The New York herald., 1873-07-13
MARKET NUISANCES.

occupants OF BOOths Ordered to Remove
Them-A Protest and Stay OF Pro-
cecdtngs-Thc Odor Of Decay Still Per-
vading Washington Market.
The Board OF Health have begun the work for
cleansing the more garing evils Of Washington
Market. Their officers have served upon the per-
sons whose booths cover the street cutters outside
the market building, stopping the current and
producing fetid and poisonous gases, notices re-
quiring them to remove their buildings, or, in de-
fault thereof, the authorities threaten to pull them
down Oh Monday. This action naturally caused
great excitement among the multitude who during
| many years have drawn a livelihood for themselves
and their families from the business conducted In
the obnoxious shanties, which not alone create
nuisances detrimental to the public health, but 50
infringe upon the proper OF the streets to
be q most serious impeachment to traffic.
DON'T WANT TO MOVE
Having received the unwelcOme notifications
the super-gutter merchants joined in an earnest
protest to the Board of Health, pleading the long
immunity which they had enjoyed, the fact that
they pay rOundy for the privilege Of Obstructing
the cutters and thOrougafares as they do, and
asserting that their structures and business do
not, as alleged, create dangerous nuisances
threaten the public health They also state their
design to contest legally the legal power OF the
Board to tear away the booths In consequence OF
this resistance /. Is understood that one weeks
that yesterday and last night the trade, Jostling
and confusion Of the market proceeded in its usual
manner. Nor were It's offensive smells absent.
Constructed as some OF the booths are this cannot
well be avoided. Those In Vesey and Fulton
streets have in the cutters very considerable
fall towards the river. Most Of them stand from
twelve to eighteen inches above the gutter bottom,
and having trap doors in their floors as well as
admit OF washing and sweeping the drains. Neat
and careful occupants do tnls Others neglect it,
STRONG SMELLS IN WEST STREET.
n tlv haUa thnir
floors very little raised from the pavement over
the gutter, which has so little iall towards Fulton
even II 1t were open and constantly cleaned.
| SO, though the heavy shower OF Friday had forced
yesterday, the pestilential odor, beside which
blge-water would be per1umery, saluted all nos
tris OF those who with basket or satcnel in hand,
sought tOOthsOme dainties for the Sunday dinner.
1t mingled with the navors OF fruits the tempting
freshness Of meats and the alurng dairy smells Of
cheese and butter. 1t gave an unnecessary
bouquet TO fish and iOwl, and, perchancc affected
the wholesome qualities of new potatoes and Gu.
her Young beets and green peas for the
weeks supply OF her boarding house, and
e ha anase Of se snstEe n
succuent string beans for they did not come
up to his requirements either in quality or price
though they were evidently both tender and
cheap, and he lett the unsavory precincts with q
satchel as empty as the treasury Of Fourierte
taste and refined sensibllites buy ood in the pres
ence OF such rank stencil? A few OF the west
side booths had their nOOrS removed last night and
the filth cleaned away, but the majority were un-
mOlestcd
IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET.
Tw0-fnch hemlock panxs are accepted panacea
for West Washington Market. Here yesterday an
attempt was made To batten down the fOu smells
arising from stagnant water upon the accumulated
filth which forms the soil OF It's streets. Gangs of
men were ut work laying down an extra thickness
oil planks over some OF tue worn spots permitting
still the settling OF water after every shower.
Any man OF sense can easily tell how much this
Will do towards abating the nuisance which IL Will
cover from the eye but cannot prevent IRON con-
taminating the air. And most Of the most Often
sive holes remained untouched, not even being
decently screened from sight.
THE ISSUE TO BIZ DECIDED
During this week it is to be hoped for the sake
OF public safety, that the Health Board will decide
upon squarely taking the responsibility OF clearing
away all obstructons to the CUTTERS and cleansing
thoroughly all dangerous and offensive localities in
and around Washington Market. If the sidewalk
booths cannot be so regulated as e. allow OF per-
feet cleanliness and entire absence OF offensive
smells from fostering accumulations OF decayng
organic matters, they should be sternly swept
away as unworthy OF great and enlightened city.
II they are rendered innOxious on the score of
health tnen they have still to meet the charge OF
Obstructng the public thoroughfare.