New-York tribune., 1870-09-28
CITY GOVERNMENT.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS.

AT the meeting yesterday communication
was read from Col. Figyelmesy, U. S. Consul at
Demerara, presenting living specimens of the boa CON
strctor and South American tapr from the rOcmen on
the Boulevard, relative 10 additional pay from the East
side Association relative TO the Eastern Boulevard The
that the accounts of the Treasury were correct com
munication from W. T. Stewart was the oe-
casion of series of resolutions asking that
property owners on the streets and avenues
privilege Of cosng feet OF the street in front of each
lot for courtyard purposes or the extensions stoops
all such stoOps TO be subject to the inspection Of the
Board A communication from the property owners on
FOurth-aye from Tenth " Nineteenth-sts relative TO
the establishment OF proper grade, placed Oh hle
The Treasurer authorized To pay the widow of J.
A PLAT late chief landscape gardener OF Central Park
the remainder OF, OF the years salary .
established having fun charge Of the laying out Of all
and for the constructing Of plans for all bridges tunnels
other means Of communication between New-Sork
and Westcheser This Bureau also has charge of the inn
prOvements Of the Harlem River and Spuyten Duyyil
and the Bureau is divided into four subdivisions: l.
The West Side division, Including that part
OF the Island rn Ig Hest ~ 90 S the Hare np
and spuyen Duyvil Creek. III. The Harlem River Dlvis
on including that river and creek and 50 far upon each
side a. may be necessary carrying out the improve
ments Ill The Westchester Division including all Of
Westchester County under control of the Department
" The East Side Division which includes all that part
OF the island extending from FIFTY seyenthst east OF
Fifth and Eighth-aves. TO the Harlem River. The Engt
Chef instructed 10 prepare plans and speci1
cations for the construction of the Eghthave wall Of
surveyed and its construction commenced.
The Commissioners then recommended 10 the Mayor
and Aldermen the necessity Of at acquiring title TO
the lands bounded easterly by the Boulevard" on the
north by the division line OF the land of 81 A. Haven and
g. NJ Connolly the south by the street known as Fort
Washington Depot Road, aud the west by the line Of
the Hudson River Railroad.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health yesterday granted a
number Of permits for manufacturing and other pur-
poses and resolved to continue the additional street
cleaning operations until Nov. /. A communication
signed by over 1000 Of the ropertyholders Of Harlem
received, complaining Of fat boiling nusances in
one hundfed-and-sixtb between Avenne aud the
East River An lnNestgatOn ordered The Sanitary
Inspector made the following statement of contagious
diseases for the week ending Sept "a Typhoid fever l
relapsing fever, 49, scarlatiha, typhus lever small
/ pOX /; measles, 2.
THE QUARANTINE COMMISSION.
At the session of the Quarantine Commits
soneTs yesterday, the following report was received
from tie Health Officer, In relation 10 infected vessels
detained at Quarantine:
HEALTH OYFfcKR's
OUAhAsTisK, :. l., Sept n 1910 I
Hun RcHAhD PrsIeHi COumssonTs
nnsgIH The following from Infected
I.er Quarantine since ny report of tbe Oh Steamer
msck y das from Jnafo via Bana fenambno Para aud ~
Tbom ave sept At OF the 10Th one Of The passenger
Who cane o bosr Thomas del Of 'eos fever Steamer "e'