The New York herald., 1866-04-12
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THE HEALTH BOARD.


moval-sunken Lots, stagnsnt Pools,
Dirty Streets and Other Nuisances, SC.
The complaints received by Colonel Bartram, Of the
Complaint Bureau, yesterday embraced the following
SUBJECTS '~~-~Hs-----
The tenement house No II Henry street contains
twenty six families The house has not been scrubbed
this winter and is consequently in bad condition.
The lots ON Thirty seventh street. between Park and
Madison avenues are constantly filled with stagnant
water and should be connected with the street
A bakery In the basement Of 2ss Broome street is
complained of being in filthy and unhealthy state,
from the fact that six lodge therein and that there
is no ventilation.
The custom Of hawking bad fish and meat through the
streets in open wagons is called to the attention Of the
Commissiofers ~ sv..s i-o.sA
Their attention is also called to the swill milk stable
on the northeast Of Lexington and Fifty
nth street. About twenty-five cows are said to bo con-
fined at this place, in couple Of small shanties the
sckening odor from which is described unbearable
Tho place is devoid of drainage and large stagnant
pool on the premises The greatest annoyance Is
The sunken lots between Broadway and Eighth ave-
nue. and Fifty and Fifty sixth streets filed with
The street cleaners attention is called 10 the condi
tion Of Forty sixth street, near sixth avenue.
The ground and shanties in West Eleventh street. cor
ner OF Broadway, are in most offensive state.
The stable alley in Macdougal street, Spring. In
which manure is let lie for an indefinite period in large
heaps much TO the derimcnt of the inhabitants Of that
vicinity
At rs Robinson street, chickens and ducks kept in
the ceer the stencil and cacke Of which described
ntoerable nuisance only the residents
likewise TO the passers by.
A citizen of Brooklyn writes that, seeing by the pa
pers that the Navy Yard authorities complaining Of
the streets in the vicinity Of the Navy Yard gate he
thinks he has grievance of greater importance they
are actually cleaning that vicinity and cartng the
the dirt back of the yard, where il s being
dumped the wallabou Flats to I'll IN the sunken lots
there, along Flushing avenue foot Of Hamilton street,
and OF Washington avenue He had recently stopped
them from dumping under his windows, and since then
they have quarter OF mile nearer the city, and
have within the past three days. raised small noun
tain OF street mud.
Another resident of that city very truthfuly writes
the Health Commissioners, speaking OF the condition Of
Union and President Streets near the junction OF Hanil
ton avenue eThese streets are al the present time
pete pest hoes,' filed with filth of all kinds, dead
dogs, garbage ops from the kitchen and ashes from the
stove all heaped Unfortunately the Unless
these things removed they will be spared the
sity of importing cholera from England" In concu-
sion the complaint says that unless Is Immediately at
tended to will bo folly to talk of keeping Brooklyn
healthy.
complaint was also fled against the Carroll Manu-
featuring Company, Of Columbia street, South Brooklyn.
1t is SAID that they burn fine coke in their furnaces in
lieu OF COAL in order TO dnve powerful blower. The
dust forced through the chimney destroys the clothing
on the lines in ming yards TO such an extent that
the tenants frequently obi gcd to soled cloths
Hot steam is also allowed 10 spread tsself from the
exhaust pipe.
large number of dirty stables COW stables exist
Bergen street, between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues,
Brooklyn About one hundred and twenty-five cattle
kept there There total hack of drainage Patrick
McCarys stable s particularly offensive The complain
ant asks that they may be removed the weather
sets in
petition was received from the citizens OF the Ninth
ward Of that city, representing that the extensive
stables Stuyvesant, near Gates avenue and also
Gates and Hancock street. unsuerably Often
sive and prejudcia to tho health Of the neghborhood
Tho drainage from these premises s allowed escape
the adjoining highways and send forth pesentia
efiuyia In this flud collected with
escape but evaporation Large quantities Of manure
from the stables thrown into adjoining lots thereby
adding to the evil The neighborhood being thicky
settled, such establishments can only exist with
great danger to public health The petitioners there
FORE pray that be early taken by the Board TO
All Of these complaints werc handed to the Sanitary
inspectors for the various divisions in which the nu
respectively exist that remedy will be applied
without any unnecessary delay on the part Of the
thorities
The seizures of bob veal made yesterday by officers
of the Sanitary squad Ross and strou folows
j. Osborne one Hall Jellfe one; George Oliver one
Benedict Co., five; J. Essclx two; NJ Wolf. two.
The Quarantine Commissioners.
In reply to q telegram from the Qussantine Commls
soners to the Navy Department asking for the use Of
moro Of the United States vessels out OF
commission for quarantine purposes the President OF the
Board Cyrus Curtis Esq., yesterday received the follow
ing despatch:-
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romoah. at NeW Yors hs st. Ioais =. fhadspSs sna
and The D:i: a Noriolt Either q Ssss
men e,ers,es ,s opinion that naval halEs not
p'''''s GIDEON y wsi1Hs S Secretary of Nav,
not the intention OF the commissioners TO place
the sick on board OF the vessels asked for but only such
ships, and these would be detained only for certain
percd for the purpose Of incubation should symptoms
OK the disease fall 70 manifest Itself In given time,
such will IN nm hal
journey without flrther delay. The vessels however
will nU bs called into rcqustion just yet by the Com
immediaie action. The objection Of the Navy Depart.
mcnt 10 rac Of United vessels for hospital
States like individuals should be dependent upon them.
selves ana that each separate State should take OF
Its sick
The Cholera Aud the Esmigrent ships.
TO THE EDITOR oP THE HERALD.
NEW YoRk, April II, 1865
Yesterdays editorial complaints against the over.
erowdng Of steamers and ps arriving at our port with
emigrants from Europe gain an increased Importance
from tho known fact that all the available means Of
transportation have already for m,nhs to come been en-
gagged. Yet, sir, this In not all Tic extent OF these on
gagements far that the employees on board
down 10 Writers and crew. for hard and beavv osh ara
selling their cabins berths and bufks with view
Of slowing away any possible additional overweight OF
emigrants thereby augmenting the number of human
beings hudded together within the narrowest space In
such absolutely to create the most Dangerous
epidcmics on board ship
To remedy these evils your editorial asks for rnme
dafe Congressional interference by bill or otherwise
Allow mo TO recall the observation I made IN the
HERALp OF september 8, 1855 from which you will see
how the evil be remede once only the remedy
sapplisd by the proper ofcss-i OF customs then
said
The second refers 10 barrans other sde Of
the Auantic-the officers OF the Hamburg and Bremen
Steamship lineand 10 the Lack control on the mar o on
Custom House, 70 whom rightty and lawfully beonss
The only revolving io our nnhe
hcahi mean the overcrowdine badly ventlnune worse
provisioning and worse treating United states
mail steamships shall not am prepare 10
gubstan.iate the complaints By hundreds of Witnessed How
Tar the correction Of abuses line of duv
of the Health Omcer at Quarantine appointed BY the state
Of New York. do not know, but hhl DR. swnburne viii
know should know. Yet awsrs there crsts some
thing Ike an excellent Omitted States Passenger law Gan act
other vessels approved March e65 pnvding under sec
tion nine, the Collector sf The Port vh The required
10 r-poft about all these thines" Has cen doneL
The ksssan. Collector 70 whom The ess Tor Mr.