The New York herald., 1870-03-03
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Doctors DOxs-They arc Declared Nui-
sances-Thc Metropolictan Gas Company
Cuse-Dr. Stono Elected Prosideut-Small
pOx-Fat MeIters.
This Board met yesterday, Commissioners Henry
Smith aud Crane being absent.
DIR. sTRAcHAN's DOG KENNEL.
The attorney reported that complaint had been
made against dog kennel In The yard OF DR.. A. X.
Strachan, OF No. Al East Twenty third street,
charging that four dogs OF unruly natures
are kept tners, whose kennel Is Offensive
to the sense OF smell and howlings to the sense OF
hearing. he asked for instr uctons TO commence
suit, as 1t came under section 167 Of the Sanitary
code. discussion followed, some taking the part
OF the dogs ana others tnat OF the complainant Mr.
Manierrc STAGED that the ANIMALS were valuable
STOCK formerly the property OF the late Britisn MIN
ilngness 10 remove them II tner presence was ob
jectlonable Ihe attorney was instructed to CON-
alleged nuisance not IN the meantime De abated
HOG sLAUGHTkR AND OTHER NuIsANCEs.
re4uess " As received from Neusetter q Bro.ners
Tor permit 10 slaughter hogs at No Ala West Fifty
fourth street. The inspector and sanitary Superin
lendent reported against granting psrnit and 1t
A petition was read from citizens OF the First ave-
nue. ASKING the Board to AGATE The candle factory OF
H. j. Mitchell Il Co.. Nos. 66T and 6gy FIrsJ avenue
which they declare to be nuisance. Dr. Morris re-
ported that " ~ objectionable but can be improved
by certain changes IN the mode or manufacture.
CHAMBERS In HORSES
communication was received from Henry Bergh,
President or Inc Society Tor the Prevention or Cru
eIy TO Animals, asking for the operation OF tnc
Board in preventing the spread OF glanders and
iarcea In horses. Referred 70 the Sanitary Superin
tendent and the Veterinary Surgeon.
THE GAS WAR RSDED
Professor Chandler reported that the purincatiOn
OF gas AZ the WORKS OF the Metropolitan Gas Light
Company, In West Forty-second street, - now
effected by materials whlch do n0t, IN his
Judgment give Tiso TO offensive or deleteriouS
gases. Lamlngs mixture - now used In place OF
lime. IL s found To De very efcent, half the purl.
fers formerly used with lime being found sufficient
wnen flied with the iron mixture for the purInca-
tion OF all the gas manufactured. which s now anOut
1850, 900 feet per every twenty four hours.
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
The Board went INTO IN election for president.
On the first ballot Dr. Stone received four votea,
Lincoln three and Bosworth one. On the second tue
vote was the same. On the third Stone WAS eecled
on the vose:--Ssone, six; Crane aud Eosworth one
each.
!. The chairman OF tho Sanitary Committee stated
that the smallpox as nlarkeiy on the decline, but
rev cases comparatively peiug dally reported Tho
re!apsng lever IN ALSO under such control that the
NUMBER OF cases reported DAILY has declined 10 one
or TWO, though the sanitary inspectors constantly
search Ior IL throughout the entire tenement mouse
districts. Every known case ana every apartment
where 1t exists or mas existed Is believed TO be under
such care as 10 prevent the spread OF the
from these centres or injection.
Tne Board refused 10 grant permits to melt fat to
any or the applicants for such permits III tho vicinity
OF West Thirty eighth street.