The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.

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Tho Manure Dumping Question Asaia-Ths
Board After King d Ryan-Tho Mayer
60 become . Member OF All tho Gem.
mittees.
The Board OF Health held their regular weekly
meeting yesterday. at the usual place and hour all
the members present with the exception OF his
Honor the Mayor, Henry Smith and DR. Carnocnan.
The Sanitary Committee reported In favor OF grant
ing permits to three parties carry on the TAT melting
business under new and improved process on the
east side near Forty-third street. After some little
discussion the report was adopted A petition was
also received from property In the vicinity
Forty-slxth and F0rty-seventh streets and First
avenue, praying that the nrm OF Messrs King 4
Ryan be compelled TO leave or dumping manure on
the ground In that nelghborhood, business which
they and have been for some time past car
rying on In direct violation or
THE ORDERS OF THE BOARD.
This petition provoked considerable discussion
among the Commissioners. Mr.. Gross said that he
had, In company with other members Of the Board
and the City Sanitary Inspector visited the locaty
In question and had themselves seen King & Ryan's
men constantly dumping manure there. He should
Judge that there are now not less than nve or SIX
thousand loads lying on the vacant lots there. and
this number is constantly being augmented.
1t IS necessary that something should be
done In the matter, said Mr.. Boswell The
Board had some time ago passed o resolution pro-
hibiting the dumping Of manure by any person any
where within the city limits, save In boats at tho
foot OF certain streets designated BY the Board
Citizens had been to him repeatedly ana CON-
planned OF
THE GREAT NUISANCE
King Ryan were creating and constantly con-
tinui0g, and he certainly thought the strongest
measures should be at once taken in the matter.
the Committee on Law and Ordinances, when Mr..
Mnllai! said II such action was taken he hoped the
appearing the 20 IN
replied , that ne o. one Ct that committee would
agaln. they mad been before the Committee once,
and were now engaged IN wllful and persistent
violation Of the orders of the Board, and he for one
THEIR IMMEDIATE ARREST.
After some further discussion the resolution was
A resolution providing for the amending Of the
rules OF the Board so as to allow the Mayor to bo-
mittees which was offered al the last meeting, but
which, under the rules, had TO lie over week,
vote.
The following reports O. the CITY Sanitary Inspee
alter which the Board adj0urned:-
BUREAU OF REcoIDs OF VITAL sTATIsrIosl
haye the honor report SOL registered deaths for the pas.
week being an OF 81 previous week and
June l. sig nailed By an abatement in mortality the unsonied
~ ass
70. len years unusually high death the
system were the most conspicuous registered
TwENTy-THRrE FATAL CASES or SMALLPOX
and wenyone OF scar atina being increase Of three
the former and nine in the latter. Eight deaths
srned measle.s decrease Of nvesnd three typhoid
Fory-one were due to darrhTa compants-nne
a on a Tsom on ns Of Ts
mortality from diseases from hftyone sixty
M 70 suns.rose "'AlAS
pital May a. The victim was bitten In April by small
pet dog while he was attempting In accordance with old
PULL soMK HAIR FROM TAIL,
child from tie animal The dog, AS far rs was OBJ.
served evinced symptoms OF hydropboba except
usual viciousnes The popular hyurophcba
This instance three recorded during
the past year. the wound not inflicted during the
season.
The rea1ng OF the barometer for the past
g aS9 inches The mean temperature 7..65 degrees
period for years past Tuesday Oth the mercury
reached is maxmu-ss degrees in the lis
lent to g. tsatsration being represented by luo).
26s FATAL CASES OF SMALLPOX
ending May 80 The population OF city, At
mdp9sht on Sunday, April was s.5l,sA In Liverpool
s and IN
towns and districts OF England and It's ravases In Holland
ss s
'''" '"''''1 very c iii1siis' T. RUSSELL ~ D.
To TUE BOARD HEALTH OF THE HEALTH DErAEr.
have the nonOr g submit the following comparative
the two weeks enhs June A 0a'A0 '''
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