The New York herald., 1868-08-21

Important Action Respecting Port Quarantine
RegulatIons-The Sl0op Four Brothers
Agnin-Cattle Driving.
The Board met yesterday at two O'Clock, President
George B. Lincoln in the chair all the members be-
ing present
general and special orders against nuisances, which
he asked to be entered In the usual form. So
ordered.
Also complaints against twenty-five tenement
houses for violations Of the health code.
complaint against the condition Of sewer con-
nected with brewery in Edgewater, 8. l., was
handed In and referred to trustees Of that village.
Counsel Of the Board presented an amended ordi-
nance to provide against cross dogs running loose in
the town Of Edgewater, which was adopted.
Also an ordinance regulating the removal Of
manure through the cities Of New York and Brook
lyn to which, at the suggestion OF the President
provision was annexed conferring discretionary
power upon the Sanitary Superintendent and assist
ant respectively to grant special permits. Adopted.
PORT QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
The opinion OF counsel, called for by resolution as
to the power Of the Board to compel vessels to report
to the Board and obtain its permit to discharge
cargo after having been released from Quarantine,
and In what manner such power should be exercised
was submitted, and Is In substance as follOws:-
That by the Health laws, as at present In force
person whatever has right to 60 on board vessel
after 1t has received permit from the Health Oicer
at Quarantine until the permit Is exhibited to the
Board Of Health and its approval received the con-
signees alone excepted"
After considerable discussion upon the foregoing
opinion the following resolution prepared, by cOun-
sci, was presented and adopted:-
Resolved be duty the superintendent in New
York and OF the assistant superintendent Brooklyn
The to danger 70 health and The ~a OF
the owners and Of any vessel that has come
city without first having obtained permit from this Board
THE sLoOP FOUR BROTHERS.
The report OF the Sanitary superintendent, who
n rd IN Qya
inc this vessel was handed in and read. setting forth
that such examination was rendered unnecessary by
the removal OF the sloop the day previous.
A complaint from a number OF residents Of Tomp.
kinsville or which place it appears the sloop now
Or. SwINBURNB addressed the Board in behalf OF
the prayer OF the petitioners, and charging the Board
wit wth OF duty IN not no acting upon
Judge BoswoRTH Inquired OF the Health Oflcer If
in his opinion any danger is likely to result to any
Brothers where she now lies.
DR.. SwINBURNE said that was not it,
After much argument the following order, drawn
by the counsel, was presented -
appearing to this Board by the statement Of the
such position and condition that the same ia detr
mental to the public health 1t is ordered that tae
superintendent do promptly remove said vessel 70
will not endanger the public health, and that the
Board of Police be requested to render all needed
assistance In the execution OF this order.
Judge BOswORrH called for the yeas and nays,
which, beng taken, 1t was so ordered.
An application was handed in for permit from
the Board to erect slaughter house In Forty-seventh
street. east OF First avenue, the applicant promising
to erect model establishment $50 by 100 feet in
size. Permission was granted conditional upon
compliance with present and future regulations Of
the Board.
Judge BoswoRrH, from the Committee on Law and
Ordinances, reported an ordinance regulating the
driving Of cattle through the streets similar that
In force before the Board was enjoined from the
ercise OF any authority ia this regard, except to
the streets named, and with the addition OF
q clause permitting droves Of cattle landed
north Of Thrty-ninth street TO- be driven
number provided they be accompanied by at least
one driver to every twenty head which adopted.
The following are the streets named in the ordinance
Amfty, Great Jones, Third and Corlears streets in
their entire lengths; Battery place, from West to
and Eleventh In their entire lengths south OF
Fortieth street; sixth avenue from Carmine to
Amty; Tenth avenue, from Thirty-third street to
Fortieth street; Thirteenth avenue, from Eleventh
avenue Little Twelfth street, Little Twelfth street.
from West to Thirteenth avenue; lhirtythird street,
from Tenth Eleventh avenues: Goerck, from Third
street TO stanton; Stanton street, from Goerck TO
Mangin: Mangin street, from Stanton to Grand
South street. from Buring slip TO Corlears; Forty
second street in its entire length; Forty-flfth
street, nom First to Second avenue; Sxtleth
street, from Eighth to Tenth avenue: the
transverse road through Central Park at
seventy-ninth street; Ninety-second street, from
Third avenue 30 Astoria ferry; Nnety-fourth street.
from Third TO Eighth avenues l10th street. from Sec
ond 10 Eighth avenue; 125th street. from Eighth ave-
nue. TO Manhattan street; Manhattan street, In Its
entire length; First Second and Eleventh avenues,
In their entire LEM IN north OF Fortieh street, Third
Fifth avenue, betW cen Seventy-ninth and 10th
streets; Eighth avenue from Sixtieth street to Ma
combs Dam road; Macomb's Dam road in ia entire
length, and Tenth avenue, from Forty yfirst to Six
tieth street.
Judge BoswoRrH moved that the FOREGOING ord-
and the others adopted ut Cue present meeting
OF the Board be printed, as required by law. SO
ordered.
The Board thereupon adjourned to Tuesday next