The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-07
. HEALTH OF THE CITY.
Meeting or the Commits issioners OF He,

Meeting OF the Commit issiOners OF Health.
The Commissioners Of Health met yesterday, at noon
al the City Hail. the President, Isaac o. Barker, ESQ,
the chair, and Walter f. Conckin, Secretary The fol
loving vessels directed TO be permitted to send
their cagoes on lighters the city, at the option of the
capains-the vessels to be retained for thorough um
CATION.
Schooners Adopho, from Rio Janeiro, and Eaget from
Sagua Ia Grande.
Bark Mary Bentley from sagua la Grande, with cargo
OF molasscs.
Brig Martin, from Remedies, with sugar and molasses
The crews Of the above vessels all well but ports
doubtful at the time of their departure.
The following vessels directed to be permitted to
send their cargoes to the city fifteen days after their arri
val at Quarantine
Brig Belaower, from Cienfuegos, with sugar and mo-
iasses.
Brig Sarctow, from st. Jago, with sugar.
Bark Essex from Cenfuegos, with sugar and molasses
The crews ~ : the above vessels were reported
well with tbJ exception Of the bark Bron. The
captain OF this vessel had died in port and one OF the
doubtful.
The brig Maria Pascolna, from Port-au Prince, was
allowed to Tighten its cargo to the city, all the crew re-
1he steamer Fashion allowed to go to Governors
Island with its cargo OF United States stores.
The steamers Isabella and Tennessee having been
thoroughly ceansed and purified and other wise complied
permitted up to the city The latter steamer
ordered leave TO lighter her salt up the North river
Her hides and skins would be removed at the discretion
The cargo of the schooner Fleet vood from Savannah
Ga consisting Of rum, logwood, sugar and old metal
was allowed to be sent in lighters to the city.
All the vessels at present at Quarantine from Turks Is
lands permitted to come to the city at the discre
ti0n OF the Health officer.
communication was received from the City Inspector
calling the attention Of the Commissioners to the dty
condition Of Nos 2o2 2oi and 2o6 Third street known
Cotage Row, and Nos 8s and 80 Sheriff street. de-
signaed Rag Pckers Paradise" These promises have
been visited by the Lefelatve Tenement Commtee, and
reports OF their condoen given in the HERALD The fol-
towing from the official report will show the
ports published In the HERALD not to have been exagge
rated
OF the premises In Third street. in the course OF the
communication, the City Inspector writes as follows
stories high bo front AMI rear. In the front building
the lowe, ground floor there Is one segar chop
shop two stores one cap st0s
each eight families occupying each two There
are rag pickers In the 'front.' building. Y In the
rear building there are thirty two families living each
occupying two rooms and all rag pickers excepting
one family These premises are all In very
filthy condition, especially the back stoops
rags and homes, and the stencil arising from them
is ntoicable, and Is endangerng the lives Of the citizens
IN the vicinity. The occuI ants constantly in the ha
bit Of hanging their filthy rags lnes stretched
the back stoop and some Of them go SO far as TO hang
premises The rag and bone pckers bring all OF their rags
n,o the premises and then wash them and let the filthy
wafer their loors which will cause sickness any
where after which they will hang their rags npon lines
IN the rear thereby causing sickening smell to circu
late through the windows OF adjoining premises con
t;nuay. = Another danger exists in the condition
of these premises, and that s In case OF are would
be impossible for the inmates TO escape, the buildings
being all wood and the entrances too SMALL
Relative to Nos S8 aud 90 Sheriff street.-the sRag
pchers Paradse"-the communication says:-'I have
visited the premises Nos. SO and 80 Snern street, known
Rag Picser's Paradise, and found them In a very
filthy condition, so much So that II would require a
stomach made of brass TO prevent him from heaving at
every respiration found the sleeping apartments with
out ventilation, In one bedroom in which small
hole about ten inches square The floors strewei
with heaps OF old rags, loose paper aud filth picked by
The guttergnncs from garbage boxes and cutters, all
covered with nes and maggos and other insects. The
like have seen before, and cannot call them by
name with live dogs, cats and kittens, and puppies.
= The stencil arising from them Is severe enough
to breed disease at almost any moment do
not think the be abated upon these pre-
, misses without closing up the houses"
The communication closes follows:-"Both ntoe
rable and very dangerous 20 the health OF th
n,ghorhood and In my opinion should be entirely close
st this Of the year" The City Inspector made
verbal statement respecting the above premises, tha.
they had been In bad condition for several years. and tina
the cholera In 1Ss9 a larger number or deaths
occurred here, proportorate 10 the number OF inha
Commissioners voted TO give the City Inspector power TO
order the landlords o: the premises referred TO In his
communication take such action In the premises as he
deemed necessary Tne City Inspector subsequently
ported that he should forthwith the tenants OF Nos
81 and 30 Sheriff street. and OF the buildings OF those
in Third street. TO vacate the premises and all rags,
bones and filth removed and the premises scrubbed,
whewsshed and lined. He added, that then II the
landlords did not keep the premises clean he should
orng the matter before the Grand Jury Tor criminal pro
secution.
Adjourned.