New-York tribune., 1873-07-23
SANITARY MEASURES.

.od "a factory for the manufacture OF tertllzing h
.sl from the refuse Of slaughterhous and that the
,oeess gave rise to offensive odors chiefly from the
Aeoay OF animal matter. The Attorney was urecteo 10
,yaer the FertiliEng Company 20 discontinue their
busineSs and remove tho Algonquin beyond tho cry
nmts Sanitary superintendent Day made the follow
ing eomparatvo statement Of the contagious diseases
the past two weeks;
,.s.sa 1ypSs. Typhoid Scarlet Measles Dgsnsrl smallpox
;sg ]IS2~.:;SS 6 g g %
The following letter was read from MAYOR HaVe"eyer
in relation to the Washington Market gS3'y w srHvGToN
,,c,,rxr DrpSRTlNr hRKSEE -YoT, July 10 1873
To ne Commissioners Of Hea!u .,dars.ood M our
GTSTITWEN: suppose that II was nnue,tUdept of
tast interViev that Mr. DevOe, the Wssb
Mt e Sonl5 o his best to Pot the vicinity OF WASH
ington Market by Monday nexb tnT me S nrged 70 its uu-
S,hi sbort Of the destruction OF the eutre JUS JUS
ness Of mat n8ld be- deferred until you eoud by
an"ther inspection. determine your eoure. % Rosrd 70
tS police Department 10 remove the stanGs on OF tnr
the lsd instant While have no dl5pOSLodn Lndv m anv
,nrc ,ith any action Of your honorable Oou{ haoi, IN
matters yon may deem preiudlc9i 10 the PGCg he hanger
at the same time 40 nor nOW oo @ denartnre from the
UNDERSTANDING bad at The interview IeltI.u - .V b nr
therefore that you VIII qeay bSe 1S ad D Opportunity
Of determining by personal Inspection, Oh monuSg est ~
rpesiav next, whether some cause may not susE1se
itself to YOU which Will reconcile your acuon WIN lhe
s,-tsr..ts tuyolyel 10 question.
WILLIAM f. HAvEMEYER Mayor
Tho same dav it was received President Chandler
wrote the following letter in reply:
PRESIDENT cnASDLLR'S REF REILLY; III, 20 ,e7a
The Hon. WIN. +. HAvEMEYER, Mayor: A., -
nEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge the re-
oept oi STS5 a1o1nd washington Market After
fnI consideration of all that said on Thursday tue
guardians n the public health that they could not con
slenously consent 70 any eompromse IN IlT e6'1r G
IN Superiutendent would not materially Improve the
sanitary condition of the market while they would sun
of
ssry expense, winch would make II all the more dncmt
o cuTe the nceded removal Of the nusances Ibe case
Is 80 clear decided to us that We dared not hesitate
AS far as the execution OF the Ofder is cohCSInCu'
HonId say that there viii meeting of the Board of
Poce before Tuesday next will there be meeting
OF the Board of Health before the same DAY & r VIII O %
impossible to get together Quorum rum OF the bo"ru u
Health to-day. Very respectfully your; ;Cu,vn,vD
President Of the Department OF Health.
speeal Inspectors Bullock and Patten reported that
DO manure had been dumped during the week ON the
lois facing the East River, between Forty-hith and
Forty-seventh-sts. Sanitary superintendent Day re-
orted that the boat Of the NewYork Rendering Co had
been towcd away from the pier at the foot OF West
dhirtv.pnth-st that morning, in compliance with the
srders Of the Board Sanitary Superintendent Day also
reported that the dumping Of garbage on lots at one
hundred and sixth-st. and Madisonave. had ceased
sanitary Inspector Post reported that he had made an
tnspcction Of the slaughterhouses in the Nineteenth
ward and that he had found most OF them in
nm unclcanly condition The Inspector suggested
that the prOpIietOrs Of the slaughter-houses
BE compelled oal from the cast side Of the
city 10 the west by Of boat such carriage TO
take place early iu the morning By this means the
transport OF Oal the city in carts during the
heated part Of the day would be avoided Sanitary In
spectOr Strong reported that goats infested the streets
in the upper part Of the island, and that the animals did
great damage IN the gardens Of wealthy persons. The
Police requested TO have the goats caught
and put in the pound.
