The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-20


power over this establishment speedily beat q retreat
general foray amongst the piggcres in Eastwood" was
now undertaken and with complete success August IL
had been received showing that however
eccual our cxcrtons had been in clearing ont the hogs
in the day time in many instances they taken back
night 70 their old quarters where the oal boiling was
resumed Accordingly, a night visit was determined
upon 70 the localities situated between Fieth and Fifty
ninth streets and Sixth and Seventh Everything
in this neghborhoOd was found quiet and orderly In
Fifty seventh street ntolcrabc stencil testimony
to the fact that oa boiling somewhere going The
place was finally discovered and the party caught in tho
act he was sent To the station house for violation Of the
city ordinance may be proper TO state here that
the boiling Of oa Is to the fat which SKINNED
from the boiling mass and disposed Of TO soap boilers and
others, also to make tho food paatablc TO
swine. Three other arrests wero made, and the
parties sent to the lock up August le-The Mayor and
animation Of the Nineteenth ward, and re-
ceiving your instructions ! proceeded without
delay TO execute them The First and Second avenues
were r visited and where hogs were found they were
removed and the syes taken down. Our abors at first
hercely opposed by persons the premises, and
our lives thrcaened but in the end our force proved
equal to the emergency. On Fifty seventh street, be-
tween First and Second avenues several hogs found
and driven or On the First avenue between Fifty fourth
and Fifty nth streets pens found desert
ed the pens were taken down On Forty sixth street
and First avenue thirteen hogs were found concealed
Forty street. near the East river was next visited
Preparations for resistance had been made by the
pants Of the premises, which for time promised serious
consequences. One Of men violently assaulted
with club in the hands Of an Infatuated woman whilst
another raised an axe, and was only prevented from
using on Of the officers by physical force The hogs
were seized and the pens destroyed. The piggeres in
of tho Twenty second ward August l8-A further
nation Of the Nineteenth ward proceeded with. The
slaughter house corner Of Second and Forty first
street found to contain number Of hogs The
stated that they to be slaughtered and allowed
10 remain until evening Several pggercs found in
the Second avenue, but empty and taken down.
woman in this neighborhood caught secreting
and six pigs In the effort Of removing them she became
furious and assaulted several Of the officers and
She sent 10 the station house. Several places
visited in Fifty fourth and Fifty seventh streets, in
the vicinity Of the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth avenues,
where seizures were made A bone boiling and ofal
Kettle was sent to the Corporation yard August -
Further visits and seizures made in Fourth avenue
and Sixty seventh Eighty fourth and Eghtysxh streets,
which finished business in the Nineteenth ward, at
least for the present August 23-Another visit to the
Twenty second ward had been resolved upon The pre-
misses Of large ofa boiling establishment first
ahmed II was found that the had erected new
styes, and that oa boiling in full operation again
Several casks Of oia found emitting tho nox
ous eiluvia The principal himself was nowhere to be
found his pens were again destroyed his boilers taken
up and with the ofal sent away. Other places were
visited, but with this exception attempt had been
made to reopen the piggeries.
