New-York tribune., 1873-07-30

mediate vicinity frequented ferry between
travel along that crowded thoroughfare. aud a tmes
renders attempt TO cross the street boh dcnd anu
dangerous 20 life On Beekmanst.. tho Work OF Iasn
the floors of the booths, aud Of cleaning the Patebc
underneath them had been begun but nive o5or
filth remained in the gutter, aud the same oncH'i'
was apparent. ..o..a nv tho
Superintendent of Markets viii he sunciem! w re-
nechborhood in proper sanitary conaiuon, az TGi
sways he an ohsTructon 10 the light and ventilation
necessary for the market, ana hus Do ,hnr articles
OF food are sold and where the atmosphere ls lot
great part OF the time, contamnateu Ny .e -, h,non
beings who frequent IT, should at an teI h nc orer that
with facilities for unonstructed Kehaton =" we'll IA the
health OF MS occupants and their eusto4srs, may ~
served and this especially eeqS1 y reaurants where
tba atmosphere is more or less aneoa1u and
t h odors arising from the cooking OF meats nhT hT
tue ohes and where the temperature is Increases ~
me artificial necessary for these paf these
hohs in their present position, are detld detllnenia with
health that they have Tor long uo , served as OBJ
ctions TO public travel rendering efforts TO erUss @ Io
streets at times both diiheut ana Of tins
with view to improving the sanitary 1h Hnohs me-
neiehborhood, Is recommended tha%I III ,iesg gug on
removed, and that part Of IT., oe srrsSeway between
Beekman and Futon-sts' DC Ies'oieu " -
width. -, No, ,ur poorus
A large number of owners OF booths around funoh
Market were present and through their chairman pre-
sented petition for the retention Of the booths oil
which the following is a summary;
tn fhe Honorable Board Of Health.
GEsTIEMES: We would respectfully pray that you
wonld take into consideration that We prepared to
do ANYTHING to improve the sanitary condition OF the
Market which YOU may suggest. We have already, at
our expense raised the roof over the sdewak nV
feet TO give more ventilation the Market aud intend
10 place windows in the space between the stands
during the coming Winter SO that they can De TAKEN ous
and replaced at pleasure. We also willing TO raise
the floor OF stands high above the gutter uchSt
these stand iD as you may desire SO that te
water may have free passage through. In tact, We
are ready to do anything that have the power TO 40
in order 10 preserve our business As many 0 S nay, w.
invested only a short time ago nearly all we had 10
purchase these stands, we pray that youln justice may
give the opportunity TO show you tha We can Keep
the market IN clean condition. II you VIII allow us 10
stay we will do all that we have promised, or any
that you may demand Ii Is TO the interest o mos
In the retail fruit business 10 keep thelr sands c@e @
and we cannot where the immense amount OF nth
can be hid. We would suggest to you that @ aiter
a certain length OF tlme, say ono "eSh' ai' ,Ithv
holders whose stands are found IN HitiS
condition be removed without iurther houce. AEt @ as
e stands around the market pay more revenue 10 Tue
city than the whole remaining pOIion vi it, Nun lo
exception of the cellars, We would respectuy pray
that will let us remain unti suT M % I 6d an n " y
government will either build or allow os 10 oulu mar
ket which would be an ornament 10 'S t Sly 1 hp hmUpIs
that YOU will take favorable notice eoI Is our huDo
petition and foot that the 4ccnpers OF te stands td
prepared to do AWNING weI e gUa may ue'i' O
Respectfully yours,
IaGSis 50Ss SrSShE, NShEN' Committee of stand
JAIT5 J. j. oU4sS. MAGiH' Occupants
One OF the stand addressed President Chandler
nQ.
said that all the dealers acknowledged the power Of the
BOARD to remove the booths and threw themselves upon
its mercy They would beseech the Board TO examine
carefully the booths and endeavor TO suggest some plan
bv which they might be rendered healthfu They were
completely in the power Of the Board ana had no other
course than TO submit whatever its decision might be-
President Chandler assured the stand that the
Roard would take INTO careful consideration the appeal
they had offered and that the Board would act concern
ing the question removing the booths with the greatest
! deiberatioD.
