The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Great Victory for the Fat Melting Mon-Thcy
are Licensed to Perfume the City-Set.t0
Between DIR. Stone ard the President.
The special meeting called for yesterday was at
tended by Commissioners Stone, Lincoln, Crane,
Stephen Smith, swinburne end Bosworth.
The call was read when the chairman Of the Sani
tary Committee, Dr. Smith. submitted the following
preambes and resolutions which were read
Whereas experience has shown that tho business Of fat
melting when conducted With the most approved
chiusr does through or other produce
the sna nou health Of the csens
Resolved That all existing permits allowing business Of
S oa %e ~ ss g. a s Ss I Ne"
Whereas this Board by ordinance forbidden the bust
. .ss Of melting .s be d s
has % s
mss s s 70 Fl. sosr ass vim. protecting the
Asss y he srsa; BODY q siilsn: avoid
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grant permits to on the business Of fat melting upon
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toned permanently IN his % and to give him
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must use only the machinery by s.
been heretofore may be hereafter
81 Violation Of any Of tie provisions
The firms affected by these resolutions are as fol-
lows:-Smith Ety. Jr, 4o2 East Forty. fifth street. NJ
Donohue Co., els West Thrty-elghth street Frank
West Thirty .eiehth Street; Henry Well & Son. 81
Abattoir place; George Belzer, II Abattolr place;
Hunt, 80 Abatt0ir place; Butchers Hide ana Fat
Manufacturing Association; Allan Hay d Co.; Toby
Rendering r Company, foot Of fortieth street East
river.
nj ~ and
an opportunity was now given them TO address the
McNeil addressed the Board at considerable length
declared that his establishment had created no nui.
inspectors who knew nothing of the practical WORK
ing Of the establishment, aud asserted that under
the action OF the Board the innOcens must suffer for
DR.. SwMBURNE-Why not show us who are the
guilty.
do not want the character ofinformers.
Mr.. LINCOLN-Can you suggest any means by which
we can prevent these sInellsa
Mr. MCNEIL-l might, but do not think 1t advis-
Mr. swNBuRNR-You know the lawyers expose
one another when they make smells.
Mr.. Personalities; but he exposes himself when
MCNEIL don't see why the Board cannot cover
the case by their inspectors ana ordinances IL
seems but proper that the men who cause the
smells should be taxed to pay the inspectors, but
those firms that have concerned to the law Should
be excepted r. T.. srooo.,sa ,sro t,o, ,or snow ,oo
DR.. STONE-lt ID suggested nere mat you KNOW TOO
Mr. McNEn--It is a mistake that Governor Fenton
did not put some of US on the commission.
Mr.. BOSwoRTH-n you can prevail upon Mr.. Lin
coin to resign Will recommend the Governor to ap-
point you.
Mr.. BLIss-Is 1t not possible that the stencil Is
owing more to the neglect OF your employees than
any derehction Of duty on the part Of the en-
Mr.. McNBIL-It Is.
Mr.. DoNoHUr, Mr.. SAVERS, representing Smith
Rending and Manufacturing Company, and others
addressed the Board, and at the conclusion Of the
the manufacturers for leniency, question was called
Here Judge BoswoRTH, who In the conversation
had merely thrown IN sentence here and there,
lions OF the committee are very unbgsinesske.
Eg essspa u I'm SusHlHsS ass an anas1I i f
offensive. There are no reports showing that all the
places affected by these resolutions are offensive.
some Of these geatlemen claim their establishments
1t found that they are the authors OF the nusances
consent to retire don't understand that there are
these resolutions are aimed. / would Ike TO know
what portion OF the inspectors you propose to detail
for this duty You place men there who viii, IKE
they be pretty square. The legal way Is t9 have
report before taking action--n6t pass a resolution
eu e unae law
prevent these men carrying on business II you 60 De-
DR.. 3M,iTiH-That s answeredIby the statement that
we have genera! report covering all THESE es'ao-
lishmcnts
DIR. SroNE--Question, question.
Mr. LlNCoLN-The question is upon tue adoption
OF the reported resolutions from the Sanitary Com
j NV minutes were spent in conversation by
members - - -
what excited and exclaimed, al move we adjourn;
IL Is time for the doctors 10 60 and attend W their
business.
M. LiNCoIN--I believe It Is the duty Of doctors on
the commission to attend 10 It's business,
LIN SroSE-No, str ! No, sir We have other busi-
mesa.
Mr.. LrNCoLS-Then you had better resign.
DR.. SToNE-Had WEI Well, 1 believe you nave
wanted 10 resign for some time.
Mr.. LINCOLN (sarcastlcally)-I shall attend TO my
business until | do 80. When want TO die will
send for some OF these Board OF Healthy doctors.
DR.. sToNE-weli, we will surely come.
DR.. STONE here moved that the superintendent be
instructed to place all the inspectors he could call
from other duties 10 watch these establishments,
which was adopted
Here Judge Bosworfh walked across the room ana
held a short conversation, when Dr. Stone offered
second resolution to the effect that the Sanitary
SUPERINTENDENT 90 empowered to appoint six special
INSPECTORS for duty at these establishments.
This resolution was carried also. The Board ad-
iourned and the proprietors OF the establishments
affected left In high gee At the defeat OF the effort 70