New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-13
CITY GOVERNMENT.
NEW COURTHOUSE COMMISSIONERS.

II was thought that the Mayor would appoint
,no new Court-Touse Commissioners this week. put ne
go that he will not appoint them before the middle OF
stasSS Ss active work on the Courthouse Will not be
resumed before that time
WHAT PAVING, SEWERS, ETC, COST.
Commissioner Tweed and Controller Con-
v have opened bids for paving building sewers, etc.
ard the following awards have in pursuance OF law
-, ,,ode 10 the lowest bidders:
V" 49,, co,rvstiest from Division to Grand, with stone
D,rNs 10 Vim. c. Barbour, SASS i; time rs days.
Eshty FGm ITa" EIizaSet h' from Grand
st"Sscte- with stone blocks, e. W. ruler, &o2S5 to
days sorS James Rvcrard s7so IS; IS days
MIN sUTth ST. from Trdave. 10 Fth-ave., with stone
blocks ,o,o w. nom Tcnthavc. to Hudson. with
,opS blocks; lowest bidder in arrears to the city, award
Htson River, with stone blocks; e. W. Fuller S@S2o;
% sGsr in Frstave. between Fiftyhfth aud Fifty,
Sthsts; Thomas Casey, - ESQ; 80 days. sewer 0utet
III b LrSuches in Avenue A. Frsavc., Eighty seventh
and Fchty eighth-sts Frank Sollmeyer S6SOg2 90; SoV
SaTs Sewer in Waterst. between Moore-st and Coen-
az. up Sin and Frontst between Montgomery and Gou-
verneur-sts John Duffy, A,4S; n DAYS sewer IN Az
srue A. between seventy-fourth and seventy-nnthsts
branches in Seventy seventy sixth Seyenty-sey
cnth, and Sevoutyeighth-Stsi Robert M. OhT T4
ION and Thrdsts.; Avenue A, between Second and
Ts and A 4E.s Z sst% 20 day fra ana
Cirbng guterng Tagging, &C., sixty lith-st;' rom
Third to Ftthayes Patrick fataIey; $50 t ~ IaS S
son 10 Corears and COrlears from South to Maer-s
il is believed cannot done according 10 the speclhca
lions without great loss to the bidder.
WASTE or CONGREGATIONAL PRECAUTIONS
The notices sent by Commissioner Tweed to
persons using CrotOn water around the river boundary
in the lower part the city, warning them against con-
tinuing to waste it, has had good effect as nearly all
the persons served have used their best endeayors TO
comply with the requirements OF the notlce houce
has since been sent to plumbers informing ne tas t np
connection will be allowed Win the Cfolon "aVeI
pipes Of any water ram, Hanson pump 49,, ~
the CrotOn wafer is 10 he used as motive power,
without first having permit from the Commissioner u
not 70 place tanks anywhere into which the water
will ow by head be pumped forced into by ma
PIPE without a permit from the Commissioner.
Register Cornell says that certain pump wastes an
use in connection with the CrotOn water pipes. The
Water Registers office has been removed from the
hotunda the Park to No 235 Broadway next door TO
the building occupied by the Commissioner OF Public
Works, and communications have been established be
tween the two buildings by Of dOorways through
the party wall Commissioner Tweed announces his in
enton to maintain rigid surveillance over the use OF
CrotOn until vater-meters generally attached,
when the persons using water Will be careful about
wasting they will be charged for all the water pass
ing through the meter.
THE BOARD OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. APPA-
RATUS-sANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY
QUARANTINE.
At the meeting of the Board of Health yes
terday Attorney reported of violations Of
the TencmenthOuse law Of violations Of ordinances
in all of which suits ordered to be commenced.
From the Sanitary Committee it reported that in
accordance with resolution Of the Board the atmelters
had been granted hearing the eth inst but that
facts Of importance concerning the question had
been presented reported that the ifcsaving
apparatus belonging TO the Board has been examined
and found to extremely valuable 1t has been the
means Of saving many lives it therefore ordered
that City Sanitary Inspector il TO be repaired
aud redisnbuted to locations where IL can DC OF most
service . -
OF the Sanitary Code be amended to compel citizens
70 put ashes and rubbish in vessel and garbage
and liquid substances in another, and after further
amendment providing that the change sha 20 INTO enec
ON the 18th Of August, the amended ordinance was
new set forms for permits, made necessary by the
new charter adopted COMMISSIONS ManerIe IN
connection with this subject. took occasion 10 notice
statement that the Sanitary Permit Inspector is reia
tive of his which he declared to be untrue further nc
said he never had would appoint or recommend
an rt ON Contagious diseases was presented from
CITY Sanitary Inspector Norris In which he states that
but one Of small has been reported during the
st eL and but tw since the 22d ut There has also
bSen very pcrceptibe dminutOn OF relapsng fever as
there were only AZ cases in the week ending July .,
against 81 in the previous week. IN accounting for the
continuance and spread OF the disease the report states
the compactnes and migratory habits OF the poor popu-
The weekly report Of Dr. Charles p Russell, Register
Of Records states that while there was gratifying de-
Of 15 from the total OF deaths Tor the week tlere
increase Of per cent during the week IN tue
deaths from the zyEOtc causes and TO show now the
Inagn influence OF the heated term operated in an
parcny healthy week II IL stated that there were ~
df 5 1 9Pyon TeeF There TS were but i've DEATHS
rcapsng fever against thirteen III the p1Or period,
AMI al all from smallpox the last beng the nrst
week in nine months % which the statement could be
made The singular similarity between the past week
and the corresponding week IN 1863 IN temperature, mean
atmospheric pressure, mean humidity, and number or
deaths noted and remarkable case OF glaudfrs IN
man. which contracted early ia une from some al
the secretion horses nOsril being blown into his eye
and which resulted in death on the sth inst.
John NJ CtruOchau, Health Ohccr introduced the
Quarantine question by presenting report showing ko
Jalero be infected by the fact that during the past
six have arrived from that port all of winch
had yellow board prior 10 departure or during
He then referred to the prdctce recently
adopted II vessels from infected ports being taken 70
Perth AmhOy and, after being HgtgHed brought To the
city claudestucly through the Kills, thus eyadng and
uuyug the Quarantine laws, and assuming the RISK OF
introducing yellow fever into the city. HE mentioned
OF the Lord Baltimore and TyphOOn especially,
and said that far as the Hghteugc money was con-
cerned ne hoped all these infected vessels would go
age money them here. He called the Board to
take some action 10 keep these vessels away from the
piers and the subject referred 10 the Sanitary Com
mittCe.
Upon motion Of Commissioner Mauierre it was ordered
that all permits issued by the Metropolitan Board OF
Health De revoked and, upon Application Dy inc houes,
new De issued by this Board.
Upon motion Of Commissioner Gross, u was ordered
thai the chemist continue the Investigations OF mix,
kerosene food aud CIOtOn water at an expense not 70
exceed so Tor samples purchased a,
public drinking fountains ana urnalS we're
De transferred to the Department Of Public works
Commissioner Brennan gave notice OF motion 70
change of meeting from 10 l, AMI the Board
then adjourned.
MAYORS OFFICE.
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff, of the firm of Wood
hui q ClaAin called upon the Mayor, yesterday, and
was in consultation with his Honor for tme il
said in relation 10 corporation advertising III the new
journal OF which she j. part prOpretress