The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-17

To the Hon. A. OAxET HALL, Mayor Of the CITY OF
New York.
The Board OF Health, OF the Health DEPARTING Mt
OF the city OF New York, respectfully transmits It's
nrst annual report. which includes a review OF lis
proceedings from Us organization, April IL, 1870 10
the 10th day OF April, 1871, being period OF one
year.
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD.
BY the "Act 70 reorganize the local government OF
the city OF New York; ichapter 1877 OF the Laws OF
lSI0l passed April 5, 1870 the city OF New York
excepted IRON the provisions OF the entitled IAN
act to create Metropolitan Sanitary District and
Board OF Health therein for the preservation OF life
and health and TO prevent tho spread Of dis
ease.n passed February 26, 1866. The
net articles fourth and eleyenth) creates q
Health Department, aud declares that snch depart.
ment shall be board consisting or the Police Com
missloners Of the city or New YORK, the Health
0cer OF the Port and also four officers to be called
commissioners or Health OF the city OF New York."
who shall be appointed BY The Mayor FOR a term Of
i've years, two OF whom must have been practising
physans IN said city for period or five years pre-
cedng their appointment.
On the 9th day OF April the Mayor Hon. A. Oakley
Hail. by virtue OF the authority conferred by the
entitled can act to reorganlze the local government
Of the city OF New York; made the appointments
OF the heads OF departments in the government OF
said act. On the 18th day or April the Board OF
Health, OF the Health Department., tempo
Tarily organized, there being present FOR said pur-
pose the following named Police Commissioners, 10
wtt:-Joseph 5. Bosworth, Henry Smith, Matthew
]. Brennan and BENJAMIN T. Manierre; and the fol-
lowing named Health Commiss.olers:-Stephe
Smith, M. D.; Giovanni Ceccarini, NJ D.; Magnus
Gross and John Mullaiy; absent, lr. John NJ. Car
nochan Heath Onicer o. The Port. ia the temporary
organization OF the Board Commissioner Ben amin
J. Manlerie was elected President, and Elnnons
Clark Secretary. The Board OF Health, OF the Health
Department Of the city Of New York. succeeded to
ali tue powers and duties OF the Metropolitan Board
Of Health so far as relates to New York city, and
that the necessary business OF the department might
rontnGe 20 be transacted without interruption until
permanent organization was Effected the Board
adopted the following resclutlon-
Resolved. That the ocers clerks employees or
s n tie o ey O. u e VIZ e la dong r. a
$50 except tie president, counsel, attorney,
ferred 70 The Health Department created by chapter Isl Of
the Laws Of 1870 and they seyery hereby authorized
Il for Heaa Department al the duties aud
shoriae to perform IN ard FOR hs MereposS goard Of
Heath rot with o. to The Of
said chapter l39 OF the Laws of1olO
The Board was permanently organized on the 27tn
dsy OF April, 1870, by the election Of Commissioner
Clark as secretary; ana during the months Of April
and May the Board selected appointed fuu
corps OF officers ana clerks In place 81 those tau-
poraflly retained by resolution OF April Q.
oRGASIzATIoN OF BUREAUS.
On the 9th day of April the Board proceeded to
section 81 OF chapter 49, Laws Of 1870, adopted
the following resolutlons:-
Resolved That there ha a bureau in this p-rtncnt
which sha be called the salisy luspec,on hureau tho
chiei oeer Of this bureau sEa be called city Sanitary In
Received That the further order OF this board the
cy Sanitary Inspector authorized and perform,
perform several acts aud matters which
the SANITARY superintendent Of the Metropolitan board Of
Hehn % ne an q April 1870 authorized TO do and
perform not Inconsistent with contrary provisions
OF chapter l@ Of tbe Laws Of 1871 such
thorized 10 DO and perform.
Resolved, That there shnl be IN this department
wb.c1 shall be called iht Bureau of
Of Records In sad bureau hall lie recorded without
fees every Birth marriage and death, ADD al nluons 81
tsk1n within the city OF new for. Tie records snI napay
t-snsered 10 Ihs department ~ act and operation
reatng the registration OF marriages births deaths
city York. shall be 10 OF the Register II
hecords. After the kesser OF Records shall enter upon
body Of deceased from the CITY Of New York or
,n,srmeni ana ~ burial permits aga permits Tor lhe asn,
New York aha be granted and signed by the Register OF
Records
During the month Of May the Board organized
the 'Buresu OF street Cleaning ana Oh the lst day
~ june appointed a chief otcer of the same called
the inspector u street Cleaning rue sanitary
Permit Bureauu was also organized, as required by
law, and on tue 30tn OF May Tue Board appointed a
rhiei Oncer 81 me same, called the SanitaTy Per
mit Inspector
THE sANIrARY CODE.
IL being the duty Of The Board, immediately upon
us organization, cause 10 DE concerned 10 arcie
~ u chapter 49, Laws Of 1870, the code OF laws
and regulations lately adopted by the Board Of
Esath Tor the Metropolitan sanitary district, TO be
called the ''Santary Code the Beard, the 21th
day OF April, adOpsed the following resOlution:-
Resolved, That cemmee, consisting Of I'VE members of
h Board be appon % ~ prepare report
sheraton Of the board snch modification OF the Of
Metropolitan SANITARY district, and bth
aAy ~ April. 1870 viii conform TIE 20 the eleventh
ueis " eb@ys1 w. Of ne Lass d is7o together wnl