New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-17
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
HEALTH.

The Metropolitan Board Of Health held its
regular semi.weekly session yesterday afternoon at
their rooms No 3O Motst.. President Schultz in the
chair and all the members present. The minutes OF
the last meeting were read and approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tho Secretary announced the following appointments
Of Standing Committees:
Sanitary Committee-Drs Parker. Stone and Crane:
Finance Commiltee-Messrs Manuiere, Stone and
Bergen. o.,,.. ,e.srs Bo,.
worth, Acton and Swinburne.
PERSONAL
n, UoIton asked the Endorsement OF the lizard to
some proposed lectures upon Hygiene, Ihe application
received the following reply: ,
Rsored That although we Jud roiee at any enoiIs ,n
might be made to the knowledge Of hyshe %
among the poor who are cSTn Board Of Health
do sught to aid Dr. Holton since we ind py he 10
ns mbc y TO enable bm alone TO give tie proposed lee
te. that he would be as successful without al na0'e
ment as with it.
Norman A. Beach was appointed an additionai cierR
under the direction of the Sanitary superintendent.
FILTHY STREETS.
Superintendent Dalton made report upon the fci'
lowing streets which said 10 be in particularly
filthy condition The report was referred to the Presi
Washington from Battery to Courtland-st; Canal-st
ut its junction with Watts Dey-st. Eeseyst.; Westst
from Canal to the Battery; Leonard.st; east o. West
Morris, Stone Beaver, Water near Broad Pearl below
HanoTer.squarc Cliff Frankfort, Baxter. Worth. Elm,
Mott and Mulberry sts.
The BRooKLYN OFFICE. /
Assistant Sanitary Superintendent Conk1ng asked
permission TO obtain II possible suitable room l9r an
Office in the City He'll Of Brooklyn and such furniture
a. was necessary, which granted.
The SANITARY Committee was requested to report to
the Board such streets in their judgment needed i
PAT AND oFFAL-BoILING.
The following fat boiling establishments were re-
ported nuissnces and orders were issued directing ta
their business be suspended Sixty-sxth'st, between
Tenth and Eleventh.ayes.; Eleventh-aye. pel"een
Fifty.second and Fifty.thirdsts; No ny "est 6oiy
eighth.st, and No zoe West Fory>seventhst; Orders
were also ssued to the puber ofS3O for the abatement
OF nuisances in different parts ofshe city Inc ioao~
inc is copy Of one Of the notices issued concerning ne
at.boiling establishments The notices are ;Ssue1 ~
tripcate; the original copy retained oy the oa Vi
Health; the second served to the party offending
while the third is returned with an affidavit OF service
oFf'oh or '''I No o. soi Mott.st. New-Yclk City
ALA meeting Of the Metropolitan Board Of Health heia On
she 10th day Of March 1866 at said Once the
after named having been, and being in the 9pnon o. sa
Board, and in fact in conditen ana IN e"s mi sisd
among its records what 1t regards being sno "b s
proof authorize its declaration n1 ,e ad Hoard does
hereby ese IN s records as nuisance and makes
TSst the business of fat and boiling conducted BY H.
Beas on ne premises in sixty xths between Tenth aud
And directs hi. or er to said law requires, and
be executed By the Board o. nGP tss fur
ther order this Board. As witness the signature q
Sec. of said Board Of Hea4tp'
THE OBJECTIONABLE PRINTISG-oFFloE
We give below the report of DIR. Newman, SANITARY
Inspector Of the First District, noon complaint
against the printing establishment Oh MesSs' rne
Green which was noticed in these columns. Inc Al
The baising is entirely freproof six stories high
Eaeh DOM about 40 by so feet and has ~ WIN
dows with ;-on sashes divided on three sides "a the
ROOM Opshe fourth side is hatchway, which runs
lcDgitudiFl lily through the whole 6niidng, ana Wnes
tIofo oh xyin
oil glass each 10 BY II inches. On the top SIX o. these
panes swing open, and, in similar way nine pane
open ont he bottom OF the%sndow; therefore ~ pshe
in each Dom open for ventilation. which makes 90
square feet. This ventilation is not only good put
scientific The vsped carbonzed air NEST neces
sarly escape through the upper opening AID fresb
cool air enters thrsugh the lower passage Inc pro
priete-s state that they employ at plese 20
constant employ for the past seven or eight years no
a SINGLE death having occurred from disease The In
speetor finds nothing in the premises detrimental u
THE MANHATTAN GAS coxrANg.
Inspector Blaisdel makes the following report, con
corning the Manhattan Gas Work WHICH was feIerree
TO the Attorney Of the Board ~,
The Manhattan Gas Company use ever day lOOOO(
gallons Of water fer purifying their gas Ih,s water
after being used for that purpose allowed TO flow from
their works through a sewer. into the Fest River II
takes away with it all the impurities OF the gas together
with small portion Of coal tar. The Company do no
throw any of their refuse matter into the river, save
what flows through the sewer. 1t Is a tact that th'
river IL at all times impregnated with this offensive lqaC
Containing coaloil The water 8iOng the docks fIou
East -seoond-st TO below Grand-st Ferry con
stantly covered WA coaar oil making II very oiensiv
TO those who iyein that vicinity as well as those wn
work In the numerous ship yards that abound III ba
locality. The ship builders say 1t is an injury to the
business 1t certainly is nuisance that should be abate(
as far as possible
THE IDU,IEs OF THE POLICE FORCE.
The following offered by Commissioner Bos
worth. and ADOPTED unanimously:
Resolrd Inst until otherwise ordered by this Board thu
Board OF Metropolitan Police e hereby requested to
under Section ID Of chapter ~ OF the Session Laws Of 1896
@ each and every notice required by said Act to be
served Is preliminary the execution part
tion OF every aud all such orders.
Resol,ed Tina. except the where different mode
of required by the rules regulations Of thin
Board by chapter "a In the Session Laws Of 1866 all ORDER
made that may be made by this Board under said act
be authenticated by adding to oil such order the word
ga copy and By the signature Hereunder Of the
che Secretary of this Board by such Secretary.
The Metropolitan Police force also directed Ia
report any OF infectious diseases that may
nnder their notice and the locality in which they
THE srEEETcLEAYIyG CONTRACT
President Schultz stated that he had au interview day
before yesterday with the contractors for cleaning the
streets aud the result eninently satisfactory in
every respect. They have force OF 900 men now at
work and expect to have the streets thoroughly cleaned
within the next 10 days. They wiling 20 fulfill
their contract in letter and il spirit and ask the Board
TO relieve them from certain eeches that have hereto
fore fed upon Them to the extent Of e. 600 $4,000 per
annum. II they could discharge the worthless part
she force they have now employed which holds its po
ton mainly through the influence Of persons they
not safely offend there will be negligence dere-
fiction OF duty upon their part hereafter Tie trial will
be made, and the result will find voice in the future
TIE coyFxRESCE WITH THE BUTCHERS.
After the Board adjourned President Schultz had a
conference with the Committee appointed by the Butch-
ers II is more than probable that immediate steps will
be taken by the owners, to remove their slaughter
houses from the densey populated portion Of the city
This will undoubtedly result abe0tr under their
control at the upper part Of Manhattan Island In the
meantime they will endeavor TO keep their present To-