New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-09
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTH.
The New Qusrantine-BnitIe Of tho "Psihies''
The street and OnsI Cen'racis-Isgredf.
ents Of ''wahos Beer r-Lsger Beer On sun
dax m a Neral and Aanitary Agent

The METROPOLITAN Board Of Health met yesterday
the usual hour and place. President JACKSON
SCHULTZ the chair and all the members present Dr.
swinburne The minutes Of the last meeting read and
approved
THE NEW QUARANTINE
Judge Boswn said that he was sorry that certain
papers had said that the Board had seized Ssguns Point
without OF Onthe other hand they had only akon
possession Of that which their just would
take possession Of property he had leased.
ALLoPATHY VERSUS HOMEOPATHY.
DR. STONE from the Sanitary Committee made report
corning tho request Of homeopathic: for separate hospital
under their exclusive care He said he regarded as nnw,e
aside their hospital regulations for the sake OF these gen
snen Their PRESCRIPTIONS soad DC made up o'
gwen others He did not hink further action necessary
and moved that the communication be fled
THE STREET AND oFPAL CONTRACTS.
President SCHULTZ said that EewYork was taxed over
.nn9% more nan ,Is contract pOe oJ 'co
on and constant and unceasng work must be done keep
me cry clean ana ~noeso%e oocr IN ,ne amosphee ne
watched and found single cent for bis work
would be induced to adopt the best method Of doing their duty
The contractors also would In future be obliged to
sidewalks He knew sn instance where $40 had been paid
M the removal Of garbage from certain neghbohood to the
parties who under obligations by their contract TO
carry away. He therefore intended to insist upon the u
fmen Of these contracts 10 their letter ard spirit Section
OF this contract plain 10 be mistaken and should not
hereafter be evaded II he could prevent No person should
hereafter be aeeced day after day has been the custom for
be Mr. BODIES the whose duty
that the contracts fulfilled and such he felt II 10 be
his duty 10 have the subject well agad that something might
be further done for the benefit OF the city.
RAID UPOS MANUFACTURES OF WAHOO BEER.
Mr. Charles Jarvis complained Of WahOo beer sold at the
drug stere No 100 Grand st. Of Mulberry which
has produced vomiting and other complaints Sanitary In
Kennedy examined the matter and found that the
beer consists OF little ST. Crox moasses mixed with water
brewers yeast favored with tncture made Of the oil OF
tergreen, sassaras, cloves and cinnamon The beer
mixed and aside fermen The beer sold when IL has
femened sufficiently 20 force its from the cellar 10 the
there "A Uashly beeri
mixed with old beer and bought by thousands at
three glass quart When II has snf
fcient gas TO force from the cellar 1t Is brought the
counter by Of brass and lead pipes The beer
being In contact with braas lead and copper deemed
detrimental health and dangerous to life He
that the beer be drawn from awooden vessel and
beer be thoroughly interdcted. An order Of this Kind
made and issued.
THE BRIG BERTHA.
letter from DR. Bisse read yesterday TO the Board OF
Health that the brig Bertha
from Ponce Porto Rico after passage OF 81 days She
all told The captains boy IL u age took sick
the ninth day out and died In days The cook who had
been sick for months with consumption died also
passage The OF the captain taken sick 2d
May on board the Bertha while ~ Ponce removed to the
Post taken sick II DAYS from Ponce arrived here with
the brig sick OF yellow fever bat doing well and will
probably be discharged IN eight or ten days
LAGER BEER AS A SANITARY AGENT.
communication. signed BY William Kramer and others.
committee the of the Lager Beer Brewers Of the
presented. read and filed.
The memorasts represent that the prohibition OF the sale
OF lager Sundays dangerous 10 the health aud nur
10 the morals Of large class OF the German population
and end that tho instructions the police authorities
bs modified to allow rbe assrbeer dealers " violate the
law with imnnnb-