The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-02

Me citing Of inc Commissioners Of Health.
rh~ arst meeting for the season Of the Bnard % Com
msioners n Health Of this city, neh ye-trdsy ~
NON the Office Of the Clerk Of tho CITY ooaDci No
City Hall
The members present we're, Jonas N. Pblllirs, Eq :,
President Of IL Beard Of Councirnep Jedediah Mie',
D Health Com missioner; YIN. Rock WE'LL NJ n, Resilient
Physician; Rf,hsrd Thompson, n o., Health Officer;
iohr Clancy No President Of the Board Of aldermen
On motion, Councilman Phnps unanimously esoc.ed
President
me business of the Bard usually disousse orvssey,
In u ai,ona IT. art,oo when determined
tpon, u embodied resolutions far pedhns
cenmuni BY Clerk of the Board the press,
por,e,s Dot De Admitted
The ast sev,o aqua n,oeng the Bnard had nee o hsd
the It'll q 0csSber, The minutes u ~incn read
and ADOPTED
NUJsANCys IN The BAY.
commurica i'm from Mayor Pc set, of Brooklyn, 10
MAY WOen by him trsusm,ptod To tha s,rd f,r
and other insc'o masr,a- very frellen,y inr"vo
over hnrd nsm ve'seh arriving IN ibe harn and neins
exceedingly dangerous vbsu cd by thoee Who pick hsn
mp the Boaro VI Health Of Br okyn have passed res IN
ton dtcNpg the tbroSDg erbosrd Of rnch ar ises
nal anc--aso nang that some acton b. laxon
by the New York ard in regard 70 II.
The folio ing rer 81! Mons acoordnay adoD;ed
Resolved. rnat The practice % throwing rofuse nsis,
beddpg cofhns &c from verso into the waters # the
Rerclsed Thm the Health ofcer be requested 70 take
measures 10 have 10 abnted.
fnyfFltn
oca an non scoa and ina neocss ny odt, D. DO nae
for The purpose burning Infected aud reiae articIek
der %. dire@an Of the Health officer
AUIRIOUs DRAFT -iMPORrAHr TO u sgrNERs.
These re-oa'iors sn,boay i,ef ~ ni,br snre
70 the sh pIii ntereTts tho sid ho 'sOn
OF the 'iioh sco~" ann Der msinainaace ~ new qaa
isbtpo inst! ion, u III cnmpe mo Heath Ofiosr
pisid ding evei! vetse nut ooiy inquire aud ~ all
car s OF sickness cAses Of Ssenc, out aiso % a.
ana All refnts beds, bedding Ike ms'eral, vbd So
removal uf such msi,e, from even periecs healthy YES
ses will occasion delay a,d that 10 much
wider range Of instances than any other clause 10 tho
Health laWs.
rho cir scow" issef will mako quite feature IN The
bay. Of SOME aovsnty uFo foe; In leugth and on in
breadth, she will have large grail z far elevated
from ner bottom 70 admit u free passage OF ar
through suco matter Is soall DO burned IN
her. a. she VIII DO propelled by oars, .
bN 10 DO exp cted that her operations viii be-
through with the rapidly Of atg pilot He oon1.
erai"ns viii doubles be quito picturcsq1e. She will
S be safe alta ~ far proof against the oyster
n tbcir torches concerned Her popularity with the
sbipmatu's, however, win hardly be very uniform
shipping il Ia, been urged tho Mayor of Brorslyn
by seDesh cianor OF ihe !nhabiants OF Long Island
shore This refuse staff snrowu overheard oy the emf
grants AID others in tho Bay sros's Shore and Is pick
ed up by The scavougers ID rag piekers and usually
spreac To dry, ana generate infection
jucb the manner In which the yellow fever
mupica'cd ut GIOVANNI. Bay lat summer. Ia this
Dec,ioD, TN rcore will no hailed ss tmcly and most
eapedicLs remedy for . very offensive nuisance
GRAND DODGE FOs EvADrNs THs BEALTg LAWS.
vas rot Published last season, hen the yello fever
made y; sppsIa me-, 70 ;Sis ny, mo- number Of The
instan VI yellow foyer were found 70 exit
in .he upper part OF the city, the Esi river nks,
but ~ no West nd.smen or other Vessels known 10
have been discharged there, found extremely dl
cuh To whsre the niecaon bad been ooorscted.
sp.lbh Cseoic rohau Of this city had csused
vessck Consigned 70 them n put u 70 No~ Haven
port. The sound thsro they eu,orod ships and
apsfe.o tho cargoes 10 siopps and sohoouer n which
hey sent down the found and dschsg'd IN ovation
OF he health sws ii river piers This dodge had
INV 4
tries IN Jersey port and 10 like pos ing up tho
chADpe btts con satsn Island and Jersey.
In Wow Of these facts, toe following resolutions were
passed;-
Whereas, IL has been Represented to This Board ths,
naoy vevsc from tho West lndia carrying cargos
ssped owned ~ this port FOR the rrpo Of svsding
our Quarantine laws are rent for ueir port Of eovy 70
small town along our sesooard, aud from thence
tb,y bring send smaller vesso their caruos, a.
recty the whAyves vi city, hout ing sub
examination Of tho Health Oo.r; and Whereas
Of several isolated OF yellow over ors
here lr summer taught this Board that 10 permit such
ATTRACTION, of me health ~S WIS immlnepsy danger 70
Received, That tho Health Occr he, and DO 10 hereby
requested TO give immediate attention 70 this aud
ported ni NJ cy sdiIs Quarantine ~ by removing 70
Quarantine or the oA'aD'nc n shor all such foreign
sci "a and resent from Wot Indian ports
shloh may arrive Al our ~harves Dc landed IN city
srbin ihft days run thor Cus.ouu uou o sntry
Resol,sc, hat the lnspo tor " yo-.ek Peter Duffy,
BE- and he hereby d'ectd by inspection other ~tss,
" s.ssi In the detection OF ,bcsa ev~kus of health
laws report This Board eli the facs In rotation
thei eto, practicable.
DlsrSrECrIR0 WAREHOUSES NREDED.
To theso resolutions presented fvsh eviieRr Of he
~, acessi,y existing for disiDfccps sarehoso
he moet needful matter both fer the health and
Of his city this quarantine coonerion. IL n
the p~etentAl air IN the holds o. vescs aeorb
"a ber cArgoes bs, the chief danger nfec
hn We're there warehouse, undcr the cnarge ~ mo
" Attn OiAcer such vessos oouid bo thosoasnl, dAn
-cieo In tnres 70 i've days and despatched 10 tic city
and be resd, a they pier ~ soon M NIT could te
Custom Bouse Il has been carefully lin sed hos much
loss p actually osuset ny tho thirty days detention Of
vessels Quarantine for dsinfecuoD Of cargo, and the
amount set ~ least beyond 500 90 for L, city
HEALTH % THE PORT.
The Heath On,ocr, ~. Thompson, made HE sstemcnt
TO the hath ~ The pors Of NeS YORK ind'ca Ing The
rntro Absssoe any sohpess prorpc1 Of rctnass for
The ooerdsrson OF the Board. He mentioned tbs Two
vesseb the Lacy Hsy ~ard, rom eonNvos and the brig
Nary from riLidad De Cuba and bis action tneir cnec,
stated Already In the HnAIp
The Hard approving aston N Me Esshh oboes, The
LUCY Hayward continues ~ Quarantine until The ex Ora
ton ff Der TOM thus APPEAR mai tho Board n
soruAl matter Of sickness for ~ oonsiferaion The two
hip~ above alluded 70 ios having bad any acsoA
board