The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-30
The Bono Boiling Estah ailments OF New
Y0rt.


YORK..
LAvAN-AN ARnsy'iCx OF rHRxE DAYS GRANTED.
The work In the CITY Inspectors department IA going
On sharmingy md in the course Of few weeks after Mr.
Deiavan ahs. have made himself thoroughly acquainted
with the yod opaMdi OF the department. the citizens II
New York viii have Of regret for hin appoint
ment The streets have already assumed clean appear
and the efforts havenot been relaxed 10 keep ths work
CONSTANTLY in motion. One Of the most dangerous null
gapces calculated to engender conagon this season Oh
the year, are the bone boiling establishments
river side Of tho city. City Inspe0s'' -
ready taken steps in the mstter, ON
The following communication
Health, and the subjoinedr,or'
Sanitary Inspection, gotienI'' sas
City Inspector. The latter, Az o,1a-
tors of these ofa boiling estaodshusns,l quit
their pefarous business ftsr.in A., \, nuisance
Ia sun continued, be intends to ge suisas Posse Of
policemen and send them in psrsonto break up the pig
geres and bone boiling establishments; take the pigs 70
the public pound and any that makes resistance be-
the nearest magisterial Tribunal for summary pun
hment. Annexed copies OF the documents TO which
we refer
New YORK, jane 20, 1909 )
TO Hon. THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF HEALm:-
SElLtMsS-I heresi,h erclcse the annexed report Of
e.
relative the hog pens and OTIS. BOILERS located oatween
Fitch and Fifty eighth srees, Sxsn avenue an Broad
way hon which report will be seeo by your honorable
body tnat q serious and dangerous nuisance exists
those premises, and enc mat imperasivey calls for
proInp. decisive Measures TO abaie um ready 10
etcond and carly ato elec, any oriers or MEASURES
which you may deem necessary 70 aocp IN the premises
DANIEL E. DELAvAN, CITY Inspector
MR.. DowNINGs REPORT.
CRY INSPECTORS DEPARTMxsT, BUREAg or SANITARY
INsPEcnoN NEW YORK, june ~, 1852
10 DANIEL E DRLAvAS, ESQ City iospector:-
DEAR SIR In pursuance Of your decaon and OF the re-
fersbce VI The annexed peutop, by the Hon. inc
mayor and Commissioners Of Hei tn, complaining that
the premises situated between Fitetn and Frty eighth
streets Sixth and Broadway, were In filthy con-
ditiop and for purposes creating endsng
eripg the public health made personal inspection Of
the premises on Thursday last, the 23d instant and
spectuy beg leave report the facts and condition Of
tAngs an found them The premises above alluded to
are much higher than the grace Of the street, and OF
rocky hiy nature the and aide two Of
Leading avenues Of travel; the northern boundary
but block from the Central park, thus forming,
ssy eare9 that UuI pof S
between the Sixth and Seventh aveAues) covered
over with miserable anantes filthy hog pens and yards
few wrelched stables, and all having small sheds or
buildings, containing kettles aud boilers for the boiling Of
slaughter ofa hotel oai, sw &C. These snanties
svOcsoa Of keeping hogs and Of collecting oal swim and
garbage from slaughter houses and various hotels and
DWELLINGS Of the city, and s csted upon these premises,
where II Is boiled and then used for feeding their hogs
Most Of them "squstters' upon the ground. few
pay rent and found but who, he informed ms,
from ten 70 hundred hogs each, and protect them
selves and their property by numerous families Of fero
coas dogs Toe ards and hog pens we're IN very filthy
condition The pools and the piles OF filth and excre
ments around these pers were poisoning the air
with their noxious vaposs. Bot the "uaIakoas' Of
the existing these premises the hogs,
and the boilers and Kettles wherein the "ofal and sw
boiling" is performed In ana around these boilers and
kettles the air ia laoeu With sckenpg offensive noxous
and sinking euvia penetrating beyond the boundaries
Of the premises creating nuisance not only dangerous TO
the health and comior, OF the petitioners but OF all those
,t.nk ora hat Hso
istng nuisance, the fhlest and most extensive In
city IN the opinion Of the undersigned requires prompt
they keep them as ceau they Gao, Ia excase at AL
and e not true. They know that the kecpiag OF thar
number of hogs and sne boiling Of oa s violation OF
aw; and they know that the condition Of their premises
and Of necessity their occupation ee nuisance, yet
they continue their filthy business with bold
sever.ton of their right so 70 de. Is IL mot
IN The Mayor and Commmssioners Of Haath
exercised, and The remedies applied and
forced 10 aoate this nuisance? would respectfully sug
gess the following as meals Of sbasng tae same
parstus removed from OF the premises, aud prohibiting
Dy heavy penalty and seizure any and all persons from
keeping any hogs on any preis's south Of Ega,y sixth
street. and not more than four north Of said street,
2 BY having rue said premises thoroughly cleaned,
and the fifth and ofal removed taersfrom
The lolosiog are the raDea OF persons whose pre-
nses IN SbOse kettles and boilers butcher ofAi
bvte osi bong aud sestpns, mad been used for
thst purpose the day exiuIned tnem:-3srney Fox Ed
vard serepet Patrick smith aeon Zrmmer, stepheo Nc
Eevoy, Thos OKeefe, Genmsn, john Aup, Patrick
Bowen, Nichsl keegan, Micaael Clancy, EdW, kingsey
La-reoce Iy Dch. La~rence German carney Riley, |-
HAN Doughty, Tn ,nas Carmsn fhomas CaaL Chsre
we're Others whose lanes did not obtain West Of Sc
few OF thas. paces, and sut
tSo Of the persons above named resae bet
nue. ana Brosdeay, the main porton OF the premises
occupied being between sixth and Seventh
tru before long pace before you Information other
localities where s,mar nuissnces exist although OF
extensive character Knowing your desire and ceterm.
patton make New YORK healthy city, and 70 abate al
puiespces detrimental the public heatn, deem il
necessary for urge upoa you speedy and vigorous
act,o, IN the premses Ny acknowledgements are due
the Health Wsroans Of the Fin, Eleventh. Eighteenth
and twenty second wsrds tor their prompt aid and as
sietsnce rendered while making The Very
respectfully submit 4 o OWNING, Sup't
Ia ADDITION the a5ove 1t proper that the
Street Dsp ectors have been doing good in ge,zpg
large quantities Of Impure aud and still
continue 10 carry out their duties vigorously
City Intelligence.