The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17
TIE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Activity Of Health OGicinls-Street CIeaniug-
Neglect of the ContrHctOr--Dr. Harris on
the Subject-Tfe Police Failing to Enforce
the Ortlinances-Cholera Cases.
The Board Of Health officials were unusually ac-
tive yesterday In carrying out the orders OF the
Board made on Thursday for cleaning the streets.
At seven O'Clock, under the direction OF Assistant
Sanitary superintendent Morris, work was CON-
menced at Beecker street, on Mott and Elizabeth,
and nearly hundred cart loads Of decayed animal
aud vegetable matter much OF which the
street contractors gang has not disturbed for
months, was carried away BY four O'Clock these
streets were as clean as Broadway Fifth avenue.
BY eight p. NJ. they were again 1lled with garbage
and other altn. Inc work will be continued until
Dr. Morris has renovated all the streets authorized
by tue Board. East Houston street yesterday pre-
sented novel appearance the cutters pcing lined
with lime, put on as dlsinfectant, and sulelt as
sweet as the bower Of an English blonde. Other
streets were also dlsinfected, with good sanitary
results.
THE CONTRACTORS DUTIES.
o The report OF DR.. Harris made to the Board on
THURSDAY, sustained In every particular the expert
ence Of the HERALD commissioner VINO Represents
60 some days ago that the contractor for cleaning
tue streets pefss,euty fails TO fulfil the terms Of tile
contract by removing all the debris collected upon
the streets The Doctor asserted that the surface
hltn ohly Is removed; that the old deposits that
nave collected IN the rus and hoes OF broken streets
since iast winter aud which produce malaria Of the
nost unhealthy knd, are not touched by the street
cleaning department, and IN consequence the lives
| OF the public are endangered
NEGLECT OF THE POLICE.
one or the great of the unhealthy and G1tfsy
condlon OF the streets liz owing 10 the neglect OF tile
| police 10 enforce the ordinances preventing the
| throwing OF gar page and Debris from houses ana
OLier buildings upon the streets. The Police Com
missoners excuse the force on the ground that IL IL
necessary Tor an oncer 10 detect persons I'm the act
! before he can make an arrest that In many cases
when arrests are made and the prisoners arrao ned
before the Justices the latter PROMPTLY discharge
the accused, and they triumphantiy retrn 10 their
houses and openly repeat the offence In the
OF the ohcers snap thelr fingers In their faces and
defy them Under this state OF things officers al the
force are deterre1 IRON enforcing the ovdinan Gee
THIS was well illustrated YESTERDAY On Thursdav
evening ING street contractor removed all the loose
filth from Mulberry street, leaving his
Whltlng's) untouched. BY noou Yesterday tbis
street. especially between Sprlug and Prince Streets
reekIng with glth OF tho worst aescrlntlor'
thrown OUT from the tenement houses IN the
presence In many cases OF Captain WaIsh;s o1icers
The remedy for this Is only TO be found ia the action
OF superintendent Kennedy. a general order from
him TO compel members OF the force To arrest Ali
persons deiinP the streets with unhealthy depusits
would result IN the arrest Of ofenders and m view
health at this time, there FEW justices VINO would
dare TO encourage violation OF the law The board
Of Health, the contractor and the public would lie
benefited. =
THE cHoLgRA-GgSKRsb HEALTH
DR.. Harris declares that there IL no Immediate
cause for alarm ON the part OF the public az to the
health OF the city III the streets can only be gent
thoroughly ceanscd But two genuine cases ar
cholera have been reported; but the city IL scourred
by chOlerine diseases that not unreqnenty nrecede
epidemic. Nevertheless, he assers the penarai
health Is better tban at the corresponding period OF
las year.
Visit to the A6attoir nj Con,mnnipaw.
Several members OF the Board Of Health paid a
VISIT by invitation, 10 the Communipaw abattoir