The bonse No III second-ave. was declared unfit
human habtatOn, aud the persons dwelling in 1t were
ordered TO leave the building before Aug p The follow
ing resolution was passed:
Rssolred That in view Of the present vigorous efforts
the Board 10 remove the special nuanees winch cius
Ter about neCbbOIhOOd Of the North River, between
x inspectors during the pleasure OF the Board,
at the rate Of 500 per month each.
The police reported several arrests for violations Of
The sanitary code Most Of the arrested were at
once set free by the Police Controller Green
requested information respecting the estimated expense
of carrying the Department during the coming year.
such information be used by the Board Of Apporton
ment, and TO be furnished that body before Sept l.
SANITARY Superintendent Day reported that the sanitary
and assistant sanitary inspectors had during the prev
Gus week inspected 2l5 buildings, and that the dsln
fectug corps dsnfected 81 infected houses and 56
miles OF street cutters He also reported that in COM
piance with the orders Of the Board he had caused
examination TO be made OF the low and partially sub
merged lands on Wards and RandaPs Islands, with
view 70 determining their probable effect on
the health Of persons residing in the vicinity. On the
northeast side OF Wards Island there were about five
acres Of low land of which single acre s subject TO
overflow. On the south side there some four acres
OF low ground submerged. To the condition Of the
grounds mentioned doubtless partly due the mala-
rial disease the island and the remedythao Of filling
IN the submerged parts with fresh earth-shouId at
once be completed. The miasmatio diseases also
originated by the upturning OF the old Potters Field
and other ground building Of the large buildings
recently erected and also in consequence Of the near
ness Of the Harlem marshes opposite. RandaPs Island,
al its northern aud eastern border had about 2S acres
of salt meadow. The grounds slOped gradually from
The House OF Refuge, and the parts that were sub
merged were covered twice day with SWIFTLY moving
salt water The condition OF the grounds was not detr-
mental TO health. The sewerage OF boIh Islands was
The Sanitary Superintendent made Ithe following re-
port IN relaho9 70 the condition on Of the streets;
sASurARY BUREAU NHw.YoEE. July q 1873
por o. The Inspectors Of this Bureau upon the condition Of '6s
Jsd.on t Tbfi and Hhh,wsds complains all
old street Dirt which could DC removed n more pans
Assistant Loeb seeond and Fourth Wards reports bis
s. % n4 Sot Ss1ssa ieS and Gn sDs garbage
SG ana IS Jsres Noe aud Js6essp; 90 CheysL, No
so New Cambest and ks e3 and % O1er De recommends
HsHi Inspector E@eTso1 @s complains Of the
Inspector Hughes Eghth wtdl Saturday eou4 not
psseoT scin SStb ard Phepth Wsd reports
' isSI ssST ssas s1a and csp wards report.
kuoss between kge and AHonsJSA' which contains useh
tith sOd garbage. ,
Iueeor Ward reports Improvement e
souou Of ht district durpg viii the following eIeepnols;'
ID. whose condition
reported; Egbhst between Avenues b aud O.
East TNeth between Avenue G and Dry DOckst
Assistant rfeetoT isenteenb Ward) reports his streets
INeiths between Avenues
and D.. with garbage.
Inspector Hamilton tsIenth WEdl reports t streets ID
= most eleGny condition.
Inspector Russell gbteenth Ward his streets somewhat
iha the week bat ceAn The
following very dirty va Fourteenth
and Twenty Feenthst Of PrssYe.i Egheenthst
between Avenue A. The Of b0uses from