The New York herald., 1866-03-09
THE NEW HEALTH BOARD.

The Meeting ON Wedncsday-The Board
to Raise Money ON Certificates, SO.
The third meeting Of the new Board Of Health was
held Wednesday afternoon at the Police Headquarte
Several amendments 10 the Health act proposed,
which to be engrossed and forwarded TO the Lega
ture, with q recommendation that they be adopted,
follows:-
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY COMMISSIONER BoswoRrH
Any action brought by authority Of the Metropolitan
Health act may be brought in any court In said district
having jurisdiction in any civil action to amount as
largo demanded in such action and judgment be
rendered for the plaintiff in any amount costs Of tho
court In which such action is brought shall also be re-
covered provided payment was demanded before suit
was brought and the defendant defendants in the
action against whom the recovery is had did not as the
code Of procedure authorizes, offer 10 pay amount
equal to the recovery against him them and in case
recovery had the plaintiff shall not pay costs un
less the Judge justice at the conclusion OF the trial
shall certify in writing that here was not reasonable
for bringing the action No action shall abae. or
right Of action already accrued be abolished by reason OF
tho expiration repeal amendment Of any law, ord
nance code Of health ordinances regulation Of said
Board nor shall any court lose Jurisdiction Of any
action by Of plea that title to real estate s
involved, provided the defendant is sought by the
pleadings to be charged In said action any OF tho
grounds mentioned in said act other than by virtue Of
ownership Of such real estate In respect to all proofs
and proceedings BOARD, OF agents OF
under said at papers fled shall be deemed entered upon
or in the minutes or the Board.
The twentieth section of the act is amended by srk
ing therofom bcfore said rules and ordinances take
effect" and the words s'the same" following the last
recited sad section and the several parts OF tho
code OF health ordinances mentioned in said section
SHALL after their publication be In force long and
far as shall remain not superseded modified or
repealed by the Board of Health.
A resolution adopted authorizing the borrowing OF
$50 900 upon the certificates OF the Board resolution
calling upon the Mayors Of New York and Brooklyn to
furnish the Board with copies OF all existing contracts
referring the cleaning Of the Streets sinks sewers
and such like places and for the removal OF dead ami
mails ashes and garbage and all contracts made by the
City Inspectors Department or the city OF New York,
or BY any department Of the OF said ctcs
which any why slato to matters connected
with the sanitary anairs or duties Of this Board
Tho President and Sanitary Superintendent were or
dered the butchers OF the CITY, and confer with
them regard TO the in which the butchering
business carried within the limits Of the district as
affecting the public health
The following gentlemen appointed clerks TO the
Sanitary superintendent Colonel N B. Bartram John
Norton, J. H. Fitch, G. B. Bosworth, Isaac II. Han and
John BOVINE II also adopted that six more sani.
tary Inspectors who 70 bc physicians bc appointed
az speedily az possible Fer those places there arc hun
dreds Of applications already hand in.
A report received from tho Metropolitan Police
Board containing complete list OF the nuisaucea exting
In the city OF New, York. and dssorPton "I dwcmlns
houses in Rrookiyn inspected by the police The folow
ing Is tho aggregate Of the list referrcd to-