The New York herald., 1873-07-19
THE STREETS.
The New York Rendering Company and
the Board Of Health.
STOPPING THE STENCH.
The Uptown Ofial Sheds Ordered To Be Pulled
Down and Destroyed by Combustion.
WAR ON VENDERS.
The Booths in the Vicinity Of Washington
Market 10 Be Swept Away.

The Booths In the Vicinity Of Washington
Market TO Be Swept Away.
At meeting OF the Board OF Health held yestef.
day afternoon reports were received to the eject
that In Fifth street, between Second and Third
avenues the street pavement was In places
sunken, and at these points the water collects to
such an extent as to be offensive to the persons
living In the vicinity. In front OF 429 Firth street
there was q hole In the pavement, In which the
water ssagnates and becomes very ofrensI Inc
culvert ct the southwest OF Ninth and
Third avenue, and also the culvert at the south.
east corner OF East Houston and Suffolk streets
were stopped, so that water from the cutters
could not escape into the sewer. report
was received upon the condition OF West
Stxty-eighth street. near Twelfth avenue,
which 10 now being filed up according
to contract. This filing In OF the street.
the inspector said in his report has far advanced
as to be within forty iest oil the culvert Tf the
work is permitted to 90 on" he adds, 'the result
will be the formation Of one OF the most flthy pools
In the city, caused by the blocking up Of the culvert
| and the consequent retention of water contami-
mated by closet filth and other Impurities. Already
two filthy pools exist there on the north side
| and one on the south side OF West Sixty-eighth
| street, east OF Twelfth avenue-and have probably
received little attention, because Of their close
proximity to the river and their free connection
| with it through the cuvert about to be blocked.
The pool ON the south side OF West Sixty-eighth
| street." the report goes on to say, "has two
| filthy sources-one consists OF an old drain
that to take It's rise in the block bounded by
| Ninth avenue and the Boulevard. Sixty-arst and
| Sxty-second streets, then pursuing northwest.
erly course runs in diagonal direction through
water Of several houses and the liquid filth OF many
closets before reaching the pool. Both pools are
about thirtyeght feet below the surface of Sixty.
eighth street, as now being filed, and about twenty
| feet below the level OF the railroad. The pool on
the south side OF Sixtyeghth street Is nearly two
thirds OF block in extent, and has black. inky
color and is very offensive" DR.. A. b. Judson re-
| ported Exchange alley In filthy c0ndt-
ton; the street pavement in Roosevelt street,
between Water and Cherry, where quantity Of
stagnant water has collected, and the northwest
corner or One Hundred and Twenty ninth street
and Third avenue. Complaints were received that
the pavement on the northeast corner OF Second
avenue and Twenty first street. East Twenty-rourth
street in front OF No. 24l, and portion Of First
street in front ofNos. 10 and II were in condition
ton was received and placed OH fe:-
CT: CnAsDLKs ESQ. President Board Of Health =
10 an order Seceived @ @
WILLIAM sxrrn Esq., Superintendent New York Render.
d To
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duly appointed cordng to law we consider dangerous
aal'''s '"S'a e removal sTErSaz SazS RIFE
removed from the above mentioned locally sixty
scrap completing the removal and placed same in
saYrm n ~
The report was received, ordered on file and the
following resolution passed.
Resolved That the action of Commissioners Chandler
and n Be a M an e m sc92rs of the re
remove any ofal now remaining in the same place.
The following preamble and resolution were then
put by Professor Chandler and adopted
the Ssn Of the s0s further
obey ing the recent order Of this Board endangers the
Resolved Thai unless the New York Rendering Com.
T viii Ss as tn oas on e r
OF all the parties engaged In rendering and also to make
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actin Secretary to S Inc New % YORK Rsnder,
| ing Company.
| The following resolution was passed.
Resolved That the Board of Police hereby requested
me S%ns Within s
city limits
The following complaint order and resolution
relating TO sheds on the west side were passed
up0n:-
The premises between Thirty ninth and Fortleth
Condition dangerous to life and detrimental to health
%yS for and %s so Ss @s % The Sey srs of
strncied has become 50 thoroughly saturated with the
power nss.raii1e tf their ir
d G us 81 VIyeren @ naa TIE sneds
Ssrasih ssss!s s. osi%Si6 ss%sSed ihsreiTs% AND
se %a ss sa y hnrsa By e
Of S5s5 1saS5ins The
p.e lor storage OF Oral upon premises ocsu led by Mr.
west Of Eleventh ave nue. New YORK be oSwarded to the
Board Of Police and that they lie reauC and ordered
The following report upon the booths near WASH
ingion Market was received and adopted, toge ther
with the resolutions attached.
s.s,rAaY BUREAU July 1s, 1873
Colonel ExxoSs CLARK, secrcary:-
caSn from the saperniendent of OF Markets aessed to
lie Comptroer, and published the daily papers .aa1
morning paper, beh reles,ins on a report had pre-;
@ WSssSecn 1' Sarts but Which srroassasy "Si inter.
ns m ,a as o Vn .c % Te @ Deyoe
seived lis yciigns the perasa Of imperfect
the secreIsry viii Be that no:hnss
whci mean the area 6oanded by the sidewalks Of ,Ss
The report refers only to the booths located on the side,
ws M ing to or Ssf distance
public readwsy thus sressninE se,i5qs obIactIons
HS Ss ct an ne s s
men,s aud cutters wSch they stand.
Sa III Company NTH %s Of e nvd e as; sa
the Chairman ot the Sanitary Committee and, although
apparent effort had been made TO improve their con.
dition cleanliness the appearance OF the cutters
and bere 9TH he floors OF the external surface
the s.sns S r. nanI saturated a. @ T a5 Of hs
adherent masses Of decomposng organic matter, an
emitting their noxous exhalatons and their lisgustinplv
offensive odors were enough to convince the
observer that they ~c~tute uumi;igatcd nuisance
detrimental TO the y. 'alth.
The superintendent. .Jes as compromise TO re-.
portion of each booth Ly cutting away a cer,au
number of feet next TO The middle OF tie Civ
ing that portion OF the street the public use.
also proposes 10 readu the floors that the cutters
pavement underneath may be readily cleaned.
These alterations VIII remove only the OBJ
s;ructions; but cannot how they will improve the
sanitary condition OF the locality long tnCy
cupy their present position these booths will continue 10
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