New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-16
RoARD OF HEALTH MEASURES.


upAN PRENsFs-THE CONDITION OF THE
srRFFIs-FNCoURAGING DECREASE OF NOR
TALLY.
The ATTORNEY of the Board of Health re-
rted Yesterday 70 the Board that 9s had not
eemped with the orders respecting the Improvement OF
PREMISES in bad sanitary condition, and asked permS
SION TO bring suits against the offenders The permis
sion was granted Sanitary superintendent Day It.
rored that during the previous week the dsnlecuhg
corps had dsinfected l02 houses and l62 miles
of street cutters at total cost oi
a.4s a. The Register of Records DR.. Harms,
was ordered to keep Bureau of Sanitary Statistics
open for the purpose Of granting burial permits on week
DAYS from a. m TO p. H. and on Sunday from a. H.
tobpm Sanitary Superintendent Day reported that
the Department Of Docks was dredging the pier sup
south Of Pier No. 49, North River and that it would soon
be possible with greater depth Of water for the pro-
prie the rendering boat OF the NewHork RENDER
ing Company to get away from the spot.
Instructions were issued TO Sanitary superintendent
Day 10 have an examination made Of the submerged
lands Of Wards and Randas Islands with the view of
aAcertaining whether they cannot be thoroughly
drained The following applications were denied 10
dry beef at No as East Fortysixtht to render fresh
fat at No 4O East Foryths to render fresh lard al
No 32s East Twenty fth-st, render lard at Nos 9
and 81 Firstst 10 render lard No. $40 Secondave
and to keep cows at Onehundred andtwentiethst and
Avenue A. Complaints received in relation to the
street pavements in front of No $50 Eighthaye, in
East TweDtyseeond-s between First and Secondaves;
of East Nntb-st between Avenues and d; Of No 35I
West Fortietbst Of Nos. 49, 49, 81 49, 81 and 80 Tenth
ave: Also those OF Batavia and ROosevelt-sts; East
Nineteenhst between Frstave. and Avenue A; First
ave- between Fourteenth and Twentysixthsts; Avenue
b. between Fourteenth and Seventeenth-sts.; Thirty
eighth-st between Eighth and Ninthayes, and Green
wich-st between Leroy and MortOn-sts All the com
plants were referred TO the Commissioner OF Public
Works.
letter was received from f. Is. Shafer, Superntend-
ept OF Eneumbrances, containing the information that
the Department Of Public Works had ordered the own
ers and occupants Of booths In the vicinity OF Washing
ton Market, which had been declared nuisances' TO
remoye such boehs letter was read from Secretary
Lynch OF the Department OF Docks, informing the
Board that the alterations would be made in
Pier No u East River which had been complained
Of as a nuisance by the Union Ferry Company.
sanary Superintendent Day reported that the Health
inspectors had inspected 2i09 buildings during the
week before. The Regstrer Of Records, Dr. Harris
reported that during the previous week there 900
deaths IN the city and that in the corresponding week
f the wear before 1881 deaths In the
Is7 the large proportion Of 65S Of the deaths during the
week mentioned were caused by diarrheal diseases
while in the present year there but 29 deaths from
that cause Advices from the Boards OF Health OF the
large cities in the United States showed moderate rate
of mortality the towns Of the Southwest which have
suffered from cholera reporting that the saving effect of
sanitary precautions had been very marked. The de-
crease Of mortality the public institutions, the
parativey light death rate among children and the alb
senee OF epidemic diseases in this city might Justly
courage the utmost tboroughness In sanitary duties both
by the people and the sanitary officers l- ..4.
