New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
THE KEROSENE" OILS or THE CITY--A CLERK
AsKs THAT HIS SALARY BE REDUCED.

THE KEROSENE OILS or THE CTrY-A CLERK
ASKS THAT HIS SALARY BE REDUCED.
The Board of Health was called to order yes
terday at D. H.. Commissioner Manniere In the Chair
The President OF the Board Mr.. Lincoln was absent
The Attorney said OF the large number OF specimens OF
kerosene tested by the Chemist 10 were up to the stand
ard burning point required by tho Board. while they fell
below the standard to the flashing point OF the vapor
of the Oil On notion these cases were allowed 10 pass
without prosecution for the present The Sanitary Com
mtec recommended tho appointment OF Drs, Carpehter
and Hasse, as Assistant sanitary m p"pnoiSted
on the re communication of the Sanitary Comnittee, PI'
spcctor and was assigned to the duty OF following up
smallpox and yaccinating people III Ile S.Ghiy
whore such occurred The Clerk then red e re-
por of tho Sanitary Superintendent on the kerosene III
yeStigation, as follows; ,....u,, p.,,DovU r,,rr
OFFICE SANITARY sUPSmSTESDESr. No 59i hSs lotto
10 N. secretary orns Metropolitan Heath SIN; The &C;
compspyag report Of tests Of explosive oils shows that oryt"e &
alsg exploding point and that % Of the specimens were psSS
nsme was found to pure ndpa while the number Of
the eniire ', Of these au'5ou burning nos So sub
mtt"d ~ rum - g. HARRIS Superintendent
METROPOLITAN Bo.np ov HEALTH sAsIrARY SUPr
No 3l MOrT.sT, NEwYORK Sept J, 1850
Dr. f. HARRIS San spl B H-DsT SrR have The honor nor
0y oil oI s p WHereyeP tie
ted impossible dad ,bsm on, in tn: gIeoi l, time
The eIng,'on IN reference to sp.eaS n he b sbf y t5s
manner ITO two samples marked Nahtaa IL the Us
determined. They exceedingly dangerous Respectfully
Pero, on tbe examination OF kerosene oils sold IA the
city Of {ork during he Ssek emGS avg ~ 81 ao from
, Aug Rsr Co. p So NJ ss SI Fder No. 5
shsys 90 % 2 pe T% zane Sa ~ S sGiG NO. s.
shanagOod No OIL Eghaye q 1903 Jl r. G. Kelly No no Nader
lane H. T No 90 H. naP' amseiI LA 6 SsH
1 Co., No. ia Madca,ue R Taylor, No $40 Eighth
John G.,a No. %! ksha,,, a. % Fcd
II Is ia: pedfeIao name Johu Barrett Egbte a IS
iis IL B. digs No. ~ Font John NcKeoq No 49] BsEh
E 4 .' q % u.s. jane, Dg1i Msdsnae keq9l
10 fToHt.l Mf. Finley No 5s5 West fFePyfaa q g IgS
Ra North ThrteenhI, Brooklyn. D. between Second and
Ass o. goEmll Bernhard No, 90 Yves, Hqqoa, 1s5 @ la9
webb No, 2} aud z'i wss E E 90 Ne ,Ss %
A%iJ m 9A Wc 10, e5 n $50 Vests, r Sc6oeef No.
iS5 Ppcs g. q ii6 j. D. Ba%e No. $40 nj thaye from
Mar. Meth Eleventh a AID as v P bsSc3 No. ca hs
yeht D. Block No IA SPHng a. 90 no IL fS Sg il
r. Mhsel No. 81 Avenue & Martin 100 woosorst,
a. o. .a S2a% S Oh FINK %SFS ' ia aG n% e 2o snu
Egn,3 No $50 lont Feg Nee No zo q 4, =.
peslo 4 Brennan Ne 2l3 wGs.r az = 20 20 To- s
John Mnea III geeeAet q. 49, lS3 I'D d
20 iOSg Joseph u' M No. 3 ssS warren
Geo Reber. 80 i65 % no Psi5e raTe gwen
10 81 Grreawchs. II. Pu No. p f. Hogso9s n n lDi
Fa%' no n roo K D. cs t. ys9 No. Houston
Bume No go Nlt from L. MARI cor A"fh Ee.9,h aud
Heiakc 30 is Hahc Gotham OF WORKS =!rk sEd West
sts Francis MURPHY. No. q Princest, " - l.5i Is o.
st. ils C5 m6. Pe.de name. II. 'a'G No. ta
Pdncest. IS IS liii T. +. Williams. M'tes-ir
deI pa aSs 49, ' es5 SahS a Jaiu GsGgb 10 81 SoS
o. M jane e go7 i W %.a No co H' No. o. dS F. So
hierbsrs No. q Spragst g. %, llt peie, ~ name
The foregoing report ia approved.
MAX MOEIER, Chemist, aud agent in obtaining evil
deuce W II. CHANDLER, acting Chemist
''p'' . ''''' YEw.YoRK Aus 30 1859
Dr. HsRRis Sanitary SBp,rpni>sSir: Ia reply to ourir
quy rgirg seeming anomaly Of low fhug polt ami hh
,toror Board Health respectfully state that kerosene OIL
hydrocarbons 81 varying specific graYes ald
boiling pouts Some volatile at the ordinary lenps5au on we
others require temperature o. 80 degrees fahrelhel Tor
have p-ric gravity OF % degrees aad less
AID ohr 20 degrees T. Between The two extreme pouis Of
for uluto CARBON
(Cud, Ia testing @ when The Temperature AZ
aai e vaoo1g point 81 EaDi the Yspor EsdlA pass
au igFtr The application II tane
o. small the out Of The OIL
1 continuous fawe bat hases aud goes o1t
B fe rercptfs, snlpha low boug
larger the supply sGis continuous Sam" SO al oil con
Of u7tDI would have Comparatively low nasb
poa might hne high barring point u The br's report uooa
TO tuIso you vii Sts'fye ts .Ss 5e1dSd %
a. 35 Il sp or T. yap point lto burning pou
euIur &C. Respectfully yours W. H. CHANDLER Acting Chemist
The attorney was directed 10 begin suits in all
where the burning pOat l. below that designated by the
from Mr. james r. Grl-Wul1 clerk IN the SANITARY De-
partmrut. Mr. Grswod is transferred To room where
other clerks doing the same kind and amount OF work
" he will have 40. receive "a salary OF $1,000
year while pay $500. lie makes formal request
In writing that his salary BE- reduced to $500 On mo-
ton. The request granted but afterward the vote
Was rccouslcrCd and tie matter referred TO the III
nance Committee. The board then adjourned.