New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-02
BOARD OF HEALTH.
PURIFYING GAs-wAsHINGTON MARKET-THE
RENDERING CoMPANY-sMALL P0X.

PURIFYING GAS-WASHINGT0N MARKET-THE
RENDERING COMPANY-SMALL POX'
The Board of Health yesterday afternoon
ordered that suits be commenced for violation
of the Tenement House act Tie chemist OF the Board
made an elaborate report Of the methods used for the
publication Of gas In the works in this city, He ex-
planned the various methods employed, dwelling particu-
larly upon that in which oxyde of iron is employed as
being the most nohensye This process is being used TO
ne Manhattan Company using the dry lime process.
BY careful ventilation. however, the latter process can
be made entirely inofensve but the practice Of dumping
the refuse lime in sunken lot ought not to be allowed,
the gas evolved from after has been deposited Tor
a few years will kill persons who may be Obliged to
work In it, The report was referred 10 the Sahitary
Committee.
The Sanitary superintendent reported market stands
for the sale of meat and poultry which nuisance
Dr. Stone, In commenting on the report said that II was
high time that Washington Market should be removed,
aud moved that the Attorney be directed to Inform the
Board what steps should be taken for the removal an
the booths on the sidewalk and wagons In the street
Motion LOST and report Of the superintendent reeeu 10
DR. Harris presented list Of fourteen persons who
selling oil below the standard test required by
The Counsel of the Board recommended that the Board
do interfere with the superintendent OF Buildings IN
Brooklyn in regard TO putting horoscopes upon houses
until becomes apparent that that OmSer u1es hoe ~
what is necessary for the protection OF the pnDc hea
The President and Secretary OF the New Ork m %
q reconsideration Of the resolution OF tne boaIu
directing the Company TO remove ther Wohs anu ~ sot
permit allowing them TO continue untl tno Io'I "a
March next Mr.. Carter said that the Company had
erected improved rendering nv
$4,000 with the right 1t only in the metropolitan
District, and If compelled TO move the apparatus was
worth only what it wOuld bring for old irOn Commits
sioner swinburne said that nobody claimed that the es
tabshment not great nuisance, but ne thought US
long as the Board had given them permls
sion to continue until the lst OF May
ii was hardly fair TO revoke the per
nit before they had had it two weeks Com
missioner Stone said that IL they could not remove
this Company they could not remove any onen
sive fat boiler These people he said nave no grant rom
the city carry this business. They have no more
right to carry the business than the most offensive TAT
flta aift hoy haVQ "A
do think that they ought 10 receive any FAVOR
shall insist upon II, II they stay all shall stay; Io
missioner Crane said the contract demanded that tne
"scrap" from the establishment be removed every "a
hours which done at presept IN fact was not
removed oftener than week The President Oh the
Company said that he would be responsible Tor It's re-
mOval every "a hours. .,,, 8,
The permit was then granted until the LIST OF March by
the following vote Yeas-Messrs. BOswOrth, Brennan
Lincoln, Smith (Henry Swinburne. Nays-Messrs Crane
Manierre Smith (Stephen), Stone. =,
DR. Harris reported that OF small
DOX in the eastern portion Of the Eleventh Ward where
there are many tenements and emgaut boarding houses
and requested that six additional physicians be appoint
ed to Vaccmate the people in that locality which request
was granted. The Board then adjourned.