The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-08
THE HEALTH BOARD.

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Another Order from Supcrintendo mt Ken
nedy Relative 70 Throwing Garbage In
| the strcets-The Law ln tho Case
Visit OF tho Quarantine Commits
sfoners and tho Legislative Conn
mittee to tho Quarantine and Choiera
ship.
ORDER FROM SUPERINTENDENT KENNEDY.
General Superintendent Kennedy yesterday issued the
following general order in relation throwing garbage
In the Streets to which he appends copy OF the law
and the penalty for It's violation:-
GENERAL ORDER NO. 447.
OFFICE SurERISrxSDEsr or METROPOLITAN POLICE,
NEW YORK, April 7. 1855
Captain - Precinct
You hereby notified that the Legislature during
throwing of ashes and other substances the
and public places OF the tiles of New York, Albany,
Saaao ana and has declared s violation 70
act, copy OF which is hereunto appended, you will
to be arrested and taken before tho proper police
JUSTICE all persons who BIO found engaged In throw
bage dross cndcrs shells, straw shavinGs dirt Nth,
rubbish Of any kind Whatever in any gutter street. lane,
Of New York Or Brooklyn You viii Instruct i the mem.
bers of your command not 10 limit such arrests to per
who may be violating the law in the vicinity OF
their residence place Of business but extend
70 all carmen or other persons who may put such
named, who, from mischevous motives in the
cation OF cafon may throw scatter the before de-
JOHN A. KENNEDY, Superintendent.
DAsrxL CARrEyrER, Inspector.
An act to proven. the throwing of ashes and other sub
II the ' Rs and nS Of the s Msw
three afihs being present.
nate and HssemSy do enact as clo%s represented Sc
ony ssSs NS 81 shall cast or lay
straw dirt Gith or rubbish Of any kind whatever
he %.a a' a and g%i place in
the preeed Tine ..aSn boz OF n Of the On BE-
msdemeanor, and shall he punishable by OF less
%en for term not Less than one nor more than aSe days
SEC s. This act shall take effect Immediately
oyrrcr or rHx SECRETARY or sraTK.
file this oace, hereby certify that the same is
correct transcript thererom and of the whole Of said org
Given under my hand seal of olce the city OF AL.
hundred and sixty-slx ERAsrUs CLARK,
Deputy Secretary of state.
VISIT OF THE QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS AND
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TO QUARANTINE.
Upon representation OF DR.. Watson that the Health
Officer OF the port of New York twenty thou.
sand dollars year from fees collected Quarantine
officer the matter turned the Judiciary Com
mee Of the Legislature OF New York for investigation
committee OF four appointed to proceed to New
York and investigate the truth OF the matter Mr. L. II.
Hscock of tho Assembly, the only member Of the
committee appointed who could make IL convenient to
come to New York for that purpose Accordingly yes
terday morning MT Hscock, accompanied by Mr. Fergu
also OF the Legislature repaired TO the Office of the
Quarantine Commission, No. 81 Broadway and exam.
nation OF the books Of that bureau found everything
pertaining TO the quarantine perfectly satisfactory They
then proceeded to Castle Garden, where the harbor
police boat Deer, Captain Hartt commanding, was In
waiting 10 convey them 10 Staten Island and the west
bank Of the lower bay where Ia proposed 10 establish
q number OF lazarettos FOR quarantine purposes
The Commissioners OF the Metropolitan Board OF
Health invited TO accompany the Legislative COM
mittee down the bay but, with the exception Of Dr.
Swinburnc and Commissioner Bergen, failed to be pro-
sent About twelve O'Clock the boat left her pier with
tho following gentlemen on board:-Gco. w. Blunt,
l. H. Hsock and Mr. Ferguson, ~ the Legislature Cyrus
Curtis President OF the Quarantine Commission Mr. Cobb
OF the Quarantine Commission; Mr. johnson, attorney
for the Commissioners and DR. d. T. II Bisse. Deputy
Health OAcer. on the Battery the Monitor hanto
Roads boarded by the Comm ssoncrs and gentle
mon OF the Legislature who expressed their wonder
and praise ut that beautiful specimen OF marine archi
lecture Tho officers Of that vessel extended every
courtesy their visitors In explaining the workings OF
| tho guns and turres, which the country members
viewed with much wonderment After leaving tho
monitor they proceeded down the bay 70 Quarantine
LANDING whore they went ashore end Yerr Hospitality
spsrtaqsd 1T tho resldsno. IL DR. swinourne ..aa..a
0fl6er OF the Port, by sumptuous banquet The
weather being considered too ncemeut for the intended
visit 70 the Iowcr Bay II postponed tor future oc
casIon Aid th1 entire party returned 70 the Erie basin,
old hospital ship Fachion Is lying Here they
ceived by Dr. 0Rourk and inspection Of that YES
sol being had, which reflected much credit upon the
oicer In charge the party parook OF luncheon after
which they returned 70 the Battery, where they dsem
barked without having accomplished the object OF the
trip far the intended visit 70 the west banks was
concerned.