New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-02
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
health.
saInric- 81 the Comm issioncrs-Names OF
the ff.mbers-The City Iuspector's DE.
partmcnt Aboiished-:m Order
TO Police Cuptnint.

The new Metropolitan Board of Health will
be organized to-day il the nominations Of Gov. Fenion
Tor Health Commissioners should be- confirmed BY the
Senate and the oath Of office administered in time; II
not tie first meeting will probably take place to mor
row. The Board will occupy apartments in the
building used the headquarters of Tie metropolitan
Police Force, and viii consist OF the following gentle
men: John Swinburnc. Health Officer Of the Port,
Jackson :. Schulz Dr. Wm Parker, DIR. John {.
stone. Dr james Crane. Health Commissioners nom
ihieh D' me ToVern0r. aud T. C. Acton j. G bergen,
VIM. McMurray, J. s. BoswoIth Police Commission.
ere, eAOfhclo members Of the Metropolitan Health
Commission.
Ihc Act creating the Hcnlh Board also uncrea,es the
City Inspectors Department and transfers all the du-
ties books and papers Of his Office to the Metropolitan
Board of Health When IL shall have been organized
and entered fully upon its duties the following offices
will be abolished City Inspector salary 81 500. Chief
Clerk $4,000 First Assistant Clerk So coo, Second
Assistant Clerk. I'll go: Messenger 600; Assistant
Messenger. saO0 y Health Wardens with salary of
g per day; - Assistants salary; % Street In.
spectOrs same salary - distributors of Corporation
ordinances - per day: and the Bureaus of Sanitary
Inspection and Registry Of Records and Statistics tie
salaries OF which amount 20 $50, 600 per annum.
In place of these the Board is authorized appoint
Sanitary Superintendent who shall be experienced
physician at salary not 10 exceed $1,000 per annnm
two assistant Sanitary Superintendents, one OF whom
shall TCslde in Brooklyn, at salaries not exceeding
S. 200 each per annum; and ID Sanitary Inspectors,
whose salaries shall be fixed by the Board. Except 10
Of great peril the expenses OF the board are im
toned among the respective towns and counties In the
ratio of the taxable property real and personal pro
portionay Levied but such proportion not to Include
the salaries of the Board Its general officers except
m the Counties OF New. York aud Kings. The salaries
OF those members of the commission appointed by the
Governor fixed at 81 800 per annum each for their
services. The Board will select its officers
President Treasurer and Secretary-the latter not
nembcr-the first be elected annually and the others
to remain in Office until removed The sum OF $40 will
be forfeited by either Of the Sanitary Commissioners or
Secreary when absent from any meeting Of the Board
The Police Commissioners and Health Officer forfeit sl2
similar dereecton Of duty the amount in all eases
be dc Icted from the salary Of the officer II deemed
Necessary Corresponding Secretary may be appointed
at a salary not exceeding 81 900 per annum.
The Board should have entered upon It's duties
the st Of March as the act was 10 take effect from
that date but because Of the delay in nominating and
confirming the Sanitary Commissioners, the organiza
ton has also been delayed The Police Captains, how
ever haze been instructed in their duties under the
law by of the following order addressed to
each:
Hereafter unless otherwise ordered you viii make report
the office Of Inspector. least in each week Of al
within your precinct where process Is performed
life health where structure or e1casa
end,n.e fe health where matter or thing
may be placed thrown which would prejudice life health,
you viii deignate by street aud number the
premises the front Of which such process. structure
matter thing situated With the Of the
occupants. owners o agents Of the premises.
"i0u will Include the is' Of such places Sc, all
daughter houses bone boiling establishments tat melting
houses and candle factories. oil rebneries manu-
factories stables, hog pens. cattle yard. aud pens,
fy streets hthy hhy houses, hthy yards, overflow
ug cugeft. defective defective drains and sunkeu
lots.
You win clearly possible. describe the condition ia
which each Of such premises may be found