Sanitary superintendent Day submitted the following
report iu relation TO the condition Of the Streets after
which the Board adjourned:
SANITARY BUREAU, NEw-YoRK, July Is. 1879
(JofgUu
SIR have honor TO submit the following report
upon the condition Of the streets and avenues compiled
from the reports OF the inspectors for the week ending
Saturday 18th inst Inspector JudsOn First, Third and
Fifth wards reports improvement since last week he
mentions Liberty Barclay sts from Washington 10
Greenwich filthy with old street dirt mostened aud
converted into mud by the sprnklingesrts Assistant
reports that during the first three days OF the
week Water, Cherry. Roosevelt, Oak. Oliver and
from tenementhouses. Catharine, Frankfort
Spruce and SOuthsts. were nlthy Win street oirt.
cleaner, with the exception OF R0ses nthy win art
and garbage The whole Fourth ward IS eleaned Twice
tunes q week. Inspector Lockwood recommends that
Cherry Water james, Oliver, Roosevelt and OaB-sts be
swept daily, night and morning, during the warm sea;
son In these streets where the gutter stones are out
grade and repair, collections OF stagnant water
that the stones or the CUTTERS De repaired
and graded Inspector Tracy SeTte wa, MSr4 TeRorIs
TO Canal Elmst, from Canal dDWn ); fearl-st., rom
Broadway 70 Chatham Mottst below Bayar1' An
Bitby with dirt, slops and garbage model OF
cleanliness with cobble-sone pavement may oe seen
Assistant Inspector Emerson Seventh Ward reports ms
streets well cleaned with the e1cepons OF Monroe ana
Water-sts between Scanned ana Jackson.
Assistant Inspector Hughes eighth ward reports MS
streets as In a fair condition OF cleanliness, win the
south FIfth-aVe. and Huds0n-sti hlng-st, between
Varck and Hudson Thompson, between Canai ana
Houston; Sullivan between Canal and springsts., and
the whole Of Carkst Inspector Morris tNiutn ana tli
tecnth Wards reports his streets uniformly clean WIN
the exception Of Greenwich-aye" between Jane anu
HOrAtiOsts. and West Tbirteenthst between seventh
ave and 0reenwich-ave Inspector Bryant (Ienth and
Thirteenth Wards reports dirt and garbage In Christie
between Ludlow aud Essex-sts, Norfolk between De
laDoey and BroOne Attorney, between Delaney and
BrOOIne; Rdgest., between Delaney and BrOOme
PJttst, between Delaney and BroOme Wilettst,
between Delaney and BrOOme 5herid-st, between De
lsDcey aud BrOOme Manginst between Delaney
and BroOn6; BrOome-st., between Norfolk and Wlett-
ete: DSvsiOn-st, between Pitt aud Ludlow Hester
ar between Clinton aud orchard; Allen Ludlow, III
and FORSYTH also imperfectly cleaned <InspectOr
Munde Eleventh Wardl reports fhtdst, between
likewise Tentb-st., between Avenues and D. East
NiDtl-sL, between Avenues ana stantonst
and Houston Emth-st, between Avenues ana &, and
TWelfth.st between Avenue aud Dry Doekst. He
recommends that these streets shOud DC ofeequehty
swept ...- ,o..o,.,o.,,,, ,y.,,, ~
ports hs streets III better condition tna dulhK tne
preceding week.. with the exception Oi portions on
Third Fiih, Sixth, and Eeventh-sts ana OF
and Avenue A. Assistant Inspector Hamilton ok
teeDth Ward reports his streets clean excepting Ien
ave. between Fourteenth and FIfteentnsts; Seven
teentb-st. between Ninth and EieyenhaYes Eleventh.
twenty NTH Twenty 1th-sts between Tenth and
EIeventbaves lie complains OF tho delays VI the ash
men IN removing tile garbage and ashes. Inspector
RusseU Eghteeuth WaFd reports his streets as less
cleaply than heretofore EGst OF BeeOnd-aYe the
street, almost Without exception, were dirty with col
ieeODs ashes aud garbage In cutters aud IN
iuDunerabe holes and inequalities of tbs street pave
InentA winch deDTess'Oni we're hewise nDed with Iepd