The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-23

MEETING OF THE HEALTH COMMISSIONERS.
Tho Mayor on the Warrington Market Booths
Widening tho ThorouGhfarss- Hog slaugh-
tering and the Smells Thereffom-
Progress and Condition Of the
Cholera in the West
and South Conta- s
gious Diseases.

At last the Rendering Company have found out
that 1t is Improbable to kick against the Health
Board when public opinion is on the aide OF the
sanitary authorities and that when the safety et
thousands OF lives depend upon the simple removal
from out the city limits Of death-dealing nuisance
NO clubbing Of petty attornies or legal corneringa
OF special counsel can be OF any avail. It'll ques-
ton Of doubt whether the Board OF Health could
ever have screwed up its courage to the fghting
point in the matter Of bringing the Rendering
Company to terms had 1t not been Tor the persist
ent demands made by the HERALD that the nui-
sance at the foot of West Thirty eighth street
should be abated, cost what 1t might. For weeks
past there has been .t-'--'t.y =
SYSTEM OF DILLY-DALLYtNG
carried on between the Board and those nuisance
makers that cannot be accounted for on any
grounds OF common sense. One fine day, however,
the Board passed series OF resolutions declaring
that the Rendering Companys way Of doinQ busi-
ness was emlnently dangerous to the public health
and should be abated instanter. These resolutions,
1t was generally supposed, were intended for enect
only, but the newspapers took hold OF them IN q
serious mood and made it point OF sanitary order
that the Board should stick to Its Last Then there
came another resolution giving the nuisance COM
pany warning for week or two. and this, was
followed by another telling the renderers that on
and after the 2lst Of July they would have to give
mp their business or forever thereafter
HOLD THEIR sTRNcRRs WITHOUT THE CITY LIMITS
The company has counsel andhe palavered, and
the Board have counsel, and he palavered over
the matter. Then there were sundry meetings by
the Board, and big talks and small talks were had
ad nauseana; but, meanwhile, the renderers, full
Of odors as ever went on with their dirty work
Just as though the BOARD were made Of horsehide
and only needed time TO tan neatly. Indeed. had
no nS e. the s
the renderers would have been IN as full bloom as
ever but the gratifying TACT remains that they
pany acted rather ugly, and told the health au-
thOrites they wouldn't, or rather couldn't, get
away within the speclfed time. The health au-
th0rities shook their heads wisely and said nothing
THEY MEANT BUSINESS,
and 80 the company finally at midnight last night
came to the conclusion that 1t better for their
contract, their profits and their hopes for the
future that they should act tamey set aside all feel
Ing OF wrath and quietly 60 where sensitive popu-
Iat0n would no longer persecute and torment them
for simple health's sake This resolve once taken.
rendering boats were soon got in readiness and
steamed away from the docks. They were anchored
s about one occck AM in the very near
street, and there they lay all day yesterday. 1t is
SAID that the company Intended at FIRST to con-
tinue their rendering work on the boats and Keen
them .. -
M0ORED IN THE STREAM
but nearing that the health authorities were deter
mined to prevent them from doing anything OF the
KIND, the scheme was abandoned. Yesterday an
inspector to the Health Board was detailed TO re-
main on the boats IN the stream to see to 1t that
the sanitary code OF the city was In nowise vio-
lated while they remained there. 1t is certain now
that the company, owingtO the persistence OF the
Health Commissioners in compelling them to live
mp to the law, will take theF boats away from the
Barren Island or some other place where the Suumv
health cannot be endangered. But Meanwhile
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