The New York herald., 1866-04-21
THE BATTERY BARRACKS TRASsFERRgD TO THE
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Health board.

TO BE ESTABLISHED AT DIFFERENT PoIHTs oF
THE cITY-rBg CELLAR POPULATION op THE
DISTRICT MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO Es-
CAPE TuE EPIDEMIC, ETc.
The regular meeting Of tho Board Of Health was held
yestorday-ail the Commssionen prcsont--presidcBt
Schultz In tho chair The minutes of the last meeting
read and approved
Tho Attorney Of tho Board reaA a grea, number Of
orders prepared for the abatement OF general nusnco
upon which the usual orders entered.
DR. Dalton, Superintendent, FROM the Committee ou
Investigation In regard to the cholera repors'i tho
Virginia at Quarantine; then reported verbally the
suit OF the examination mae by DR. Harris aud hm.sf
which ~ published olsew here
A telegram In reply the application male by tho
Board to the general government for the usa of the Rat
terry barracks received ordering the cIarsrnaster
To transfer that building TO the B,afd of Health.
Dr. Parker cited case which hal come under his
notice, follows-A poor residing at Hsyer,raw
had bob calf killed ast Friday, OF which be hal eaten
part, and being taken sick on Sunday, died Mon
day having all the symptoms Of cholera aud ho had
doubt that It was really that disease.
The Doctor then said What IA to be done by
eighteen thousand people living Ia cearAf II you OBJ
the of The Virginia and Haifns, MI their
passenscf. good health for oght days after cav
Ing port, when they were taken suddenly pck with
cholera This disease they breed among hs smksivcr la
tho overcrowdod stecrsge lower deck where Il mt
made It's appeamnce There we're 10 cases Ia the cabin
The the In tn Atlanta. which waA aiso
crowded with double tiers OF bunkR lf We wan To keep
on the cholera No must dispose OF those poor Creatures
budded together In collars aud tenement houses Their
means Of snstcnance b ana they cannot improve their
condition Of living yet unless remove ihom can
out the city IL 10 better to have amber Of small build
ngs for hospital purposes ihan few large plaeeA Ho
would suggest Maekcrey lie the fnt aud Second wards
In this cy, and along tho river In Brooklyn. as ntn ns
localities for such c,,sbizhmcntS also that physiosns
VII, have bad experience ia previous epdenios might
be employed by tho hoard Ia case u emergency Dr.
pANKsR then offered the following =
wh.rss. wc are aamonished on All
nigh a. hand and whsres, aevc,ss upon ,sis Bg.rd
sdr.usely isction of enof rrss.s, pnssbls
the introduction u ehSera os u nssof~osh W hn'i iA
ns.ql,ed. fhs, ,h. cellar pepui.on Of ser Yort and
more healthy pos',ons
mo.s ~ sa ss. m s ssaa ..sa. y" nS.
si soneiaasia 10 such psr. ~ the a.sss of ss~ yoes
ana :. !. s.asr Tor 'applyins sdenss The sass q apply
ns heat the surfaee beds blankets. se and obtain god
r.. O.: ss..a geoss % ::, ss
.ss%.9, 2, "a. 90 =. 20, ,.,sr g., -
esr,.n un.s..os sseiss Of food, lno,aaiaG
as ~. ..sr rs.. a 500 --~a .., unaSr its sanony
Ss.S ss sss:sr s..s SAD ses.. = 70. As s 60
Refencd sanitary ccmmiisoe. 10 wbscs Com
nlssioner1 schntz and Acton we're sddoi
sstIns that two urcs had been bb@i Tor sale a. te
dining saloons of Gould sssau street, and Taylor,
Bfoaday lying their balts Tor several days With
eat food - .aier until 'hey had fan''d. and "sfo no
The oon plant was referred 10 tho spprpniendept
On motDu VI DR. CR.pr II reed we'd ,hri Assistant
ssnItay sgperin,cnaen, tonsng requested report
10 this Beard Tuesday neat upon the neral eondi.
zion of the streets Of Braokys, and especially thoss
ytrcets s.ich nithy aud In state dciriucn,si W
health, and rIfy The wards la shc thcy situated
COMMITTEES Was appointed 70 isvstsale ANY report
Of arriving this port wih qao.snabls csssoss
The bedford Brewery. on FfAnklin avenue Brook lyn
vas ordered 70 be suspended Until susns msu,s cosId
b. made Tor 'he proper drainage ~ that establsbncDi
Tho slip rags ordered 10 removed
ty Tuesday merit fom that o-aiay o some place d.-tAat
least th0g and feet from any inhabited bgdinG
After iransactug CON. further ~ tB- busiusss Tho
Beard adlolrned un IassiAy nsrt