New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-22
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH

VIGOROUS MEASURES AGAINST CARRIAGE AND
MANURE DUMPERS-A FEVER NEST TO BIZ
vACAT2D-INCREASED MORTALITY AMoN0
CHILDREN.
The Attorney of the Board of Health was
ordered by the Board of Health yesterday to begin az
tons against F. Donohue, j. r. Reed, and NJ. DoDohua
for Strengthening within the limits prescribed by the code
OF ordinances The Sanitary Committee. to which were
referred the complaints OF citizens that L. Brown, tho
Street Contractor, filing up the sunken lots DOruer
ing on the East River between Eghtyeishth and Eighty
nintsts. with ashes and garbage collected from ho
streets. causing almost uncomfortable nuisance 70
living the vicinity reported that they had Ia
vestigated the matter and found the representations
tho compainauts correct that large portion OF tho
pestences that have ravaged cities during tie past 2os
years have had their origin from just such causes
as this They recommend that the ordinance reGuir-
Ing citizens 10 place their ashes and garbage In sepa
rate receptaces be rigidly enforced. COinmissonTf
Nqnerre objected 20 allowing tho dumping OF any moro
garbage decaying matter there anywhere else IN
lie city. The contractor wanted about two weeks
IN which to complete the work, bat ho tManlereI
wanted the nuisance ended at once, and ohre resoln
ton that gu dumping Of garDase tlt lof" hay ne
infected by the contractor under the supervision or me
snectar be- detailed to watch the procress a. filling in
those LOIS and that no more FoaJns OF tbe OIu
Commissioner Mancrrc offered resolution that the
CITY Sanitary Inspector Dc required 30 cIiSe tc alest
dunpn. stable manure. This was nteaded TO applJ %
Kane 4 Ryan and other contractors Nbo Vip on vis
GgHm Ia
SIS and elsewhere, instead OF on b0lS AZ Tue nellhs
pygn To these men lew days ago. they lCdStu theih
selves not TO violate the law on TINS sdoleet aSHu
NevertLeoss they have since been dumping ABOUT NV
loads daily on these lots instead OF into The nsts -
CoumisS ioner Mualy offered as substitute ihht tho
resolution be extended 10 iEelEde al OH Ell nhsahes.
CommissonC GrOsg said this Was slteinc toinpslhc
Would the Commissioners bring 10 tie Eotlec OF the 5An
tsry Committee the specific uuisinces re coaplaicu o.
~ President ald other members wanted tho nulsancos
named so that action could be taken WiIh reference 70
them. -, Al. .,.o.,,o,, o., ,neltars
eNG sanestrrcrs. The resolution was amended To IN
cluce thesp, and then passed. .., a.
Tho pfpaltmCnt OF PaDllc works WAS tcqucstcl 70
cause drain TO De constructed hat woHd carry on inc
sagnant water In the vacant ana sVnh,h lOts III u, ~
entity buuded FftyiOurth and Fifty -siAtl -sts Lex
ingt6n and FIfthaNcs. ( 10 Obs.
IN WAS ordered that the tcnements Nos. so n S Cher
ry-st known Gotham Court e Nacatd g. ~ tas ,r
they are DANGEROUS 10 me hNeskhu h'an
~ the occupaHts City Sanitary Inspector EViIls sun
u,iited tie following comparative sihtemtB o, Von.s
guns diseases reported for the two weeks enu juno IL
.nd,ao TJphu. TyIhs Relays Scarlet SA'fo' sHA ~sS>
I is1s IA R....s s. 81 FIJI
DR. RUSSELL Il strar OF Records, reported y follows;
1tr 4n cttie deaths Tor the 49, ~tea uoress Vi
20 iom Doe prryo co,e Of 81 o'r te EteposI
b ocs Ia; a. 81 tiosgni susN g" Ee'e
slsi iuorase VI ~ @osAs NetI
800 a, ~ M sngls &c a each egals tHdt spec
a., Is The preceding The mor4hy ma dhfE see.hvsi
- G, Az analogous ne'"s5 s@ts eoe sfeai9
hut -suflV frrm 90 three We . He pa I'VE se
"a no oe but last week IN Jlat Sopga eocsa hl esl
tlAt .th Ia l.4 tltTr NO &c
sns mt Tue 1" "a et suy o. "a io"' ~0"
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