The occupied in carrying into effect your instruc-
tons has been something less than month; but our
hbors are by no means at end, complete sue
cess be obtained until such times the proper authorities
o the city take the matter resOutey in hands for the
tire adjustment Of this serious nuisance from the island
OF New York. Neither will 1t be amiss here that
SO important reform to the health of city generally
has seldom been accomplished in so short time, and
with such complete success as the recording
something OF estimate Of the extent which the pig
gerry and oal boiling business Of this city has been
ried on, may be drawn from the recent report Of the
ofal contractor to the Mayor and Commissioners of
Health, requesting larger pay for additional service,
which Of late has devoved upon him by the breaking
of these establishments The petitioner forth that
since the war upon the pggeres, the amount of oa to
be removed from the city has from ten tons to
eighty tons-an increase Of seven hundred per The
Total number OF swine driven of and removed under
orders cannot be estimated at less than 9OOO pens
demolished 000 boilers removed 1O0 besides no less
than $50 barrels Of lime have been used for purifying pur
poses. That the mortality Of the city has been largely
increased by the impure atmosphere which everywhere
the hog and oal boiling establishments as well
as from the Of this hog meat the sudden decrease in
these localities among the poorer q IKE abong
class OF citizens, whose main supply Of meats
furnisnco establishments the number OF deaths
since their removal show material and important falling
of Instances of frequent showing that
been brought into markets and disposed of for domes
tic use and family consumption. The further fact has
come TO the knowledge Of the undersigned showing that
in addition to the garbage and oa furnished by city
hospitals to the breeders and keepers of hogs they are
also permitted to carry of and mix with their hog du
tons the cast of pouce, which not unfrequenty have
attached to large pieces of putrd flesh the to
which they had been previously applied
For years past this nuisance had been largely on the
increase The inability of citizens to obtain redress
served only to embodn the keepers and breeders hogs
and oa boilers to further acts Of aggression and outrage
The grounds OF Central Park until Of recent date,
denscly occupied by these establishments and when
driven of they located themselves securely on vacant
lots in the immediate vicinity.
Here the noxOus and pestential vapors arising from
the bubbng and seethng boiler containing butchers and
hotel offa from the filth and excrements, frequently
foot or more in DEPTH around the pens and premises
the oal, in barrels, with and maggots crawling
through the slaves, upon which the hogs fttened
could not fail of producing sickness and Fastening death
wherever their poison was permitted TO enter.
The prominent feature OF character which strikes the
observer in his intercourse with the reckless Of
these people is their total and unconcern
of all Law order They not unrequenty attest their
right to the which thew
their claims preoccupaton and long years Of possession
The officer of the law in search Of the cuprt seldom
risks his life in visiting these abodes unattended and
these people number their thousands New York island
Therefore the destruction Of tho business in which thew
driving them from the city is an experiment yet to be
tried Any suggestions upon this subject would be out of
place in this communication
In concluding this report beg leave to tender nv
thanks to all those who were engaged with carrying
out your instructions for their prompness industry and
energy, and especially my thanks due to Major
george Hall, who acted assistant Henry Murray
Health Warden Of the Twenty second ward and to James
Cole, Health Warden of the Nineteenth ward.
r. G. DOWNING Supt. of Sanitary Inspection.
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO SWINE, AND THE
BOILING OF oFFAL, HOTEL oFrAL, Krc., TIKI CITY OF
The Mayor Aldermen and Commonaty of the CITY of
New York, in Common Council convened, do ordan as
follows
Section No person or persons shall have keep or own
any swine in upon any lot premises situated south of
the northcry line Of Eighty sixth street, in this city, under
this section.
Sec. No person or persons shall have, keep or own
any swine in or upon any lot premises situated north .
OF the norherly line of Eighty sixth street, in this city,
unless by the written permission of the Mayor and the
CITY Inspector under the penalty of S25 for every swine
SO kept in violation of this section.
Sec No person or persons shall, upon any premises
within the limits OF the city boil any butchers ola hotel
onal or house swll.
Sec a. The violation Of any of the provisions Of section
. OF this ordinance is hereby declared TO be INSIDE
meanor, and shall be punishable by fine of not less
than s or by Imprisonment in the city prison for term
OF not less than twenty days
Sec b. All ordinances parts of ordinances inconss
tent or conflicting herewith are hereby repealed.
THE CLERKS COURTS.
resolution offered asking the Mayor to meet the
Board on the 4h Of October next TO appoint clerks Of
ward courts
THK EIGHTH AVENUE RAILROAD SWITCH IN CANAL srRERT.
The Mayor sent in veto the resolution Of the Board,
permitting the Eighth Railroad Company to lay
turnout or SWITCH the south side Of their tracks
Canal street, at or near Broadway and the for
the accommodation OF their cars those Of the Ninth
avenue Railroad Company for the that three rail
tracks in one street cause too great interference
with the use Of the street as an ordinary
thoroughfare; and are, moreover, injury TO
the property Of tho ipmad.,a ,,;cinitv atronrIy