The New York herald., 1870-01-27
TIE PUBLIC HEAL TH.
The Delinquent Observation-Disclosures on His De.
fenoe-Attempted Swindle Of the Govern
ment-The Sixty Miles Of Dirty Streets
DR.. Harris Denounced-List of the
Streets = Swill Milk Dealers
to be Prosecuted.

The usual weekly meeting Of the Board OF Health
was held yesterday, President George b. Lincoln In
the chair.
THE NEGLIGENT DOCTORS.
The attorney read q communication from Dr.
George b. Taylor against whom the Board last week
ordered suit to be commenced for not complying
with the law in reporting case OF smallpox. The
writer stated that he was ignorant Of the provisions
Of the iaw but had used every precauton prevent
the spread OF the disease. The suit was ordered To
be discontinued.
A FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
Mr. BROWN, OF the Registry OF Vital STATISTICS re-
ported that, some days ago. man presented o certi
lcate OF marriage. soemnize1 in 1866, by clergy
man, and asked that II De registered and certified
copy furnished him, for the purpose OF securing a
pension III washington. Mr.. Brown was suspicious
OF its genuineness and on comforting with the cer
gyman by letter found 1t was q forgery, as no such
marriage had taken place. 1t was referred TO coun-
sci to determine whether the party presenting 1t
should be prosecuted and the facts oraered to be
sent to the Pension ONCE
AN ALLEGED NUISANCE.
A delegation OF citizens was heard by the Board,
protesting against the mil or Mr.. Robbins In Bank
sckly smelling smoke and cInders all the neign-
DOrhood. The several gentlemen described the
nuisance as most offensive and the matter was re-
ferrcd 20 the attorney and counsel TO prepare an
order for its abatement.
THE SIXTY MILES OF DIRTY STREETS.
DIR. HARRIS reported the following streets as very
ntny. 1t s an appendix to his report puolisned IN
the HERALD some days ag0:-All or part OF Wash
nglon, G1senwlea Morris, Rector, Carlisle, Thames,
thomas. Jay, Beach, Hubert, Lagat vestry, Des-
brosses. Watts and Canal streets West Broadway,
jackson, Scanned. Montgomery, Sheriff, Wiett
Pitt Suffolk, Norfolk, Broome. Chrystie, Bayard,
rear niSsoa Sa oVer AasoS 1 Cnerry Esn
NinCn Tenth, East Eleventh, East Twelfth Thr-
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth anu seventeenth, and
Yves. Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twen-
ty-rst streets west OF Fifth avenue; East Thirty
seventy street. First avenue from Fifteenth Thirty
seventy IRON Forty-Iourth to FortJ-eghth streets;
ty-seventn Twenty Thlrty-frst, Thirty sec
ond, Thirty -tnlrd. lhlrty-sixtn, Iniry-seyenth,
tlsythlrd and flltyrOurtn streets, west OF seventh
avenue; East Fifty-seventh and Flfty-nmth
slxty-irth street, East Eighty ,egntn and
Il3th, Centre, Franklin, White and WalKcr streets;
CITY Han place. Forsyth Ludlow, Essex, Ridge,
Cannon, Greene, Wooster, Laurens, Thompson.
Clarke First, second, East toryseventh street, from
second avenue TO river; West sixteentn ana Seven
teenth, Carmlne, VaTlck; Charlton and Vandam
streets, west OF varicK, Baxter and vandewater
streets First avenue from Houston to Thirty-fourh
and IRON forty-nin To FortyeIgnJh; Rose, sullivan
from Canal to Houston stone, Bridge, whitehall
Pearl from State 10 hanover, Peck slip. South,
. Water, Front, oak Birmingham, Pelham and Frank
very sharp letter was received from the Super
tntendenJ Oh the Street Cleaning Association In
Wnlcn he deuOunceS Inc report as unjust ana false
and asserts that Dr. Harris Is responsible for dirty
streets, as he does not prevent the throwing Of
ashes on them. lie denounced DR.. Harris as making
these reports for self laudaton and asserts that he
does not clean them like mis- predecessor, DR.. Dalton
VINO mad clear Ideas AZ to what was necessary III this
direcJIOn.
Mr.. MANIERRE stated that he would sooner believe
Harris than the street cleaning people, and moved
that the OF 5000 be set apart TO clean up dirty
streets In seventh Tenth, Eleventh and Seventeenth
wards.
Dr. STILES, superintendent for Brooklyn, made
report OF stables III Williamsburg that sell swil milk
IN New York.
Michael O'Hara, North Sixth, between Second
Harmon, who furnishes 1t to New York dealers.
James Fogarty, First street, near North Second
fOrty cows.
Robert o'Grady, North seventh, near Second
street, twenty COWS.
Peter Lellor 90 Johnson street, six COWS.
Peter Costello, North Seventh near First street,
eight cows
John A. Henry, Second street, between North Sixth
and seventh forty COWS.
J. ~ II. Middecamp. 3A First street, forty cows.
sell In Brooklyn.
4. NJ. Kahn 27o Second street, twenty COWS, sells
In Brooklyn.
John q. Bender First street, between North
Eigntn aud North Ninth streets. twenty COWS.
rne legal officers OF the Board were Instructed to
prosecute them at once
Quarantine Report.
Dr. SwINBuKNE Health Oilicer OF the Port, sub
mttcd the following communication, which looks
exceedingly ike q defence, and which was ordered
on nle:-