The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-20

sho 0ovexnors ei8ustur0 ana become law.
It d bill comforting great powers ON the ON
GERS created under It, and appears 10 be quite
sufficient for the purpose for which it was
made. Under this law the health Of the Metro
poiitan district, and its immunity ftom all that
added severity Of epidemics which b the CON
sequence Of public Alth, can certainly be
secured If the Board Il disposed to secure it
The streets Of New York and Brooklyn can be
cleaned and kept clean; pest holes Of every des-
oription can be cleared out; everything can be
done TO put the two cities In such condition that
the citizens may look forward to the possible
appearance of the cholera with such comfort
as good law can give. Al 70 the very great
powers that have been granted TO gain this
necessary end, the security we have against
their abuse is the high character Of the men
who will be made commissioners, and tbs
seems to be the best sort Of security that
legislation can furnish.
The law constitutes Board Of Health Of
nine commissioners. Four Of these are the
four Police Commissioners, the Health Officer
Of the Port is the 18th, and the remaining four
are to be nominated by the Governor and con-
frmed by the Senate. Or these last, three must
be physicians, 80 that after all, the medical
men will be in minority in the Board. The
Board shall elect Sanitary Superintendent
who shall be its chief executive officer, and
shall take care that its mandates are properly
carried out, and shall generally supervise
the operations of its subordinatcs. He
must be physician. An assistant super
intcndent is provided for Brooklyn. Fif-
teen sanitary inspectors are also created,
for the various sub-districts into which the
whole district viii be divided. All authority
hitherto given to any department or any
functjonary for the preservation Of the public
health is now transferred to this commission.
The City Inspectors Department is entirely
turned over to ii, and the Board takes the City
Inspectors place in the commission to make a
contract for. cleaning the streets The Com
mission is constituted the absolute judge of the
necessity for the removal of any tenement
structure or ship, and given full power to act,
tho expenses of It's action being lien on the
property of the owner of the structure; and
any defiance of its orders or attempt 10 OBJ
struct their execution il misdemeanor. II is
given supervision over all prisons, hospitals,
schools, theatres, &C., as well as over tic very
important matter of "adulteratcd drugs, nedi-
cincs or food"
Certain opponents Of the measure confident
Iy anticipate that the Governor will refuse to
sign this bill As the bill now stands Eve
known persons are declared to be members OF
the Health Commission, and the othsr four
have yet to DC named. 1t is said THAT II The
Governor signs the Health bill the Eve officers
named in it win constitute the Board, and that
if there should be any difficulty in choosing
tue o.her four these 1--WE could operate the co m
mission alonc. II is further intimated that there
may be great difhcuity in choosing the four
who arr to be named, as they are TO be nomi-
mated by the Governor and confirmed by the
Senate, and as the Senate and Governor have
directly opposite ideas ON the subject Bat
there 10 very little in these authorizations The
Commission cannot organiza until the appoint
mems are made; first, because the Commits
sioner must be sworn in before The Governor,
asd the Governor will not thus qualify
a part without all; and second, because
five are necessary to do business, and
twe Of the five named are the Cover
soss political adherents. Neither the radical
nor conservative republicans seem now In
clined to resort 10 any such mere lodges to
defeat the apparent purpose Of the bill; and
al are foe the time ON their good behavior, in
view Of the imminent probability that the
cholera will visit us. and that the people would
Inevitably hold responsible those who should
now render this law impracticabic.
Several persons are already named as likely
TO receive the appointments under the bill
The medical men named Us most likely for this
city are Professors Alonzo Clark ana Willard
Parkefs-s physician and surgeon or estab
lished charactcr--e each well known in this com
munity for eminent professional ability and oil
most unqucstionablc integrity. Dr*. Mason
and Squibb are suggcstcd Cor. the appointment
from Brooklyn Ex-Judgc john n. White, Mr.
jackson S. Sclmllz and Mr.. Sands, Secretary Of
/ The Cstisens' Association, have been named foI
she non-proiossonaI appointments Nc. Sands
went to Albany to defeat the bill, but is willing
to accept . position under it--perhaps to kcer
| II from doing TOO much harm. Mr.. Schulix is .
wealthy tanner in The swamp, who would Ger
tainly not be tempted from his own business
by anything thst the hill ofyerr pecuu;arily
Judge White b man Of inlass..y aad ability
| There is every appearance that We shall hav'
good commission, ana thus AZ fhct tn
responsibility Of provision against pestilenc'
Is narrowed very definitely, and we shall know
| exactly whom to blame u al n not done tha
ought 10 b dens. ~ (.
ProsrnCrIvs ABArExssn or NUBAxU.-
| The Board Of Aldermen yesterday referred TO
| commitkee petition signed BY several hundre,