New-York tribune., 1873-02-07
A SANITARY QUESTION.
REPLY OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO THE
LEGISLATURE REGARDING sCAyENGERS.

REPLY OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO THE
LEGISLATURE REGARDING sCAyENGERs.
The Board of Health addressed, yesterday,
letter. In substance follows, to the State Assembly
in reply request that the reasons be gwen why the
method OF removing nght-so from the city had been
adopted:
The applications OF any persons for permit to engage
In the business Of night scavenger TO remove nox-
Committee II there be found no cause Tor dOuDng MS
integrity his ability, disposition 20 conform TO the
Sanitary Code, permit Il granted The ORDINANCES IN
relation the removal Of the contents OF vaults sinks
&C., originally adopted on the 3lst OF july ls2 and
subsequently amended After this ordinance sec-
t0n 1921 went into operation complaints were Haoe 70
the Board by persons previously doing business as hlgh
scavengers asking for the repeal Of the ordinance ana
for permits to conduct the business IN the manner III
which it had been carried on previously These com
plants and applications for permits were referred 10
That Committee made report on Oct 3O
The letter gives the result Of the investigation and the
resolution awarding the work OF removing night soil to
the Manhattan Odorless Company. 1t then continues
BY section of the Sanitary Code, person who re-
the contents OF sinks, priyes, vaults &C. IL per
med 10 charge IA cents for each cubic foot for re-
moving the same including the disinfectng OF the same
where that may be necessary PRIOR to making the re-
mOva and the owner or occupant refuses or negects 10
disinfect; There have been several complaints made
against the Manhattan Odorless EXcavatng Company OF
oyercharging These have been promptly investigated
by the Board Many have been found TO be groundess
Where the charges appeared TO be excessive the error
found, general thing, to result from the mis-
take of the men who undertook to measure
knowledge OF the Board in which there was
not shown disposition on the part Of the Com
pauy TO correct the mistake promptly In all cases OF
complaints oyercharge made To the Board the parties
complaining have been advised not TO pay, II they
thought the bill was wrong, until the matter had been
investigated and the correct amount ascerained From
October l. 1872. 10 jan 81 lS3 inclusive 7l2 permits to
empty sinks have been issued to the Manhattan Odoress
EKcavatng Company, and permit has been issued 10
any other company person during that period OF
that number 2O3 issued in October 2t3 in Noyem
ber 100 December and 81 in January. The OF
issuing permits is this: Permits for that purpose are
ulN fn IN
business night scayengng. when order Is entered
directing sink be cleaned and has been served on the
owner Of the sink he is at liberty to employ person
having permit do that business TO empty the sink
The licensed scayenger thus employed obtains permit
from officer OF this Board TO empty such sink, which
granted matter Of course. This Board thus has
the OF knowing who is responsible for the execu
OF such order. Permits to empty sinks are issued
only to persons who will undertake to empty them In
the mode required by the Sanitary Code.