The NUISANCE TO DE REMOVED.
! An hour later in its executive session, the Board
passed the following decisive resolutions:
Rssoired That the report OF the Assistant Sanitary
snneriutendeut on the condition of the booths, stalls,
and stands around Fulton Market and IN the nelghbOr
nxed hereto be placed on nile, aud the Board hereby
declares Aforesaid booths, stalls ana stands about
Fulton Market 10 he public nuisance dangerous TO ie
and health which, view OF imminent danger now ex-
isting impending pesence should be immediately
Res9ired That the booths, stalls, and stands around
Fulton Market and the neghborng streets be at once
such parties representing them as can be conveniently
found. shall be notified of this order OF the Board ana
Res6lred, That in the owners and occupants OF
the aordsad booths stalls and STANDS shall not asye
Aug O. 1873 the Sanitary Superintendent aud Inspector
John Grdley, be charged with the execution OF THIS
order be authorized 70 incur the necessary EXPENSE
with the approval of the Finance Committee.
Sanitary Inspector Strong reported that be had in
spected 80 houses built plot OF ground bounded by
One-hundred-and-tenh and Observation-Disclosures
sis and the Boulevard and Tenth-ave He had found
every cellar flooded with water and IN almost all the
wards pool Of s:agDant Already there had been
four severe Of cholera morbus two OF which had
proved fatal There were also many cases OF inter
lnittept fever Sanitary superintendent Day reported
that he had had all the premises prvies and lots dn-
eced Sanitary superintendent Day reported that the
SANITARY Inspeciors during the previous week. had in
| spected LIES buildings in search OF nuisances.
The Registrar Of Records, DR.. Elisha Harris reported
that here were SEQ deaths during the week ending July
26 decrease Of 81 as compared with that OF the week
before An examination Of the records showed that 4J2
Of the deaths t were tUs9 9na 81 TnaI Of ap omo IN
darrhea diseases caused nearly onethrd OF the deaths
The districts wherein these diseases the most fire.
ouept and fatal were the following; Twentyseventh
and Twenty-nnth-sts between Ninth ana Tenthaves;
Thirty hfth-st 10 FOry-secondst, between Ninth ana
! EIeycnth-ayes.; Delaney ana Houston between For
syth and LeWissts; East second 70 East Egheenth.s
| between First-ave and Avenue A aud Thrty-tgri 70
| Tigbty eyentb-st between First and SecnndGves.
Sanitary Superintendent Day transmitted the reports
of his snbordpates respecting tie condition Of TIE
streets during the week ending July &C. Inspector Jud
son. who had charge OF the First, Third, and F1ith
Wards reported thai with inc eAcepu%gs non ot vest and
amount fifth, the streets Of the district were more
filthy than for the previous 1 weeks Inc following ,
Coege-pace Church-st; Nationalist from Brdge-st
PSa irp9 PSsT wams 9 to wast from
Nassau-st. to Broadway; aud Broadway from Wast 70
! Piue-st Inspector Lockwood, for the Second and
Fourth Wards reported that the streets were ceany in
his district with the exception Of Frontst between
| Burling-slip and Beeknanst The occupants OF the
| Fourth Ward tenement houses had bad habit or
throwing garbage into the street Inspector Emerson,
for the seventh Ward reported mat al the streets were
clean with the exception OF East Broadway, near
Catnerine-st. Inspector Hughes, or tne Eight ward
reported that the streets clean with the exception
OF CnarltOn-st between Varick and West, and South
| fifth-ave between Grand and Broome-sts. Inspector
| Morris repOrted that the streets in the Ninth ana
Fifteenth Wards in a good condition. Inspector
Meade reported that the streets OF the Eleventh Ward
were IN good condition, and that whatever unciedn-
illness there was the inhabitants were themselves
responsible for allowing garDage 10 be thrown INTO
Awaer and Hamilton reported that the streets III the