The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-07
THE HEALTH BOARD.
Report OF tho President ON
the street Cleaning Csntraet-The Fall
ure OF tho Contractors to FUN Their
Guarantees-Argume OF Their Coun-
sci Before tho oard--The Washington
Market Cause.-The Now York City Hos
pitaI Before the Board, Sc.

mhEhct tasf-knc NOW HOrk City HOS
pitai Before the Board, &c.
Tho regular omweekly meeting Of the Board of
Health was held yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock
president Schultz In the chair Tho minutes Of the last
meeting were read and approved Tho following report
OF the President tho street cleaning difficulties was
then read by the Secretary and ordered on nle--
70 THE conlss'oNsRs OF rm MKrRofoLulS BoAnD on
On wednesday morning met his Honor tho Mayor,
Judge Hacke,t and Comptroller Brennan, Corporation
Counsel O'Gonnan being absent
The question OF paying tho street contractors up
under tho circumstances and with the result ronaer
set forth.
port from the various police precIncts, showing that
very large number Of streets have mot been cleaned
during the week previous required by he contract
ALSO the report from the source for the proceeding
week, show ng like delinquencies 10 addition ! pro:
scented largo number the only section OF
the city which had personally inspected which had not
been cleaned for months
The reports OF some OF police precincts were criti
cised and committee reports presented from the
Street Contractors Many Of the inaccuracies seemed 20
result from the fact that the police report by precincts
whc the contractors report the wards
II Is confidently beloved that plan OF report and
verihcaton has been suggested that will prevent In
the futyre all msapprehension II Is as follows
The foreman OF the sweeper OF ward Is report
daily at tho station house sergeant other proper
may have during the twenty hours pre-,
ceding and mako returns to headquarters These oih.
s ." tho he end Of he wse any re'
street shall have escaped the not ~ he sxeeper,
ms r ,h IA is,nu em OF tho omission
made perfectly clear that % .ne .oininss .
piled with ba. the ss1s s Commission Gan ca@o
Y The 20 aur A Snd nav tho mia or The con
tractors up to tho 6rs ~ Ls Month otr,,baonSSny
Their deficiencies ma in justice to those Een,lemep
seemed 70 cont .o veir aso sU' Oh '' 's1s0HS WHICH
Ihcy cons der Dat the winter and spring jus, closed
nave poon untssorab'e FOR proper cleansing OF the
st,eeesi that the CONTRACTORS havo worked diligently
since ne frost and left streets clean
and remove the Accommodations from the and that
/ condition.
Thai by the failure the payment the contractors
might be embarrassed and compelled 10 stop altogether
which would neceSsae tho breaking the contract and
reeLtng tho worthelr power TO do which might Do in
sorno douttand b. litigation and give tbs contrao
tori another opportunity 10 comply more literally with
their oe.ieaons tho majority voted 10 give tho nec0s
sary certificate 10 this action Iooud not giyo my
| sent and consrquently voted IN tho negative.
The cont7" Tor cleaning tho streets requires that toy
all DO swept AVID cleaned least IN each week,
whio certain pther 70 be swept daily, and e
Others two or throl times week unless tho conisc
| tcrs are pravsntoi by frost or snow"
I Now, az u'Rk u quite apparent that neither has
impedod felr work for the nst week two, consider
u. wers wnb'sugo for them 70 say IN effect that ION
| dayn thers frost gad thora declino to
clean the cty arc excused nom doipsso for whole
| week; iorr ~ within my own obseTy atr'n that while
uortap streets may have been In condition unf1vorae
for cleaning by or the frost, for susie day
that 81 certain other streets the mud ana dirt vas IN an
unfavorakle condition for removal, and m my Judgment
there he. been day the past two weeks when the
ro that all the carts and force II pcseui
In toemploy Of the contractors could not have been
/ Of an;
Tms thinking, ind no tircui,y in declaring that
tht for having clcanods
ssst once, tbs streets OF tho entire city during tho
past month This they have not done and hence have
no cain for compensation underftbe contract
Bsdes there other reapocts In which they no not
perform their Contract They do not take up aud carry
awEy the RUBBISH such tin pans old stove pipes cast
| on hoop skrts, old boots and shoes, &c.
Their attention has been called 10 this subject and
while they promise they perform poorly. They DO
carry on the ashes te spirit and letter OF their
q certain ses,I or their very frsqoens
s s 81 sr e % Tine ~ 'n Tass
zsbes and house garbage 10 he psccd In barro boxes
pals 90, and placed on Abe sak, and when TIE sarn'
fore But tho contractors frequently dump tho contents
Of barrels and eoles rst IN tho street aud then sos q
desrans often leaving scattered such portions ~ they
svnss % ssI1ss up wn hoe 70 s sns
into the cart the whole contents Of The vessel The bod
example thus by those who should comply with the
\ regulations is certainly most perncoua
any p,e.enes 70 ,h compliance should DO sc,
where the market wagons stand be
swept at night only but IN this as I'm many other minor
do s as rs. 1sre ,ss o
contract TO be the main object viz, 70 clean
| strcets In this city.
Mr. Knapp and his counse were present Ia The cham.
Der during tho reading Of the above conclusion
II permission given 20 tho counsel 20 express bis
opinion the Son Of The Board That gentleman ed
that the resolution passed by tho Board March 90 pro
hib,Ins The dumping q manure any wharf. 4c be
Repealed - ~ 70 enable them 10 carry their
Ne argued al considerable length that the street con.
tractors bad The night 70 dump their preson, grounds
years They had boon unable 20 perform saia COZ rnoi
FOR tho past two days owing 70 the arss q lbe
law Tho Commissioners had rlgh, interfere In
Tho matte, They PAID into the city treasury
repeal Of tho lsx until time as case might b.
settled BY the court In the Of he arrested
tho right Hoard pas such resolution AZ Ihsir
contract vas made BY virtue Of act Of aha Lgsaare
which sfpulaies and desgn~tes certain place Tor dump
| irg this manure. They could romoyo tbs manaTe
| ssAer The existing law o. the Beard
they wanted 20 keep on their ground fostering In The
sua. and u II was not detrimental 20 health
To which the counsel replied that the contract rcqu
Cd them 70 keep me ey clean 10 long AZ was neoes
sary they desired u have there They would win 10
sgrce upon some case and have the desds tho
Mr. Esros COUNSEL for the Board of Hesi,. ssssd
un,' .ney mean u aA.a,e add sad che oon,rAelor.
manure proper, and not sshes garbage and such hike
following BY sonInsaloner Bos~onh adopted -
Res.ed Ts, me resolution passed ~ hoard on N.
so.a o. MArsh last Whereby no street.
Sssrc % Sseas, ground on az .iasi sna *. ssss Sf
ORDER .sspsaas % r 4. rss.s. % ~ ss .
10 s,smlns sns 'c , = ~. ,s,.. ssPs,
Ne deposits Of manure made b. ihs siiss ois.aas
The following by Commissioner BsasEs In rofofonoe
10 The Washington market case then ad0ptsd -
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