The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-16


/, THE Metropolitan Gas Company-Ths Insisu-
atoms Againsi DIR. Fisk Nil--The Counsel
ON Public UrinaIs.
The Board met yesterday at three O'Clock fresi-
dent Lincoln in the CHAIR All the members Of the
commission except Commissioners Stone and Bren-
nan were present.
The usual number OF complaints and orders for
the removal OF nuisaDces were handed in and entered
in the form presented.
WORK or THE SANITARY INSPECTORS.
The following report was submitted by the SAM
tary superintendent
OYFIoE o SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT, Sept. 49, 1858.
TO THE SECRETARY or THE METEofoLIrAs BOARD OF
sIa respectfully TO that during pas, week
the Sanitary Inspectors of the cities of New York
private awens waste sat pipss
W M
cleaning establishments rendering 80 sunken
waste pipes and drains, 10 cssrns 4 pies,
In the course Of these Inspections thus discovered and
ported SsIs tn. following causes Of complaint tene-
horse cow stables Is slaughter houses psgery,
sfn 1sss and 8 q pipes
The sanitary inspectors have also roinspected 81 premises
with and s. partially aoped
Captain Lord cSmmandag Sanitary Company OF the pc;
since last report His returns also show o orders
latter been attorney penalty
During the week 04 complaints have been received from
and report +. B. DALTON. Sanitary Superintendent.
METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANY.
Professor Chanler, analytical chemist, in answer TO
resolution OF the Board of August IL, requesting
him to report as to the length of time necessary to
complete the experiments proposed to be made by
the Metropolitan Gas Company, with view to i'm
proving their method OF purifying gas, submitted
report containing the following conclusions:-Frst
at 10 nj "A honestly intend
to make comprehensive series OF experiments
| to determine how the gas be purified without
causing annoyance to the public second, that i'm
portant changes are now being made at the works,
! which make this unfayorable time for changing
! their method of publication; third, that 1t
| would undoubtedly subject the of1cers of the
| company to great Inconvenience to be obliged
to change their purifying process at once without
| the opportunity OF experiment; Ourth, that the
| nuisance OF the present process is not constant
nuisance but which is experienced occasionally
when the purifiers are opened and the wind and
weather permit the dissemination of the disagree
| able Odors through the city. 1t Is not therefore a
| nuisance which must be checked at once to save
| life; nth, that peremptOry order OF the Board
| might place the city between Thirty-fourth and
Seventynnh streets In darkness and thereby create
a nuisance which would be much more keenly felt
than that Of the ''dry lime refuse" II Is my opinion,
therefore, that to grant the company till March l,
1869. to complete their experiments would not be
|
| interests intrusted to this Board"
| The report was received, and on motion Of Com.
were granted to December next for the compile
ton OF their experiments an extension or time to
March 1882 being considered too long in the judg-
| ment Of the Board.
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY.
| Counsel for the Board. to whom was referred the
Inspector DR.. Fisk, Of Brooklyn, reported that he
could find nothing in the language OF the letter call
| on motion OF DR.. Crane continued referred.
| THE MATTER OF DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND URINALs.
Counsel further submitted his opinion that the
Board possessed authority under the several acts
comforting power upon them and defining their
duties to regulate and control the public urnals and
drinking fountains erected by the Board under the
provision Of the tax levy authorizing them to do
DIR. HARRIS LETTER.
The subjoined letter from DR.. Harris was handed
METROPOLITAN BoAnp OF HEALTH,
In The he week tina, s ended %o on % the 18th ns
habans given by in the former city and 10 40
he as
ha. Seassca,
the ys. %pesscy drained and open district OF tina,
up there were 5sath where consa:
from diseases in those districts viii be overcome
New York the Twcn,ysecond ward had highest death
rate by the preventabc of Diarrhal
predomnate They charged with 1872 per
the total mortality in New York last week and with 81
of the total In Brooklyn. midsummer temperature
GA degrees humidity as 100
urston throughout this second week
continued fall. aud the deaths
diarhual diseases fell from 225 in the week ending sepe
Sb in that ending the 18th inst Throughout
period of high temperature and moisture
there have been Instructive sanitary truths illustrated
unite In the vital importance
cleanliness ventilation and wholesome food The grave has
gathered excessive harvest vile these
health have been wanting during the past ten
Tho chief cities OF the nted States report favorable
New orleans had only 4j2 deaths in August OF
those only per OF tho total by darrhoea
diseasesthese chiefly by dysenery and chronic darrhoa
London reported for the last week August death
% 1905 Eoibburg - Dublin q; Bristol
~, and Vienna the previous week "a per 1909
The cities here mentioned and all Europe sad 10 be
! free from cholera Il. HARRIS.
| The noarh there 1pnn aiiourneh 70 private session