New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-13
THE CITY'S SUMMER LIFE.


UNDERGROUND DENs TO BIZ AGAIN INsPEcrED-rHE
CONCENTRATION OF HoG-sLAUGHTERING IN AN
ARATrom FAyoRED-THE CENTRE AND CATnAR-
me MARKET BOOTHS DOOMED.
The Board of Health at its meeting, yester-
day. continued its attack upon the booths incumberlng
The sidewalks around the city markets by ordering the
destruction OF those clustered around Catherine and
Centre Markets Lesser nusances also ordered to
be abated and measures preached for the exclu
sion OF hogsaughtering FROM the city, unless the bust
ness is concentrated in an abattoir.
Sanitary superintendent Day ordered TO cause an
inspection be made of the occupied cellars north OF
Houston-st,. with view to order being issued ior
their vacation places unfit for human habitaton;
and also to inspection TO be made OF all cellars
recently vacated south OF Houstonst, to ascertain
they have been reoecupied. The Sanitary super
intendent was also directed to examine al slaughter
houses within the city limits aud report ID regaru W INC
situation, capacity and appointments Tor saugn'orne
and the disposal Of and ofa and TO recommend
measures that the Board may take to render the ous
ness less offensive and bring under better sanitary
suoeryison resolution passed that section 81 OF
the SANITARY Code should amended by the insertion
o. the words "calves sheep and hogs after the WORD
cate" so as TO render the regulations In regard 70
slaughtering and dressing more thorough. SANITARY
SUPERINTENDENT Day directed to cause survey to
be made OF the blocks OF buildings between ThrtY-
seventh aud Forty rst-sts and Eleventh and Twelfth
ayes and to have maps prepared showing the bound
aries OF each lot with the names Of the owners agents.
and occupants and the nature OF the business conducted
upon it, These blocks known the e. Nuisance Dis
trct" Commissioner stephen Smith proposed the ioi-
lowing additional sanitary ordinance:
That from and after the LIST day Of July 1874, the
saughterng dressing of hogs shall not be allowed or
onehnndr except in an abattor or bull
ding OF plan approved by the Board Of Health and OF
capacity sufficient to admit of the yardng and DISPOSE
Of ali the parts the hogs slaughtered or dressed
as u prevent nuisance and avoid offensive doors
stuHb HAT nd nfo
NnolesOmeness OF the meat as food No building within
the city limits be used for the slangheringOr dress
g OF logs except under aud pursuant 70 the terms OF
special permit from the Board of HEALTH which may at
nny time be revoked if any nuisance occasoDed by the
ba.iness conducted such buildings or by any use or
opposition Of any parts OF the animals vi
u any offensive Odors are allowed 70 escape
On motion OF Commissioner Henry Smith the proposed
additional section put the table, whence 1t will
be called for adoption rejection after the Commission
ers made inspection of the hog Strengthening es
tabliehments which they soon intend to do.
Sanitary superintendent Day reported that the SAM
tary Inspectors during the week had inspected 1000
buildings The Disinfectlng Corps had dslnfeced l72
miles OF street cutters during the previous week, at
expense $500 He also reported that the schooner
experiment, the owners of which were alleged to be
throwing brewers refuse into the Kill Won Kull, and
thereby causing great nuisance, were liable to have
their vessel seized by Dr. Anderson OF Sapleton Pres
dent OF the Staten Island Board of Health.
The following comparative statement Of the conta-
gous diseases of the past two weeks. was submitted
60 TIp1I- TYPHOID Scarlet Measles Diph,h. SMALLPOX
Assn; Sd. I'd q g q
petition was received from residents complaining
Of the oder from fat rendering factory in Exeterane,
between First and Secondsts. The complaint was re-
ferred investigation to the Sanitary Superintendent
that during the past week there were 7ss deaths.
decrease of 9S compared with the mortality Of the
under two years of age without doubt the excessive
mortality among children OF TINS age was Que 70 tie
HIGH
mothers. the deathrae was the average OF the past
seven years and II families would prudently
seek the Parks and have their homes well
cleaned and ventilated. there would be no
no danger Of any epidemcs breaking out 10 the city,
Sanitsry superintendent Day reported that Inspector
Wholahan had made tonr through the lower part Of
decsyed fruit The fruit condemned included melons,
pears apples peaches egg-plants' peas beetS' and
CONDITION OF TmserREErs.
Sanitary Superintendent Day submitted the reports Of
the Sanitary Inspectors the condition of the streets
Inspector Judson having charge of the First, Third
and Fifth Wards reported that the streets were lined
with manure and Mat he considered it discreditable
thar much rubbish was allowed TO lie in the streets
IN tie sixth ward from broadway to Baxters Eliza,
beth-si in trout OF the Five Ponts Mission Bayardst
from the Bowery to Eizabeth-st., whest from Broad
way Elm-s Elm-st. from Canal to Pearl-st, Leon
ardst FROM Elm TO Centre and PeaTlst FROM Park to
Tie following streets In the Seventh Ward
Gonyernear. and coTiears; Cherry. between Cath,
arne and Market, and between Rutgers and Corlears,
Hugnes found tie streets the ighth Ward toleraby
rean Inspector Morris reported that the streets In the
Ninth and Fifteenth Wards i'll u much better
dilOn than curing the previous week Inspector Bry-
emf, in regard 10 the Tenth and Thirteenth Wards,
reported tia; the streets OF his district much
dirier than during the week before. The following
streets were dirty: Mangn. Goerck. Essex, Hester,
thai Inc streets in the Eleventh Ward fair
dillon. Tae inspectors having charge Of the wards in
were clean exceptions being those where repairs
building were going on.
MARKET REFORM
Assistant Sanitary Superintendent James submitted
the following report condition Centre Market
On Centre Market-place the wooden structures
uccted with market occupy the entire width OF the
sidewalk for nearly nall tae aSsSe IS t ~, 10
market proper are occupied Tor the sale OF meats and
vegetables ana ventilated . by means means Oh doors ana VIII
wooden projections connected with the main building
trance to the building The floor of the extension
Centre Marketpace was found TO be very much broken
and decayed resting Immediately the ground with
space for the circulation OF air 1t readily lm6l0es
moisture from the natural dampness or The ground,
mental TO the health Of persons who occupy
the floor. A portion Of the floor on the Broome-
pair apparently from similar cause. These conditions
OF the floors and external appendages OF the market
BUILDING are IN my Epn1n; detrimental 10 nesth,
amount OF cleaning disiDfeoting and repairing. was
t9 ana ne 20 O be- I Sep On and
new floor 20 laid in its place, under the direction of
the Superintendent OF Markets-an improvement much
needed, and which should be made without delay: 1
would, however respectfully recommend that before
the new moor rs a ROrs1 ,h OF ears1 DC 1soveu
rent Of air beneath the floor This Will prevent the
sequent rapid decay Of the floor. AS the external
surface OF wooden structure along the sidewalk OF
NTH, aud interferes with the. proper light
and ventilation OF The main building, L re-
closing that portion Of the sidewalk be removed. with
the exception OF the posts which support the roof and