The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-16

- La authority or willingness concerned 70
sbL.o nuiance,
err IrrPyoToR's DEPARTMENT,
NV YoRK, Bept. Is, 1865
| To ne Hdior ~ The Sun:
pTAus.B;-In yesterdays suy 10 communics-
ton containing ht Of special pleading .ndesvor-
| ing ~ show that ihis DEPARTMENT has full power
over 81 nlis.rcss including yd'-boiling, snd thA,
there "a no necessity Ter cunveniug the B)sri OF
| H,s'h h. aiAts them. It states first, that fat
boiling in itself IL no, nuisance, and that there Ia
ohec ion thereto, except In the use OF improper
| mstorial or neglect Of cleanliness, &c, and Nat
| those csuscp can 10 reme1sd by this Department.
| Undoutpily we can compel cleanliness, forbid the
! use Of improper material aud punish, II caught,
any pertou v,olsng orders In this res ect, hut
wa must FIRE, catch ,hen, wnioh, with every vlgi-
| lanco, We have been uuatle hitherto 70 do.
| Hut 1. 10 not truo that the business ~
DOT in itself {. nuisance. From Ihe
| mos, tst.ectsbls Establishments engaged IN the
! business which rerosted inspecnou has shown to
use only the best material and ~ be kept In
| state ~ cleanliness extraordinary when The ma
ture OF the bu.ues. is consdertd,y the most ofen-
si's and loaltsome odors arise whom the fAi DO
ing trod out.
Athoush tho.e Interested declare this 10 not un-
heNl'hv, vet, WHOM res lonti Of the vicinity have
| ir Ne wsr'uoHt weather TO close their doors aud
| windows and avery GRANNY ~ which these oiors
car be admitted, because thoy are o. offensive, and
! are even m,1e sex 81 tho stomach by inhshng
them, common scns" shows IL must 10 detrimental
g. health And hence It Is that this DEPARTMENT has
| 20; power m auy business which has not been
declared . nuisance and prohibited By Law, al
| IhoIgh oCen-ye ~ the oliactory nerves. 10 Jaw.
| ful business, aud csnnut he intsrfered with by
essor a porlty than the Legislature or Board OF
Health Tue action OF the latter BODY would be "a
declare m business nu Gance detdmeuisl w the
pIaEc health, AL 90 forbid IT, dyfer Uhtch, ne
Common Council could r.ss an ordiuauce prohib-
ting " iu tuITe or during such months Of tho
year a. tley might lie IL proper
| Ia tho mean time snd until some such action Il
| - a. - la nj,
20 an attempt 10 regulate a. In such attempts tn
Poig. have co-opsratsd by endcsvoring " dctec
any violation Ut these orders Ur of the orders o
this Department. Many Improvements ,nd alter
stOns nave teen ordered aud made from time
tine In the manner Of carrying IN the bushes
ant tie coustr ic'fon of the ch.mneyS g., with
out any ostsu-ible relief. n oucring westhe', M
iAattcr how hJh the cL.uueys nay be nor hu
,,nstructei, tie SMOKE aud gssses emitted b!
tu'u, viii descend and sN,er tho houses IN Ia
vi0u'ty and annoy persons Isssny.
Ia regard 20 BON aud oil ogdi-boiling, the m's
tIros re, nluIelIed ~ nae IA ms matter J. av
. already been siopto e aud tho conssq fence IL tlt
entire ttatcuen; Of shus. nuisAnces Dy their pro
b.tion withiu io city limits.
The Quotations Of your currespon len, from n
} laws relative to the public hraltt, aud the orii
| nsltes Of tie Common IuuC, arc all correct
| bul the deiuctiolS uiaIs from tiem sre cut re
"roag. Tho highest legs. authority has de,ids
Wat M yis"sl DO tus A,ttsr arc li.uL or rather,
lorlI say, M views iounded upon the opu
! lors Of tie b ~heEt lsgrl -ItEu'ity. 10 show q.
is'Acy o ths dedut1uus MA e - your corre,pont
eat from lie Ilo.s1O-s u tte AVS relative 10 th
tlhhc De,t' it 10 only necessary Tor anyone ,
te,d the hole Of lhese Laws a. they must DO cor
o iaut4 ~!.h thciI context. - much Of these HN
40 we're qIo,o. ty mo ~ my communication
, uo 9Th lust, pl.ced ia JuI'sponuou with y u
c9Ifesp ILde4Gs qIotAuuue, ~, think. be ~, y
trlt tusbUw t. Wl re- ard ~ the lr iuRnce CO O.
| G. mmuu iuurih prov uiug for any expenditure
! tuIH department. Ia abaung nu sHncs, lien UII
llo pr perry Nucrc . existed, u tas been deyioc
I 49, f.4 .tH .lHf res IA