The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-01


regular meeting Of The Board OF Health took place
yesterday President Schultz in the chair The Sanitary
Committee presented he following opinion Of counsel
in relation the powers OF The Board 10 declaring in
fsced ports quarantine after the LIST Of November;
No. 2 EAST Twenty NINTH STREET, Oct Is. 1861.
TO TIE sscaErAKr o. zzs AKrRofourAs BOARD os
AT tha meeting Of the Board there was referred to
me communication Of the Health Oicer, aud was re-
euessed TO state what the powers Of this Board rca
Isl Of NoysmDsr y Vssses .rVnS from injected do
nestle ports bssg conceded that the Law does not
cs'n ~, .u.uorss s,.e, ss ,sr
health authorities Of New York. The Laws OF 1850,
chapter 275 sections - % % define the powers Of this
Board Tor rather define the powers 10 which this board
again IN the l47th chapter Of the Laws or 1885,
lows:- M 1
!. rhe Board may declare by proclamation any place
iious diseass aud may proclaim such place '.sn
iected place within the meaning Of the Laws Of this
q But the proclamation muss AZ the period within
which it shall elect such period may
be from time 70 time extended, on giving The defined
g. During the period provided IN such proclamation,
vessels arriving m the port OF New York from such n-
tons and control apply quarantine before the LIST
DAY OF November. III 49,
exercising which is not provided TO regulate the inter-
between land and water between such infected
places and hay direct that who violate these
In my opinion the Board may issue IN appropriate
proclamation or make proper regulations Tor the exsr
determine any threatened danger 10 the public health
demanda Your obedisnt seryant
PSI herewith submit II drsis q Proclamation o%
Ill PROCLAMATION BIZ THE BOARD or HEALTH
There bsfny good believe that certain con-
tagious infectious pesilental disease, wit-the
yellow fever-doss now exist at Galveston, Lavacca
West, Pensacola and ST Augustine, and that there Is
danger Of tho being brought from thence this
port Of New York ansss appropriate quarantine regna
uous are enforced In respect OF persons and vessels
coming from such places and the same not being au.
tborized with ut q proc .amation Of this Boards "a
Now therefore, the Board In the discharge OF its duty
IN The premises and by virtue OF the power conferred
by sections t~enty-four twenty-five and twenty-six OF
and other sections Of the 7ith chapter and the third
section Of the 606h chapter Of the laws Of 1885, do
hereby proclaim and declare said pors 70 be each and
severay an Injected place. within Ine meaning Of the
heath law OF this Stake
And the proclamation shall continue until the 2lst
day at noon cease to nave effect REV. x
bono BY sac Board 1t its ONCE No aol Mott street,
year 1867 as witness the seal Of said Board and the
signatures OF its President and secretary.
The proclamation was adopted.
Tho report Of the Sanitary superintendent was re-
ceived aud ordered On file. Among other things the
superintendent sets forth that tho unloading Of hogs
from the HUDSON htv0r HaHoao ~ kutyeeventn gtre0k
and the driving Of same through sad avenue to the
hog yard at Forty-ninth street. y nuisance Of
aggravated character. In fact tho nuisance a.
tachng to this business Is than when
the pigs were unloaded At Fortieth street, close
BY the yards "In my opinion" continues Dr.
Dalton 'fhe citizens have right demsnd that these
animals shall be unloaded upon the public street ct
point but directly In the bog yard. 1t appears that
this matter the interest Of the HUDSON River Railroad
Company propretors Of yards are ident-
CAL and would therefore recommend that said yards
bo permitted TO remain. for such period they
do remain in their present situation the propetors be
required switch TO be laid from the Hudson
RIVER Railroad these yards that no pigs be I'M
loaded except within the enclosure /" 1929
Referred counsel to notify the parties Interested
Philip Ely, or No. 1884 West Fortieth street.
planned BY petition Of the slaughter houses Nos 32S
and $50 OF said street, pubic puisance and beng
the Of the death Of his children In con-
sequence OF the smells arising therefrom The
smells from the melting Of fat, &c Mr. Ely also
comrlaned OF No 30S and No. OF the Same street. for
the His petition was endorsed BY large
number Of citizens resident in the neghborhood Re-
fsrred to Sanitary Superintendent
fine question OF granting certain permits 70 the
called Sodisrs' Business and Messenger Company was
called up and the 6rst petition for the location Of
booth In Battery place, north corner Of West street.
Commissioners Acton Bosworth, Crane, ManisrTs Par
in favor Of the petition being that Of Conmissionsr
Swnburne. The Board refused TO grant permits for
erection Of booths, applied for :Southery end
OF BurIing alp, Twentynh street and Broadway, juno
ton Beaver and Pearl. Nassau and Park row,
junction Park row and Broadway, Park place, near
Broadway, northwest cwner West Broadway and Reade
street. southeast corner Chatham and New Bowsry
northwest corner James slip and South street.
Permission granted for the erection Of booths
the junction OF Canal and Broadway and junction Of
Hester Division northeast Abingdon square,
southwes corner OF Eighth avenue and West Twelfth
street. and ON jackson square.