New-York tribune., 1870-04-28
TIE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

ORGANIZATION OF THE BoARD-JUDGE Bos-
WORTH CHOSEN PRESIDENT-DIsMISsALS, &C.
The Commissioners Of the Health Department
of the City Of NewYOrk held meeting yesterday at
D. IN. Upon the Board being called to order Commits
eioner Boswortb offered the following resolutions, which
adopted defining the duties of the City Sanitary
Inspector:
Resolred That there Department which shan
be called the SANITARY Inspection Bureau The chief ocer Of this bureau
solved That until the further order Of this Board the CITY snry
% sa" aa % % Ne 'i Board d Of Tt H
on the th April 1870 was authorized to DO and perform not neon
1870 ercep sqh and sse, Of Recon-. may be
Commissioner Bosworth then offered second resolu-
ion which was passed providing for the creating of
Bureau Of Records and Vital Statistics:
be called the Bureau Of Records Of Vital statistics The chief
The said bureau shall record without fees trh mas and
death caused g negligence or malicious inu which shall he
The papers department Metropolitan
Board Health transferred this department. by act and operation d
c r s se%T 20 %s shall ia @ t S s R fn Of os % the
All @ the @ @ S S '1s S % % g gS @ dpss a S % $ S
C Of NewYo for aemen. and all burial permits and permits for
York, shall be granted signed BY Registrar Records
The following resolution then passed, providing
temporary rules and regulations for the officers Of the
,olrSa That rules regulations Of the Metropolitan Board
specvey conflict with the provisions Of Chapter 5
and Board Of Health created d' 1 d and thu &
clerks agents and employees Of said Health Department and Of ast
sad Board 70 far as they are applicable thereto respectively until the
furt her order Of the last said Board.
The Board then resolved that q committee be ap-
pointed 10 prepare and report to the Board such mOd
catiOn Of the Code OF Laws wOud conform with the
llh article OF chapter 1877 OF the laws OF together
with such additional provisions for the security OF life
and health In the City OF New York they might deem
eXpedient and 20 specify the duties and powers the
may seem appropriate The following members OF the
Board appointed as such committee Commission
Manierre, Ceccarni, Stephen Smith, Brennan, aud
Gross.
officers, whom the Board considered supernumcrary;
ID. b. d. WadswOrtb K Tausky, Ira b. Reed, George Is.
smith, Charles W. Hasse J. ". Robe W. T. Carpenter,
A. LeOntard, G. ID. Murray, o: e.. Smith, VIM. II. 81
President Manerre and said that he very well
knew that he elected merely President pro tenn,
and that intended 10 have resigned at the last meeting
of the Board but called TO Albany by pressing
gagements. He then offered his resignation, which act
appeased the Commissioner who at the previous meet
the absent Commissioner Manniere might surrepously
retain his position 10 President
The Board accented Mr. Mannieres resignation, and
proceeded 10 the election OF new Presden which re-
BoswOrth the vote standing, for Bosworh, and for
Brennan, g.
Judge ROsworth assumed the chair and accepted the
Office with few remarks expressive of ms thanks 10 me
position of his Willingness TO serve the Board III any
dnty hOwsoeyer arduous they might choose to place
upon him. ,., e,.-
Committee appointed IN the persons OF Commission
ers H. Smith, Magnus Gross, and Ceocarlni
An interesting report read from the Sanitary In
spect0r, A. LeOntard, relative ~ the prevalence OF the
disease OF CHAMBERS among the vaOns horses OF Tie sew
eral railroads Of the city He had examined, III all $50!
horses had ordered Il 10 De killed being infected
with the gandes Tue STABLES OF the city railroads he