which "a