The New York herald., 1866-03-31

Meeting Of the Board-Appofntmcnt OF
Assistant inspectors and an Engineer
Cholera Nests 10 be Cleaned Out-Tne
Rag Question-Reports ofInspcctors ON
Various CompIaints-The street Com
tractors Again, DC.
Tho Board met yesterday afternoon President Schultz
in the chair The minutes OF the last meeting were read
by the Secretary and approved.
The letter transmitted by the Secretary Of State from
the Consulate in relation quarantine regulations was
then taken up and after debate referred to the
Sanitary Committee to report progress
Commissioners BoswoRrH then offered the following reso
luton, which was adopted
Resolved That the order Of business at the resss meet
order aer Inc reading OF the minutes OF previous
meeting shah be reports attorney and COUNCIL in
teen Of act creating this Board and the disposition of
DR.. PARKER from the Sanitary COMMITTEES, reported
the folowng:--On account Of the present condition Of
the city, and the impending danger from cholera, your
committee beg leave to submit the following resolutions.
viz
Resolved That the Meropoltan Board Of Health appoint
thirty assstsnls to our 10 6e Sdea @ aha
Thee % 'ss are detailed sqpsIn
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70 Inspect buildings their construction yentia
&c ss%s f1 anS AS
reliable Information IN regard 10 street sewerage
Ihc DeoroR said-In regard to the necessity for the
appointment of an engineer, thae the sewerage was
imperfect and where priyes should be relieved, are
defective Now that cholera is staring us in the face is
the time act before the 1st OF June They required
an inspection of every house in the district In
1S49 the epidemic principally located in the Sixth
ward Baxter street and vicinity and should make
Its appearance it is likely 1t will be in such neghbor-
hoods unless westakc immediate action 10 prevent it. II
we have force enough we can compel these streets and
houses to be kept clean. We want also to have the
streets thoroughly washed say twice week. and the
hydrants opened for that purpose.
Commissioner BOswORTH thought the additional force
asked 70 be too large, they would not really be the
working They might know what was required
10 be done, but the thing is TO do the work
Commissioner BEREN did not Ike to interfere with tho
operations Of medical gentlemen on that subject but
thought they had inspectors enough for the work that
Dr. PARKsR said he wanted all nests Of disease cleaned
out he didn't caro- whether by police or medical au-
thority What he wanted was an inspection Of every
house in the city no matter what the location whether
Fifth avenue or elsewhere. Who knows but there may
that cholera confronts u.s. shall we wait TO be van
pushed or meet 1t prepared
Tho resolutions were then adopted, and the fol
lowing assistant inspectors Rppointed--For New
York.. W. Warner, J. Purcell L. wcbber, James
NJ. Lane J. J. Churchill, c. W. Packart W. r. Thomas,
ston, A. + Nude, J. G. Harrington, DR.. j. r. Garrsh A
". Mccleny. E. Pulling R W. Fields, H. Paine, B. N.
heeney, ~.
For brooklyn. A Holly, W. leighton, wm Stew
art, James Harris, Dr.. Brety. g. c. Walker
dsav %osahsron Ris wss srPo'ntedd ds engineer n
f0lows:-Sanghtering house No II West Forty seventh
street Discontinued and premises TO be entirely cleaned
until the place is properly cleaned" -
Tenement houses in Mott street (prc, iousy repored
Ordered thoroughly cleaned and repaired
Houses Nos aos avenue c, 74a, s4s. TAT and TAO Third
j. Eckels fat boiling factory Forty.nrth street, was
ordered suspended and thoroughly cleaned.
Fat melting establishment OF the Butchers Assocn
tion Forty fifth street. the East river Referred
the Superintendent for further action.
Dumping grounds foot Of Gansevoort street. Ordered
Tho usual ordofwss also issued against six private
Individuals owning manure heaps in that vicinity
The report Of the committee on tho rag dealers con.
ference read which recommended that foreign rags
om infectious ports be mnutey inspected and sent for
that The street and hespa rags business % sondacts
il lablc 70 breed disease and offensive that the
from the populous portions Of the cny. Tho Gus
tom q drying rags and thor storage In damp under.
sold ss ago IN this e,
which had hoated ashore at Sandy Hook from fever YES
seH which exhibit: the Iooscns Of the manner of en-
forcing the laws Of health heretofore. II b recommended
that such Of those may tac In hospital and street
rags-gathecd from the cutters and garbage box recepts
district aud that The others OF the trade be directed
vcntae their stores and that no rags be assorted or
| stored in damp cellars.
Inspector Emerson reports in relation to the case Of
fever at os6 Thirteenth street. that he found
bedstead four persons sick with continued fever and
unable TO rsea man, his two daughters OF seventeen
and eighteen years. and his Of nine years old They
had barely rags enough 10 cover tbcm and were in
.y
from the Dspensary. These constituted the whole Of
tho family, with the exception Of child Of SIX years
| The was removed BY the Superintendent Of the
Poor 70 tlie Hospital.
The spotted lever case, No % Park street, the sam.
IS no occasion for interference. Which read ana
| dered flo.
Point complaint against the nuisance carried th
dock the terminus Of the Long Island Railroad ut tina
place. received II states that boat loads Of manur
are transferred daily TO the the track at tha
dock that In loading quantities Offensive
is let fall, which rcmains there, 70 the danger Of tn
that road and suegssts among other remedies that tn
work OF loading be done at night or that the business b
transmitted to some other dock Referred TO the super
The ca.hsrins Market water pipes, reported broker
and stopped up ordered " be repaired and cleaned
Commissioner cRAxs from the Sanitary Committee
would acknowledge the importance Of recording al
enter on The books snd that the Prssidcn
furnish the necessary clerical force from that already
employ bus this csnncs AM, b. done that he sppon
duties that an addition of ave hundred dollars be sdds
which was adopted, and c. W. Tyler and william c
Carpenter were appointed as clerks to the Bureau 0
me chief causes Of death in New YORK and Brooklyn
compared In communication received from the chic
of The Bsrsss ,, Of ksoSrds 49, - folcws-ro re
He ssys .fhs ses that in New York thsrs ~sr. twenty
vsrs but two deaths from The sams disease worthy
note. without desAia, would here report that most
"a , noss stsy ovsrcrOwSsd ocsss where bot
The local condition and the social circumstances Of ID