New-York tribune., 1871-06-14

~ the Laws 1870 ev sev hereby authorized snd
spio until the further Of ts Boa 10 perform IN anu LOT N
Department duties perform AZ hs services Which
Boat. Of Health ro 1cOnsse,t NTH or contrary to tie Po's0a' Of
The Board was permanently organized the 27th day
Of April 1870 by the election of Commissioner Joseph =
osworth as President and Emmons Clark as secretary;
and during the months of Apri and May the Board Sc
lece and appointed full corps OF officers and clers IN
place Of thOee temporarily retained by resolution oi
ORGANIZATION OF nuREAux.
On the 27th day April the Board proceeded 10 inc
organization of the Bureaux provided for by Section 81
of Chapter 1877, Laws OF 1870 and adopted the following
RssSIre this Department. which
.ssl Be s.ea the SANITARY Inspection Buo the chief officer OF this
soIced That until he order this Bc, bs CITY ssn.
arm ne several sc and matters which The sanitary Superintendent Of
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Ros Thai there shS Be Srso T r. .s tSs S os
@ Boes0 han be called e Rsier Rsco In In s ssaS sS
and ~ aqudtOns Of CoC1srs excepting here6 jury and
sss c19ssd b 1sghgsnse malicious injury v 9 .D sS S % & DE
PsrnDt the Metropolitan Board Of Health Transferred 70 us
$sg saisS' sfs .s Pd S.1R sSs Civ 5s5s:
spoH sot hS dne, Of b o. Al Ves for the removal Of body
deceased Cm the City Of Negioh for SaG al
persons & SeSIofA be granted and signed by the
During the month of May the Board organized the
Bureau Of and on the LIST day OF June
epectOr Of Street cleaning" The "Santary Permit
Buresu was also organized required by law and on
Of the same, called the sanitary Permit Inspector"
THE SANITARY CODE. a..
It being the duty Of the Board, Immediately upon ls
organization 10 cause to be eonformed 70 ATISe s
and Regulations lately adopted by the Board OF Health
for the metropolitan Sanitary District 70 9e ca az sii @
"santary Code" the Board on the 2th Gay oi Aprn'
adopted She following resolution: -, Al,
Resolved That Committee consisting e hte n " ", % hs
BSsrd o, cseston ISssSD, -, sdCpes sy
a. Sp seS ' Of CSp S M Of iSe Laws oi87 together additional
provisions iI t6e secuty and health the CIV New York
b then seem e1Pent and e ey ys 0S Rs GsOSS. n @ & conn
T6e COMMITTEES appointed under the above resolution
consisted OF Commissioners Ceccarini, smith, Cross
brennan and Manierre and said Committee author
counsel in consideration Of the matters referred to
Committee, and in the preparation of the report
the same day the Board adopted the Following reso
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vs in conflict or Inconsistent With tie provisions CSsgeT o. the
bos q ss d 1t ;st :Pi 3 I5s y $ .sos :s'a
Bca far they applicable thereto respectively until the further
The Rules and Regulations above referred TO
ferred to the Special Committee on Sanitary Code for
such modification and amendment as should seem to be
On the 18th day Of May the Sanitary Code reported
with the Rules and Regulstlons as modified and amended
On the day the Standing Quantities authorized by
the Rules aud Regulations OF the Board were appointed
REVIEW or THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD.
The various subjects brought under the consideration
Of the Board aud the results which have followed so far
the proceedings of the Board for the year ending April
40, 1871: ,-, ,... .u,,oo,
received due consideration and under the orders OF
Beard many vacant lots have been relieved OF stag
could be abated by the attention OF the
Department OF Public Works has been called TO the san
ftary necessity OF constructing sewers in certain streets
and that Department has promptly afforded the required
relief In other cases S % ed s 10 throw the
surface water into the street sewers The most serious
difficulty encountered by the Board occurs where the
sewers and the natural watercourses are cut OH ana
Board deemng this subject to be Of vast importance TO
the city, on the goth day OF October directed the SAM
ary Committee TO prepare report ON the value and
IN the City Of New York. and on sanitary engineering IN
connection with city improvements. From the report
appesrs that it is entirely practicable to relieve
parts of this island from stagnant water although
ditonal powers 10 accomplish that object. That the
courses have been Obtruoted liable to maaTal
and epidemic diseases is wellesablshed fact, and TO
problem worthy Of the careful consideration OF
the most accomplished sanitary engineers. ,
a. Street SetcerS, Cuerts Placements, etc.-Whenever
n has appeared from the reports Of sanitary officers that
the public health would be improved or protected by the
construction OF street sewers the Board has directed
copies Of such reports to forwarded to the Depart
OF Public Works with request for the Necessary S S
ceived prompt attention from the Department OF Public
Works and the Board the earnest eoopei
tion of that department. IN al efforts I0r sanitary IN,
tTovement Distinctions Of sewers and cuverts and
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Of nan water and ntn nave Deen LeHeeG % 10y Dy & io
Jepartmcnt OF Public WORKS upon notice rom thls
owners az Ioperty to relay sidewalks and TO reset curb
and etter stones 20 the established grade, thereby
aiatiu the many nuisances resulting from the lmper-
feet manner in which the sidewalk, curb, and gutter
stones were originally lald. ~. A., - -... T., -
Slrs,Eoe1Etrg--The cleaning OF the streets Is un-
oesti5neay of the greatest importance 10 the public
health and must always receive the attention Of tho
nat for cleaning the streets of the City Of for
period of ten years was maze Dy lhe al
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based Nav l. 1865 with Messrs. Brown, Deyoe, and
thoI y clean an the paved streets and avenues and
al the lanes and alleys, and all cutters whaIyes, piers
and be s of slips in each week and to remove all
asIes garbage rubbish, and sweepings OF every klnd
frop tbe streets every twentyfOur hours, Sundays ex
oeped and that few Of the principal business sreets
That the cleaning Of certain other streets, espeeldL
those which are deuselY populated by the mIgeht
classes and during the summer months more frequently
than required by the contract above referred TO- Il a
peneraily acknowledged 10 meet this great public
Want, the Legislature, IN Chapter os5 Laws o 4so au
thGrzed this Board 10 make aTrangements WIN " con
tractor cleaning the streets for such addltona clean
Of the streets as they should Irom une % 10 sne Ge
Of tfe Bureau Of Sreeteleaning, and during the negO
tions between the chairman OF the Committee on street
CLEANING and the sreetcleanng contractor as 10 lne
rates FOR the additional work required, the Board autnor
sec m eeaSed day in Which contagious and Infectious dis
sses prevailed and 10 thoroughly disinfect the guers
of said streets me BOARD sso 10 oregeJ nector '" ot
stIgset. eIeaninS 10 report the streets aud parts
ofe needing cleaning lItqu6mty -
o,irod m tbe sfreetcleanng contract This report was
received on the 22d day OF june and the Board on te
se,ne dsv ,uthorzed the Chairman OF the committee on
S., i'anin1 10 make arrangements with the street
cleaning contractor for additional WORK az az rate not ex
No., ~ sfreef cleaned more than three times week,
and not exceeding s5 mile for each cleaning Oh any
street or mart of street cleaned three times OF less per
eek Ne was so instructed 10 make speegte reqlsl-
lions on the contractor for work specifying the act
blocks OF streets ~ be cleaned anu roy Xtet ey mel
10 he cleaned To secure thorough daily inspection OF
the streets cleaned under the old well as the new con-
70 during the pleasure OF the Board the services
Of he necessary number Of assistant inspectors to re-