The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Men-Tho Acetic Acid Factory IN Brook.
Iyn-Ofal Docks and Fas Boiling-The
Board Back Down and Yield TO the
Companics-s3winburne's Lust Job-Thc
Streets to be Cleaned.
The Board met at one O'Clock yesterday, Bosworth
the President, Brennan, Manierre, Henry Smith
and Stone only being present. The subject OF pro
tecting lie at the junction OF the Harlem and Belt
Railroads In Ffty-ninth street was taken up when
Chauncey M. Depew appeared for the Harlem Rail-
road and stated that in 1868 his company had
offered TO Join the Belt Railroad In put
ting on nagmen and bear o portion OF
the expense; but they declined. and instead
issued general order compelling all conductors o
the street car line to stop the car and going the
track of the Harlem road, look for trains II train
was within SIX blocks he was compelled to await the
passage OF the train before passing Mr. Bishop OF
the New Haven road, explained that they merely
run over the track of the Harlem road by agree
ment and had no other control Of the track. G. H..
Tucker, of the Belt Railroad, stated that the grade
where they crossed the Harlem road was five feet
above their track. A thousand feet was not enough
to give sufficient impetus to ascend the grade.
The company had used all the caution In their power
to avoid accidents, but in some cases they had &C.
CURED.
MIR. Lincoln asked why the fagmen had been
taken of.
Mr.. Depew answered that 1t was owing to the re.
fusing OF the Belt Railroad Company to bear por-
ton OF the expense Of nagman.
Mr.. Bishop stated that on their line they had mad
as many accidents growing out of the mistakes of
the lagmen as at points where no hagmen were en-
ployed If the conductor of the street cars was
compelled to proceed ahead examine the crossing
and signal his car there would be fewer passengers
injured. LAID over for future considerat ion.
THE STREET CAR ACCIDENTS.
Mr.. Lincoln announced that at a late meeting OF
the Board a resolution passed calling for the
protection of the front platforms of cars, and an
vtation extended to railway men to confer with the
Board.
The following gentlemen responded-M
Dickson, Supernt endent OF the Second Avenue line;
Tucker, Central Park and North and East River line;
Butler, Sixth Avenue line; Sullivan, Brooklyn City
line; Richardson, Atlantic Avenue and East New
York. All these gentlemen expressed their expert
ence as decidedly against the protection OF the front
platforms. Experience had shown that as many
accidents occurred on the rear platforms as in 'front.'
The representative OF the Sixth Avenue line stated
that some six years ago his company put up gates
and chains and found that accidents increased. They
consequently abandoned the chains and gates. Very
few accidents occurred TO passengers nearly all
being children playing on the streets. Mr.. Dickson
stated that the Third Avenue line carried twenty
two million passengers last year, and had but SIX
accidents resulting from getting on or OF the front
platforms.
The subject was-aid over for the future action OF
the Board.
THE BROOKLYN ACID NUISANCE.
Mr.. Hastings, counsel Of the Board, submitted the
evidence taken before the referee as to the manuac
ture of acetic acid by Sprague Close, OF Brooklyn
He recommended that permit be refused until such
time as the Board convinced that the works are
properly conducted, the more so as he understands
that the District Attorney proposes to nrng the mat
ter before the Grand Jury at an early day. MIR.
Spencer for the manufacturers opposed the reyoca-
officers of the marine corps, who were the COM
plainants there had been no complaints Even the
evidence OF the chemist OF the Board Professor
Chandler. shows that it Is not so serious nuisance
as reported and he saw no reason why 1t should be
District Attorney Morris, by invitation of Presi-
dent Lincoln, addressed the Board stating that he
had contemplated laying the matter before the
Grand Jury, but learning from Dr. Styles that the
Board had the nuisance under consideration ne had
not done so. II the Board did not take action ne
was prepared to call the attention OF tn the Grand
ment II possible.
Mr.. Hastings suggested that the original order
be rescinded, and that the firm be permitted to
go on manufacturing from six O'Clock A. NJ until
six O'Clock P. NJ until further orders. On motion or
the counsel the rm were permlted 70 commune ,he ne
that time the Assistant sanitary Superintendent and
the chemist OF the Board report upon the subject,
the order IN the meantime to be suspended.
STREET CLEANING.
DR.. Harris submitted the report urging the clean
ing OF the Following streets as often as twice per
week IN addition to the cleaning performed by the
street contractor. Those streets marked with an
astersk ~ are only to be cleaned in the cutters.
The doctor recommends that this service be per-
formed in the interest OF public health FOR o pc
Rod OF two mOnths:-
Greenwich street, from Battery to Warren.
*M0rris street, entire length.
Rector street, entire length.
"Oarlisle street, entire length.
Thomas street. entire length.
Albany street, Trinity place TO North river.
West street, Liberty to Fulton.
Fulton street, Greenwich to North river.
Vesey street, Greenwich to North river
PARK place ana Robinson street. West 70 Broad
way.
Thomas street, Church to Hudson.
Jay street, Hudson to North river.
Beach street, Hudson TO North river.
Hubert street, Hudson to North river.
Laight street, Hudson TO North river.
Vestry street, Hudson to North river
*Desbrosses street, Hudson to North river.
Watts street, Hudson to North river.
"Canal street, Hudson to North river.
King street, Varlck to North river
West Houston street, MacdOugal to North river.
*Wes Broadway, Canal to North Moore.
*York street, entire length.
Cherry street, Franklin square to Pike.
Hamilton street, entire length
~DivisOn street, Chatham to Grand.
Pearl street, entire length.
Worth street, entire length.
Leonard street, Church to Baxter.
*Crosby street, Howard to Blocker.
Mulberry street, entire length.
*M0tt street. entire length.
*Elizabeth street. entire length.
Bayard street, Baxter to Division.
Chryste street, entire length.
Broome street, Bowery to Ludlow.
Norfolk street, entire length
Suffolk street, Division to Delaney,
+Pitt street, entire length.
sWillett street, entire length,
Sheriff street, entire length.
Jefferson street, entire length.
Montgomery street, entire length.
Scanned street, entire length
jackson street, entire length.
*Tbrid street, First avenue TO avenue ID.
sFourtn street, First avenue to avenue ID.
sFlfth street. second avenue to avenue d.
*Eighth street. avenue to avenue ID.
rNinth street, avenue to avenue d.
sEeventh street. Second avenue to avenue D.
sTwelfth street. First avenue to avenue c.
sThirteenth street. First avenue to avenue c.
Fifteenth street, First avenue to avenue Il.
Sixteenth street, First avenue to avenue G.
seventeenth street, First avenue to avenue Il.
eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty.
first streets, entire length.
First avenue, Fifteenth to Tnlrty-seventh street.
Thirty-seventh street, First TO Second avenue.
Thirtyeight street, Third TO First avenue.
Twenty sixth street, Seventh avenue to North
river.
Twenty-seventh street, Seventh avenue to North
| river.
Twenty eighth street Seventh TO Eighth avenne