The New York herald., 1868-06-10

Question as to the Proper Custodians of the
Board Of Excise MOneys-Decrease Of the
Mortality Tables-Increase OF Drowning
Casualties-MethOds Of Resuscitating the
Drowned Suggesied-The Sanitary Superin-
tendent's Report.
This Board held its usual weekly meeting yester-
day. Alsmembers Of the Board were present. The
President, Mr.. George b. Lincoln, occupied the chair
A communication was read from D. B. Eaton, the
legal advisor OF the Board in reference to the COM
munications received at the last meeting, from the
Comptroller OF the city and the Counsel to the Copor
ation with regard to the disposition OF the moneys
collected by the Board Of Excise. The Corporation
Counsel claims that the moneys collected by that
Board should be given to the Sinking Fund
and not to the Commissioners Of Charities and Cor.
rection Mr.. Eaton gave 1t as his opinion that 1t Is
not the duty OF the Board or its officers to decide on
the matter IL is safe however, to hold the moneys
thus collected until the question is raised and de-
application made to the court by either of the same
claimants notice will be given to the other. 80
that the question may be concluslvely determined In
single proceeding. The communication was re-
ceived and copies were ordered to be forwarded TO
the Corporation Counsel and the Commissioners Of
Charities and Correction.
The weekly communication from the Registrar OF
Vital Statistics was also received and ordered on e
1t Is as follows:
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF HEALTnI
BunnAv or VITAL STA rIsTICs, June q 1859.
In hs %ss ha, ended yr on The 18th Of June ass
week the Of a. Sny since nc & the third one
ss % e s
when iie best chances in this ey there seems
time June In this bensnan but very BRIEF period early
human life degree Of security worthy
Some Of these important forgotten BY
the ad Of June when only deaths recorded The
The mean temperature nearly 20 degrees Fahrenheit
the IS degrees Fahrenheit the average humidity
~ and the mean barome!ro pressure equal to So inches
saaaed By sIsa; Of outdoor is il
he Cleansing By the oodns
% % SpsT one New % a
such infants ss0i per died in :Brookyn: dsN
e$ a. o & Ne sssy IN pass as % %
s1'Sns scarcely iSan usual In New YSIt 'hei,
nd e
S and On 81 \ all Oss e dss Sss S 1S s e
IN s 81 ii Ia w s"S on Booy
the census Of 1855 being the basis of estimation.
The made Ssss y IN New
and the pOpalo.s Of other of KnS.
Witnessed similarly fatal accidents As the
methods for rescung resuscaing the drowned can
Die methodicai should made Of
tent @ wa'sS.des @ wisSa sAuis he Se.ropotsn
"a miles In New York city, not including the excess by
pier about 10 miles in Brooklyn 3 miles In
other parts OF Kings and In Queens countless ~ miles on
Staten Island and less than 20 mixes In Westchester
county The Central Park Commissioners have most com
mendaby placed in each police officers book In the Park
THIS the when In the absence Of free public baths
great numbers exposed to the risk of drowning, ID
plainly duty to make timely efforts to OF
| these unfortunate deaths as possible. f. HARRIS.
An important letter also received from the
Sanitary Inspector. The following is q copy
OFFICE SANITARY SUPERINTENDENT, June 2, 1863
To THE SECRETARY THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
HEALTH
SIR beg respectfully report during past
the Sanitary Inspectors of the cities of New York and Brook
lyn have inspected the following premises4Os tenement
house, u private dwellings, i've manufactures eleven work
shops seven slaughter houses twenty ferries and de-
potts. twelve horse stables cellars and bases
mens nneyfour waste pipes and drains fifteen cstern
and cespoos e prves and water Closets fourteen streets
and avenues
In the Of their inspections discovered and have
reported upon the following of complaint vz:20
tenement houses 81 private dwellings, manufactures IL
bic, manure heaps, sunken and lots, 6 yards
courts and "a cellars and Easements 30 waste
and drains ~ rves and water closets 10 streets and
and 42 violations OF the code. Whole number reports
received 6S5. Positive 65; negative a. General repors6
Captain Lord commanding the sanitary company OF the
served since last report His also 26 orders
previously served complied with, and Is orders
piled with. The execution of the latter had directed by
the Sanitary Superintendent.
During the past week IS complaints have been received
from citizens and referred TO medical inspectors for nvest
ED B. DALTON, Sanitary Superintendent