New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-29
THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Special Meeting Yesterday Anernosn-
New Sanitary Dissricts-A Suggestion
from Abroad Concerning Quarantine
Regnlntions-New Code Of Health Or

dinauCes.
The Metropolitan Board of Health held
special meeting Yesterday afternoon at o'clock at NO.
3Ol Mott.st JACKSON 5. SCHULTZ presiding, and all
the members present save DR.. SwnbGrne and Commls'
sioner Manniere
The minutes Of the last meeting read and ap-
proved.
NEW SANITARY DISTRICTS.
The Secretary read letter from Superintendent Dal'
ton recommending that whenever the constituted au
thores OF any town county present written petition
10 the Metropolitan Board OF Health for the appointment
Of health officer 20 act under its direction IN the dis
trlct which such authorities represent either that
new officer be appointed aud the limits OF his Jursdc-
ton fixed at the time, in II be advisable thi'
the limits of existing district be so extended as 10
include that referred TO in the petition IN which case
Of course new officer would be needed Ihe coh'
munication was filed.
A FOREIGN SUGGESTION CONCERNING QUARANTINE.
The following Letter was also read and med ~ was
written by w. j. Stillman United states Consul al
Canea on the Mediterranean and addressed 10 inc
Hon william II. Seward, secretary of state, under
date OF February 70 1896. The winter says
Being anxious that my late experiences IN connection
with the cholera should in result in advantage TO
our country beg permission to state All incident ~ the ep
demic which cook place in our Lszsreto OF suaA
In one case az arrival passenger. T0u Alexandria hav
ing pa. sed quarantine Of II days ahout BENG permit
ta In had tvpc " re manifested although the medical
cacsr he'd not bee, able discover symptom Of the
I adj
besjilest in tine Levan This would indicate that
not "A days Sufficient TO secure the soAoh Of
tbs disease"
Eu, a. Ire quarantine regulations carried ont are
- aus eqi distressing 10 many cases beg permission
very one. b, 10 the Government FOR the ahevlatiou OF
to suggest ~ would while ia no degree diminish
ing security greatly diminish sing 10 tase on board at
fenced Its to allow vessels so oho ia and respon.i.
be mort Of deDarure hralthOfcer, sworn .r,dvsI n
he 10 our Authorities and chosen by with the go
or Consul az the port Of depsrture-n cholera ad
itself during the voysgethe time occupied IN the soyet
should be counted part Of the quarnthc'
cano, he ad oped where the officers aud all on Doii VIC
vesse are interested couceang diseases whieh may H''
ecegHed" .,,....,
In case the Government should think the above 'ngses
to-, worth consideration the proposal Of the lnternaon
SAINT ry Commission Constantuople by our TepesehaNe
might cause universal adoption and save uch annoyance
on the long lines oftraveL"
! HEALTH ORDINANCES.
On motion the Board then determined TO consider the
special order for this meeting which was the report OF
health ordinances. prepared by Dorman H. Eaton
counsel for the Board Of Health The report was very
long and occupied over two hours and half IN read
ing The sections number l6i and cover about ~
nsces of legal cap The counsel directed TO have
LOO copies Of the report printed for the use Of the Board
and lis further consideration postponed indeh-
nitely
THE Use OF DUMPING-BoARDs GRANTED By TIE
STREET CONTRACTORS.
A letter from Messrs Brown, DeyOe Knapp, con
tractors for cleaning the streets OF the c! was feau
granting the Board Of Health the privilege Of dumping
on their dump boards the cleaning OF cellar accuinu
Iafiops until the 10Th day Of May next The letter
however saws: " We cannot allow the refuse OF any
trade or business or the accumulation OF building rub
bish or material 20 be included IN this permit IL We
find any of these materials mixed with the rubbish, we
shall charge % per load reject II altogether
The communication was filed.
On notion the Board adjourned until O'Clock FRIDAY
afternoon.