The New York herald., 1870-01-08

Whole number OF complaints from clsizens. 4O3,
xxEcUTioN OF WORK UNDER THE TENEMENT HOUSE
LAW
In digest OF records relating to the execution or
improvements under the Tenement House law 1t
appears In the Sanitary Superintendents report tina,
In 752 OF this class of dwellings which were brought
under Improvement in New YORK during the past
twelve months, by order Of the Board there reside cd
no less than 30,423 families, or an average OF
1925 families In each house. In the same houses
1t was reported by the medical officers that
strict application OF the Tenement House law
would require the introduction OF Alb ventiating
windows In bedrooms ana halls; and the renspec.
uons py the same officers, after the Boards orders
hao Deen put III the course OF compliance, showed,
on the ISL OF Novebe tnaG 49, 270 OF these ventl-
houses.
The city OF Brooklyn has only $500 tenement
houses, or about one-elghth Is many as New YORK
and they are rar smaller and less crowded ana
during the past two years they have been brought
into conformity wlth the requirements OF the Tene-
ment House law. Five hundred ana thirty.two OF
tnese houses nave been carefully surveyed during
the Dast summer, In the same manner as IN the
tenement dwellings OF New YORK.
Inc numDer oil nithy and untenantable cellars IN
specte0 ana complained OF III the 4, 752 houses as
599 These have Deen remedIed 10 q large extent
About the INSPECTION Of food the report or the cap
Hsaed In the HERALD But the Board say regard to
EYPLosIvE FLUIDS.
suns the exS.oa o9 I
the 18th of November directed to nvostisate and re-.
port upon The quality and knis OF burning common
sse ana Whether any, ana what Ingredients
were purchased from as many dsrsnt
fSs dealers IN variou; paris Of the town and
samples were found unsafe. Ths dangerous insre.
which ssn:n; sf'0g' sg r.a
dealer. Aderate The proportion OF these OILS
ninsyeisht per cent Tna was hrs, by which il
sn ne e. What the o evolves
which oil Itself may be kiadlsd with bnrnng
@ f
burning point below ITO degrees Fahrenheit The
shteen degrees Fshrsnhe The chemist aso ss
lamps The end houra burning he
m nna ad had reached temperature varying from sevenysM
70 ivy Fahrenheit and In the glass lamps seventy
the burning test bu! that law had been repealed The
laws Of New York tx tho burning point at LOO degrees
increase in the number OF burning casualties TO meet this
IN me law ,he Board on the aoh OF January adopted
mo petroleum OIL oil other liquid having like
be ksp. or offered sic burning fluid for Tampa or
n Sn o :s
@ nud LOT any such amp o receptacle oe Kept such
ingredients ,ha, shall stand and be both
not take Dr.. Ss Or burn a. temperature be.
low llu degrees Fahrenheit
2 That snail not evolve explosive vapor below 100
Under hi. ordinance OF retail dealers
q kerosene have been brought
New ork and Brooklyn The number OF dealers in aduter
]
gradual anu very considerable improvement the oils pur
chased tor Examination
In the absence OF adequate statutory provisions and class
oil ocers especially designated for this
umnatn. ois the Board has used iss best sndsa
vors 10 discover the persons and places whom
which human e ID endangered by violations its Ordi
nance on this subject 1ho exceedingly
the dangerously explosive naphtha Of petroleum be had
by any man, whose cupdiy might tempt to offer this
fluid FOR Illuminating purposes, makes necessary that
stringent ann explicit relating
which exists the statute the State
should be promptly enacted and enforced.
After speaking 1t length cellar dwellings, public
urnals, drinking nydranM, accumulation or manure
and Its transportation, lime ana shell burning es.
Establishments, the rescue OF drowning persons, the
manufacture OF illuminating gas, nitro-glycerlne
cleaning care OF dogs, drainage OF vacant lots In
New YORK ana Brooklyn, the removal OF dead AMI
mals ana many other matters, theJ say the follow.
ing or
WASHINGTON AND FULTON MARKETS.
On the stu day OF August the Sanitary superintendent was
directed 10 MAKE or cause to he e thorough inspection
OF Washington and Fulton Markets and the stands
mens are necessary 10 place these stands
~ proper sanitary condition. Ihe obtained prove that
hese markets are totally unfit for their purposes The sruc
tureS are IN hs last Of
are fmprsgnated with the foul
lated hh which underies thcm. knus vegetables
meats undergo rapid changes when placed the
soon rendered unnt Tor human food. stalls
stands around he markets found In similar condi
tion.
The reports OF the supernt were referred to the
torney Tor examination AID report power the
Board In the premises Ihe Aornry reported that, whc
Inc time hied ny ihe act of the IL gature 1867
the Board from taking steps toward the removal Of
stands and stalls 1869,
lions o. " court Sill remained force tue Board