The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-30

The Board Of Health held special meeting yss!sfes5
afternoon President Schultz in the chair
A number OF petitions was received from certain
down town firms requesting permission Of the Board 10
transport cotton that brought from New Orleans
and Galveston, at the Red Hook stores various
inland cities The President, in stating the question
before the Board, remarked that with but one exosp
ton lDr stone) the Sanitary COMMITTEES had recon-
mended the granting or the petitions with the reser
walton that Ct least twenty -four hours should eapse
from the time To cotton was Mghersd till it should be
Dr. Stone sid that he should ask request and REQUIRE
the Health Ohcer to declare what ought TO DO done IN
for cotton brought from infected ports
President SCHULTZ remarked that Dr. Stone should de.
fine his position andsha II he wanted any information
regarding the question under discussion he could obtain
it; but that factous opposition, unnecessary and
frequent as 70 become annoying, was not be counten
they would be furnished He had not been aware that
the Doctor was in want Of information before.
Dr. STONE considered that the President the md.
vdua who wanted information and that he fDr Stone,
was unfortunate In being generally misunderstood and
perhaps CONSIDERED obstinate what ne wanted was tina.
Of Health should be as distinct one from the other
possible.
DR.. CRANE called the gentleman to order He did not
see that what the Doctor was referring to had anything
to do with the question before the Board
The following resolutions presented By the Sanitary
Committee, were then taken up and passed.
Resolved That cottons rags hides other IKE mer.
ssaass sS9t
on fore "a vessels passing proper quarantine and
y spSrovsd ri.
but Ss ks ~en s sSira ss, b D
and cargoes 70 Conditional p,agIe he be requested 70
for IT, apprGwa and ne cargo or vessel thus
New without permit Ui rs o5,sned from
this Board
Dr. swBunrE in referring 70 the fact that IL had been
given out IN the morning papers that employed
Italian vessel had died Of yellow fever Newtown
creek said that he had performed post mortem exami
man had died Of Inflammation Of the DO wells The ves-
gel had arrved from Naples where there never any
yellow fever, making the passage in about sixty Eve
days
The following the Sanitary superintendcnts weekly
report for the week ending Wednesday, August 2S-
OFFICE SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT. August 49, 1867.
To TfE SECRETARY OF AETRoP0LrrAK Board
@ PaS
Ssras G's Sss~s ayea s
st6s COW stables % psgsries slaughter houses Is
s. and Is ce ysfa and se
poo q w sssss pipes and drains" o prvies and water
In the Of these inspections they discovered and
81 tenement houses lodging houses 4s private dwellings,
market y workshops and stores LINE klns, brewery
and s. cslas ard Easements eisterns
sSe ec streets and iio vOjaons OF CODE
49, fpsFc nss S. General Is na
Der Of reports found correct Al NUMBER for cor
number Of negative reports forwarded S. number gene
raj reports forwarded, 20 number retained for notice
The Sanitary Inspectors have also renspeeted 81 buildings
premises regarding which srecal orders under the
clause OF the fourteenth section OF the Health
vousy been reported whether said orders
have been complied with Their retu ms show that
10 have been complied with u partially 2arc being
pied with and 81 not complied with.
Captain Lord, commanding the sanitary of the
police 4e orders for the abatement OF nuisanees
served since last report His also 800
previously served as complied with, and ~ conrei
With The execution Of the latter has been directed NY the
Sa rarg superintendent.
MaJo- Bosworh, charge of the complaint Office, returns
co complaints received from citizens, all OF which
referred t. medical inspecting officers for and
During the past week the practising physicians OF this
city have reported 10 this Once 60 OF dis
eases. OF which e ght were fatal.